'Justice Is Blind But Judges Are Not Sightless': Orissa HC Warns Lawyer For Submitting Fake Certificate To Show Juvenility Of Murder Convict

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday dropped the contempt proceedings against the brother-in-law of a murder convict for submitting forged school transfer certificate to take the plea of juvenility on his behalf, who is serving life sentence.Giving serious warning to the lawyer for facilitating the same, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held that...

"Revising Committee Suggested Some More Cuts To Makers": CBFC Tells Bombay High Court On Release Of Kangana Ranaut Starrer 'Emergency'

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that its revising committee has suggested some cuts to the makers of the controversial film "Emergency" and only then the film starring BJP lawmaker Kangana Ranaut, can be released.However, Zee Studios, the co-producer of the film, urged the division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh...

Karnataka High Court Declines Urgent Hearing Of PIL Against Rahul Gandhi Over 'Mass Rape' Remark On Prajwal Revanna

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to hear urgently a public interest litigation filed seeking action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making alleged objectionable comments during a public speech, stating that 'mass rape' had been committed by former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind refused to issue notice on...

Pension Is Not Charity By State To Employees But Its Duty: P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost For Denying Pension To Widow For 12 Yrs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) for denying pension to a widow for over 12 years, observing that, "the pension and pensionary benefits including a family pension is not a charity done by the State and it is a duty of the State" to provide the same.Justice...

Allahabad High Court Questions UP Govt Over Protocol For Using 'Honourable' Title For State Officials

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to apprise the Court if there is any protocol about officials of the State who are entitled to prefix or have the word "Honourable" prefixed along with their designations or names. In this regard, a bench of Justice JJ Munir has sought an affidavit of the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, UP, Lucknow. The...

Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row: Delhi High Court Seeks Status Of Proceedings Pending Before Allahabad HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed for hearing on October 09 the petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy regarding the issue of citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Union Government's counsel to obtain the copy of the petition pending on...

Breaking | Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'

After receiving the 'opinion' of "tie-breaker" Judge, the Bombay High Court division bench today declared amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, "unconstitutional" and struck down the said amendment, which allowed the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and false" information about its business, being circulated on digital platforms. The bench of Justices...

Special Appeals Against Contempt Court Order Maintainable Only When Finding On Merits Of Original Dispute Is Returned: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that Special Appeals under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 are maintainable against order of the Single Judge in Contempt jurisdiction only when the Contempt Court oversteps its jurisdiction and enters into merits of the original dispute between the parties.The bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh sitting...

Rajasthan HC Upholds 33-Year-Old Conviction For Culpable Homicide Not Murder But Orders Release Of Convicts Citing Their "Long Ordeal"

While upholding a 33-year-old order convicting four men for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court reduced their seven year sentence to period already undergone in prison observing that they had to pass through a long ordeal both mentally and financially. A single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand in its September 19 judgment said,...

Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar Sworn In As The Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court

Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court today (September 26, 2024) at 10 am at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. The oath of office was administered by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also present during the swearing in ceremony. Justice Jamdar was appointed as a judge of the Bombay High Court on January 23, 2012. He...

Family Members Are Natural Witnesses, Cannot Be Deemed To Be 'Interested' Parties Due To Relation With Victim: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that family members of a victim are natural witnesses to an incident and cannot be deemed biassed solely because of their close relationship to the victim. The division bench, comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary, rejected the argument made by the appellants that independent witnesses did not support the prosecution's case, while...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Direction To Trial Courts To Refrain From Mentioning Caste, Religion Of Witnesses

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the trial courts in the state judiciary to refrain from mentioning the caste and religion of witnesses in the depositions and any other documents, unless it is directly relevant to the case. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice Victoria Gowri ordered notice on a plea filed by...