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Delhi High Court Issues Further Directions On Tree Felling, Says Project Proponent Responsible For Maintaining Transplanted Trees For 5 Yrs
The Delhi High Court recently issued various directions to ensure that the standard operating procedure (SOP) on felling or transplantation of trees in the national capital be "implemented in an effective manner to achieve the desired objective".Issuing a slew of directions Justice Jasmeet Singh ordered that the DCF or Tree Officer shall be involved at the very stage of planning of a...
Kerala High Court Reserves Order On Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged Phone Tapping Case Involving Ex-MLA PV Anvar
The Kerala High Court has reserved its orders on the writ petition seeking CBI investigation into the alleged case of illegal phone tapping by former Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar (13th respondent).The petitioner, who is a business man, has alleged that Anvar illegally tapped his phone to take vengeance. According to the petitioner's affidavit, the ex-MLA has tapped the telephone conversations of...
'Fair Trial Denied; Docs Not Provided In Braille Script': Uttarakhand HC Orders Retrial Of Blind Rape Accused Who Got 20-Yr Jail Term
The Uttarakhand High Court last week set aside the conviction and 20-year jail term awarded to a visually impaired music teacher for allegedly raping minor school students as it noted that the accused was denied a fair trial since case documents were not provided to him in Braille script. “The failure and omission to furnish the documents in Braille script, which is...
Karnataka High Court's Acting Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing NLSIU's Plea Against Reservation For Transgender Persons
Karnataka High Court's Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao on Thursday (June 26) recused himself from hearing NLSIU's appeal challenging a single judge's order directing the varsity to provide 0.5% reservation to transgender persons in admission to courses.A division bench led by Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao after hearing the matter for some time, took note of the governing council...
Calcutta High Court Directs RG Kar Victim's Parents To Approach Trial Court Seeking Permission For Counsel To Visit Crime Scene
The Calcutta High Court has directed the parents of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar hospital to approach the Trial Court seeking permission for their newly engaged counsel to visit the scene of occurence, barring the seminar room where the incident took place.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed the parties to approach the trial court upon noting that the...
Evidence Act | S.106 Cannot Be Used To Fill Gaps In Prosecution Case Without A Firm Foundation: J&K High Court
Reaffirming foundational principles of criminal jurisprudence, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act cannot be invoked to fill material gaps in the prosecution case unless the foundational facts necessary to shift the onus are first firmly established.While acquitting accused Shamim Ahmad Parray @ Koka Parray and Mst. Gulshana,...
Kerala High Court Introduces E-Filing Services In Jails Enabling Prisoners To Digitally File Petitions & Appeals
The Kerala High Court has introduced e-filing facility in 57 jails in the state for filing jail appeals and other petitions/applications seeking judicial remedy moved by prisoners before the High Court.Till now, the jail appeals, filed under Section 424 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and other petitions/applications were being prepared in the paper form. Thereafter,...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round Up: June 16 - June 22, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 214 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 230]Chief Executive Officer vs Ganesh Gulabrao Nawale, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 214Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha vs The Registrar of Trade Marks, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 215Bank of India vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Special Range-15, Mumbai, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 216Skytech Rolling Mill Pvt. Ltd. vs Joint Commissioner of...
Man Acquitted In 'False Case' Over Wife's Alleged Murder Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Enhancement In Compensation From ₹1 Lakh To ₹5 Crore
A man, who was wrongly framed by the police alleging that he murdered his wife, has now approached the Karnataka High Court seeking enhancement of compensation from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 5 crore for the malicious proceedings against him. In April 2025, Session Judge Gururaj Somakkalavar acquitted the man, Suresh @ Kurubara Suresh, from offences charged under Section 302 of IPC and had directed...
Stressful Service Conditions Of CRPF Personnel In Naxal Area Can't Justify Murder Of Colleagues: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Conviction
The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Constable who, nursing a grudge over duty allotment that deprived him of leave, opened fire on his colleagues, resulting in the death of four and injury to one.Commenting that long working hours without leave in a strenuous naxal infested environment does not warrant murder of fellow comrades,...
Lawyer Barred From Practice For Allegedly Assaulting Woman Advocate Approaches High Court Against Bar Council's Disciplinary Action
Advocate Beyline Das, whose practice was barred by the Kerala Bar Council for allegedly assaulting a woman advocate, has moved the High Court challenging the Council's disciplinary action against him. Das, who used to practice at the courts in Trivandrum, was accused of assaulting his female junior. After the incident came to light, the State Bar Council impeded his practice till a final...