Roorkee Clash | 'Cancellation Of Govt Accommodation For MLA & BJP Leader Recommended': State Govt Tells Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand Government informed the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday that action has been initiated to cancel the government accommodation provided to independent MLA Umesh Kumar (from Khanpur) and BJP leader and former MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion. It is important to note that both individuals were involved in a violent political clash in Roorkee on January 26th....

State Withdrawing Such Cases Sends Wrong Message To Society: Calcutta HC Orders Fresh Trial In Ten Criminal Cases Tied To Nandigram Unrest

The Calcutta High Court has ordered a fresh trial in ten cases relating to murder and possession of illegal weapons, which took place during the unrest in Bengal's Nandigram region between the years 2007 and 2009.A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi ordered the retrial and held: "More than 10 persons had been murdered in different incidents in a locality....

Physically Incapacitated Accused On Bail Can Be Permitted To Appear Virtually For Judgment Pronouncement By JMFC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that an accused who is out on bail and is physically incapacitated can be permitted to appear through virtual mode on the date fixed for the pronouncement of judgment, by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court.Section 353(6) CrPC states that an accused, not in custody, has to be present for hearing the judgement pronounced, except when personal appearance...

2023 Ghaziabad Advocate Murder | 'Provide Security To Wife If She Applies Under Witness Protection Scheme': High Court To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to provide adequate security to the wife of 42-year-old Ghaziabad advocate Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, who was shot dead by two assailants in his chamber in 2023, if she applies under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. A bench of Justice Nand Prabha Shukla passed this order while disposing of the plea of Kavita...

Maha Kumbh Stampede | 'Bring Relevant Material On Record': Allahabad High Court On PIL Seeking Missing Persons' Details

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (February 13) directed the advocate representing a PIL petitioner, who sought the formation of a Judicial Monitoring Committee to collate details of persons missing after the stampede at Maha Kumbh (Prayagraj) on January 29, to bring on record all the relevant materials being relied upon for the case. A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and...

"Hybrid Courts Are Also Courts": Delhi HC Objects To Lawyer Appearing On VC From Park, Calls For Sensitization To Ensure Courtroom Decorum

Taking exception to a lawyer appearing through videoconferencing while standing in a park with a mobile phone in his hand, the Delhi High Court has called for sensitization of lawyers on maintaining decorum while appearing in hybrid courts. Justice Girish Kathpalia asked the Delhi High Court Bar Association as well as all District Court Bar Associations to sensitize the members of the...

1995 Murder Case | 'Prosecution Not Obliged To Answer Every Hypothesis Of Defence': Allahabad HC Overturns Acquittal, Sentences 3 To LI

While overturning the acquittal of 3 accused and sentencing them to Life Imprisonment in connection with a 1995 Murder case, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the prosecution is not obliged to answer each and every hypothesis put forth by the defence/accused persons. A bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan said that murders are...

Death Penalty, Imprisonment, Breach Of Peace, Trial Of Offences: Kerala HC Clarifies Scope & Application Of Criminal Writ Petitions

The Kerala High Court has stated that proceedings that may result in punishments such as death, imprisonment and forfeiture of property should be filed as Writ Petitions (Criminal). It also stated that petitions related to maintenance of law and order, prevention of breaches of peace, prevention of vagrancy should be filed as Writ Petitions (Criminal). Additionally, the Court clarified that...

Waqf Board Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Against Release Of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a trial court order which released Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan for lack of requisite sanction in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of Khan and...

Courts Must Be Pragmatic In Criminal Cases Arising From Matrimonial Disputes, Tendency To Implicate Husband & His Relatives Not Uncommon: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that since it is not uncommon for a husband and his family members to be implicated in criminal cases arising out of a matrimonial dispute, the courts adjudicating on such matters shall take into account pragmatic realities.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: The tendency to implicate the husband and all his immediate relatives is also not uncommon. Even...

Affidavit Disclosing Assets Mandatory In Maintenance Proceedings: Orissa HC Laments Non-Compliance Of SC Guidelines By Family Court

The Orissa High Court has expressed displeasure over the recalcitrance of a Family Court in following guidelines issued by the Supreme Court which mandated a person to file an affidavit disclosing his/her assets while making a maintenance application and the respondent to submit his reply along with a similar asset affidavit, only after which a maintenance case can be...

Bombay HC Issues Notice On Marathi Actor Urmila Kothare's Plea For Transfer Of Probe In Accident Case; Directs Preservation Of CCTV Footage

Popular Marathi actor Urmila Kothare, whose speeding car hit a labourer and killed him in December 2024, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the probe to the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale heard the matter on Wednesday (February 12) and issued notice to the respondents. The court also ordered the...