Madhya Pradesh High Court Lays Down SOP For Termination Of Pregnancy Upto & Beyond 24 Weeks In Sexual Assault Cases

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a suo motu reference petition, laid down standard procedures for termination of pregnancies up to 24 weeks and for pregnancies exceeding 24 weeks in cases concerning rape and sexual assault.The court took up the matter in view of divergent decisions passed by the single judge benches at Indore concerning termination of pregnancies under...

High Court Orders Forest Department, Delhi Police To Evolve Mechanism For Rescuing Distressed Birds

The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government's forest department and Delhi Police to evolve a mechanism for rescuing the distressed birds in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by Save India Foundation seeking issuance of directions to the authorities to take...

Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21

The Delhi High Court has rescheduled again the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 28 to March 21, 2025.A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar took cognizance of the fact that the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) was yet to constitute its Election Commission. “We further bear...

Delhi High Court Junks PIL Against 'Illegal Constructions' At Ajmeri Gate, Imposes ₹10K Costs

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking to demolish the alleged illegal and unauthorized constructions within the regulated area of city's Ajmeri Gate. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela imposed Rs. 10,000 costs on the petitioner- Mirza Aurangzeb to be deposited with Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund. The Court observed...

Speedy Trial Can't Be At Cost Of Fairness Of Trial: High Court In Delhi Riots Case

While dealing with a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court has recently observed that expedition in trial cannot be at the cost of fairness of trial, since that would be against all canons of justice.“We must not delude ourselves into believing that the purpose of expeditious trial would be served by denying to an accused a fair and reasonable opportunity...

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Summons Issued To Swiss Resident, Says Police Must First Obtain MHA Concurrence

The Jharkhand High Court quashed summons issued to a Swiss resident in a criminal case, observing that in terms of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, the Investigating Agency is required to forward its draft request to Internal Security Division of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for its concurrence on seeking attendance of a person from contracting State.Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary...

Being A Religious Place, 'Masjid' Falls Under 'Waqf' Definition, Only Waqf Tribunal Can Adjudicate Disputes Related To It: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that a Mosque, a place used for religious purposes such as praying Namaz, comes within the definition of 'Waqf' as per Section 3 (r) of the Waqf Act 1995. Thus, disputes related to it can only be adjudicated by the Waqf Tribunal. A bench of Justice Birendra Kumar held thus while referring to Section 85 of the Waqf Act [Bar of jurisdiction of...

Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts U/S 102 CrPC For Crimes Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has held that freezing of a person's bank accounts under Section 102 of Code of Criminal Procedure while investigating his involvement in offences under Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) is valid. Justice C. Jayachandran rejected the petitioner-accused's argument that the freezing should have been done only through the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.Advocate John...

Central Govt Employee Cannot Change Destination Midway While Claiming Leave Travel Concession: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that in terms of the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 an employee cannot change travel destination midway through the journey and if due to some unavoidable circumstance it has been changed, the same has to be a destination which is en route.In the case at hand, LTC was originally sought for travel to Trivandrum, which...

30-Day Deadline For Issuing Show Cause Notice Under OMCs' Marketing Discipline Guidelines Is 'Mandatory': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 30-day deadline for issuing a show cause notice, as outlined in Clause 8.5.6 of the Marketing Discipline Guidelines, 2012, framed by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), is mandatory in nature. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit observed thus while allowing a writ plea filed by Gyanendra Kumar (dealer)...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Foreign Company Booked For Unauthorisedly Broadcasting Bigg Boss, IPL 2023, Other Colors TV Shows

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a Netherlands-based gaming company accused of unauthorisedly broadcasting various popular shows of Viacom 18 group such as 'Bigg Boss' 'Nagging' 'Asur' 'IPL 2023' etc, on various regional Over The Top (OTT) platforms. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale noted that the company...

Wayanad Landslides: KSDMA Details Plan To Remove Debris From Rivers Before Start Of Monsoon

The Member Secretary of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) submitted before the High Court on Friday (21st February) that steps were being taken to remove debris left in the rivers in the aftermath of landslide before monsoon.The Division Bench of the Court comprising of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Easwaran S. was hearing the suo motu case initiated by...