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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Transfer Order of Municipal Employee Due to Non-Compliance with Statutory Transfer Policy. Transfer of Senior Health Inspector set aside as order was passed by Director of Municipal Administration without jurisdiction under Section 10 of Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.

The petitioner, Ravi D. Bagalkot, was working as a Senior Health Inspector at the Town Municipal Council, Laxmeshwar, and later was transferred to Kal...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Segregation of MLA's Trial in Communal Violence Cases - Appellant Appeal Allowed for Joint Trial with Co-Accused Under IPC Sections

The Supreme Court allowed criminal appeals filed by Mamman Khan, a sitting MLA from Haryana, challenging the segregation of his trial from co-accused ...

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Supreme Court Remands Case to Trial Court for Consideration of Double Jeopardy Plea at Discharge Stage. The Court held that the plea under Section 300(1) Cr.P.C. must be considered at the stage of discharge under Section 227 Cr.P.C., prior to framing of charge under Section 228 Cr.P.C.

The appellant, Chandi Puliya, was initially tried and acquitted in 2010 for offences under Sections 148, 149, 448, 364, and 506 IPC in connection with...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case on Unexplained Investment in Silver Bullion. Section 69A of Income Tax Act, 1961 Applicable Where Assessee Fails to Explain Source of Acquisition of Silver Found in Possession.

The present appeals were filed by the Revenue against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which allowed the appeals of the assessee, Prakash Chan...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Rape Case, Holds Offences Under Sections 376, 504, 506 IPC Form Same Transaction for Joint Trial Under Section 220 CrPC. The Court set aside the discharge of the accused for lack of territorial jurisdiction and directed trial for all offences together.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order upholding the discharge of the accused-respondent No. 2 for the offence under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Loan Dispute — Civil Nature of Transaction Precludes Criminal Offences Under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC Read with 120-B. Blank Cheques Given as Security Do Not Attract Forgery or Cheating Charges.

The applicants, Rajendra Ramlal Jaiswal, Ravindra Ramlal Jaiswal, and Omkumar Shamsundar Jaiswal, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Restoration of Contempt Petition Due to Insufficient Cause and Legal Bar. Contempt proceedings once dropped cannot be restored under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The applicant, Priti Karmarkar, filed an application for restoration of Contempt Petition No.102 of 2005, which had been dismissed for want of prosecu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Relocation of BARC Nuclear Reactor Due to Tsunami and Fault Line Concerns. Court Holds No Credible Scientific Evidence of Imminent Danger to Nuclear Installation from Geological Fault Line or Tsunami.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Citizens For A Just Society, a social organization founded by Dr. Usha Meh...