Photo Of 'Rowdy' Not Displayed In Police Stations To Protect Their Right To Privacy: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that once a rowdy sheet/list is opened against a person it is not displayed in the premises of the police station but is actually kept in a secure area which is accessible only to police officials to ensure that "criminal's right to privacy" is not infringed. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan made the observations in his order while directing the removal of...

Present Law Intends To Prohibit Ragging Both On And Off Campus, Committee Drafting Amendments Should Factor This In: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court today (July 03) asked the Working Committee, constituted to give suggestions for amendments to the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act 1998, to keep in mind the legislature's intention to prohibit ragging both within and outside the campus of an educational institution.While the word 'educational institution' itself is not defined under the Act, the Special Bench of...

Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of Former HC Judge, His Wife In Domestic Help Suicide Abetment Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the arrest of a retired High Court Judge (Justice Anil Kumar) and his wife, who have been named in an FIR alleging abetment of suicide of their domestic help. A Bench comprising Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Shree Prakash Singh passed the interim order while hearing a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of the FIR registered under...

'Time Taken For Pre-Arrest Medical Exam Can't Justify Detention Beyond 24 Hours': Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Accused

The Bombay High Court has held that the period of pre-arrest medical examination cannot be excluded from the 24-hour timeline for producing an arrestee before a Magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution and Section 57 of the CrPC. It declared the arrest of the accused illegal and ordered his release, observing that he was not produced before the Magistrate within the required time of...

Proposal For Transgender Reservation Will Be Placed Before Appropriate Council Of The Varsity: NLSIU Tells Karnataka High Court

The National Law School of India University has agreed before the Karnataka High Court to place the issue of granting reservation in admission to Transgender persons, before an appropriate council of the varsity.This comes in Varsity's challenge to a single bench decision, asking it to provide reservation of 0.5% to transgender persons, with fee waiver, until the State takes a policy decision...

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Technician for Habitual Absenteeism, Says Imposition Of Punishment Is 'Managerial' Function

Dismissing a plea of reinstatement of a former Technician of Bhilai Steel Plant, whose services were terminated on account of habitual absence from duty, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that imposition of punishment in disciplinary matters is a managerial function which does not warrant interference by the Court unless the punishment seems patently shocking.For context— petitioner...

'Once A Rowdy Need Not Always Be A Rowdy': Kerala High Court Orders Removal Of Man's Name With 8-Year Clean Record From List

The Kerala High Court has recently directed the removal of the name of a person from the rowdy list of Fort Kochi Police Station since he has not been involved in any criminal activity for the past 8 years.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan cited that reformation is the main goal of Indian criminal jurisprudence and hence, a person on the path of reformation need not be retained in the rowdy list of...

Centre Flags IT Act Violations By Proton Mail, Says Response Being Analysed; Decision Within 8 Weeks, Karnataka HC Told

The Karnataka High Court today continued hearing an appeal preferred by Proton AG, a Switzerland-based email service providing company, which has challenged a single judge order directing to block its services in India. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice CM Joshi took note of the Centre's submission that apart from the two URLs initially flagged by...

WhatsApp, Email Communications Between Parties Can Constitute Valid Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that communications between the parties through WhatsApp and emails can constitute a valid arbitration agreement. Justice Jasmeet Singh perused Section 7(4)(b) of the Arbitration Act and said that it is not necessary for a concluded contract to be in existence for a valid arbitration agreement to be existing between the parties.The Court was dealing with a...

Kerala High Court Objects To Kochi Municipal Corporation Projecting Steps Taken Under Statutory Duty As Judicial Command, Seeks Secy's Response

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 03) came down heavily on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for not issuing proper notices of cancellation of occupancy certificate to entities responsible for polluting the Thevara-Perandoor Canal.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji noted that the notices issued by the Corporation suffer from fundamental errors...

PCS-J Exam 2022 'Irregularities' | Justice Govind Mathur Commission Submits Its Report Before Allahabad High Court

The former Chief Justice Govind Mathur-led Commission, appointed to probe into the alleged irregularities in the UP-PCSJ (Mains) 2022 examination, has filed its report before the Allahabad High Court in a sealed cover. The development comes almost 6 months after a Division Bench of the HC comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh appointed Justice Mathur as...

'Justify His Suspension': Karnataka High Court To State In Challenge To CAT Order Revoking Cop's Suspension In Bengaluru Stampede Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (July 03) asked the State government to justify its action of suspending police officers over the charge of dereliction of duty, following the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of the RCB team's 2025 IPL victory celebration.A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice T M Nadaf was hearing the petition filed by the State government challenging...