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Conditions For Transit Anticipatory Bail In FIRs Registered In Other States : Supreme Court Explains
In a significant and groundbreaking judgment, the Supreme Court has held that High Courts and Sessions Court have power to grant interim/transit anticipatory bail even when the First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in another State. The Court finally set aside the judgment of Patna High Court in Syed Zafrul Hassan and the judgment of Calcutta High Court in Sadhan Chandra Kolay to...
In Partition Suit, Courts Must Ascertain Interested Parties At The Outset; Absence Of Necessary Party Fatal Defect: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently distinguished between necessary parties and proper parties to a suit. It held that necessary party was a party who was entitled to a right to relief in the suit and whose presence would enable the Court to effectually adjudicate the suit. It held that a person who was only remotely or indirectly interested in a suit was not a necessary party.Justice K. Babu...
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Delhi High Court Directs BCD To Take Action Against Lawyer If Found Guilty Of 'Manufacturing' Order Purportedly Passed By IPAB
The Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of Delhi to take action against a lawyer if he is found guilty of "manufacturing" an order purportedly passed by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in 2016.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender Kaur however discharged the clients who engaged the lawyer to represent their case before the Board after...
Can't Seek Bail Merely Because Co-Accused Got Bail; To Apply Parity, Individual Role Of Accused Must Be Seen : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's plea for bail on the grounds of parity with other co-accused who had been granted bail in a money laundering case. The Court emphatically stated that the principle of parity is not an absolute law but depends on individual circumstances and roles in the alleged offense.It observed “It is axiomatic that the principle of parity...
[NSA] Article 21 Can't Be Stretched To An Extent Which Leads To Law & Order Situation: Punjab Police Opposes Plea Of Amritpal Singh's Alleged Aide
The Punjab Police has opposed in the Punjab & Haryana High Court, the plea filed by alleged aide of 'Waris Punjab De' organisation's chief Amritpal Singh challenging his preventive detention under National Security Act (NSA).Sarabjit Singh Kalsi is lodged in Dibrugarh jail, He was arrested on the grounds of being a "close associate of Amritpal", "vandalising Ajnala Police Station" and...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To Expedite Adoption Process; Directs States To Conduct Drives To Identify Children, Establish Adoption Agencies
The Supreme Court on Monday (20.11.2023) directed the Secretary in charge of nodal departments responsible for the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act in all States to carry out bi-monthly identification drives to identify children who were orphaned, abandoned, or surrendered so that such children could enter the loop of adoption in India. It was stated that the first of...
When Detention Of Accused Is Continued By Court, Trial Must Be Completed In A Reasonable Time : Supreme Court
"When the detention of the accused is continued by the Court, the courts are also expected to conclude the trials within a reasonable time, further ensuring the right of speedy trial guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution," said the Supreme Court while rejecting the bail application in a money laundering case.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi also...
Hate Speech | 28 States/UTs Have Appointed Nodal Officers As Per 'Tehseen Poonawalla' Judgment : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 28 states have appointed nodal officers in terms of directions in the 'Tehseen Poonawalla' guidelines in which the Court had issued guidelines to prevent mob violence and lynching. The status report was filed by the Centre in a batch of petitions seeking directions to prevent/curb hate speech.As per the Centre's status report, the States...
Gauhati HC Deferred Oath For Judge Since Centre Didn't Clear Senior Candidate, Reveals Supreme Court
Amidst the Supreme Court's repeated criticism of the Centre's practice of splitting up collegium resolutions, an unprecedented move taken by the Gauhati High Court recently became a subject matter of the discussion in the hearing related to the judges appointment case.The Gauhati High Court recently deferred the swearing-in ceremony of a judge-appointee, taking note of the fact that the...
Lowering India's Reputation Not 'Terrorist Act'; Holding So Would Mean Any Criticism Of Centre Will Be UAPA Offence : J&K&L High Court
While granting bail to Kashmir-based news journalist Peerzada Shah Fahad, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh rejected an argument raised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that any act affecting India's dignity and lowering the country's global image will be a 'terrorist act' as defined under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.The case against Peerzada Shah...