High Courts
For Offence U/S 504 IPC, Insult Must Provoke Complainant To Breach Public Peace Or Commit Offence: J&K High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court, in a recent judgment, quashed the complaint and proceedings against an accused, holding that the provisions under Sections 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were not substantiated by the complaint's allegations.The court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, underscored the necessity of...
'We Lack Feminine Perspective In Law': Kerala HC Appoints Amicus Curiae To Collect Different Perspectives For Drafting Special Law For Women
The Kerala High Court appointed an Amicus Curiae to collect and combine perspectives and suggestions, including feminine perspectives from various stakeholders to assist the government in drafting a special legislation to address the issues faced by women in society, especially in their workplace.The Special Bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha, hearing the...
Delhi High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months In Jail For Making Derogatory Remarks, Filing Frivolous Complaints Against Judges
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to four months in jail after finding him guilty of criminal contempt for making derogatory remarks against judges and filing repeatedly frivolous complaints against them as well as the police officers.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma observed that the lawyer neither showed any remorse for his conduct...
Ministry Of Law & Justice Increases Sanctioned Bench Strength Of J&K And Ladakh High Court From 17 To 25
In a letter to the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Tashi Rabstan, the Ministry of Law and Justice announced an increase in the sanctioned strength of judges in the high court of J&K from 17 to 25.In his communication Law Minister Arjun Meghwal wrote, “The Judge strength of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has been reviewed and...
No Law Fixing Number Of Persons Who Can Accompany A Party In Court: Madras HC Rejects PIL To Limit Advocates Appearing For VIP Litigants
The Madras High court has dismissed a petition seeking to restrict the maximum number of advocates appearing and accompanying a VIP or VVIP litigant whenever they appear in subordinate courts. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that since there was no law fixing the number of persons who can appear and accompany a party in court, it...
Calcutta High Court Declines Owners' Plea To Recall Order Permitting Usage Of Their Property's 'Ghat' For Celebration Of Chhath Puja
The Calcutta High Court has declined an intervention application by the owner of a property seeking to recall the court's earlier order allowing the usage of a ghat (river bank) situated on the premises of the property for the celebration of Chhath puja by people in the area.A single bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay held:"The applicants, thus, neither can be called a diligent litigant to...
Kerala High Court Admits Plea Against 'Meagre Wages' Paid To Prisoners, Restrictive Phone Call Policies
A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court stating that wages paid to prisoners are meagre and do not comply with the minimum wage standards set by the government. The plea argues that insufficient compensation for labour would amount to forced labour under Article 23 of the Constitution.The plea also states that the arbitrary phone call rates and restriction on the number of...
Man Who Filed Complaint Against ED Officers For 'Coercing' Him To Make Statements On CM Siddaramaiah Seeks Withdrawal, Karnataka HC Told
The Karnataka High Court was informed on Wednesday (November 6) that Kalesh B, the complainant who registered a case against two Enforcement Directorate officers investigating the Valmiki Corporation case for allegedly coercing the former to make statements against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has sought to withdraw his complaint. During the hearing a single judge bench of Justice M...
Calcutta High Court Directs Police Protection For Puja Committee Holding 'Jagadhatri Puja' At Durga Mandir
The Calcutta High Court has directed the state to provide police protection to the puja committee conducting Jagadhatri Puja at Sarkar Para Durga Mandir, in a plea by the committee seeking necessary permissions and protections for organising the puja.A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta held:"As the petitioner had been holding the said Jagadhatri Puja at the said venue admittedly for...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Awards Life Sentences To Three Army Officers In 1998 Murder Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has convicted three formers army officers and another in a 1998 murder case, wherein they shot a man dead in Haryana's Sonepat.The Court while overturning the trial court's decision of acquittal granted to the convicts, rejected the plea of alibi taken by the army officers. The Trial Court had accepted Army records and officer statements that all the...
Judge's Security Breach | Appropriate To Continue With Present Personal Security Detail Provided To Judge: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to continue with the present personal security arrangement provided to a sitting High Court judge whose security was compromised in a recent incident. Previously, Court had directed to deploy 3-4 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in his security.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal noted that the threat perception...
Operation Of Flights Is Commercial Decision Of Airlines: Union Tells P&H HC On Plea Questioning Non-Operation Of Int'l Terminal At Chandigarh Airport
The Union Government today submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court that any operation of international flights from any point in India is purely a commercial decision of the airlines on the basis of the economic viability of the route, traffic demand, slot availability and other associated factors. Previously, the Court had sought affidavit from the Ministry of Civil Aviation...