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No Relief Granted To US Firm's President Accused Of Providing Defective Equipment To DRDO, DARE: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against 76-year-old Surya Sareen, President and CEO of M/s AKON Inc., USA, who is accused of cheating and criminal conspiracy in connection with the supply of defective radio frequency engines to the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) and…
Writ Appeal Not Maintainable By Petitioner Against Interim Relief Already Granted: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clarified that a writ appeal under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 is not maintainable if the interim relief sought in the writ petition has already been granted. In such a scenario, the petitioner cannot be considered an aggrieved person for the purpose of filing an appeal.…
Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of 2.5-Year-Old Girl Reduced To Life Imprisonment: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of Suresh Paswan, who was convicted of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. The incident occurred in Kolkata's Khidderpore area, where the victim’s family lived under a flyover. The judgment was passed by a division bench comprising…
No Criminal Case Deemed Pending Under Section 6(2)(f) Of Passport Act In Absence Of Final Report Or Court Taking Cognizance: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the mere registration of a crime or ongoing investigation without the filing of a final report or taking of cognizance by a court does not amount to criminal proceedings pending under Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act, 1967. This significant clarification came from Justice A.…
Gujarat HC Advocates Association Denounces ED Summons To Arvind Datar, Urges CJI To Safeguard Lawyers’ Independence
In an Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting held on 17th June in the Bar Room, the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHAA) unanimously passed a resolution strongly condemning the move by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to issue a summons to Senior Advocate Arvind P. Datar. The summons related to legal advice…
Modern Trend Shows Wives Often Use Police Complaints As Immediate Recourse Against Husband’s Family Amid Marital Disputes: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has recently quashed the FIR under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code against seven in-laws of a man, stating that the allegations made by the wife were vague and general in nature. The court expressed concern over the increasing misuse of Section 498A, where entire…
Assessing Officer Cannot Simultaneously Function As Prosecutor, Judge, And Executor: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The case involves a private technical university established under a State Act in Himachal Pradesh. The university runs a mess facility on its campus to provide food to students since there is no nearby market. The State's Department of Excise and Taxation demanded Value Added Tax (VAT) on the supply of food items and…
Dependent Siblings And Their Children Eligible For Relief Under Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme 2018: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently addressed the question of whether siblings—married or unmarried—and their children can claim compensation under the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme, 2018 (DVCS). This came up in a plea related to compensation following the unnatural death of a robbery convict who died while in judicial…
Absence Of FSL Report Raises Doubt Over Commercial Quantity, Bail Granted In NDPS Case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after finding that the prosecution failed to establish prima facie possession of a commercial quantity of contraband. The bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar allowed the bail application citing…
Father Acquitted Of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations After Court Finds Wife Coached Daughter To Frame Him: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the trial court’s order acquitting a father who was accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter. The complaint was originally filed by the wife of the accused. A division bench consisting of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice K S Hemalekha dismissed the appeal filed by…
