Madras High Court Quashes NDPS Proceedings After Authorities Fail To Test Contraband Even After 5 Years
2 years, 2 months ago

Madras High Court Quashes NDPS Proceedings After Authorities Fail To Test Contraband Even After 5 Years

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently quashed FIR against a man booked under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 for possessing ganja after observing that there were serious lapses on the part of the investigating officer. When a previous application was filed to quash the FIR alleging that the case was false, the court was informed that the police had already completed investigation and had filed the final report. The court had thus directed the respondent police to get the final report numbered within two weeks. Even though this direction was passed way back in 2018, the Petitioner contended that till date, the final report has not seen the light of day.

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Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Preliminary Report Against SRFTI Dean Filmmaker Vipin Vijay Over POSH Allegations
1 day, 4 hours ago

Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Preliminary Report Against SRFTI Dean Filmmaker Vipin Vijay Over POSH Allegations

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere with a preliminary report by the Internal Committee of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute against Dean and Filmmaker Vipin Vijay who had been accused of sexual harassment. In declining a plea by Vijay seeking quashing of the report, Justice Kausik Chanda held: "I am not inclined to interfere with the …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 2 to December 8, 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 2 to December 8, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 465 To 2024 LiveLaw 475 NOMINAL INDEX Chandru and Others v. State, 2024 LiveLaw 465 R Thamaraiselvan v. Government of India, 2024 LiveLaw 466 Sathish and Another v Food Safety Officer, 2024 LiveLaw 467 Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre v The National Medical Commission, 2024 LiveLaw 468 Mohamed Asaruthin v State of Tamil Nadu, …

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr
1 month ago

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the criminal proceedings initiated against Kerala MLA and former Minister Antony Raju over alleged tampering of underwear evidence in a drugs case conducted by him as a junior lawyer in 1990.A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that the Kerala High Court erred in holding that the criminal proceedings were barred …

Calcutta high court seeks report from govt on Beldanga clashes
1 month ago

Calcutta high court seeks report from govt on Beldanga clashes

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal police on the recent violence at Beldanga in Murshidabad district following two separate petitions by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the state. A division bench of the Calcutta High Court will hear the case again on Wednesday Koustav Bagchi, a lawyer and Bengal BJP leader, …

Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Confusion has arisen in the Madras High Court on the issue of listing petitions related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002. The decision to recall was taken after the Registry brought it to the judges’ notice that Rule 17 of the Madras High Court Writ Rules, 2021 require all writ petitions related to PMLA to be listed …

Court Should Not Go Into 'Correctness' Of Prosecution Materials In A Petition To Quash Criminal Proceedings: Kerala High Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Court Should Not Go Into 'Correctness' Of Prosecution Materials In A Petition To Quash Criminal Proceedings: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

Kerala High Court has held that while Court is exercising its power to quash proceedings, the Court cannot examine the correctness or genuineness of the complaint. to quash criminal proceedings, the High Court would have to proceed entirely on the basis of the allegations made in the complaint or the documents accompanying the same per se. It has been further …

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, granted time till July 3 for the Tamil Nadu government to file a status report on the steps taken by the police to investigate the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 63 lives and left many others hospitalised. Opposing the plea for a CBI probe into the tragedy, the …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June
6 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEXMrinal Barik -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146Dabur India Limited vs Dhruv Rathee And Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145 PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146 Dabur India Limited …

Expedite criminal cases against MPs/MLAs: Madras High Court directs T.N. police
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Expedite criminal cases against MPs/MLAs: Madras High Court directs T.N. police

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, directed the prosecution to expedite proceedings in criminal cases pending against sitting as well as former MPs and MLAs in Tamil Nadu and file a status report before the court, on June 20, 2024. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad issued …

Madras High Court quashes case booked against Minister I. Periyasamy for anti-CAA protest in 2019
9 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court quashes case booked against Minister I. Periyasamy for anti-CAA protest in 2019

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, quashed a criminal case booked by the Dindigul police against T.N. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh agreed with the petitioner’s counsel A. Saravanan that there was no point in keeping this criminal case alone pending when the State government had, in 2019, issued a Government Order withdrawing over 5,000 cases booked against …

Non-Explanation Regarding Nonproduction Of Remaining Contraband After Drawing Sample Creates Doubt On Prosecution Case: Kerala HC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Non-Explanation Regarding Nonproduction Of Remaining Contraband After Drawing Sample Creates Doubt On Prosecution Case: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court allowed an appeal challenging conviction under Section 20 of the Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act, for non-compliance with Section 52 of the Act, which requires police officers to certify the inventory of the seized substances by a magistrate.A single judge bench of Justice K Babu remarked that “the intention of the legislature by incorporating. The Kerala …

DGP Has No Power To Order Further Investigation That Too By Transferring Probe From One Agency To Another: Madras High Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DGP Has No Power To Order Further Investigation That Too By Transferring Probe From One Agency To Another: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Director General of Police transferring the investigation in a case from the state police to the Crime Branch of CID. The court further said that the CBCID could only continue with the investigation carried on by the State police and file a supplementary report and ought not to have …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 1 - January 7, 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 1 - January 7, 2024

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 1 To 2024 LiveLaw 8 NOMINAL INDEX Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government, 2024 LiveLaw 1 The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Versus K.M.Mammen, 2024 LiveLaw 2 ABC v XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw 3 Dr R Karpagam v Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife …

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023
11 months, 2 weeks ago

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported 413 judgments from the Madras High Court in 2023. Intimation Of Arrest Through SMS Hampers Constitutional Safeguard Of Effective Representation: Madras High Court Quashes Detention Order Case Title: Harini v. The State of Tamil Nadu and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 145 The Madras High Court recently set aside a detention order passed by the Commissioner of Police, Avadi …

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to submit complete details regarding the number of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in the State, the courts in which they are pending and the stage of the proceedings before those courts. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy asked Advocate …

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Proceedings Against Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan In Disproportionate Assets Case
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Proceedings Against Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan In Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Congress party legislator Zameer Ahmed Khan, seeking to quash proceedings initiated against him under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “A perusal at the source information report or …

NDPS Act | Calcutta High Court Suspends Conviction Of Four, Cites Infirmities In Investigation & Violations Of Mandatory Statutory Provisions
1 year, 1 month ago

NDPS Act | Calcutta High Court Suspends Conviction Of Four, Cites Infirmities In Investigation & Violations Of Mandatory Statutory Provisions

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently suspended the convictions and 15-year prison sentences of four persons under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, for the alleged possession of commercial quantities of cannabis. The infirmities in the investigation and the violations of the mandatory provisions, dealt above, including of section 42, 52-A of the NDPS Act read with section 100 …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 16 to October 22, 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 16 to October 22, 2023

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 317 To 2023 LiveLaw 327 NOMINAL INDEX Tamil Nadu Football Association and Others v Pennar Junior FC and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 317 Dr Vinith v State and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 318 Mr K Ramachandran v The Principal Secretary to Government and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 319 Tamil …

Madras High Court to examine all verdicts delivered by special courts for MP/MLA cases following complaints of illegalities
1 year, 3 months ago

Madras High Court to examine all verdicts delivered by special courts for MP/MLA cases following complaints of illegalities

The Hindu  

Observing that citizens must never get the impression of courts being playfields for the rich and the powerful and also criticising the Directorate of Vigilance of Anti-Corruption sleuths for acting like “puppets in The Muppet Show” depending upon the political party in power, the Madras High Court has decided to test the correctness of all judgements passed so far by …

NDPS Act | Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Proceedings Against Ex-CPI(M) Leader Accused Of Smuggling 3400 Kgs Of ‘Poppy Seeds’
1 year, 3 months ago

NDPS Act | Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Proceedings Against Ex-CPI(M) Leader Accused Of Smuggling 3400 Kgs Of ‘Poppy Seeds’

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against former CPI leader and alleged fake currency racketeer Mr. Asadullah Biswas, accused under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 for allegedly storing and transporting 3400 kgs of poppy seeds, from a storage facility owned by him. The Bench comprising Justice Shampa Paul while directing the matter to …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To July 16
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To July 16

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 192 To 2023 LiveLaw 198 NOMINAL INDEX Loyola Selva Kumar v Sharon Nisha, 2023 LiveLaw 192 Kajendran v Superintendent of Police and others, 2023 LiveLaw 193 M Mathi Murugan v The Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment Department and others, 2023 LiveLaw 194 Sv. Gopalsamy and Others, 2023 …

RP Act | Offence Under Section 127A Is Non-Cognizable, Police Cannot Investigate Without Magistrate's Order: Madras High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

RP Act | Offence Under Section 127A Is Non-Cognizable, Police Cannot Investigate Without Magistrate's Order: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that the offence under Section 127A of the Representation of Peoples Act is a non cognizable one. Justice Sunder Mohan held that since the punishment prescribed for the offence is imprisonment for a period of six months, as per Schedule II of the Criminal Procedure Code, it would be a non cognizable offence. "This …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21
1 year, 7 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Prashant Chandra vs. State Of U.P. And Anr 2023 LiveLaw 155 Prakash Narayan Sharma @ Babali vs. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw 156 State of UP vs. Ajai Mishra @ Taini And 3 Ors along with a connected criminal revision plea 2023 LiveLaw 157 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Section 138 NI Act| 'Notice Not Invalid If Other Amount …

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the view that the High Court, while exercising its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The counsels for the respondents also relied upon the decision in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar & Ors., wherein it had been laid down that only in rarest of rare cases could the Court exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 …

'Extreme Inefficiency': Calcutta High Court Again Expresses Displeasure At CBI Probe In Recruitment Scam Case, Removes CBI Officer
1 year, 10 months ago

'Extreme Inefficiency': Calcutta High Court Again Expresses Displeasure At CBI Probe In Recruitment Scam Case, Removes CBI Officer

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the progress of the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitments for government-aided schools in West Bengal. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay on Tuesday had removed investigation officer Somnath Biswas from the special investigation team of the CBI that is probing. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay on Tuesday had removed …

Karnataka High Court Directs DGP To Hold Departmental Enquiry Against Police Officer For Inordinate Delay In Registering FIR Even After Magistrate's Order
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka High Court Directs DGP To Hold Departmental Enquiry Against Police Officer For Inordinate Delay In Registering FIR Even After Magistrate's Order

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Director General and Inspector General of Police to hold a departmental enquiry against police inspector Praveen K.Y of the Cottonpet Police station, for failure to comply with the order passed by the Magistrate court directing registration of First Information Report on a private complaint of theft. The magistrate court vide its order dated …

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Conviction Over Non-Recording Of Statement U/S 313 CrPC, Remands Case Back To Trial Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Conviction Over Non-Recording Of Statement U/S 313 CrPC, Remands Case Back To Trial Court

Live Law  

Setting aside the order of conviction and sentence against all accused in a culpable homicide case on the ground that one of the accused’s statement under Section 313 of the CrPC had not been recorded, the Calcutta High Court last week remitted the matter back to the trial court.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi adopted …

S.36A(4) NDPS Act | Apart From Reasons To Detain Accused Beyond Statutory Period, Prosecutor's Report Must Disclose Progress Of Investigation: Kerala HC
2 years, 1 month ago

S.36A(4) NDPS Act | Apart From Reasons To Detain Accused Beyond Statutory Period, Prosecutor's Report Must Disclose Progress Of Investigation: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that in order to extend the statutory period of 180 days to complete the process of investigation as per Section 36-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the report produced by the Public Prosecutor ought to disclose the progress of investigation in addition to the reasons to detain the accused …

Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Men Who Allegedly Raised Slogans Against PM Over Demonetization Decision In 2016
2 years, 3 months ago

Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Men Who Allegedly Raised Slogans Against PM Over Demonetization Decision In 2016

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently quashed a case against 5 persons who had allegedly indulged in a protest and had raised various slogans against Prime Minister for announcing Demonetization.The bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar observed that the offences against the accused under Sections 143, 188 of IPC @ 143, 149, 353 IPC were not made out.Essentially, In November …

Framing Of Charge | Court Merely Required To Sift Evidence On Record & Form Prima Facie Opinion Regarding Existence Of "Strong Suspicion": Madras HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Framing Of Charge | Court Merely Required To Sift Evidence On Record & Form Prima Facie Opinion Regarding Existence Of "Strong Suspicion": Madras HC

Live Law  

Madras High Court recently dismissed a revision petition moved by a man accused of cheating and forgery after observing that while deciding upon discharge, the High Court only had to sift through the evidence on record and form an opinion on whether there was a prima facie case and a strong suspicion against the accused. The case against the petitioner …

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT; Next Hearing On July 11
2 years, 6 months ago

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT; Next Hearing On July 11

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team and the Central Bureau of Investigation pertaining to the progress of the investigation with regards to the cases of violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order …

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala, SJR Kumar In Sabarimala Violence Case
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala, SJR Kumar In Sabarimala Violence Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently dropped all charges against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K. P. Sasikala and General Convenor of Sabarimala Karma Samithi SJR Kumar for purportedly triggering a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the State to protest the entry of women into Sabarimala temple in 2018.The said hartal had resulted in large-scale vandalism against which a PIL was moved before this …

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: January 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: January 2022

Live Law  

A monthly round up of important cases and judgments from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Restriction On Fishing Under Rule 17 Of TN Marine Fishing Regulation Rules Not Illegal Or Discriminatory: Madras High Court Case Title: Poompuhar Traditional Fishermen v. The State Of Tamil Nadu & Others. Admission To Medical PG Courses: Madras High Court Upholds Prospectus Clause …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 24, 2022 To January 30, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 24, 2022 To January 30, 2022

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.1. Focus On Circumstances Of Girl's Suicide, Don't Harass Person Who Filmed Allegations About Religious Conversion: Madras High Court Tells Police Case Title: M v. The Director-General of Police & Ors. 'Our Hands Are Tied': Madras High Court Suggests Parties To Approach SC For Postponement Of Urban …

Allahabad High Court: Annual Digest 2021 [Compendium Of 250 Orders/Judgments]
2 years, 11 months ago

Allahabad High Court: Annual Digest 2021 [Compendium Of 250 Orders/Judgments]

Live Law  

As the year 2021 is coming to an end, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Allahabad High Court. The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government as the SDM, Varanasi, acted "arbitrarily and illegally" in detaining two persons for breach of peace. 18.Sexual Offence Against Woman- Any Form Of Compromise/Marriage …

Allahabad High Court Questions Police Officer's Conduct In Interrogating & Frequently Visiting Lawyer Of An Inter-Religious Couple
3 years, 3 months ago

Allahabad High Court Questions Police Officer's Conduct In Interrogating & Frequently Visiting Lawyer Of An Inter-Religious Couple

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has called for an explanation from an SHO of Bareilly District regarding his conduct in relation to interrogation and frequent visits to the home of a Lawyer who had represented an inter-religious couple in their protection plea filed before the Court.The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Deepak Verma was hearing the plea of …

Calcutta HC Expresses Displeasure Against Registry for Not Listing Petition for 23 Years
4 years ago

Calcutta HC Expresses Displeasure Against Registry for Not Listing Petition for 23 Years

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday expressed its strong displeasure against its Registry for not listing a habeas corpus petition for the last 23 years in a case relating to a mother allegedly not having been handed over to her child following his birth at a hospital. The bench, also comprising Justice Arijit Banerjee, said that the high court had …

Madras High Court summons three Tuticorin police officers in Jayaraj and Bennix custodial death case, takes note of cops interfering with investigation
4 years, 5 months ago

Madras High Court summons three Tuticorin police officers in Jayaraj and Bennix custodial death case, takes note of cops interfering with investigation

Op India  

The Madras High Court has summoned two police officers and a constable in Tamil Nadu in the Jayaraj and Bennix custodial death case. The court has also asked the state to transfer the three cops, Deputy Superintendent of Police C Prathapan, Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police D Kumar and police constable Maharajan at Santhankulam in Tuticorin, in order to conduct …

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