Calcutta High Court Directs Post-Mortem At AIIMS Hospital For Child Rape Victim, Orders Inclusion Of POCSO Charges

The Calcutta High Court has ordered an autopsy of a nine-year-old child rape-murder victim to take place at AIIMS Hospital, in Kalyani, West Bengal. The child was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengal's Jayanagar area.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh also directed that charges under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, be added against the accused.The...

PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks Direction To Avoid "Unnecessary Delays" In Deciding Bail And Suspension Of Sentence Pleas

A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been moved in the Madhya Pradesh High Court for a direction to the state authorities to avoid "unnecessary delays" in deciding bail pleas of accused persons and suspension of sentence pleas of convicts. The plea states that the same infringes upon the right of these persons to "speedy justice" which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the...

Jharkhand High Court Directs CBI To Investigate Allegations Of Police-Crime Nexus In Dhanbad Coal Mafia Case

The Jharkhand High Court has recently directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate allegations relating to a nexus between the coal mafia and police officials in the city of Dhanbad.The court, finding sufficient grounds, transferred the case to the CBI because of the local police's reluctance to register a First Information Report (FIR) despite the opportunities to do...

Delhi Riots: High Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam To November 25

The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned hearing in the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in connection with the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.The matters were adjourned as the division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur did not sit today. Next date of hearing in the...

Application For Registration Of Real Estate Project Deemed To Be Approved If No Decision Taken By RERA In 30 Days: Allahabad High Court Grants Relief To L&T

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 30-day period prescribed under Section 5(2) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 for deciding applications for registration of real estate projects is mandatory in nature as upon failure to accept or reject the application within 30 days, the project shall be deemed to be registered.Section 4 of the Real Estate (Regulation...

Poor Prisoners Jailed Despite Bail? Kerala High Court Seeks To Know Funds Available Under Centre's 'Support To Poor Prisoners' Scheme'

The Kerala High Court has sought a report from the State Government and prison authorities regarding the current status and amount available in the Zero Balance Subsidiary Account opened under the Support to Poor Prisoners' Scheme.The Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide aid to poor prisoners who were unable to secure bail or pay the...

Gujarat HC Rejects Insurer's Claim That 33 Year Old Accident Was Murder, Says Investigating Officer's Report To Magistrate Not 'Gospel Truth'

The Gujarat High Court dismissed an Insurance Company's plea against an order of the Motor Accident's Claims Tribunal which had awarded compensation to the kin of two persons who died in a road accident 33 years ago, rejecting the company's claim that it was a case of murder. In doing so, the Court questioned the reliance of the Insurance Company on a report sent by the concerned...

604 'Unauthorized Religious Structures' Removed From Public Places In 2 Months: Gujarat Govt To High Court

The Gujarat Government informed the High Court last week that over 600 "unauthorized religious structures" have been removed between July to September from public places like parks and streets. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi in its October 1 order thereafter asked the government to place on record a "progress report" regarding the identification...

Can't Deny 'Saqlain Miyan' Followers To Observe 'Urs' Just Because It Coincides With 'Navaratri': Allahabad HC Sets Aside Bareilly Admin's Order

In a special sitting of Allahabad High Court on Saturday, a bench of Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Vipin Chandra Dixit set aside an order of the district administration, Bareilly denying permission to the followers of a Sufi scholar to observe 'Urs' on 8th and 9th October 2024. The court was essentially dealing with a plea filed by Aastan-E-Aaliyah Saqlainiya Sharafatiya and...

Criminal Prosecution On Same Allegations Can't Continue If Accused Exonerated In Departmental Proceedings: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that if an accused has been exonerated and held innocent in the disciplinary proceedings after the allegations are found to be unsustainable, then the criminal prosecution premised on the same/identical set of accusations cannot be permitted to continue. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania reasoned that the standard of proceedings in criminal cases...

Person Whose Actions Provoke Speech Cannot Take Advantage Of Such Provocation And Prosecute Others For Their Reaction: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently quashed a criminal case registered against Kannan @ Kanal Kannan for his statements on the statue of Periyar containing statements against believers, being placed outside a Hindu Temple. Justice G Jayachandran noted that the statue contained provocative words against believers which was the cause of Kannan's speech and thus the person who provoked the...

[Rule 83 Co-Operative Societies Rules] Registrar Can Set Aside Sale Of Property On Grounds Other Than Those Raised By Decree Holder: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court observed that the decree-holder or any person whose interests are affected by the sale of a property to a credit-availing facility should approach the Registrar to set aside the sale on the grounds of material irregularity, mistake or fraud as per Rule 83 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules. The Court further held that the Registrar has the authority to set aside...