'No Clinching Evidence Of Victim's Minority': Chhattisgarh High Court Reduces Punishment Of Man Convicted For Raping Niece

The Chhattisgarh High Court has altered the order of conviction against a man accused of having forcible sexual intercourse with niece, who had taken his refuge after being sexually assaulted by her father, on the ground that no clinching or legally admissible evidence is available on record to establish her minority.While modifying the conviction from Section 376(3) IPC which penalizes rape on...

Poor Air Connectivity Hampers Lawyers' Access To HC Benches And Supreme Court: Law Student Tells MP High Court

In the ongoing PIL seeking to increase air connectivity to Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (August 28) allowed an intervention application filed by a final year law student highlighting the difficulties faced by lawyers and litigants due to poor flight connectivity from Jabalpur to its benches at Indore and Gwalior, as well as to the Supreme Court in Delhi.In his plea, the...

Statutory Rules Cannot Be Overridden By Recommendations: J&K&L High Court Denies Plea By Co-operative Employees For Enhanced Retirement Age

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that the retirement age of employees of Cooperative Societies remains 58 years under SRO 233 of 1988, and cannot be enhanced to 60 years merely on the strength of draft proposals or departmental recommendations.Dismissing two appeals filed by Cooperative employees, a Division Bench of Justices Sindhu Sharma and Shahzad Azeem held...

P&H High Court Directs Counselling Of Minor Girl Allegedly In Mother's Illegal Custody At "Infamous" Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that a minor girl, allegedly held in the illegal custody of her mother within the premises of Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, be provided with immediate counselling by the PGIMER, Chandigarh.Justice Subhas Mehla said, "Counselling of the minor child with regard to the custody issue be conducted. A counselling schedule shall be formulated and the same...

Cross Border Smuggling On Rise: P&H High Court Calls For Coordination With MEA In NDPS Cases Involving Foreign Nationals

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recommended that investigating agencies share the gist of their findings against foreign nationals accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act involving significant drug quantity, with the Ministry of External Affairs.The bench noted that, "the Court's dockets have ever-increasing cases under the NDPS Act, 1985, and these days,...

"Disappointed" With TN Govt's Response, Madras High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Illegal Organ Trafficking In State

The Madras High Court has set up a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct investigation into the allegations of human organ transplantation racket in the State, including kidney transplants. Noting that the State's response was "disappointing", the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice G Arul Murugan has said that the SIT will be monitored by the Madurai bench...

Karnataka High Court To Hear On August 30 Plea Against Centre's New Law Banning 'Online Money Games'

The Karnataka High Court will hear on Saturday (August 30) plea by online gaming company Head Digital Works–which operates 'A23 Rummy'–challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and offering of bank services, advertisements related thereto.The plea was mentioned on Thursday (August 28) before a bench of Justice B M...

Bombay High Court Laments Repeated Delays In Execution Of Slum Rehabilitation Projects, Directs Expeditious Implementation Of Scheme

The Bombay High Court has expressed concern over repeated delays in the implementation of slum rehabilitation schemes and directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to ensure that projects are implemented expeditiously in accordance with the object of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. The Court observed that any interference or obstruction in the statutory process defeats the very purpose...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Initiates Suo Moto Case Over Denial Of Security To Judicial Officers Posted On Administrative Duty In HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the denial of security to judicial officers posted on administrative duty within the High Court.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, “We are prima facie of the view that security and safety of judicial officers posted on deputation is the responsibility of the Union Territory (UT)...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Warns Advocate For Using 'Indecent Language' Regarding Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court accepted a lawyer's apology for using indecent language during proceedings and further warned him of appropriate action if he uses indecent language again in future in court. The bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal observed; "During the course of arguments, learned counsel for applicant has used indecent language regarding Court for which he tendered...

Allahabad HC Orders Preliminary Inquiry U/S 340 CrPC Into Alleged Forgery, Fabrication Of Judicial Records In Anticipatory Bail Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Registrar General of the HC to conduct a preliminary judicial inquiry under Section 340 CrPC against a man whose wife has accused him of securing an order from the HC by committing forgery, impersonation, suppression of material facts and fabrication of judicial records. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed the order on...

Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against Rahul Gandhi, Others Over Allegedly Missing 'Volume 2' Of Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography

The Karnataka High Court today (August 28) dismissed a PIL filed seeking directions to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others to throw light on 'Volume 2' of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography— My Experiments with Truth, stated to be 'missing'.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi dismissed the plea filed by an organisation...