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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Accused Under POCSO Act. Court Holds that Statutory Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse Overrides Institutional Silence and Upholds Investigation for Failure to Report Under Section 21.

The judgment arises from a criminal petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR registe...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Transfer Order of Workman for Alleged Violation of Certified Standing Orders. Petition Raises Question Whether Inter-Unit Transfer is Permissible Under Standing Order Clause 7 and Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.

The petitioners, a Junior Section Officer employee (first petitioner) and a registered Trade Union (second petitioner), challenged an inter-unit trans...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order Holding Anticipatory Bail Maintainable Despite Custody in Another Case. Person in Custody Cannot Apprehend Arrest and Thus Cannot Seek Pre-Arrest Bail Under Section 438 CrPC.

The Supreme Court considered the question of whether an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (C...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by State of Kerala and Corporation in Abkari Workers Rehabilitation Case. Upholds High Court's Direction to Implement 2002 Government Order for Employment of Displaced Workers, Finding Modification Arbitrary and Violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The case involves appeals by the State of Kerala and Kerala State Beverages (M and M) Corporation Limited against a Division Bench judgment of the Ker...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Interim Maintenance Application in Family Court Appeal, Dismisses Husband's Stay Application. Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC is a continuing right and wife's employment does not automatically disentitle maintenance if her income is insufficient.

The case involves two interim applications in a Family Court Appeal. The wife, Purvi Mukesh Gada, filed an application (IA/16733/2023) seeking interim...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by Educational Trust Challenging State Information Commission's Order to Disclose Information Under RTI Act. Personal Information Exception Under Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act Not Applicable as Information Relates to Public Activities of Trust.

The petitioners, Chalisgaon Education Society and its President, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 3.7.2013 passed by the State Informa...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Internal Complaints Committee Report in Sexual Harassment Case — Violation of Natural Justice and Vishaka Guidelines. Committee Constituted Without Independent Member and Proceedings Conducted Without Proper Opportunity of Hearing to Complainant.

The petitioner, Vidya Akhave, an employee of IFCI Ltd., filed a complaint of sexual harassment against respondent No.2, Suneet Shukla. An Internal Com...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Insurance Company, Holds Mediclaim Amount Not Deductible from Motor Accident Compensation. Contractual Insurance Benefit Is Independent of Statutory Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Cannot Be Deducted to Avoid Double Recovery.

The Supreme Court in this appeal considered the question whether amounts received by a claimant under a Mediclaim policy are deductible from the compe...