Patna High Court E-Committee Launches Six New E-Initiatives For Bilingual Judgment Access, Enhanced Court Operations, Data Handling, Etc

The Patna High Court's e-Committee launched six new applications on Monday, aimed at streamlining and improving court operations. These initiatives were introduced during an inauguration ceremony attended by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran, Justice Ashutosh Kumar, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.The six applications – e-Indian Law Report (Patna Series), e-PHCR (Patna High Court Law Reports),...

Artificial Intelligence May Not Be Fruitful In Writing Judgments, Human Element Critical: Patna High Court CJ Vinod Chandran

Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran on Monday expressed scepticism about the use of Artificial Intelligence for writing judgments.While speaking at the launch of six new applications developed by the Patna High Court's e-Committee for technological advancement of the legal system, the CJ remarked,“Essentially what we have to realise when we go into computerization, is that there...

Appeal U/S 8 Of Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion For Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act Lies Before Collector, Not RDO: High Court

The Telangana High Court has clarified that a Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) will not have jurisdiction to entertain an appeal under Section 8 of the Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2006 (NALA). The court held that only the District Collector or an officer not below the rank of Joint Collector has the jurisdiction to hear such appeals.“As per...

Law Passed To Eradicate Human Sacrifice, Evil And "Aghori" Practices: State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat government on Friday informed the High Court that it has recently passed a law aimed at eradicating "human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, and aghori practices" with a view to protect the citizens.Taking note of the same, the high court disposed of a PIL highlighting "unlawful and inhuman practices" going on in the state which had resulted in "victimization of persons falling...

'Must Be Dealt With Iron Hand': Karnataka HC Upholds Conviction Of ESI Office Storekeeper Booked For Seeking Bribe To Provide Injection

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the conviction handed down to a storekeeper working in the office of ESI for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 for supplying the required injection prescribed by a Doctor of NIMHANS hospital to the complainant.A single-judge bench of Justice Ramachandra D Huddar partly allowed the appeal filed by B M Venkatappa and upheld the conviction but...

Enquiry Officer Acting As Prosecutor And Leading Examination-In-Chief Vitiates Departmental Enquiry: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates

Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that in a departmental enquiry, if the enquiry officer himself/ herself acted as the prosecutor, the entire departmental enquiry would stand vitiated.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition against an order passed by the government terminating the petitioner from his service in the CRPF. It was the case of the petitioner that at the...

'Police Unable To Detect Offence': Gujarat High Court Transfers 9-Year-Old Probe Of Alleged Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor Boy To CBI

The Gujarat High Court recently transferred to the CBI a nine year old probe concerning a minor boy who had been allegedly "kidnapped", "murdered" and "sexually assaulted" in 2015, after his father moved a plea seeking transfer of investigation in the case to the central agency. The court did so after noting that "till date" no suspect/offender had been traced, and it further noted that...

Allahabad High Court Asks Deputy Police Commissioner To File Personal Affidavit For Exercise Of Extraordinary Power In Dismissing Head Constable

In an interim order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Gautam Buddh Nagar to file an affidavit giving reasons for exceeding his authority under Rule 8(2)(b) of the U.P. Police Officers of Subordinate Rank (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991.The Deputy Commissioner of Police had by order dated 07.08.2024, ordered the dismissal of the petitioner, a...

Gujarat High Court Quashes FIRs Against Three Booked For Creating Public Alarm By Forming Telegram Group Advocating Pay Rise For Constables

The Gujarat High Court has quashed criminal charges against three individuals accused of conspiring to incite public panic by allegedly forming a Telegram group to advocate for higher pay and additional service benefits for police constables, after noting that no offence was made out against them in the FIRs. In doing so the high court said that merely because a message is spread, it cant be...

Live Wire Accident: Jharkhand High Court Refuses To Enhance Compensation Based On Subsequent Govt Circulars/ Notifications

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant additional compensation to a man claiming that he lost 60% eyesight due to an accident from fall of a live wire in April 2018. It ruled that the accident had occurred before the Gazette notification issued by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) on December 21, 2018, rendering the claim for extra compensation...

[S.13B HMA] Inconvenience Of Parties To Appear Before Court Not Ground To Waive Off Cooling Period For Mutual Divorce: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that inconvenience of parties to appear before the Court cannot be a ground to waive off the six-month statutory cooling-off period prescribed under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), before grant of divorce by mutual consent.The petitioner sought dissolution of his marriage through mutual consent and submitted that since both the...

Church Feud: Kerala High Court Directs Ernakulam And Palakkad District Collectors To Take Over Possession Of 6 Churches

The Kerala High Court has directed the Collectors of Ernakulam and Palakkad districts to take over possession of six churches involved in the Orthodox – Jacobite faction feud. Justice V. G. Arun asked the Collectors to take possession as the police was unable to follow its earlier order to provide adequate protection so that the vicars and parishioners of the Orthodox faction can...