5 years ago

Judicial Process Should Not Be An Instrument Of Operation Or Needless Harassment: Cautions Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

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While cautioning the courts to be circumspect and judicious in exercising the discretion and issuing process, the Allahabad High Court quashed the summoning order passed against the editorial staff of a newspaper, in connection with a defamation case. Thus it was held, "the complaint was not maintainable before the Magistrate as there is specific provision that the complaint should be filed through a Public Prosecutor in the Court of Session, if Defamation is alleged in respect of performance of the public duty by the person mentioned in Section 199 CrPC. Cautioning the courts to be circumspect and judicious in exercising the discretion and issuing process, the court said, "For the offence of criminal defamation, the burden is on the Magistrate to scrutinize the complaint on all aspects, and he is required to satisfy himself that the ingredients of Section 499 IPC are satisfied. The Magistrate must apply his judicial mind on the complaint, and facts of the case, before taking cognizance and issuing process, summoning the accused." v. Special Judicial Magistrate & Ors., 5 SCC 749, and said, "It is well settled that the judicial process should not be an instrument of operation or needless harassment.

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1 month ago

'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana

Live Law

While hearing a PIL filed against ex-Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegations of impropriety against former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court today remarked that people should be sensitive atleast towards the judiciary. In the context of the main matter, Justice Kant posed to the petitioner's counsel, "who has advised you to unnecessarily …

1 month ago

Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, accused in a defamation case, on Monday informed a court that the threshold in political defamation cases was high as electoral parties were subjects of public discourse. Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, representing the CM, made the submission before Special Judge Vishal Gogne while arguing …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Filing Complaint Against A Person Before Lawful Authority Does Not Attract The Offence Of Defamation: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court while quashing a case of defamation, observed that the complaint filed in the present case before a lawful authority which was enquired by it, will not attract an offence under Section 500 IPC. "Admittedly, in this case, a complaint is filed before the Chief Minister and before the Director of Pariyaram Medical College, where the 1st …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

3 months, 1 week ago

Nashik court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over remarks on Savarkar

The Hindu

A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district has summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nashik, Deepali Parimal Kaduskar, issued a process to Mr. Gandhi on September 27, noting that the "statement made against a patriotic person prima-facie seems to be …

3 months, 1 week ago

Defamation case: SC relief for AAP leaders

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi chief minister Atishi in a case related to a statement made in 2018 that accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of facilitating the alleged deletion of 3 million voters from electoral rolls ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal …

5 months, 1 week ago

Issuing Summons In Defamation Cases Cannot Be A Mechanical Exercise, Requires Proper Application Of Mind: J&K High Court

Live Law

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently underscored the crucial role of magistrates in applying their minds judiciously before issuing processes in criminal complaints, especially those pertaining to defamation. Highlighting the responsibility of a Magistrate in such cases the court remarked, “It cannot be a casual or mechanical exercise, particularly in cases relating to defamation.The responsibility of …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Take criminal defamation complaint against Speaker Appavu on file, Madras High Court directs Principal Sessions Court

The Hindu

The Madras High Court has directed the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai to take on file a private complaint lodged by an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam office-bearer accusing Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu of having committed the offence of criminal defamation. Justice G. Jayachandran also directed the principal sessions court to proceed further with the complaint …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

9 months ago

Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries

Live Law

An FIR has been lodged against a Judicial Magistrate in Rajasthan alleging that he asked a Dalit gang rape survivor to strip in the court to show her injuries. According to Hindustan Times, the survivor had filed a complaint on March 30 alleging that the Hindaun Court Magistrate Ravindra Kumar “asked her to strip in order to see her injuries.” …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

POSH Act | Complaint Not Served On Respondent, Witnesses Examined In His Absence: Kerala High Court Says ICC Must Observe Natural Justice

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently quashed an inquiry report issued under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act and rules made thereunder against an Assistant Engineer who was working in the Kerala State Electricity Board, citing violation of principles of natural justice. Quashing the inquiry report, Justice Basant Balaji stated thus: “The entire proceedings shall be completed in accordance …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his …

10 months, 1 week ago

Once Magistrate Seeks Report From Police Under S.202 CrPC, Summons To Accused Be Postponed Until Police Report Is Received: Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court held that once the Magistrate has called for the police report under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, then the magistrate couldn't issue a summon unless the report is submitted by the policeReversing the decision of the High Court which had refused to quash the summons issued by the Magistrate, the Supreme Court Bench of …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Ex-JNU Professor's Defamation Case Against 'The Wire'

Live Law

The Supreme Court resumed its hearing in the defamation case filed by Ex-JNU Professor Amita Singh against 'The Wire.' Ex-JNU Professor Singh has filed a criminal defamation case over a report published in 'The Wire' that she prepared a dossier allegedly depicting JNU as a “Den of Organised Sex Racket”. In 2023, the Delhi High Court quashed the summons issued …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Stray Remark Calling Complainant 'Mad' May Be Rude But It Doesn't Constitute Offence U/s 504 IPC: Allahabad High Court

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a stray statement made by any person by calling someone 'mad', may be inappropriate, improper and rude, however, the same doesn't constitute an offence under Section 504 Indian Penal Code. A bench of Justice Jyotsna Sharma observed thus while setting aside an order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate summoning the petitioner, in …

1 year ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Defamation Case Filed By Ex-District Judge Against Aroon Purie Over News Item On Bail To Ex-UP Minister In Rape Case

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a criminal defamation case against Aroon Purie, Chairman and Director of TV Today Network Ltd. #JustIN | #AllahabadHighCourt QUASHES Criminal #Defamation Case against Chairman & Director of TV Today Network Ltd. Aroon Purie filed by a former UP District Judge concerning a 2017 article related to grant of bail to Ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati …

1 year ago

Delhi Court Dismisses Ashok Gehlot's Appeal Against Defamation Plea

News 18

A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Additional Sessions Judge M K Nagpal rejected Gehlot’s appeal, filed against an order passed by a magisterial court, saying that the order did not suffer from any factual mistake, …

1 year, 2 months ago

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami

The Hindu

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has expressed his inability to come to the Madras High Court premises to provide evidence in a 2019 defamation suit filed by him against journalist Mathew Samuel and others, for having linked his name with the 2017 Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. Justice N. Sathish Kumar directed the High Court Registry to list the application, filed …

1 year, 5 months ago

Gehlot moves court against summons in defamation case

Hindustan Times

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday moved a sessions court in Delhi challenging summons issued against him by the magistrate court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Union minister Shekhawat, who represents Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency, filed a criminal defamation case against the Rajasthan chief minister on March 4 alleging that …

1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi Court Summons Ashok Gehlot in Defamation Complaint by Union Minister Sekhawat

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a criminal complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat seeking his prosecution for alleged defamation, saying the Congress leader made imputations knowing and intending to harm his reputation. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal said the accused prima facie made defamatory imputations against the …

1 year, 7 months ago

Court Proceeding Ought Not To Be Permitted To Degenerate Into A Weapon Of Harassment: Calcutta High Court Quashes 498A Case

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 498A of IPC initiated by a woman against her husband and his relatives alleging that she was subjected to physical and mental torture and was driven out from the matrimonial home, on the ground that an earlier proceeding initiated by her on the basis of almost same allegations against …

1 year, 7 months ago

Not Proper To Shift Burden On Complainant To Prove NI Act Case Beyond ‘Reasonable Doubt’ When Accused Didn’t Respond To Statutory Notice: Gujarat High Court

Live Law

While allowing a leave to appeal against acquittal in a criminal case under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, the Gujarat High Court said the Magistrate's approach in shifting the burden upon the complainant to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt was not proper “when the accused has chosen not to question the financial capacity of complainant at very first …

1 year, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi gets permanent exemption from court appearance in RSS defamation case

India Today

In a major relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a Magistrate Court in Bhiwandi has granted a permanent exemption to him from appearing before it in a criminal defamation proceedings initiated against him by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Rajesh Kunte. Following the court order, Rahul Gandhi will now not have to attend court proceedings personally and the hearing in his …

1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Sets Aside Summons to 'The Wire' Editor in Defamation Case

News 18

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of online news portal ”The Wire” in a criminal defamation case over a publication on a dossier allegedly depicting the Jawaharlal Nehru University here as a ”den of organised sex racket”. The complaint was made by Amita Singh, Professor and Chairperson of the …

1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summoning order issued by a trial court in 2017 against The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in a criminal defamation case filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amita Singh. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the order passed by a metropolitan court on January 07, 2017, summoning The Wire’s Editor Siddharth Bhatia …

1 year, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Transfers Criminal Defamation Case Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai To Different Magistrate, Says Decide Within 3 Months

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently ordered the transfer of a criminal defamation case against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from a Metropolitan Magistrate Court to a different court within Saidapet. Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the magistrate had committed two procedural violations — the court had received proof affidavits of witnesses instead of examining the witnesses under oath in the open court …

1 year, 9 months ago

Every Act Affecting Emotions Not Criminal: Calcutta High Court Quashes Proceedings Against DSP Accused Of Harassing During Department Enquiry

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri recently quashed criminal proceedings under section 406 and section 420 of IPC against a DSP, Government Railway Police, on the ground that allegations made against the petitioner did not depict any cognizable offence under the said provisions. The single judge bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay observed: “Peculiarly enough in this case the complaint discloses …

1 year, 10 months ago

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption

The Hindu

A magistrate court will pass an order on Apri 1 on an application by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking permanent exemption from appearing in ongoing defamation proceedings against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh secretary. Advocate Narayan Iyer had filed an application on behalf of Mr. Gandhi, seeking permanent exemption. He had said, “RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their …

1 year, 11 months ago

SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Journalist Rana Ayyub Against Summons in Money Laundering Case

News 18

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case lodged against her by the ED. In her writ petition, Ayyub has sought quashing of the proceedings initiated by the ED in Ghaziabad citing lack of jurisdiction as …

1 year, 11 months ago

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit

Live Law

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, raised a query whether it is necessary to go on with the defamation suit. The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in …

2 years, 3 months ago

Hearing in RSS defamation case against Rahul Gandhi adjourned till Dec 3

Deccan Chronicle

THANE: A court at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday adjourned till December 3 this year hearing in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Joint Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class L C Wadikar is hearing the matter pertaining to the defamation case against Gandhi filed by …

2 years, 3 months ago

[AAP vs BJP Defamation Case] Not Law, Common Man Wants To Know Truth About Allegations Against Public Servants: Supreme Court

Live Law

This observation of the Top Court came in while considering BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash the summoning order issued by a Magistrate in the defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy CM. The defamation case was filed by Sisodia in 2019 against BJP leaders — Members of …

2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses Ex-CFO's Plea Against PwC Ltd Seeking Action For Criminal Defamation

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has observed that criminal liability cannot be fastened on the basis of a person holding a position in any company, with nothing more to specify the role played by such a person in the commission of a crime. Justice Asha Menon made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by a former Chief Finance Officer of …

2 years, 5 months ago

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar

Live Law

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has again issued notice to Youtuber/Commentator for his remarks against the Indian Judiciary in a recent Youtube interview where he made the below remark:"The entire higher judiciary is riddled with corruption"When the matter came up before the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi today, the court issued notice to …

2 years, 5 months ago

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar

Live Law

2 years, 5 months ago

Judiciary Not Immune From Criticism But Action Must Be Taken When Based On Distorted Facts To Intentionally Lower Court's Dignity: Delhi High Court

Live Law

While observing that Judiciary is not immune from criticism, the Delhi High Court has observed that such criticism cannot be based on distorted facts or gross misrepresentation of material averments to intentionally lower its dignity and respect.Justice Jasmeet Singh, who was dealing with an appeal raising allegations against Trial Court and High Court judges, issued notice to the. While observing …

2 years, 6 months ago

Defamation case | Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance

The Hindu

A Thane court, on June 18, allowed exemption from appearance to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation suit filed by an RSS activist. Bhiwandi Judicial Magistrate First Class L. C. Wadikar allowed the application for exemption for the day and adjourned the matter for August 6, Mr. Gandhi's counsel advocate Narayan Iyer told PTI. “In his application, Mr. Gandhi …

2 years, 6 months ago

'Prima Facie Defamation': Mumbai Court Summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut In Complaint By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife

Live Law

A Metropolitan Magistrates court in Mumbai issued process to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. He added that ingredients of defamation were made out as prima facie words used would have hurt Somaiya's reputation. The private complaint was filed through Advocate Vivekanand Gupta after Raut accused the Somaiyas …

2 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

Live Law

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petitioner also contended that the publication would not come within the scope of ninth exception to Section 499 of …

2 years, 7 months ago

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated under section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code, wherein the Magistrate court referred the complaint filed for defamation under section 499, 500 of the Indian Penal Code to the police for further investigation.While doing so, the Bench relied on the Apex court judgement in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Union. …

2 years, 8 months ago

"Summons To Advocate Representing His Client Impinges Upon The Stature Of An Advocate": Madras High Court

Live Law

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court came down heavily on the police officials for having sent a summons to the Counsel representing a party under Section 91 and 160 of the CrPC. The court stated that the order was made without application of mind and such issuance of summons impinges upon the stature of an Advocate. The …

2 years, 8 months ago

At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges, Possibility Of Accused Person's Acquittal Not To Considered, Rather It Is To Be Seen Whether Prima Facie Case Is Made Out Or Not: Rajasthan HC

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court observed that medical evidence cannot be doubted, that too, at the stage of framing of charges, where as per the settled law laid down by the Supreme Court, the possibility of acquittal of the accused person are not to be taken into consideration, rather it is to be seen whether prima facie case is made out …

2 years, 9 months ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summoning order issued by a Court of the Magistrate against the Editor-In-Chief of the daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, Sanjay Gupta for publishing an alleged defamatory news item.The Bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi noted that in absence of specific allegations against the Chief Editor, the person holding the post can't be summoned.The …

2 years, 9 months ago

'Allegations Against Magistrate Unfounded & Invented': Chennai Sessions Court Dismisses Leena Manimekalai's Transfer Petition In Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law

While declining a plea made by the poet/ filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for transfer of the criminal defamation case pending against her on the file of Saidapet IXth Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai Sessions Court also observed that the allegations against the court's presiding officer are 'unfounded' and 'invented for the purpose of transfer petition'.It is pertinent to note that the Supreme. While …

2 years, 11 months ago

RSS's Defamation Case : Day To Day Trial To Commence Against Rahul Gandhi From Feb 5

Live Law

The trial in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will be heard every day starting February 5, a Thane court decided on Saturday. The court held that the case against Gandhi fell under the same category and hence needs to be taken up on priority, fast-tracked and heard …

3 years ago

Magistrate Issues Summons Against Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik On BJP Leader Mohit Bharatiya's Defamation Complaint

Live Law

Nawab Malik, a minister in the Maharashtra government, is in for some trouble as a Metropolitan Magistrate's court at Sewree has issued summons against him under section 204a of the CrPC in a defamation case filed by Mohit Bharatiya, a former general secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party in Mumbai. Both of Bharatiya's complaints pertain to Malik's numerous press conferences held …

3 years, 3 months ago

ED Opposes TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, His Wife's Plea Before Delhi HC Seeking Quashing Of Summons In Coal Scam Case

Live Law

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday opposed the petition filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife before the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to them by the agency in connection with West Bengal coal scam case.Justice Yogesh Khanna heard Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta appearing for the Respondent, Enforcement Directorate in. The …

3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Court Upholds Order Summoning Zee News Chief Sudhir Choudhury In Mahua Moitra's Defamation Complaint

Live Law

A Delhi Court on Monday dismissed a revision application filed by Zee anchor Sudhir Chaudhary wherein it upheld a summoning order dated 14.11.2019 passed by a Metropolitan Magistrate in the defamation case filed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra. The Order, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-04 Anil Antil at Patiala House Courts, states that after appreciating and analyzing the facts of …

3 years, 10 months ago

"Not Maintainable": Delhi High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Mitali Saran And Business Standard Over Article On RSS

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Monday quashed the defamation complaint filed against newspaper Business Standard, its editorial Director A.K. The Court has held that the complaint in question is not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed, as the complainant Lohitaskah Shukla, cannot be regarded as a "person aggrieved" with respect to the comments made against the RSS. A complaint …

3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Court Defers The Pronouncement Of Judgment On Akbar's Criminal Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani To Feb 17

Live Law

The judgment on MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani has been deferred to February 17 by a Delhi Court.The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Rouse Avenue Courts, Ravindra Kumar Pandey today deferred passing his verdict in the defamation case of former MP MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani to Feb 17, stating that the written submissions were. …

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Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Annual Digest: Part II Citation [ 175 - 356]

Live Law

Judgments/Orders: Employer Not Obligated To 'Launch Manhunt Across Globe For Absconding Employees': J&K High Court Upholds Dismissal Of CRPF Constable Case Title: MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ MIR VS UNION OF INDIA. S.143A NI Act | Application Of Mind, Consideration Of Certain Factors By Magistrate Essential To Decide Quantum Of Interim Compensation: J&K High Court Case Title: MUJEEB UL ASHRAF DAR Vs MUSHTAQ …

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16 hours, 9 minutes ago

POCSO case against BSY: Victim’s brother releases video seeking speedy justice

The Hindu

Upset over the case related to the petition of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to quash the chargesheet against him under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, dragging on for eight months now, the victim’s elder brother has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take steps to ensure speedy justice. Under CID probe In March …

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HC quashes FIR against doctor for not reporting POCSO case

The Hindu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed the FIR registered against a 70-year-old senior doctor / gynaecologist in Tiruchi. However, observing the girl’s weakness and low blood pressure, the doctor proceeded to give intravenous fluids to the girl with an intention to revive her strength. As the Apex court had astutely noted, the doctor bore no responsibility …

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Periyar pollution: HC puts authorities on notice

The Hindu

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday put the authorities on notice saying that they would be held responsible for the condition of the Periyar, and “if any of them was found insouciant in their duties, necessary consequences would follow.” The Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha passed the order when petitions filed by …

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18 hours, 9 minutes ago

Complainant Is Entitled To Her Own Section 164 CrPC Statement Regardless Of Filing Of Final Report: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court held that even if a final report is filed by the investigation agency a defacto complainant is entitled to get a copy of her own statement recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. The Court observed that therefore, the defacto complainant has a right to get a copy of the Section 164 CrPC statement. and all the …

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18 hours, 34 minutes ago

Whether Local Commissioner Appointed By Court Is Witness Of Any Party? Punjab & Haryana High Court Explains

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that Local Commissioner is not a witness of any party and the discretion lies with the Executing Court to permit or refuse to examine the Commissioner. Justice Deepak Gupta said "the Local Commissioner appointed by the Court is not a witness for any of the party. "Merely on the asking …

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18 hours, 35 minutes ago

Kerala HC asks State to start a website to upload complaints against illegal hoardings

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the State government to start a website where complaints against illegal hoardings and flags put up in public places can be uploaded. Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked the government to give the details of the authorities responsible for taking action to resolve such complaints in the website. When cases against the unauthorised boards …

Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists

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Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of 4 convicts in the Periya double murder case, including the former CPI MLA K. V. Kunhiraman. The Special CBI Court had found the former MLA K. V. Kunhiraman, K. Manikandan, Raghavan Velutholi, K. V. Bhaskaran guilty of offence under Section 225 of IPC and had sentenced them to 5 years …

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21 hours, 18 minutes ago

Madras High Court Calls Manual Scavenger's Death 'Homicide By Insensitive Society', Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Kin

Live Law

The Madras High Court has ordered the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewage Board to pay Rs 10 Lakh compensation to the family of a man who died while doing manual scavenging in 2000. Sridhar's father Kannaiyan then approached the Deputy Commissioner of Labour Workman Compensation Though the compensation claim was filed in 2002, the case was first taken up …

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Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A. Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same …

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23 hours, 14 minutes ago

Failure To Report POCSO Offences Not An Exception To Sanction For Prosecuting Public Servants U/S 197 CrPC Or U/S 218 BNSS: Kerala HC

Live Law

“ Section 197 of the Cr.PC and Section 218 of the BNSS are intended to operate as a safeguard against public servants from being dragged into vexatious proceedings for having discharged their official duties. In doing so the court observed that Section 197 CrPC/Section 218 BNSS are meant to safeguard the public servants from being dragged into vexatious proceedings while …

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Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

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1 day ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

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1 day ago

Manesar Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the order summoning an additional accused to face trial in the Manesar land acquisition scam, allegedly involving then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others from the Manesar Industrial Model Township. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari opined that there are sufficient incriminating evidence which require the Petitioner- Amit Katyal, who was the Director …

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Gurugram Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

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1 day ago

Gurugram Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the order summoning an additional accused to face trial in the Gurugram land acquisition scam, allegedly involving then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others from the Industrial Model Township. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari opined that there are sufficient incriminating evidence which require the Petitioner- Amit Katyal, who was the Director of …

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Calling A Woman's Body Structure "Fine" Prima Facie Sexual Harassment: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash FIR

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Calling A Woman's Body Structure "Fine" Prima Facie Sexual Harassment: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash FIR

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The Kerala High Court on Monday observed that a man making comments about a woman's body structure calling it “fine” prima facie amounts to a sexually coloured remark. Justice A Badharudeen thus refused to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against the Petitioner for offences including Section 354A, 509 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 120 of the Kerala Police …

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Kerala businessman Boby Chemmanur taken into custody in sexual harassment case filed by woman actor

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Kerala businessman Boby Chemmanur taken into custody in sexual harassment case filed by woman actor

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The Kochi City police in Kerala have taken into custody businessman Boby Chemmanur hardly 24 hours since registering a case against him on a complaint by a woman actor accusing him of making sexually loaded comments against her on social media and also personally while attending an inaugural function. On Sunday, she had lodged a complaint against 30 persons for …

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No Employee Should Be Retired With Pending Disciplinary Proceedings Unless Compelling Circumstances/Very Serious Charges: Allahabad High Court

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While granting interest on delayed payment of post-retiral dues to a Nagar Palika employee, the Allahabad High Court observed that unless there are compelling reasons or serious charges, an employee should not be retired with disciplinary proceedings pending against him. 10,000 on the Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Seohara, Bijnor for delaying the payment of retiral dues of the employee …

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Rajasthan HC Directs Tax Commissioner To Recall 'Contemptuous Order' Denying Benefit Of Entertainment Tax Scheme To Cinema Theatre

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The court said, " However, a bare perusal of the order impugned dated 08.09.2016 makes it clear that the Deputy Commissioner, in total contravention to the finding as recorded by the Court in judgment dated 04.04.2014, again held that the petitioner would not be entitled to the benefit of the amended scheme and therefore, affirmed the order dated 05.04.1995. After …

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Police form special team to probe harassment charges against Kerala businessman Boby Chemmanur

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The Kochi City police have formed a special investigation team to probe the case registered against Kerala businessman Boby Chemmanur on a complaint lodged by a woman actor on Tuesday. The team led by the Ernakulam Central police inspector also comprises officers from the cyberpolice as charges under the IT Act have also been invoked. The actor accused Mr. Chemmanur …

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Comment on woman's body shape also sexual harassment rules Kerala High Court

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Comment on woman's body shape also sexual harassment rules Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has ruled that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” qualifies as a sexually coloured remark and constitutes the penal offence of sexual harassment. Justice A Badharudeen delivered the judgment while rejecting a plea by a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee to quash a sexual harassment case filed against him by a woman colleague. Seeking …

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Commenting on woman's body structure amounts to sexual harassment: High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same …

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Consumer Commissions Have Inherent Power To Stay Execution Of Order Under Challenge On Appellant's Application: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court observed that though, under the Consumer Protection Act, there is no provision to stay the execution of an order passed by the District or State Commission, the Commissions possess inherent power to stay the same. Entertainment of an appeal and stay of proceeding pursuant to order impugned in the appeal stands at different footings, at two …

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Judicial Member Vacancy At Central Administrative Tribunal

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Judicial Member Vacancy At Central Administrative Tribunal

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Central Administrative Tribunal invites application for the post of Judicial Member. Name of the Post: Judicial Member No. of Post: 05 Essential Qualification and Experience • As per Rule 3 of the Tribunal Rules, 2021, a person shall not be qualified for appointment as Judicial Member, unless he, is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court; or has …

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Kerala HC Criticizes DC Books For Announcing Autobiography Of CPI(M)'s EP Jayarajan Without Consent, Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Sr Dy Editor

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The Kerala High Court on Monday expressed strong condemnation against DC Books, Kottayam for issuing a public notice regarding release of CPI Central Committee Member and former LDF Convenor EP Jayarajan's alleged autobiography, without his consent. The bench however "reluctantly" granted anticipatory bail to Sreekumar AV, the publication's Senior Deputy Editor, in view of the law laid down by the …

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Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that after setting the criminal machinery into motion, the complainant's role ends, and the complainant or the child victim has no locus standing to file the petition for quashing a POCSO Case, that too, in the name of saving the family's honour. At the outset, the Court opined that the complainant's role ends …

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Framing of charges begins in Bengal recruitment scam case

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The Enforcement Directorate on Monday started the process of framing charges under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Sujay Krishna Bhadra over a video call in the West Bengal primary school teachers’ recruitment scam case. One of the prime accused in the case, he was presented at Kolkata’s Bankshall court virtually at 2 p.m. in front …

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High court asks state government to probe whether government doctors doing pvt practice

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The Allahabad high court has directed the state government to conduct an inquiry to find out whether government doctors appointed in medical colleges are carrying on private practice at nursing homes and medical shops. The court took a serious note of the alleged involvement of a professor of a state medical college in a private hospital Terming it a serious …

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Accused Cannot Claim Acquittal On Ground Of Faulty Investigation : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court held that the accused cannot claim acquittal solely on grounds of faulty investigation. It has been a consistent stand of this court that the accused cannot claim acquittal on the ground of faulty investigation done by the prosecuting agency.,'' held Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B. Varale. Another important principle discussed by the Court was “falsus in …

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Man posing as BJP leader targets Haryana officials to get file cleared

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A case of impersonation and fraud surfaced where a man claiming to be a senior BJP leader attempted to manipulate Haryana government officials to expedite the clearance of an irrigation-related file. The complainant accused the impersonator of using the guise of a senior BJP functionary to manipulate government processes for undisclosed beneficiaries. As per the complaint, the imposter, falsely claiming …

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S. 319 CrPC | Accused Who Was Dropped By Police In Chargesheet Can Be Summoned As Additional Accused By Court : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that the filing of a police closure report would not bar the summoning of an additional accused under Section 319 of Cr.P.C. The Court observed that if the evidence presented during the trial indicates that a person should be summoned to face trial, the trial court has the discretionary power under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. …

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Supreme Court Slams Maharashtra Officials For Non-Payment Of Land Acquisition Compensation, Directs Recovery Of Cost From Guilty Officers

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The Supreme Court today slammed Maharashtra authorities over non-payment of timely compensation to persons whose lands were compulsory acquired by the state way back in 2005. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with the petitioner's plea against a High Court order, whereby the Zilla Parishad was directed to pay compensation to respondent-claimants against compulsory …

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Case Transferred To POCSO Court After 8-Yrs Trial: Gujarat HC Says Police, Prosecution & Trial Court Prima Facie Failed In Discharging Duty

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The Gujarat High Court recently lamented the failure on part of the Police, the prosecution and the trial court in an assault case, which came to be transferred to a POCSO Court, eight years after commencement of trial. “Prima facie, it is very strange and also shameful on the part of the entire law enforcing and law adjudicating machinery that …

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SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25

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The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on March 25, a batch of pleas against the acquittal of Surendra Koli, accused in the 2005-06 Noida Nithari killings. A series of appeals against Surendra Koli's acquittal in the 2005–06 Noida Nithari killings were scheduled for consideration by the Supreme Court on Monday, March 25. In 2024, the top court agreed …

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Allahabad High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part II]

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Citations 2024 LiveLaw 391 – 2024 LiveLaw 787Lawyers To Ensure Dignity Of Court Even When Challenging Its Order: Allahabad High Court Deprecates Disrespectful Drafting Of Review ApplicationCase Title: M/S Rajshi Processors Raebareli Thru. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw 391 Case citation: 2024 LiveLaw 784 While disposing of a public interest litigation pertaining to illegal leasing of land belonging to schools, …

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Definition Of Victim In BNSS Doesn't Cover Loss/Injury To Persons In The Past, Can't Prosecute Accused In Subsequent Cases: Madhya Pradesh HC

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The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court recently clarified that the definition of 'victim' under Section 2 of BNSS does not cover the loss or injury suffered by any person in the past at the behest of the accused and thus, such persons cannot be allowed to object in subsequent cases filed against the accused by some other victim. …

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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar

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The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a cheating case against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar concerning alleged lang grabbing and fraudulent sale of property by Arolkar A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the appeal filed by Arolkar against Bombay High Court's decision to dismiss a petition filed by Arolkar seeking the quashing of the cheating …

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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Termination Of Govt Employee For Appearing As Dummy Candidate In Exam, Says Charge Wasn't Included In Charge-Sheet

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Rajasthan High Court set aside the order of a District Education Officer wherein the services of a Junior Assistant were terminated based on the fact that the ground on which the Petitioner was terminated was not appearing either in the charge sheet or in the inquiry report. The bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta held that, “In the opinion of this …

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Allegations Offend Victim's Dignity: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Forcing Wife Into Prostitution

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The Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to a man who has been accused of forcing his wife into prostitution by compelling her to make physical relationships with his friends and other persons. Noting that the allegations against the husband are rare and the prosecution's case was not a simple case of matrimonial dispute between husband and wife, a …

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HC issues notice to CBI in ex-Axis MF manager’s front-running fraud case

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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Board of Investigation in a plea related to an alleged multi crore mutual fund scam case against Viresh Joshi, a former manager at Axis Mutual Fund, and others, in connection with the multi-crore ‘front-running’ fraud. A bench of justice Revati Mohite-Dere and justice Dr. Neela Gokhale was …

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Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains orders FIR against principal for thrashing, abusing schoolboy

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Punjab school education minister Harjot Singh Bains has ordered a criminal case against a school principal, who was caught on video thrashing, verbally abusing and pulling a Sikh boy by the hair at a private school in Baddon village. Following a huge outcry on social media, Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains took cognisance of the matter and ordered the …

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Termination Of Services Of Anganwadi Supervisor Without Following Procedure, Patna HC Revokes.

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A single judge bench of the Patna High Court comprising of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri held that termination of Anganwadi Supervisor from the service without following the termination procedure under Clause XIV of the Pervekshika Niyojan Margdarshika is invalid. Later, another candidate in the selection process lodged a complaint with the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Officer without including petitioner as a …

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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sThe Supreme Court recently held that offences in the chargesheet cannot be based on bald assertions of connivance. The Supreme Court referred to the ample judgments interpreting Section 197 namely Manohar Nath Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir, Shambhoo Nath Misra v. State of U.P. Having considered the application of Section 197, the Court opined that the arguments of …

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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Kerala HC Suggests Constitution Of A Tribunal Or Ombudsman To Hear Grievances Related To 'School Kalolsavam'

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The Kerala High Court suggested constituting a body in the nature of Tribunal or Ombudsman for considering grievances related to School Kalolsavam an annual art event organized by the state government comprising of competitions for school students across the state. “Such an arrangement is all the more necessary in view of the fact that the precious time of the High …

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Kerala HC Suggests Constitution Of A Tribunal Or Ombudsman To Hear Grievances Related To 'School Kalolsavam'

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Calcutta High Court Annual Digest: Part-I [Citations: 1-99]

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ORDERS/JUDGEMENTS Use Of 'Silk' To Denote Paint's Finish Customary, Can't Be Protected As Trademark: Calcutta High Court Dismisses Berger's Plea Against JSW Paints Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 Case: Berger Paints India Limited v JSW Paints Private Limited The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed an interim injunction application in a suit filed by Berger Paints to restrain JSW Paints from using …

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Commissioner Cannot Use Its Power U/S 107(2) CGST Act To Review Order Passed By Appellate Authority: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a Commissioner under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 cannot, in purported exercise of its powers under Section 107, sit in appeal over an order passed by the Appellate Authority. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma ruled, “The Commissioner, while seeking to review an order …

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Procedure adopted in violation of principles of natural justice: HC

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letters@htlive.com The bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and justice Vipin Chandra Dixit allowed the petition filed by M/s Prinav Gis Technologies The Allahabad high court has quashed the order by which a private company was blacklisted and the contract, granted to it for the supply of 250 KVA and 400 KVA transformers to Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Limited, terminated.The …

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Co-Accused Can Apply Separately For Compounding Of Offences Committed By Company Or HUF Under Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has held that co-accused are entitled to apply separately for compounding of offences committed by a Company or a Hindu Undivided Family under the Income Tax Act, 1961. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela ruled that the co-accused need not await filing of application for compounding by the …

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S.354 IPC | To Establish Mens Rea, Something More Than Vague Statements Must Be Produced : Supreme Court Quashes Chargesheet

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S.354 IPC | To Establish Mens Rea, Something More Than Vague Statements Must Be Produced : Supreme Court Quashes Chargesheet

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The Supreme Court, recently, observed that for Section 354 IPC to apply, criminal force must be used. Ravikumar added that in order to establish mens rea something better than vague statements must be produced before the court. However, the High Court refused to grant any such relief observing that it could not undertake a “microscopic examination of facts and evidence …

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