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High Court Cannot Reassess Evidence While Exercising Revisional Jurisdiction in Rent Dispute: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that while exercising powers under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a High Court cannot reappreciate evidence or substitute its own view for the concurrent findings recorded by the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority. The Court restored the eviction order in favour…
ED Free to Act if Illegality Is Found During Probe Into Disproportionate Assets Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is free to take action in accordance with the law if its investigation into a complaint alleging disproportionate assets against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi uncovers any illegal act or misconduct. At the same time, the Court found that…
Mere Presence on Road During COVID-19 Lockdown Not an Offence; FIR Against Man Quashed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely being present on a public road during the COVID-19 lockdown does not automatically amount to an offence under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. While deciding the petition filed by Anupam Sahu, the Court quashed the criminal case registered against him after finding that…
Husband's Conviction for Wife's Murder Upheld; Extra-Marital Affair Found to Be an Established Motive: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Piyush Shyamdasani for the murder of his wife, holding that the prosecution successfully established the motive through circumstantial evidence, including a substantial number of telephone calls exchanged between him and the woman with whom he was allegedly having an…
Suppression of Pending Criminal Cases in Attestation Form During Probation Justifies Termination from Service: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that suppression of pending criminal cases in an attestation form by a probationary employee is a serious misconduct and is sufficient to justify termination from service. The Court ruled that even if the employee claims that the criminal cases were registered under a different name,…
CBSE Directed to Correct Student's Date of Birth; ₹2 Lakh Cost Imposed on Parents: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and St. Columba's School to correct the date of birth of a Class XII student after finding that official government documents consistently showed a different birth date from the one mentioned in school records. Justice Vikas Mahajan…
Major Unmarried Daughter Entitled to Claim Postgraduate Education Expenses From Father Under the DV Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an unmarried adult daughter can seek financial support from her father for higher education under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Justice H.P. Sandesh dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the father and upheld orders directing him to pay ₹16…
SIT Directed to Complete Sabarimala Gold Theft Investigation After Key Scientific Findings: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete the investigation into the alleged Sabarimala gold theft case and submit the final report before the jurisdictional court without unnecessary delay. A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar…
Pending Criminal Case Against Father Cannot Be Branded 'False' to Alter Child's Custody: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a court deciding interim custody of a child cannot declare a pending criminal case against a parent as false or frivolous before the investigation is completed. Justice Sanjay Parihar held that custody proceedings must remain focused only on the welfare and…
Maggi Noodles Misbranding Case Against Nestlé Quashed; Food Analyst's Report Held Legally Unsustainable: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against Nestlé India Limited and other applicants in the alleged Maggi 2-Minute Noodles misbranding case. Justice Alok Mahra held that the prosecution was based on a Food Analyst's Report issued by the State Food and Drug Testing Laboratory,…
