Gautam Navlakha Withdraws Application In Supreme Court Seeking Transfer From Mumbai To Delhi

Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, on Friday withdrew his application filed in Supreme Court seeking permission to remain in house-arrest in Delhi instead of Mumbai. When the matter was called up first, an advocate assisting Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought a pass over. “…You understood what you were getting into when you are in Bombay. You accepted it, now you...

Lawyers Should Not Rush To High Court For Every Small Thing, Digitization Of Trial Court Record A Must: Delhi High Court Judges

Giving a “judicial perspective” on the issue of long pendency of cases, Justice Jasmeet Singh and Justice Amit Sharma of Delhi High Court on Friday suggested ways to reduce the backlog.The judges were speaking at the “Coffee Conversation” organized by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum. The topic of discussion of the event was "Role Of Bar In Reducing Arrear -...

Bombay High Court Notifies Designation Of 20 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

The Bombay High Court today notified the designation of twenty lawyers as Senior Advocates.The following lawyers have been appointed under Section 16 (2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 as per the Rules framed by the HC - Abhay S. KhandeparkarAshish S. KamatGopal Krishna Shivram HegdeRajshekhar V. GovilkarGirish S. GodboleKiran S. BapatVaibhav V. JoglekarSuresh S. PakaleGirish Anant...

Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Examination Of Witnesses, Seeks Progress Report On Trial

In the 2017 case related to abduction and sexual assault of a Kerala actor, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any order to interfere with the examination of witnesses in the ongoing trial before the Court at Ernakulam.The accused in the case, prominent Malayalam actor Dileep, had taken objection to the move made by the prosecution to examine 41 additional witnesses shortly ahead of...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-6

ElectricityElectricity - A basic amenity of which a person cannot be deprived - Electricity cannot be declined to a tenant on the ground of failure/refusal of the landlord to issue no objection certificate. All that the electricity supply authority is required to examine is whether the applicant for electricity connection is in occupation of the premises in question. Dilip v. Satish, 2022...

Teacher Forcibly Ties 'Mangalsutra' To Student, Rapes Her: Bombay High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction

The Bombay High Court recently upheld a man’s conviction for kidnapping and raping his minor student observing that instead of grooming students to become responsible citizens, he created a blot on the pious relationship of a student and a teacher.A division Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Abhay S. Waghwase sitting at Nagpur dismissed the appeal against conviction observing – “In...

Election Commission Recognises Eknath Shinde Group As Official "Shiv Sena", Allows Them To Use "Bow & Arrow" Symbol

The Election Commission of India has recognised Eknath Shinde group as official "Shiv Sena", and allowed them to use official "Bow & Arrow" symbol and "Shiv Sena" name.Uddhav Thackeray camp has been allowed to use the name Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the symbol of "flaming torch" for the upcoming bye-elections in Maharashtra assembly.The order has been passed unanimously by...

"It Is Not As If This Court Approved Of Adultery" : Supreme Court Clarifies 'Joseph Shine' Judgment That Declared Section 497 IPC Unconstitutional

It is not as if this Court approved of adultery, the Supreme Court observed in its order clarifying that its 2018 judgment striking down Section 497 IPC [Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2019) 3 SCC 39 ] will not impact court martial proceedings initiated against personnel serving the armed forces for adulterous conduct.A five judge bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi,...

Union Govt Seeks Modification Of Senior Designation Guidelines; Says Point-Based System As Per SC Judgment Dilutes Honour Of Advocacy

The Union Government has recently filed an application in Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s petition seeking reforms in the process of designation of Senior Advocate. On Thursday (16th February, 2023), when the petition along with allied applications came up for hearing before a Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar, the Solicitor General of...

Time For Obtaining Sanction Excluded From Limitation U/S 468 CrPC: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Over 'Forced Conversion'

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a case against four persons who allegedly tried to lure and convert a Hindu person to Christianity, in 2011.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed by K J Kunjumon and others who were charged under sections 504, 323, 295A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code.“There is a case and counter case registered...

Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Jitendra Tyagi In Case Over Allegations Of Raping Driver's Wife Repeatedly

The Allahabad High Court has DENIED anticipatory bail to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi Alias Syed Waseem Rizvi in connection with a rape case registered against him in the year 2021 by the wife of his former driver.Noting that non-bailable warrants have been issued against Tyagi by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow last month, the bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan did not find...

UGC Regulations Prescribe Appointment Of Principal In Affiliated Colleges Only By Direct Recruitment, Not By Promotion: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday considered the question as to whether the Principal of a UGC affiliated private college in the State could be appointed by promotion, contrary to that provided in the UGC Regulations for maintenance of the standards in institutions for higher education. The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice Sophy Thomas, while considering an...