Rationalists Who Mock People For Treating Gurus As Gods Are The Real Fools & Barbarians : Justice GR Swaminathan

Justice GR Swaminathan of Madras High Court recently remarked that rationalists who call people fools, incompetent and barbarians for treating Guru as equal to god, are the real fools, incompetent and barbarians."In Tamil Nadu, there are certain rationalists, who call us unworthy(Ayogya), fools (muttal) and barbarians (kaattumurandi) for treating Gurus as Gods. But I am saying, those who...

'Party Cannot Be Denied Examination Of Witness Merely On Account Of Witness Being Unwell': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a party cannot be denied examination of a witness merely on account of the witness being unwell, observing that such a direction is untenable in law and contrary to the principles of the Evidence Act. The Court observed that if a witness is competent and possesses relevant knowledge of the facts in issue, health concerns may justify adjournment, but...

'Each Day's Delay Will Add To Agony': Gujarat High Court Permits Termination Of 15-Week Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Survivor

The Gujarat High Court directed medical termination of a minor rape survivor's 15-week pregnancy observing that "each day's delay will add" to her "agony". Justice M.R. Mengdey observed: "Considering the fact that each day's delay will add to the victim's agony, the following directions are issued :(i) The victim is permitted to get the pregnancy terminated at the Zydus Medical College...

'Violates Article 21': Karnataka High Court Orders Release Of Theft Accused Jailed For 3 Years Despite Bail For Want Of Surety

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 23) ordered the release of a man accused of theft, who despite being granted bail was languishing in jail as he could not furnish the surety as directed by the trial court. On Saturday, the court had questioned the prison authority for not producing him before the concerned court even once while being in judicial custody for four years, after...

Dacoity Charge Fails After One Of Five Accused Acquitted, Gujarat High Court Sustains Robbery Conviction

The Gujarat High Court set aside dacoity conviction after charge against one of the five co-accused was not proved and hence the offence, which requires a minimum of five persons, could not be proved by the prosecution. Partly allowing the appeals, the Division Bench comprising Justice Ilesh J. Vora and Justice R. T. Vachhani observed:"The Trial Court convicted the accused under Section 395...

Police Officer Can't Be Prosecuted For Corruption Without Proof Of Demand Or Acceptance Of Bribe: Karnataka High Court Reaffirms

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that both demand and acceptance of bribe by a public servant to perform a public duty are a pre-requisite to invoke offence under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act. In doing so the court quashed an FIR registered against a police Sub-Inspector for allegedly demanding Rs. 1 Lakh from the complainant to close a case registered against the...

Bombay High Court Quashes ED Complaint Against Advocate In Anil Deshmukh Case, Finds No Proceeds Of Crime

The Bombay High Court today quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case against Kishore Dewani, an Advocate by profession and an alleged close aide of former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is booked in a multi-crore money laundering case. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe quashed the process and also the ED case against Dewani, who allegedly helped Deshmukh and his family to launder...

'No Vehicle Wednesday' Will Not Be Implemented Till Ramzan End: Lakshadweep Admin Tells Kerala High Court

The Counsel for Lakshadweep Administration on Monday (23 February) informed the Kerala High Court that the order declaring 'No Vehicle Wednesday' will not be implemented till the end of Ramzan.The submissions were made before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while considering the plea challenging the order of the Lakshadweep Administration declaring every Wednesday as a “No Vehicle Day” across...

Even Short-Term Engagement As Driver Sufficient For Claim Under Employees' Compensation Act: Bombay High Court

Hiring a person even for a short period would bring in an 'employee-employer' relationship under the Employees' Compensation Act, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain therefore ordered a Labour Commissioner to compensate the family of one Tilakdhari Gupta, who was 'hired' by Jawahar Gupta for a period of two months, to drive his car from Thane to...

Accessibility In Courts: MP High Court Directs Audit Of Facilities For Women, Disabled, Chronically Ill And Senior Citizens

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Registrar General to file an audit report listing the amenities and facilities available to women, persons with disability, persons suffering from chronic disease and senior citizens in the High Court premises, District Court and Tehsil Court buildings, in a public interest litigation seeking adequate infrastructure and facilities. The division...

Generating Tatkal Tickets For Out-Of-Turn Passengers Without Collecting Fare Is Misconduct: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that generating Tatkal tickets for out-of-turn passengers without collecting fare would be misconduct under the Railway Service Conduct Rules. The court thus found an employee guilty of issuing tickets to third parties and violating the norms for issuing tickets. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the...

Actor Ranveer Singh Moves Karnataka High Court Challenging FIR Over 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry

Actor Ranveer Singh has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging an FIR registered against him over his mimicry of a character in 'Kantara: Chapter 1'. The matter was mentioned on Monday (February 23) before Justice M Nagaprasanna for urgent listing wherein the counsel for the petitioner submitted, "The petitioner is a Bollywood actor. His honest appreciation of Kantara Chapter...