Orissa High Court Directs State To Furnish List Of Agencies Engaged For Cleaning Of Sewers & Septic Tanks

The Orissa High Court on Thursday ordered the State to provide the list of agencies engaged on outsourcing basis to clean sewers and septic tanks. It also directed them to indicate in a chart as to whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training manuals have been provided to them and also if those are strictly complied with.While expressing concern over death of workers engaged...

Can HC Exercise Jurisdiction Over A Tribunal Situated Outside Its Territorial Limits? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

In a case relating to whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the issue regarding the jurisdiction of a High Court to entertain a challenge against an order passed by a Tribunal which is situated outside its territorial limit.The issue arose in an appeal filed by the Union Government against the decision of the Uttarakhand...

Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection Granted To Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi In UAPA Case Till March 20

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in an appeal filed by activist turned politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside a discharge order in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, till Monday, March 20 A division bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was told that Senior...

Madras High Court Issues Guidelines For Extending Limitation Period In Criminal Cases

While criticising the manner in which the prosecution had failed to file an application for the extension of limitation while dealing with the FIR related to sexual harassment charges against self styled Godman Shiva Sankar baba, the Madras High Court has laid down certain guidelines with respect to extension of limitation in such cases. Justice RN Manjula had disposed of the...

Hathras Case| No Medical Evidence Of Gang Rape, Victim Was Possibly Tutored; Can’t Say Prime Accused Intended To Kill Her: UP Court

Convicting one person in the Hathras alleged Gang Rape & Murder case, the Uttar Pradesh Court, in its judgment noted that since the entire case had assumed political undertones, it was possible that the victim had made allegations of gang rape against the 4 accused after being tutored by her family members and other people who had been coming to meet her, The Special Judge Trilok...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Pleas Of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the bail applications of Bhima Koregaon-accused and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 for alleged offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. They were arrested in connection with the 2018 caste-based violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune,...

ECI Case| Right To Vote A Part Of Fundamental Rights, Says Justice Rastogi; Majority Judgment Opines It's A Constitutional Right

The Supreme Court’s decision to reform the process of making appointments to the Election Commission has once again sparked the debate surrounding the status of citizens’ right to vote.The Constitution bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar was of the view that right to vote is a Constitutional right.The four judges in...

Madras High Court Judge Says She Was Threatened After Reserving Order In Shiva Sankar Baba’s Plea For Quashing FIR In Sexual Harassment Case

Justice RN Manjula of Madras High Court has revealed that she was sent “pseudonymous letters of threat” dissuading her from passing orders in a petition filed by self-styled godman Shiva Shankar Baba to quash the FIR filed against him in a sexual assault case. Adding that such a cheap attitude only shows the cowardice of such persons, the Judge added that these attempts will not stand...

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a convict under POCSO Act on the ground that there was element of love affair and the prosecutorix had virtually resided with the convict as husband and wife, till they were apprehended.The applicant-convict approached the High Court in appeal against the judgment and order dated December 12, 2022 by which he was convicted by the POCSO Court,...

Explained: Why Is There No End In Sight For DMRC-Reliance Infra Dispute Despite Court Orders?

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infra-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) are engaged in a long-drawn battle over an arbitral award which attained finality in 2021 when Supreme Court ruled in favour of the latter. DMRC, which is owned by both the union government and Delhi government, has failed to pay the award money to DAMEPL despite multiple orders...

Patna High Court Says BSUSC's Asst Professor Recruitment Drive Not In Line With Reservation Rules, Backlog Vacancies Not Earmarked Separately

The Patna High Court has ordered the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) to re-conduct recruitment to 4,638 Assistant Professor positions in the State after it found that the earlier selection process was unlawful and in complete violation of the applicable rules of reservations as mandated by the Constitution of India.While allowing the writ petition filed by Dr. Amod Prabodhi...

FIR Over Comment Against PM | Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief To Pawan Khera Till 17th March 2023

The Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and listed his plea on 17th March 2023. Khera was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The Court had earlier ordered that...