Trial Court Cannot Adjourn Case Awaiting Appearance Of Proclaimed Offender, Publication Of Proclamation Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the trial Court could not simply adjourn the case for 30 days awaiting the appearance of the proclaimed offender, publication in accordance with Section 82(2) of CrPC is mandatory.Section 82 CrPC states that If any Court has reason to believe that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded, such Court...

“Marks Deducted As Per Instructions”: Rajasthan HC Denies Relief To NEET Candidate Who Filled Two Answers For Same Question

Rajasthan High Court rejects the petition of a NEET candidate seeking an increase in marks and consequent revision in rank, alleging unjust and arbitrary deduction of marks despite marking the correct answer in the OMR Sheet.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain highlighted that firstly, the student had raised the objection after the termination of the window for raising such objections set by...

Illegal Sand Mining At Border: Punjab & Haryana HC Enquires Whether Army Can Be Deputed To Conduct Survey, Find Out If Illegal Mining Is Going On

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Union Government whether the Army can conduct aerial or land surveys to find out whether illegal sand mining is going on at the border.The development came while hearing a batch of petitions filed raising the issue of illegal mining at border areas and national security in Punjab.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal said,...

Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor: Private Resort Owners Move Madras High Court Against Order Of SC Appointed Committee

A group of resort owners has approached the Madras High Court against the order passed by the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court in 2020 to conduct an inquiry into allegations of arbitrary variance in the acreage of the elephant corridor and to hear the objections of the resort owners. When the matter was taken up by the bench of...

Making Efforts For Reconciliation Isn't A Condition Precedent For Decreeing A Suit For Divorce: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that making an effort for reconciliation is not a condition precedent for decreeing a suit for divorce and that the Family Court is merely required to satisfy itself whether any of the grounds mentioned in Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act are made out. The Court, however, added that if the Court prefers to examine the parties'...

Appearing Before Court In Drunken State Unpardonable, Amounts To Contempt: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that appearing before a court in drunken state is “unpardonable” and amounts to contempt of court.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma held a lawyer, who appeared before a trial court drunk in a traffic challan-case, guilty of criminal contempt. “Appearing before a Court in a drunken state is...

We Always Speak About Victims, Why Not Teach The Boys? Bombay High Court While Hearing Badlapur School Sexual Assault Case

While hearing a suo motu PIL regarding the alleged sexual assault of two minor kindergarten girls in a school at Badlapur in Thane, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday orally called for "teaching boys the difference between right and wrong" as well as sensitising them about respecting women at a young age.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan asked...

MHADA & BMC Failed To Take Action Against Developer, Nexus Apparent: Bombay HC In Plea Against Non Issuance Of Occupation Certificate

While hearing a plea against non issuance of Occupation Certificate (OC) by the Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Board (MHADA) and Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay (BMC) for certain property, the Bombay High Court said that the authorities' conduct in failing to take necessary actions against the developer pointed to a nexus between them. A division bench of Justice M.S....

Father Responsible To Pay Child's School Fees Apart From Interim Maintenance Particularly When Wife Unemployed At His Insistence: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that payment of child's school fees by a father would not mean that he would not pay maintenance amount to the child on account of him living separately with his mother.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petition filed by a husband challenging an order of the trial court directing him to pay Rs 5,000 each to wife and child as...

UP Lawyers Abstaining From Work To Hold Condolence Meetings To Be Treated As Contempt Of Court: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently made it clear that any act of an individual lawyer of the state or their association to go on strike to give a call for strike or to abstain from work on account of condolence due to the death of a lawyer/officer/employee of the court or their relatives would be treated as an ex-facie act of criminal contempt. The Court, however, clarified that lawyers...

Person With LMV License Permitted To Drive Tractor As Unladen Weight Is Below 7500 Kgs, Insurance Company Must Compensate In Case Of Accident: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that a person holding a light motor vehicle driving licence is permitted to drive a tractor as the unladen weight does not exceed 7500 kg and the insurance company is liable to pay compensation to the claimants in case the driver of the tractor causes an accident.A Single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan held thus while dismissing the appeal filed by the...

Accused Not Entitled To Materials Affecting Privacy Of Sexual Offence Victim On Ground That Her Identity Is Already Disclosed In Public: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has recently reiterated that publishing any details which would affect the privacy of a victim of sexual assault is prohibited and to say that since her privacy has been disclosed in public by other publication modes would be enough to give the accused such details, would add "pepper" to the victim's wound.The high court was considering the issue whether the disclosure...