Duty Of Police To Ensure Unhindered Movement Of Lawyers During Maha Kumbh: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that justice cannot be obstructed due to other contingencies and that obstructing the movement of lawyers due to Maha Kumbh impedes the process of justice.Observing that a case posted for 10 am was adjourned twice because the lawyer could not reach the Court due to extreme traffic conditions in the city, Justice J.J. Munir observed “While this...

Allahabad HC Seeks Responses Of BHU, Ayush Ministry On Plea Against Conversion Of Internal Quota Seats To AIQ In PG Ayurved (MD/MS) Course

The Allahabad High Court has sought responses within three weeks from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the Union Ministry of Ayush on a plea challenging the conversion of 25 seats reserved as Internal Institutional Quota seats into All India Quota (AIQ) PG (MD/MS), Ayurveda Seats for session 2024-25. A division bench consisting of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin...

NIA Opposes MP Engineer Rashid's Plea For Custody Parole To Attend Parliament, Delhi High Court Reserves Order

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment on the plea moved by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer seeking custody parole in order to enable him to attend the Parliamentary budget session. Justice Vikas Mahajan reserved the verdict after hearing Senior Advocate N Hariharan for Rashid and Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra for National Investigation Agency (NIA). “The Court has heard...

S. 175(3) BNSS | Mandatory For Magistrate To Hear Police Officer On Refusal To Register FIR Before Passing Order For Investigation: Orissa HC

The Orissa High Court has held that before passing order for investigation, it is mandatory for the Magistrate to hear the submissions of the police officer upon his refusal to register First Information Report (FIR), apart from considering the application supported by an affidavit made by the complainant to the Superintendent of Police and making proper inquiry.Clarifying the position of...

Calcutta High Court Rejects WB Govt's Appeal Against RG Kar Convict's Life Sentence; Admits CBI's Appeal

The Calcutta High Court has rejected an appeal by the state government against the life sentence handed to Sanjoy Roy, convicted for a gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college.Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi, however, admitted a separate appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who had investigated the case.Earlier the court...

'No Public Interest': Bombay HC Dismisses PIL For Uniform Guidelines On Awarding Tenders For Solid Waste Management In The State

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking uniform guidelines for awarding tender contracts for solid waste management in the state, noting that there was no element of public interest involved in the plea.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre stated “In our considered opinion there is no element of public interest involved in the instant PIL...

Illegal Coal Mining: Gauhati High Court Orders Protection Of Ahom Historical Monuments

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the State Government to complete, preferably within six months, the exercise of taking Ahom Dynasty monuments under the purview of 'protected historical sites/monuments' by measuring their authenticity, integrity and archaeological findings. The division bench of the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam further directed the State...

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case, Trial Court Directed To Decide On Cognizance Afresh

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 7) set aside the trial order taking cognizance of offences alleged against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a case registered under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) ActIn doing so the court partly allowed his plea for quashing the POCSO Case; it however remitted the matter back to the trial court while saying that...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Transfer Probe In MUDA Case Allegedly Involving CM Siddaramaiah To CBI

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 7) refused to transfer the investigation by the Lokayukta police into the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) "scam" which is stated to involve Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, to the Central Bureau of Investigation.Justice M Nagaprasanna while pronouncing the order said, "The material on record does not indicate that investigation...

Toilet Facilities In Court Premises: Gauhati High Court Notifies Committee To Monitor Implementation Of Apex Court Directions

The Gauhati High Court recently (January 28) constituted a Committee to monitor the implementation of the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Rajeeb Kalita v. Union of India & Ors, for the construction of toilet facilities especially for women, specially-abled persons and transgender persons in Court premises and tribunals across the country.The Supreme Court had directed that...

Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Non-Functioning Of State Bar Council Since 2021

On Thursday, the Chhattisgarh High Court registered a suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over the non-functioning State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh since 2021. In its order, a bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal noted that several crucial activities have come to a halt due to the State Bar Council's non-functioning since 2021. These...

Children Must Maintain Aged Parents Even If They Receive Some Financial Support From Family/Friends: Kerala HC Explains Filial Duty

The Kerala High Court recently stated that even if aged father or mother receives financial support from friends or relatives to support themselves, it does not absolve the children of their obligation to provide maintenance.Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that filial duty is a fundamental obligation and is embedded in morality, religion and law. The Court stated that children,...