‘JSK’s Release Signals Justice For Janaki? : HC Breaks Deadlock
The Film "JSK: Janaki v. State of Kerala", has apparently cleared the legal hurdle and ongoing legal proceedings have reached a resolution going by the indication of Justice N. Nagaresh of Kerala High Court presiding over the matter.. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has expressed its willingness to certify the film, contingent upon […]
Operation Sindoor Fallout: Celebi’s Flight Grounded by HC
Türkiye’s alignment with Pakistan and its remarks on Operation Sindoor cost ‘Celebi’( a Türkiye based airport services provider), revocation of its security clearance by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS), in the interest of national security. The plea challenging the said order by BCAS,was rejected by Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court. Background: […]
Women Lawyers Out of Posh Protection; ‘ Rely On Advocates Act’ : HC
Provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women in workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) 2013 (POSH) Act will not apply to complaints initiated by female advocate members of the Bar Council of India (BCI) or the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) against other Advocates in the absence of an ”employee-employer” relationship between them, ruled the […]
25 Years Not Up Yet; Abu Salem Will Continue To Be Locked In : HC
Gangster Abu Salem, convicted and incarcerated for numerous cases including the Bombay blast case of 1993, was denied interim relief by the Bombay High Court, on grounds that he has not completed his jail term of 25 years as mandated by the Supreme Court’s decision of 2022. Differing with Salem’s assertion that he had completed […]
Capital or Revenue? Bombay HC Clarifies Tax Status of State Industrialisation Incentives
The Bombay High Court division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne has decided the fate of long-pending tax disputes concerning whether sales tax incentives granted by the State Government for setting up industries in specified backward areas should be treated as capital receipts, exempt from tax, or as revenue receipts, liable […]
Frivolous Petition Backfires: HC Slaps Lawyer With 1.25 Lakh Penalty
Frustrated with an advocate for filing multiple frivolous petitions and demanding Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate(ED) probe against directors of ‘IREO Residences’, a real estate company, the Delhi High Court, not only rejected his vexatious petitions but went a step further and imposed a penalty of ₹1.25 lakh on him. […]
‘Compromise Unacceptable’; HC Blocks Rape FIR Quash:Warns on Perjury
“The terms of compromise are unacceptable for quashing the FIR and the proceedings.” observed the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court while rejecting a petition for quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) of a rape case where the victim and the alleged accused arrived at a ‘compromise.’ The applicants in this […]
Shri Gautam Ankhad and Shri Mahendra Nerlikar Elevated to Bombay High Court Bench
“In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Gautam Ashwin Ankhad and Shri Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court. They shall assume office in order of seniority for a term of two […]
NEET Nightmare: When Lights Went Out The HC Stepped In
Severe thunderstorms that triggered significant disruptions in power supply that caused inadequate lighting conditions adversely impacted the performance of petitioners appearing for their mandatory NEET Undergraduate Examination for admission into medicine at that time. The extra time allocated for such disruptions was also not provided compelling them to move court for a re-test. The case […]
“Sipping Beer” Lands Senior Advocate In Hot Water. HC to Consider Contempt.
A visibly outraged Gujarat High Court has initiated suo motu contempt over the demeanour of Senior Advocate Bhaskar Tanna, calling it “outrageous and glaring conduct” and going by the indignation of the bench he may lose the designation of ‘Senior Advocate’ conferred on him by the High Court. The Advocate had appeared virtually before the […]