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Merely tendering an apology is not sufficient. Furthermore, according to the complainant, S. Ve. Shekher did not offer an unconditional apology directly to her, the victim. Instead, the apology was sent in a generic manner.
“A reading of the complaint does not attract the provisions of Section 75 of BNS or Section 4 of the Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Furthermore, as the other offences are bailable, I am inclined to grant bail to the accused with certain conditions.”
“No doubt, it is true that the assets and liability of a public servant will have to be necessarily disclosed and cannot be shielded from public scrutiny but there should be a reasonable restriction of the same.”
Madras High Court highlighted that the truth of the dying Declaration cannot be tested by this court while exercising the jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC
Lenovo has satisfied the requirements of Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act for cancelling RPD Workstations trade mark ‘THINBOOK’.
Madras High Court emphasized that it is crucial for the true facts of the case to be brought to light in the pursuit of justice. Denying both the prosecution and the defense the opportunity to present their cases would violate fundamental legal principles
Madras High Court noted that in this case, the Headmaster of the School at the time of occurrence, neither informed about the sexual assault committed by the accused persons to the authorities concerned nor taken any action against them
“It is needless to say that the decision in the bail application would be dependent on the decision in the extension application”
While holding the posts of Revenue Minister and Chief Minister of the State during 2001, he was accused of accumulating properties and pecuniary resources that were disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The power of this Court to order a reinvestigation should not be exercised in a casual manner and only in very rare cases, de novo investigation can be ordered.
Current Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Siddharth Mridul will retire on 21-11-2024, thereby giving rise to a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Madras High Court clarified that to constitute an offence under Section 354-A(1)(i) of IPC, the accused must make unwelcome physical contact and advances, specifically involving explicit sexual overtures.
“The case in hand depicts the sorry state of affairs that prevails in society while dealing with differently abled persons. The fact that the petitioner who has 100% hearing and speech impairment from young age was able to complete the School Education and the Engineering course, shows the amount of grit and determination on his part to remain in the mainstream of the society.”
“It is the duty of the ‘State’ and the prison officials to treat all prisoners equally and make sure that steps for reformation are taken rather than imposing more and more punishments on them, thereby, promoting them to commit further crimes.”
“Trust forms the bedrock of matrimonial relationships. The spouses must have implicit and total faith and confidence in each other. Snooping on the other destroys the fabric of marital life. One cannot pry on the other.”
Madras High Court emphasised that the process of talaq requires strict adherence to established procedures. If the husband asserts that he has divorced his first wife by properly pronouncing talaq three times, but the wife disputes this, it raises the critical question of whether the marriage has been validly dissolved.
“It appears that 576 students have received the Diploma Course certificates from the Tamil University, during the Academic Year 2007-08. Though the certificates are said to have been issued with an endorsement ‘not for practice’ and an undertaking was also obtained by the University, in reality, it is not known as to how far it is being followed by the respective certificate holders.”
“The data available in the mobile phone has to be converted and thereafter forensic examination of digital evidence has to be made. Hence, the seizure of the phone along with sim card was important as encrypted files are available in the phone. For this reason, the phone was seized, and now sent for forensic examination after obtaining permission from Trial Court.”
Madras High Court affirmed that the NRHM Nurses are eligible for maternity leave of 270 days with pay as per the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961