14-Year-Old Attempts Suicide At Madras High Court After Being Ordered To Be Put In Govt Children's Home

A 14-year-old girl attempted suicide at the Madras High Court on Tuesday, after she was ordered to be sent to a Government Children's Home. As per reports, she has been taken to the hospital after sustaining serious injuries and is under observation. The girl had come to the court in connection with a habeas corpus petition filed by her father. The father had filed a complaint before...

'Why Play With Client's Life?': Gujarat High Court Orally Criticizes Lawyer For 30 Non-Appearances In Senior Citizen's Plea

While hearing a senior citizen's plea seeking release of pension, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 12) orally expressed its disapproval with the fact that the matter filed in January 2024 had been adjourned at least 30 times due to non-appearance of the petitioner's advocate. The court was hearing a man's plea seeking pension and gratuity benefits. When the matter was taken up...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On KTU Vice-Chancellor's Plea Seeking Direction To Resolve Administrative Stalemate

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 12) issued notice on a plea by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University's (KTU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. K. Sivaprasad seeking court's interference to resolve alleged administrative stalemate.The matter was listed before a different bench, after recusal of Justice N. Nagaresh on Monday (August 11). When the matter came up for consideration, the...

Court Cannot Direct Police To Ascertain Actual On-Ground Situation In Application For Police Assistance: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a court, while deciding an application for police assistance, can only grant or refuse such assistance for implementing its order and cannot direct police officers to ascertain the actual situation on the spot.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “….by no stretch of imagination in such an application, the Court can direct an Officer or...

Complainant's Privacy Concern Can't Come In Accused's Way To Preserve Call Records Claimed To Be Exculpatory Evidence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ruled that the privacy concern of a complainant cannot come in the way of an accused seeking preservation of Call Detail Records which is claimed to be exculpatory evidence.“Preservation of exculpatory evidence is of the utmost sanctity for purposes of ensuring a fair trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India; and a narrow construction...

Merely Possessing Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Voter ID Card Not Proof Of Being Indian Citizen : Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court while denying bail to an alleged Bangladeshi national, held that merely having documents such as Aadhar Card, PAN Card or a Voter ID Card, does not make someone a citizen of India and in fact the concerned person must place on record the verification of these documents. A Single-judge denied bail to the Petitioner, who was booked by the Thane...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines To Grant Interim Stay On Former SAD Member Ranjit Singh Gill's Arrest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today refused to grant interim relief of stay on arrest to former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) member Ranjit Singh Gill.It was alleged that Gill has been maliciously targeted by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau, solely on account of his political affiliation, immediately after he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) on August 01. The Vigilance Bureau was...

Written Agreement Not Essential For Divorce By 'Mubaraat', Mutual Verbal Consent Of Muslim Couple Sufficient: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that under Muslim law, when a couple mutually decides to dissolve their marriage i.e. Mubaraat, they are at liberty to do so through mutual verbal consent without drawing up a written agreement. For context, under Muslim law process of Mubaraat refers to divorce/dissolution of marriage through mutual consent between the husband and wife. The court was hearing...

Husband Merely Saying He Is 'Ready' To Keep Wife With Him, Not Valid Maintenance Offer Under Second Proviso To S.125(3) CrPC: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that husband challenging the maintenance granted to his wife by family court on the ground he is 'ready and willing to keep' her with him, does not constitute a valid offer.The husband had claimed that because he ready and willing to keep the respondent wife with him, she is not entitled to the maintenance amount.The husband had moved a revision plea before...

'How Can We Compel State?' High Court Rejects PIL Questioning Karnataka Govt's Decision To Stall National Education Policy

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 12) dismissed a PIL challenging Congress-led State government's 2023 decision to stall implementation of the Centre's National Education Policy 2020.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Ramchandra D Huddar observed that it cannot intervene in matters of policy unless the Petitioner establishes violation of any...

[MCOCA] If State Cites Seriousness Of Offence To Oppose Bail, It Must Avoid Delays In Critical Processes Like Appointing Prosecutor: Delhi HC

While dismissing an accused's plea in a MCOCA case, the Delhi High Court has observed that the State must avoid delays in “critical processes” such as appointment of an SPP where it cites seriousness and gravity of alleged offence to oppose a plea. “Thus, if the State‟s contention is that the case is of a serious and grave nature, requiring the Court to adopt a cautious and...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Recalls Order Granting Bail To Murder Accused Due To Typographical Error

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently recalled its order granting bail to a murder accused after discovering a typographical error that had resulted in the bail application being allowed instead of being dismissed. The case pertained to a crime registered under BNS Sections 103(1) (murder), 115(2)(Voluntarily causing hurt), 351(3)(Criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (common intention). According...