Gujarat High Court suspends life imprisonment sentence of persons convicted of murder
“Considering the backlog of appeals pending before this Court, the chance of the appeal being heard in near future is extremely remote.”
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Allahabad HC dissolves 35-year-old marriage over wife’s refusal to cohabit and abandonment of husband for over 23 years
“Differences of perception towards life may give rise to different behaviours by individuals. Such a difference of perception and behaviour may be described as cruel by others by observing the behaviour of another. At the same time, such perceptions are neither absolute nor such as may themselves give rise to allegations of cruelty unless observed and proven facts are such as may be recognized in law to be acts of cruelty.”
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Delhi High Court issues specific directions on free medical treatment to rape, acid attack, and POCSO case victims/survivors by all public/private hospitals
‘Not providing required medical treatment to victim/survivor of sexual offence is a criminal offence.’
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Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes NI Act proceedings due to invalid cheque issued from merged bank
Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed proceedings under Section 138 NI Act, ruling that the dishonor of a cheque issued on a State Bank of Hyderabad account, rendered invalid due to the bank’s merger with SBI and expiry of its validity in March 2018, does not attract liability under the NI Act.
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‘Investigation cannot linger for years’; Bombay HC rebukes Mumbai Police for four-year-long delay in filing charge sheet in fraud case involving 600 investors
“Investigation cannot be permitted to linger on for years, keeping the investors in the lurch, not knowing what is the outcome of the case.”
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Orissa HC directs installation of CCTV cameras in all police stations and out-posts by 31st March
The State Officials/police personnel have been directed to strictly follow the SOP formulated by the State Government on ‘Arrest of and Interaction with Members of Armed Forces in Police Stations’, and to circulate the same in Odia language to all the police stations and the police outposts of the State.
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Read why Gujarat HC denied anticipatory bail to Bhupendrasinh Zala accused of financial fraud worth Rs 360 Crores
“In the CID raid, it was discovered that Bhupendrasinh had created several firms and opened bank accounts in their names, but only two of the firms were registered. He had also issued cheques worth Rs 62 Lakhs in the name of his driver.”
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Delhi High Court grants injunction in favour of Wipro Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. to restrain infringement of trade mark “WIPRO”
Wipro Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. had registered its well-known trade mark “WIPRO” and its formative trade marks in various classes under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
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Andhra Pradesh High Court upholds compensation in Motor Accident Case; Dismisses allegations of foul play
For the purpose of awarding compensation, there should be the causal relationship between the use of the motor vehicle and the accident resulting in death or permanent disablement, but the same is not required to be direct and proximate.
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J&K and Ladakh High Court urges Criminal Courts to “remain sensitive” and avoid “Copy-Paste Syndrome” while deciding Bail matters
“Even a single day’s delay in grant of bail to a person who is otherwise entitled to it amounts to violation of his fundamental right to life and liberty.”
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Bombay HC grants pension to former MOIL employee who was denied benefit despite being eligible as he had resigned, not superannuated
“Such inter se discrimination between resignation simplicitor (on health grounds) and resignation for joining another CPSE, even though a similar Scheme is not available, in fact is clearly discriminatory, and has no nexus with the object sought to be achieved.”
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‘Suppression of criminal antecedents & failure to disclose pending FIRs has significant consequences’: Orissa HC upholds cancellation of candidature for Junior Overman post
“The role of a writ court to interfere with the discretionary power of the appointing authority is necessarily limited. This discretion, however, must be exercised judiciously, with due regard to the principles of fairness, proportionality, and the objectives of public service. The authority retains the prerogative to evaluate a candidate’s fitness/ including instances of prior criminal antecedents or suppression of information.”
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Supreme Court sets aside NCLAT order de-recognizing four lenders of the insolvent Reliance Infratel as Financial Creditors
Noting that hypothecation means the process of using an asset as collateral for a loan. It acts as a protection to the lender when the borrower does not repay the loan, the Supreme Court highlighted that the name of the document is not a decisive factor. Only because the title of the document contains the word hypothecation, it cannot be concluded that guarantee is not a part of this document.
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Kerala High Court allows State to acquire Nedumpala estate and Elstone tea estate in Wayanad for rehabilitation of Landslide victims under Disaster Management Act
Disaster Management Act mandates the State Government to take necessary measures for disaster management, which includes both immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts.
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‘Power to revise penalty after consultation with PSC is on Governor’s discretion’; Sikkim HC upholds order modifying penalty of dismissal from service to compulsory retirement
The Governor’s failure to consult the Commission as envisaged in Rule 10 of Sikkim Government Servants’ (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1985, while passing the order modifying the penalty, alone would not change the nature of the case.
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‘A citizen’s liberty cannot be curtailed on whims and wishes of State officials’; Jharkhand HC sets aside preventive detention order under Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002
‘Liberty of a citizen of the country must be kept at the highest pedestal and there must be impeccable evidence to curtail the same.’
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OREAT upholds denial of welfare society’s complaint regarding builder’s violation of RERA Act; Cites non-applicability of Act to projects completed before commencement
OREAT held that completion certificates issued by registered architects or engineers as permitted by BDA as per Section 20 of the ODA Act in respect of projects completed prior to the commencement of the RERA Act would not be invalid as that would render all the projects in Odisha, which have received completion certificates from the registered architects or engineers in the pre-RERA period, ongoing, on the date of commencement of the RERA Act and consequently require their registration.
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MP High Court issues direction for conducting Competency-Based Evaluation test under Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Rules
The Court ensured that participation in the examination would not interfere with the petitioners’ existing rights.
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Delhi High Court grants injunction protecting Saregama India’s copyrights in cinematic music
The continuous acts of infringement by Movie World Visual Media Private Limited are resulting in serious reputational loss and undermining the economic interest of Saregama India Limited vis-a-vis other licensees who have acquired proper license for valuable consideration of Saregama’s copyrighted works.
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Gift conditioned on perpetual rendering of services without remuneration amounts to begar or forced labour, hence unconstitutional: SC
“Although Section 127 of TPA permits an onerous gift but a gift which is conditioned upon perpetual rendering of services without any remuneration would amount to a “begar” or forced labour, even slavery and therefore it is not just wrong or illegal but even unconstitutional, being violative of fundamental rights of the donees.”
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