'Remarks During Live-Streaming Have Far Reaching Effects; Be Cautious While Making Adverse Comments' : Supreme Court Advises Judges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned judges against passing adverse remarks in court, unless accompanied by a proper justification, in the right forum, and necessary to meet the ends of justice. A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing the appeals filed by Karnataka ADGP Seemant Kumar Singh, former Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner J Manjunath and...

Prescribing Qualifications In Addition To UGC's Minimum Qualification For Teaching Posts To ‘Uplift Education Quality’ Constitutional: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently upheld the constitutional validity of Section 45A of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies Act, 2010 (KUFOS Act) on the ground that the qualifications for teaching posts prescribed in addition to the UGC Regulations is for uplifting the quality of education.A single bench of Justice Sathish Ninan was considering a plea challenging the...

Brahmapuram Fire | State Or Cochin Corporation Can File Separate Application Against NGT Order, Will Consider Objectively: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that if the State government or the Kochi Municipal Corporation was aggrieved by the imposition of Rs. 100 crore on the Corporation by the National Green Tribunal, they could approach the Court by way of an application against the same. Assuaging the concerns of the Advocate General, who made mention of a particular paragraph in the NGT order that he...

Mumbai Court Sends Bookie Anil Jaisinghani To Police Custody Till March 27 In Case Filed By Amruta Fadnavis

A Special court in Mumbai sent Anil Jaisinghani, a bookie, to police custody till March 27 in the case filed by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.The court also extended his daughter Aniksha Jaisinghani’s remand till March 24.Fadnavis has alleged that Aniksha Jaisinghani, a designer, attempted to bribe her with Rs 1 crore to seek her “intervention” in...

Supreme Court Questions Practice Of Some Trial Courts To Remand Accused The Moment They Appear In Response To Summons

The Supreme Court has noted that in some parts of the country, trial courts follow the practise of remanding the accused when they appear in response of a summoning order. Therefore, accused persons apprehend arrest even in cases when the investigating agencies are not seeking their custody.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal therefore observed that the...

Private Contractor Blacklisted For Failing CID "Security Test" Gets Stay From Jammu & Kashmir High Court

In an interim relief to a private contractor, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stayed the Govt communication blacklisting him for allegedly failing the security test conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department of Jammu.The GO has affected about 300 private contractors. However, the petitioner claimed the only allegation against him is that his brother is involved in...

'Brahmapuram Fire Indicator Of Lurking Disasters': Kerala High Court To Monitor Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declared that it would be monitoring the implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016 in the state. The court was hearing the suo motu proceedings initiated by it in the wake of the fire at the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant. The division bench of Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji ordered that the first phase of...

Supreme Court Warns Magistrates Who Don't Follow Judgments On Bail; Says They Might Be Taken Off From Judicial Work & Sent For Training

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, was irked to note that even after 10 months of the judgment being passed, the District judiciary is not complying with directions issued in Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau Of Investigation 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 577, wherein it had laid down elaborate guidelines regarding arrest and bail. It observed that the non-compliance would have a dual ramification -...

Supreme Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings Against TN Police Officer For Concealing Material Facts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against an Inspector of Police in the State of Tamil Nadu for suppressing material facts in an affidavit filed before the Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Hima Kohli was considering a review petition filed by a death row convicting against the death penalty...

Enacting Movie Scene Doesn't Mean Actors Actually Consumed MDMA: Kerala High Court Quashes NDPS Case Against Makers Of 'Nalla Samayam'

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings that had been initiated against the Director and Producer of the Malayalam movie 'Nalla Samayam' on the allegation that trailer of the movie depicted a scene wherein one of the characters lauded MDMA to give energy and happiness to users. Justice V.G. Arun observed that Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

Rape & Molestation Cases Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed Based On Compromise Between Victim & Accused: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the prosecution in heinous offences such as rape and molestation of minors, which are punishable under the POCSO Act can't be quashed based on the compromise between the victim and the accused.The Court also opined that the endeavour of the Court in a matter involving such offence is to determine the truth of the allegations and that the purpose...

Supreme Court Praises Orissa High Court For Creatively Using Technology; Says Other HCs Should Replicate It

The Supreme Court has recorded its appreciation for the Orissa High Court for using technology to improve the access to justice for people from far flung areas of the State.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was deciding petitions challenging the Centre's decision to abolish the Odisha Administrative Tribunal. One of the arguments raised by the petitioners was that the...