Allahabad High Court Acquits Four Death Row Convicts In 2007 CRPF Camp Terror Attack Case, Blames 'Defective Probe'

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (October 29) set aside a 2019 death sentence awarded to four men–Mohd Sharif, Imran Shahjad, Mohd. Farooq and Sabauddin–convicted by the trial court for carrying out a terror attack at a CRPF camp in Rampur in 2007, in which eight personnel lost their lives. The court also set aside the life term of another Jang Bahadur Khan @ Baba convicted under...

Landowners Not Covered By Full Bench's 2011 Gajraj Judgment Are Not Entitled To Allotment Of 10% Abadi Land: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the landowners who were not petitioners covered by Full Bench's decision in Gajraj and others vs. State of UP and others (2011) and batch, are not entitled to allotment of 10% abadi land as directed therein.In Gajraj judgment, the land acquisition proceedings initiated vide notification dated 31.08.2007 issued under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act...

Provision Of Recall U/S 311 CrPC Meant To Ensure Justice, Not Afford Repeated Opportunities To Indolent Litigant: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the provision to recall any person as a witness under Section 311 CrPC is meant to ensure justice, and is not a tool to delay proceedings in a criminal trial.Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma thus rejected the petition moved by a complainant in a cheque dishonour case, challenging closure of her opportunity for further cross-examination.The...

Private Parts Blurred, No Obscenity: MP High Court Dismisses Plea Against Dainik Bhaskar For Allegedly Publishing Photo Of Naked Woman

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the Chief Editor of Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper for allegedly running an ad featuring a photo of a nude woman.Justice Achal Kumar Paliwal noted that though the body of the lady shown in the advertisement did not have any clothes, the breast and genital parts were sufficiently blurred, and some words were also written on...

Allahabad High Court Allows Simultaneous Trial & Departmental Inquiry Against Employee Caught Stealing ₹260 From India Govt Mint

Observing that allowing delinquent employee to continue in service without consequence will promote a culture of lack of accountability, the Allahabad High Court has allowed simultaneous criminal trial & departmental inquiry against employee caught stealing from India Government Mint.Justice Ajay Bhanot held,“The petitioner is charged with the misconduct of theft of government money...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Case Against Prabhu Chawla & Aroon Purie Over India Today's 2003 Story On Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Girls

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against India Today former Editor Prabhu Chawla and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine Group Aroon Purie concerning a 2003 investigative report on child trafficking and prostitution. A bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh observed that the article titled 'Ladkiyon Ki Mandi' did not constitute any offence under Sections 153...

Consider Giving Interest On Late Salary Paid To Anganwadi Workers: P&H High Court Asks Punjab Government

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Government to consider paying interest on delayed salary payments to Anganwadi workers.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry had taken suo motu cognizance over the alleged non-payment of honorarium to nearly 50,000 Anganwadi workers for six months.However, the Chief Secretary submitted that arrears of 06 months'...

Orissa High Court Orders Arrest Of Cargo Vessel 'MV MAGNET TEAM' At Paradip Port Over ₹2.11 Crore Unpaid Dues

The Orissa High Court has recently ordered the arrest of cargo vessel 'MV MAGNET TEAM (IMO: 9233507)' at the Paradip Port for alleged violation of terms of the 'charter party' with a shipping company.Entertaining the urgent plea of the plaintiff-shipping and chartering company, the Admiralty Judge Justice V. Narasingh said –“This Court is persuaded to hold that unless order of arrest...

Delhi High Court To Hear Next Month Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Netflix's 'Ba***ds of Bollywood' Directed By Aryan Khan

The Delhi High Court will hear next month IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede's defamation suit against production company Red Chillies Entertainment, OTT platform Netflix and others over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked the parties to file their written submissions and listed the matter on...

Kerala High Court Eases Bail Conditions Imposed On Rapper Vedan In Sexual Harassment Case, Paves Way For International Tour

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 30) modified two bail conditions imposed by the Sessions Court on Rapper Vedan, while granting him anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar deleted the conditions requiring the rapper to not leave Kerala and to appear before the Investigating Officer on every Sunday.Vedan is however required to intimate the IO in...

State Becomes Repository Of Public Faith When Inviting Tenders, Must Act With Utmost Fairness & Transparency: MP High Court

In a tender dispute relating to the construction of a residential-cum-commercial project in Gwalior, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the State, while inviting tenders, acts as a repository of public faith and must therefore conduct the process with the highest standard of fairness and transparency.The court emphasized that cancelling a tender after its completion and restarting...

Mere Call Detail Records Without Voice Evidence Not Enough To Link Accused To Drug Trafficking: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while granting bail to one accused under the NDPD Act, has ruled that mere call detail records (CDRs) showing contact between the accused and co-accused, in the absence of any voice recordings or corroborative evidence, cannot be treated as sufficient material to connect him with the alleged offence of drug trafficking under the Act.The...