'Trial Conducted In Perfunctory Manner': Orissa High Court Sets Aside Death Sentence For Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl, Orders Fresh Trial

The Orissa High Court has set aside the extreme penalty of death imposed upon a man for rape and murder of a five-year-old girl on the ground that the Sessions Court conducted the trial in a 'perfunctory' and 'mechanical' manner without even ensuring proper legal representation to the accused, and denying adequate opportunity to put forward mitigating circumstances.While remanding the case...

Gullible Individuals Fall Prey To Inducements In Name Of Religious Preachers, Harsh Reality Of Society: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that gullible individuals facing rough time in their life fall prey to inducements in the name of religious preachers, terming it to be a harsh reality of the society. “One cannot ignore the harsh reality of our society where gullible individuals facing the rough weathers in life fall prey to such inducements in the name of religious preachers,”...

Dowry Death Strikes At Foundations Of Dignity In Domestic Life, But No Blanket Prohibition On Grant Of Bail To Accused: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the offence of dowry death strikes at the very foundations of dignity and justice in domestic life but underscored that there is no blanket prohibition for grant of bail in such cases.“This Court remains fully conscious of the societal gravity and enduring prevalence of dowry deaths. Such offences strike at the foundations of dignity,...

Whether Roof-Mounted Air Conditioners For Trains Attract 18% GST Or 28% GST? Delhi High Court To Decide

The Delhi High Court will soon decide the GST rate applicable to roof-mounted air conditioners of specific designs manufactured for the railways.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta are seized with a petition filed by railways and aerospace technology company StesaLIT Limited, challenging a Circular issued by the Union Finance Ministry in 2024, stipulating...

Maharashtra Police Agrees To Hand Over Probe Papers In Badlapur Fake Encounter Case To SIT After Bombay HC Rap

The Bombay High Court today rapped the Maharashtra Police for failing to transfer the investigation in the Badlapur 'Fake' Encounter case to an SIT formed by the High Court on April 7.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale remarked that the act of the State Police of not transferring the case despite clear orders amounts to 'brazen violation' of its orders and...

Medha Patkar Withdraws Plea Against Conviction In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena From Delhi High Court

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar on Friday withdrew from the Delhi High Court her plea against her conviction in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed the plea as withdrawn with the liberty to file a fresh petition, as prayed by Patkar's...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Tie-Breaker Lottery Clause In Tender Document

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking to declare a lottery clause in a tender document, which envisaged that in case two bidders quote lowest commission, the tie will be broken based on draw of lottery— as arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Subba Reddy Satti held,“…the said clause, impugned in the writ...

Punjab & Haryana HC Stays Order Asking Social Media Platforms To Remove Senior Police Official's Alleged Recording Seeking Sexual Service

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed a Magistrate Court's order asking various social media platforms to remove the alleged viral call recording of a senior Punjab Police Officer, asking for sexual service from a woman.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul issued notice on the plea challenging the order to remove the URLs, link from various social media platforms and posted the matter...

Shahabas Murder Case: Kerala High Court Denies Bail To 5 Juveniles Accused Of Attacking Class 10 Student Leading To His Death

The Kerala High Court on Friday (25th April) denied bail to the 5 juveniles who are apprehended for being involved in the murder of 15-year-old Shahabas, a class 10 student who was allegedly attacked by his tuition fellows in Kozhikkode which lead to his death."Considering the above aspects, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners" Justice Jobin Sebastian ordered. The quintet has...

Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Suspended Judge In Dowry Death Case, Orders CBI Probe

The Patna High Court recently declined to quash the criminal case filed against a suspended judicial officer in the cadre of Bihar Judicial Service regarding the alleged dowry death of his wife, observing that there exist prima facie materials pointing to the harassment and cruelty related to dowry demands. The Court also ordered that the investigation in the case be entrusted to the...

MP High Court Issues Notice To Centre, Google & Others On PIL To Check Mobile Apps Before Launch To Prevent Data Breach, Financial Scams

The Madhya Pradesh High Court sought the response of Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and tech giants–Google India, Apple India, Microsoft Corporation India, Xiaomi Technology India in a PIL for direction to establish a regulatory agency to scrutinize mobile apps before their launch on digital platforms.A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and...

Bombay High Court Directs Mumbai Police Not To Arrest Kunal Kamra In FIR Over Alleged Remarks On Eknath Shinde But Probe May Continue

The Bombay High Court today (April 25) directed the Mumbai Police to not arrest comedian Kunal Kamra in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him, following his satirical video and "gaddar" comment purportedly made against Maharashtra's Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak said the agency should go to Chennai (close to Villupuram...