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Madras High Court to constitute special bench for ensuring early disposal of MP/MLA cases in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

The Madras High Court is all set to constitute a special bench to ensure early disposal of criminal cases pending against sitting as well as former MPs and MLAs in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

The Hindu

Madras High Court reserves orders on maintainability of writ petition challenging book ban

Madras HC reserves orders on maintainability of writ challenging 2015 ban on Tamil book 'Madurai Veeranin Unmai Varalaru'. Bench grants liberty to author to file fresh petition under Cr.P.C. Section 96 to challenge forfeiture order, with application to condone delay.

The Hindu

Madras High Court refuses to spare late Labour Minister’s 80-year-old wife from incarceration in disproportionate assets case

Madras HC orders 80-yr-old widow to serve 1-yr RI for aiding late husband in amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. Judge refuses to reduce sentence, orders forfeiture of properties to recover ₹33.25 lakh with 6% interest from 1997.

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Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High…

The Hindu

Baseball bat murder headed to High Court appeal

The nation's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal by a man who was jailed for life over bashing his girlfriend's ex-lover to death.

AAP

Andhra government to move SC against bail to Naidu

Govt. of Andhra Pradesh to challenge HC's grant of regular bail to N. Chandrababu Naidu in SC. Found HC's order to be beyond jurisdiction of bail parameters. HC delved into questions not argued by Naidu, made observations on material, relevance, evidence-worthiness & gaps in investigation. TDP leaders stonewalled investigation by…

The Hindu

T.N. govt. told to come out with modalities for future route marches

SC directs TN to present HC with proposal for organising rallies/marches in future. RSS had sought permission to conduct march on Nov 19. SC granted liberty to State to finalise route. TN asked SC to intervene & close contempt proceedings in HC. SC directed TN to submit proposal & exempted…

The Hindu

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Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

The Hindu

‘We gave govt land, now it won’t let us stay alone’: Widowed in Telangana face eviction threat

Forty-year-old Bhagya lost her father Thutukuri Malla Reddy to suicide in June 2022. The 70-year-old farmer was in distress after the Telangana government denied him a two-BHK house, a promise made to those evicted for the Mallanna Sagar reservoir project in Telangana’s Siddipet district.

Newslaundry

Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle

Tough new laws including tracking devices and jail for breaching visa conditions for 93 released detainees are likely to face a legal challenge, an expert says.

AAP

Mother not entitled to assets of son who died intestate and is survived by widow and children, rules HC

Madras HC rules that if an intestate (dying without a will) leaves behind a widow and children, the mother cannot claim any right over the properties. Widow and daughter challenged a district court's order to give 50% of the properties to the mother. Indian Succession Act of 1925 states that…

The Hindu

Tourists need better facilities at Hampi, says High Court

Stating that the World Heritage Site of Hampi needed better tourism infrastructure and facilities for tourists, the High Court Karnataka on Saturday requested the Advocate-General to convey its suggestion to the State government to take necessary steps as tourism would also yield good revenue to the exchequer.

The Hindu

Disproportionate assets: Karnataka High Court refuses to quash case against Minister Zameer Khan

In a setback to Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, the High Court of Karnataka on Saturday refused to quash a corruption case registered by the Lokayukta police against him for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth ₹87.44 crore, which is 2,031% excess of his income from all…

The Hindu

J&K High Court grants bail to editor Fahad Shah in terror conspiracy case

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed several charges including that of terror conspiracy against an editor of a news portal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Former detainees to face prison time for rule breaches

Dozens of freed detainees will face prison time if they breach strict monitoring and reporting requirements, the Albanese government says.

Evening Standard

TfL can use CCTV to enforce parking restrictions on Red Routes, High Court rules

Had TfL lost, it faced having to refund about 500,000 parking tickets

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court convicts 10 persons in 2008 caste clash case

HC Karnataka convicts 10 for assaulting & humiliating SCs in 15-yr-old case. Sentenced to 1yr imprisonment & fined ₹85,000 for offences under IPC & SC/ST Act. Trial court's acquittal order reversed for non-consideration of evidence & wrong conclusions.

The Hindu

Kerala Bank nomination: posters against IUML MLA appear in Malappuram

IUML's P. Abdul Hameed's nomination to Kerala Bank's director board has caused strong resentment within the Muslim League. Posters describing him as Judas have appeared across Malappuram. The nomination is seen as a ploy by CPI(M) to woo IUML, which is fighting the CPI(M) over the merger of all District…

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Karnataka High Court sets up centre on the doorstep of eight-and-a-half-month pregnant lawyer to write main exam for civil judge’s post

Karnataka HC permits 8.5-month pregnant lawyer to write main exam for Civil Judge post in Mangaluru instead of Bengaluru. Nethravathi, an advocate from Mangaluru, sent a representation to HC due to advanced stage of pregnancy & delicate health condition. HC accepted plea & deputed lady judicial officer as observer to…

Evening Standard

Entertainer’s defeated daughter to ‘keep fighting for justice for women’

Kristina O’Connor was sexually harassed by Sergeant James Mason, who had been based at Kentish Town police station

The Hindu

Chaos at Odisha government office as court seizes office assets in decades-long dispute

Despite numerous court communications, the government had failed to disburse ₹18 lakh owed to a contractor, resulting in the seizure of office assets

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan court blocks police mission to Haiti despite parliament's approval

The Kenyan parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to help deal with rising gang violence in the Caribbean nation – but later on the same day, the High Court upheld its stay on the process.

The Independent UK

Kenya's high court extends a block on sending police to Haiti even as parliament approves deployment

Kenya’s high court has extended orders blocking the deployment of police officers to Haiti

AAP

Former detainees face tough penalties under new laws

Laws imposing strict visa conditions on ex-detainees, including those with criminal records released from indefinite detention, have passed parliament.

The Hindu

Transfer of Shivamogga quarry blast case to CEN police station by IGP is illegal: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has termed as illegal the action of the Inspector General of Police (Eastern Range) transferring the probe of the 2021 case on the blast at a quarry site at Hunasodu near Shivamogga to Cybercrime, Economic Offences, and Narcotics (CEN) police station.

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