legal-updates

KERALA HC: The lowest bidder does not have an unassailable right to receive the contract – While noting that there is no unassailable legal right for the lowest bidder to be awarded a contract, the Kerala High Court has ruled that even if the tender process had been properly launched, the Municipality is vested with […]

J&K&L HC – HC STAYS FFRC ORDER REVOKING PVT. SCHOOLS’ ABILITY TO CHARGE A FEE FROM NOV. 2022 THROUGH MARCH 2023 – The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has overturned a decision made by the Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools, J&K, Srinagar (FFRC), which prohibited all private school

ALLAHABAD HC – ALLAHABAD HC GRANTS BAIL TO THE MAN ACCUSED OF BURYING A DEAD COW’S REMAINS IN A TEMPLE. – The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man who is accused of disgracing a temple with the remnants of a deceased cow calf in an effort to offend the public’s religious sensibilities.

HC – PROSECUTOR’S REPORT MUST DISCLOSE PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATION; EXTENSION OF STATUTORY PERIOD – the Public Prosecutor’s report must include both the progress of the investigation and the justifications for the detention of the accused in order to request an extension of the 180-day deadline under Section 36-A(4) of the NDPS Act, 1985. UBAID A.M.

KAR HC – KARNATAKA HC SETS ASIDE LOWER COURT ORDER BLOCKING TWITTER ACCOUNTS OF CONGRESS & BHARAT JODO YATRA – Karnataka High Court while allowing the appeal by Indian National Congress against civil court order directing Twitter to block Congress party’s and Bharat Jodo Yatra’s user account, subject to party removing content from their handles

MP HC – MP HC SUSPENDS 25 YEARS OF RI SENTENCE FOR GANG RAPE CONVICT TAKING 5 YEARS OF CUSTODY INTO ACCOUNT- Given that the defendant has been in detention for five years and eight months and that there is no chance that the appeal will be heard soon, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has

SC DISAGREES WITH HIGH COURTS’ PRACTICE OF PHONE CALLS FOR ANSWER SCRIPTS FOR ORDERING REVALUATION – The Supreme Court has ruled that revaluation cannot be ordered if the regulation does not do so since sympathy or compassion have no bearing on the situation. The Supreme Court has disapproved of High Courts’ practise of asking for

ORISSA HC – IF AN ACT HAS A CONNECTION TO A DUTY, A SANCTION MUST BE OBTAINED IN ORDER TO PROSECUTE A PUBLIC SERVANT – if the alleged public servant’s conduct had a reasonable nexus to his official position, then a sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code is required. AJAYA KUMAR BARIK

KERALA HC – TAKING DNA SAMPLES OF THE RAPE ACCUSED DOES NOT VIOLATE HIS RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION – The Kerala High Court ruled that an accused person’s right to be protected from being compelled to provide a blood sample during a criminal inquiry is not covered by Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution. DAS @

MANIPUR HIGH COURT – INDIAN WOMEN WON’T FABRICATE A FALSE STORY OF RAPE FOR BLACKMAIL OR RETALIATION – “An Indian woman will not make a false accusation of rape out of blackmail, hatred, spite, or vengeance because of the stigma attached to it,” the Manipur High Court stated when it denied rape defendants’ bail requests