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Bank Responsible For Financial Loss Arising From Negligent Encashment Of Cheques Bearing Forged Signatures: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that banks cannot evade responsibility for the negligent encashment of cheques that contain forged signatures. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench consisting of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar, while considering a batch of appeals related to forgery and…
Bail Refused To Ex-APPSC Secretary In Case Of Irregular Manual Evaluation Of Exam Papers: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to the former Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (A1) and a representative of M/s. Camsign Media Pvt. Ltd. (A2) in connection with alleged irregularities in the manual evaluation of Group-I main exam answer scripts. The Court found that the…
Prima Facie State Seems To Be Reintroducing OBC Reservation Categories Earlier Invalidated By Court: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has stayed a series of executive notifications issued by the West Bengal government regarding the categorisation and reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state. The division bench of Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Tapabrata Chakraborty observed that the state appeared to be…
Judicial Officers Discharging Official Duties Immune From Prosecution Unless Clear Malafide Intent Is Proven: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that judicial officers acting in their judicial capacity are protected under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The court clarified that such officers cannot be prosecuted or personally targeted through collateral proceedings, and any interference under…
Secured Creditor’s Priority Under RDB Act Overrides State’s VAT Dues In Recovery Proceedings: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Central Bank of India filed a writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court to assert its right to recover secured debts by selling mortgaged properties of a defaulting borrower. The case involved loans sanctioned to M/s Sri Rajarajeswari Raw and Boiled Rice Mill, which failed to repay the dues, prompting the…
Mere Presence Of Deceased Persons In Electoral Roll Not Proof Of Electoral Manipulation: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has rejected an election petition filed by Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, a BJP candidate, challenging the victory of Congress MP Shobha Bacchav from the Dhule constituency in the 18th Lok Sabha elections. The Court held that the mere presence of names of deceased persons on…
Baseless Allegation Of Sexual Harassment By Wife Against Husband And Father-In-Law Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has allowed a divorce petition filed by a husband under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ruling that the wife’s unproven sexual allegations against him and his father amounted to mental cruelty and defamation. The Court reversed the earlier order of the Family Court, which had…
FIR Alleging Outrage Of Woman’s Modesty Filed To Pressurize In Civil Matter Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed an FIR filed against two nephews accused of outraging the modesty of their aunt and criminal trespass, ruling that the allegations stemmed from a civil property dispute and did not constitute a criminal offence. Justice Sanjay Dhar held that the FIR was an abuse of the legal…
Section 45 PMLA | Interim Bail Granted To Accused In Money Laundering Case Citing Illness Of Family Member: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to an accused to enable him to take care of his critically ill mother and make necessary arrangements for her ongoing medical treatment. The bail has been allowed despite Section 45 of PMLA not listing family…
Husband Can Rely On Wife’s WhatsApp Chats Retrieved Without Consent To Substantiate Adultery Charges: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that private WhatsApp chats are admissible as evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, even if collected without the consent of the partner or not otherwise admissible under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Court ruled that relevance of…
