"Implication Was Based Primarily On Memorandum Of Co-Accused U/S 27 Of Evidence Act": MP High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at its Indore bench granted bail to the accused, in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). The court held that the evidence against the accused was based solely on the co-accused's memorandum which was insufficient to deny bail.The case was focused on whether the accused's implication, based only on a co-accused's statement, met...

How Is State Tackling Illegal Organisation Of Offline Or Online Lotteries? Gauhati High Court Calls For Response From Assam Govt

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday asked the Assam Government to file its response to a PIL, stating how it is proceeding to tackle the illegal organisation of offline or online lotteries in the State of Assam. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair further directed the State Government to issue direction to all the District Commissioners,...

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Constitute National Rare Diseases Fund, Orders Mandatory Monthly Meetings To Monitor Disbursement Of Funds

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Union Government to constitute a “national rare diseases fund” and ordered mandatory monthly meetings to monitor disbursement of funds and to identify delays, if any.Justice Prathiba M Singh directed that the National Rare Disease Committee (NRDC) constituted by the Court on May 15, 2023, shall continue to function for a further period of...

Is Pottukuthal Ritual An Essential Religious Practise In Erumely Dharma Shastha Temple? Kerala High Court Calls For Dewaswom Board's Response

The Kerala High Court has directed the Standing Counsel of the Dewaswom Board to get instructions as to whether pottukuthal is an essential religious practice in the Erumely Dharma Shastha Temple. The Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P. G. Ajithkumar made this direction in a petition filed by two Ayyappa devotees challenging the notice inviting tender from private agencies...

Calcutta High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Ex-CP Vineet Goyal For Revealing Name Of RG Kar Victim To Media

The Calcutta High Court on Friday, listed a matter seeking the registration of an FIR against former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal, for revealing the name of the victim of the brutal rape and murder which occurred at RG Kar hospital last month. Goyal had been transferred from his post as commissioner after junior doctors who were protesting the state's handling of the rape-murder...

Issues Have Been Worked Out For Release Of Movie: Makers Of 'Emergency' Film Tell Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court was on Friday informed that the makers of the controversial film Emergency, have "worked out" the issue with regards to the cuts and edits to be made so that it can be released for public viewing.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that after communications between the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Zee...

Kerala HC Calls For Reactivation Of Vigilance & Monitoring Committees At State, District And Divisional Levels To Prevent Unauthorized Quarrying

The Kerala High Court stated that there should be reactivation of Vigilance and Monitoring Committees at State, district and divisional levels to prevent and stop unauthorized and illegal quarrying in the State.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. hearing the suo moto case initiated after the Wayanad landslides, to prevent and manage...

Court's Discretion Under O.VII R.1A(3) CPC Must Be Exercised Carefully, Without Entering Issues To Be Addressed In Trial: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court affirmed that while exercising discretion under Order VIII Rule 1A(3), CPC, the Court cannot take into account the probative and evidentiary value of the document or even the admissibility or reliability of the same since these are considered and decided at the appropriate stage of civil proceedings.“Although, it is equally true that if the document, at the first...

Conviction Can't Be Made Based On Dying Declaration Where Scribe/Translator Was Not Examined By Prosecution: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the dying declaration of the deceased cannot be taken as the sole evidence for convicting accused in absence of any examination of the scribe who had taken down the statement as it prejudiced the rights of the accused.Setting aside the conviction order, the bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr. Gautam Chowdhary held that since the scribe...

"Order Was Issued Considering Threat Perception": HC Expunges Adverse Remarks Against Punjab Police After Man Snatched Gun From Judge's PSO

The Punjab & Haryana High Court expunged remarks made on Punjab Police that “there is definitely lapse of security” clarifying that earlier directions to substitute Punjab Police with a neutral police force (UT Administration/State of Haryana) were issued “wholly and solely keeping in mind the threat perception perceived by the Judge and also this Court.”On September 22 a man...

Delhi High Court Calls For 'Public Awareness Campaign' To Inform Citizens How Feeding Is Not Benefitting Monkeys

The Delhi High Court has recently told the civic agencies in the national capital what they must do to make the citizens here aware of how feeding is not benefitting the monkeys. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that feeding harms animals in various ways by increasing their dependence on humans and reducing the natural distance between...

Karnataka High Court Stays Order Directing OLA Cabs To Pay Compensation To Customer Who Alleged Sexual Harassment By Driver

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed till October 28, a single judge bench order which had directed ANI Technologies, which owns and operates OLA Cabs, to pay a sum of Rs 5 lakh towards compensation to a woman who allegedly faced sexual harassment at the hands of their driver, during a trip in 2019.A vacation bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar and Justice M G Uma said, "The matter...