Court Can’t Compare Disputed Signatures With Admitted Ones By Mere Glance, Must Record Analysis Of Characteristics: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that though Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act empowers a court to compare the disputed signatures with the admitted signatures but the same cannot be done on a casual perusal or a mere glance, particularly without even recording an analysis of the characteristics of the admitted signatures as compared to those of the disputed one.The observation...

Declare Ram Setu As A 'National Monument', Erect Wall At Site To Enable Its 'Darshan' For 'Moksha': Plea In Supreme Court

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking the construction of a wall at the Ram Setu site 'in the sea' for a few meters/kilometers to enable its 'Darshan' by all living creatures of God on the ground that its darshan guarantees Moksha.The plea, which has been filed as a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India through Lucknow-based advocate Ashok Pandey, also...

'Error Of Judgment' On Part Of Medical Authorities: Gauhati High Court Orders Assam Govt To Pay Rs 5 Lakh To Custodial Death Victim's Wife

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to pay an amount of Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to a woman, whose husband died in the jail because timely appropriate and adequate medical facility was not provided to him due to an error of judgment on the part of medical authorities regarding his medical condition.The division bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and...

Push UOI To Shut Down Websites Offering Online Law Courses Sans BCI’s Approval, Take Action Against Erring Persons: Allahabad HC To BCI

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council Of India to take against the persons hosting websites which offer online law course without the approval of BCI. The bench of Chief Justice (Designate) Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh also asked the BCI to make appropriate recommendations to the Union of India to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to shut...

Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Murdering Parents, Awards Life Imprisonment Without Remission

The Calcutta High Court on Monday commuted a death row prisoner's sentence to life imprisonment till natural life without remission. The man last year was awarded a death sentence by the trial court for murdering his parents.The division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi said:“The Constitutional Court can award a life sentence without any remission. This aspect...

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Files Defamation Suit In Bombay High Court Against Brother, Ex-Wife; Seeks Rs 100 Crore In Damages

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has approached the Bombay High Court claiming damages worth Rs. 100 Crores against his brother Shamsuddin and his former wife Anjana Pandey for alleged defamation and harassment.A writ petition against Pandey filed by Siddiqui is also pending before the HC seeking the whereabouts of his children who are in Pandey's custody.The defamation suit will be heard by...

Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 35 Years Ago; Says Conviction Resulted In 'Travesty Of Justice'

The Supreme Court recently acquitted a man who was concurrently convicted by the trial court and the High Court for the alleged murder of his wife thirty five years ago."In our considered view, the courts below have seriously erred in passing the order of conviction based on incorrect and incomplete appreciation of evidence, causing serious prejudice to the accused, also resulting into...

Kesavananda Bharti Judgement The Fulcrum On Which Jurisprudence Of Judicial Independence Has Developed : Ex-CJI UU Lalit

The former Chief Justice of India, Justice UU Lalit in a recent lecture delivered on the "Evolution of Independence of Judiciary as a Basic Feature of the Constitution" stated that the Kesavananda Bharti judgement has given us the fulcrum on which the entire jurisprudence of independence of judiciary has since then developed. According to Justice Lalit, the celebrated judgement has nurtured...

CJI DY Chandrachud Deplores Tendency Of Male Employers To Avoid Women In Office Fearing Sexual Harassment Allegations

While speaking about the low representation of women in the legal profession, Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud pointed out that stereotypes against women made it difficult for them to get recruited. He pointed out that in Tamil Nadu alone, for every 50,000 male enrolments, there were only 5000 female enrolments. These statistics were similar all over the country. The CJI was speaking...

DGFT Allows Import Of Urea Through India Potash Till March 2024

The Director General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the amendment in the import policy of urea which allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited (IPL) till March 2024.As per the existing import policy the import of Urea is also allowed through IPL for a period up to March 31, 2023.Now, as per the revised policy import of Urea is allowed through IPL for a period up to March...

Winning Bidder Cannot Challenge Tender Cancellation After Accepting Refund Of Deposit: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that once the winning bidder of a tender accepts the refund of deposit paid to confirm the contract without any reservation, he cannot challenge the cancellation of the tender as the contract would stand rescinded.A division bench of acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne upheld the cancellation of Central Government’s tender...

Sanatan Sanstha Not Declared Banned Or Terrorist Organization Under UAPA: Bombay High Court

Sanatan Sanstha has not been declared a banned or terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2004, the Bombay High Court recently observed.A division bench of Justice Sunil B Shukre and Justice Kamal Khata granted bail to two members of the Sanstha in the Sunburn Terror Attack Conspiracy 2017 and Nallasopara Arms Haul Case 2018.“The most intriguing part of this...