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“Prosecution has miserably failed to prove ‘misappropriation’ by the accused”; Saket Court acquits accused in economic offences case

In a case pertaining to Criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and falsification of accounts, the Saket District Court acquits the accused, as the prosecution failed to establish the ingredients of the offences beyond reasonable doubt.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to accused without imposing any condition of deposit of revenue loss

Supreme Court said that there is no reason to deviate from the view taken in the previous decisions of this Court, thus granted anticipatory bail to the accused without imposing any condition as suggested by Additional Solicitor General

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2023 ROUNDUP| 100+ Stories on Agnipath Scheme; Google LLC’s download warning; Medical Negligence; Money laundering; Reservation; and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts in February 2023

Case Briefs High Courts

“Student had obtained a seat in JIPMER, Puducherry surreptitiously and based on a false declaration”; Madras HC directs authorities to take necessary action

Madras High Court without cancelling the seat of the student, directed the respondents to take necessary action based on the declaration that the student had obtained a seat through a false declaration.

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Madras HC cracks down on school for denial of admission to child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Madras High Court found the refusal for admission to child suffering from mild autism spectrum disorder to be distressing and violating the child’s fundamental right to education.

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Supreme Court’s Constitution bench directs appointment of CEC and EC on advise of the committee consisting of the PM, leader of opposition and the CJI

Supreme Court directs appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on advise of the committee consisting of the Prime Minister, leader of opposition and the Chief Justice of India

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Supreme Court’s power under Section 406 CrPC to transfer Section 138 NI Act cases and effect of non-obstante clause under Section 142(1) NI Act

Supreme Court said that as four of the six cases have been filed by the respondent company before the Dwarka Courts at New Delhi and only two such cases are pending before the Courts at Nagpur, it would be convenient and in the interest of all concerned, that the cases be transferred to the Dwarka Courts at New Delhi.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court sets aside 2012 sexual harassment case against Aurobindo Ashram Trust

In 2012, Pondicherry District Collector had initiated inquiry against the Aurobindo Ashram Trust following allegations of sexual harassment, suicide of inmates and serious malpractices in the functioning of the school run by the Ashram, made by an inmate, Vishnu Lalit Singh, and a then MLA Ashok Anand.

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Divorced Muslim woman is entitled to claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC even after iddat and for whole life, unless she remarries, Allahabad High Court reiterates

Allahabad High Court sets aside Family Court’s order holding that divorced Muslim woman is not entitled for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC

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‘Trial Court has taken custody of accused without following the settled proposition of law’; Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused in PMLA case

Allahabad High Court said that there was no requirement to take the accused into custody when he appeared before the Trial Court and cooperated in the investigation throughout, and the Investi gating Agency has never thought to arrest him under Section 19 of the PMLA

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Madras High Court | Section 138 NI Act: Bribe for securing job cannot be held as a loan or money transaction

The accused not only cheated the complainant and committed an offence under Sections 420 IPC, but also, as a public servant, he obtained other than the legal remuneration and committed offence.

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Foreign Court Judgments not conclusive, rights under special enactments can’t be denied on their basis: Madras High Court

Madras High Court held that the wife is entitled to institute and maintain matrimonial proceedings, DVC proceedings and any other proceedings under the relevant Statutes in Indian Courts having jurisdiction for appropriate reliefs.

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Whether the statement of deceased to the police and treating doctors pass the test of dying declaration? Allahabad High Court answers

Allahabad High Court reiterated that the dying declaration recorded by a police officer, can be acted upon if the same is found to be true, coherent, consistent, and free from any effort to prompt the deceased to make such a statement.

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[RSS Route-March] Madras High Court: Single Judge cannot modify order passed in writ petition, while exercising jurisdiction under a contempt petition

Madras High Court held that that the order passed in writ petition had been fundamentally modified by the order passed in the contempt petition, the effect of which resulted in a veiled attempt to sit in judgment/appeal over the order passed in the writ petition, which is not permissible in law.

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False implication in sexual offences is on a rise, thus inordinate delay in lodging FIR has to be considered at the time of adjudicating bail: Allahabad High Court grants bail to persons accused of Rape

Allahabad High Court granted bail to persons accused of Rape after considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by the parties, the evidence on record, the inordinate delay in lodging of the FIR by the informant and the fact that the trial is at its conclusive end,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Caste-based discrimination in IIT-K| Continuation of proceedings can be a barrier in bringing back cordiality between faculty: Supreme Court disposes of criminal appeal

In a case related to caste-based discrimination against an associate professor of IIT-K by fellow faculty members, the Supreme Court played a conciliatory role and handled a very sensitive matter with equal sensitivity.

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Period of suspension of legal proceedings is excludable in computing limitation period for enforcement of right under Section 22(5), SICA: Supreme Court

Supreme Court held that the period of suspension of legal proceedings is excludable in computing the period of limitation for the enforcement of such right in terms of Section 22(5), SICA. Further, the dismissal of the application under Section 9, IBC on the ground of ‘pre-existing dispute’ cannot be held to be patently illegal or perverse.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

In view of moratorium declared by NCLT, all the proceedings in Court, Tribunal cannot continue on account of Amendment to S. 178(6) IT Act: ITAT

ITAT reiterated that IBC has overriding effect on all the acts including Income Tax Act (‘IT Act’) which has been specifically provided under Section 178(6) of the IT Act as amended w.e.f. 01-11-2016.