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High Court January 2023| Revisiting bundle of stories on Live-in relationships; Motor Accident Claims; Trademarks; Yashraj Copyright’s case; Toxic work culture; Medical termination of pregnancy and more

The High Court Roundup brings a curated list of the top stories of the month to ensure that our readers do not miss out any important updates. This month’s roundup covers the stories Live-in relationships; Motor Accident Claims; medical treatment of HIV positive person; Trademarks; Yashraj Copy Rights case; problem of toxic work culture; termination of pregnancy of rape victims; Sexism not accessible, no means no; allowing Sikhs to carry Kirpans on flights….

Case Briefs High Courts

Provisional Attachment Order rests merely on an assumption of ED; Delhi High Court quashes Order passed by ED being arbitrary and illegal

The writ petitions raise an important question relating to the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provisionally attach properties under Section 5 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) even though no proceedings relating to the predicate offense may have been initiated by the competent agency functioning under an independent statute and in terms of which the scheduled offense stands created.

Case Briefs High Courts

Section 16 G (3) of U.P. Intermediate Education Act not applicable to the teachers employed in private minority institutions; Allahabad High Court reiterates

U.P. Intermediate Education Act is not applicable to the teachers employed in private minority institutions. Thus, the teachers do not have the right to invoke the powers of the High Court, under Article 226.

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

[High Court Monthly Round Up] | December 2022 | 100 + Legal Stories including U.P ULB elections; PIL against Koffee with Karan; Bail to journalist Siddique Kappan; Right to be forgotten; Sexual harassment at workplace; Trade mark infringement cases and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts in December 2022

Case Briefs District Court

[Sexual Harassment] Mumbai Court acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar on grounds of ‘no concrete evidence’ ‘unreasonable delay in filing FIR’ ‘interest witnesses’ ‘possibility of grudge or rivalry’

The Court acquitted the accused and held that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

POCSO| Supreme Court grants pre-arrest bail to a public servant accused of rape

The accused had argued that the complainant and her family, out of ill will, had orchestrated the complaint and were extorting the petitioner for their own means and benefits. Rajasthan High Court, however, did not appreciate the fact that the previous complaints filed by the prosecutrix was closed on account of being frivolous and a closure report was also filed in the matter.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to man accused of rape after 10 years of courtship; sets aside Rajasthan High Court’s order

The Supreme Court, while allowing the special leave petition filed by the petitioner, set aside the order passed by the Rajasthan High Court which had dismissed the anticipatory bail application without considering the facts and circumstances of the case.

Case Briefs High Courts

FIR against a 9-year-old boy for causing unintentional accident by cycle; Bombay High Court quashes FIR and directs State to pay Rs 25000 to family

Bombay High Court: In a case filed by the mother of a 9-year-old minor boy, seeking quashing of the FIR

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court| Allegation of rape on false promise to marriage unsustainable, if the relationship between the two continued even after marriage of accused

Kerala High Court: In a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for quashing the

Case Briefs High Courts

“Every judgment must be seen to its own context and facts, and the precedents cannot be applied universally to every case”; Allahabad High Court denies anticipatory bail to the applicant

Allahabad High Court: In an anticipatory bail application filed by the applicants for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 386, 120-B,

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court grants bail to POCSO accused without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case

Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicant charged under Sections 376-A, 376-B, 354 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC),

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court expresses displeasure by traffic police behaviour on duty; directs State authorities to impart training to police personnel and make them more citizen centric

Gauhati High Court:In a case relating to suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the police atrocities, which took place at Paltan

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether Enforcement Case Information Report can proceed while proceedings pursuant to FIR stayed by Court? Madras High Court refrains ED to proceed against Senthil Balaji

Madras High Court: In a case relating to a writ petition filed by Tamil Nadu electricity minister V. Senthil Balaji for issuance

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court reduces sentence of Kattai Raja to imprisonment for life; Case does not fall under the ‘rarest of rare doctrine’

Madras High Court: In a case related to a reference made by the Additional District and Sessions Judge under S.

Case Briefs District Court

Alleged leak of FIR details in Hindustan Times containing sensitive information regarding high profile individual; Delhi Court issues notice to SHO seeking explanation

Saket Court (South), Delhi: In a case of alleged leak of details of FIR containing sensitive information, Shilpi Singh J., issued notice

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Power under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle legitimate trial and in cases where facts are hazy; criminal application dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J. contemplated a criminal application for quashing of the FIR filed against the applicant-husband by his wife