MP High Court Quashes Non-Bailable Warrant Issued At Very First Instance Seeking Presence Of Accused, Says It’s Against Mandate Of Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside a non-bailable warrant issued by trial court to secure the presence of an accused in POCSO case, immediately after the filing of charge-sheet in the matter.The bench comprising Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed that issuing the non-bailable warrants on the very first date of filing of the charge-sheet is against the settled position of...

Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Supreme Court Challenging Gujarat HC Order Setting Timeline For Trial In Drug Planting Case

On Friday, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Manoj Misra, adjourned the hearing of the plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, assailing order of Gujarat High Court to complete the trial in the two-decade old drug seizure case within a stipulated time period. As per the Special Leave Petition, the order of the High Court has been...

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Appointed As Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court

The union government has notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court.The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju broke the news in a tweet and said he extends his best wishes to Justice Mishra.Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, Judge in Uttarakhand High Court & ( PHC: Orissa) has been appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.I extend my...

'No Coercion': State Counsel Submits Before MP High Court In Case Of 'Victim' Who Shot 'Rape' Video, Bail Granted To Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man who has been accused of committing rape against a married woman after the state’s counsel submitted a report before it opining that prima facie it was not an act against the will of the victim. The bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan passed this order on the bail plea filed by accused Jitendra Baghel taking into account...

UP Excise Act Case: Allahabad High Court Allows Application For 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' Against UP BJP MLA PN Pandey

The Allahabad High Court has allowed an application of the Public Prosecutor for 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' (as provided under Section 321 CrPC) against UP BJP MLA Prem Narayan Pandey in connection with a case registered against him under the UP Excise Act.With this, the Court set aside the judgment and order passed by the Additional Session Judge, Special Judge (M.P./M.L.A.), Gonda...

MCD Mayor Polls : Nominated Members Can't Vote, Holds Supreme Court; Election To Be Notified In 24 Hours

Ending a major controversy over the election of Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday held that nominated members of the municipal corporation cannot vote in the elections for mayor.The Court also held that nominated members cannot vote either in the elections for Deputy Mayor and Standing Committees. Also, the election of the Mayor has to precede the election...

'The Haves Stop Despoiling Rights Of Have-Nots': Manual Scavenger's Dispossessed Widow Gets Land With House After Karnataka High Court Intervenes

The Karnataka High Court has for the second time come to the aid of a widow of a manual scavenger by ensuring authorities restore possession of a plot of land with a house, which was taken away as she did not have financial means to construct house on land allotted pursuant to an earlier high court order.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Nagamma...

S.12A Commercial Courts Act | Party Cannot Be Non-Suited For Want Of Pre-Institution Mediation If Urgent Interim Relief Sought: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that in commercial suits wherein interim relief is prayed for, the Plaintiff cannot be non-suited for not following the mandatory provision of pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts. Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (Act of 2015) deals with the mandatory provision of...

Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Arvind Kejriwal Over Alleged 'Khuda Believers Won't Be Pardoned If They Vote For BJP' Remark

In a temporary relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial proceedings in a 2014 case registered against him for allegedly saying "those who believe in 'Khuda' won't be pardoned by 'Khuda' if they vote for BJP" during an election campaign.Kejriwal had approached the Supreme Court challenging the the order passed by the Allahabad High Court...

[Custody] Parents' Demands Can't Be Given Importance If Child Is Grown Up & Able To Take Rational Decision In Personal Matters: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that when a child is grown up and is capable of making rational decisions on his/her own, the court must not give too much importance to the demands of the parents' battling the custody of the child. A division bench of comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar was hearing a challenge against the order of a family court that...

Adani-Hindenburg | 'We Can't Start With Presumption Of Regulatory Failure' : Supreme Court To Constitute Expert Committee

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will pass orders to constitute an expert committee to review the regulatory mechanism in the light of the Adani-Hindenburg issue.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala however refused to accept the names proposed by the Central Government in a sealed cover for inclusion in the proposed...

DAMEPL v. DMRC: High Court Asks Centre, Delhi Govt To Make Submissions On Payment Of Unpaid Arbitral Award To Reliance Infra

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India and Delhi Government in the ongoing case concerning payment of unpaid dues of arbitral award to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL) by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).Justice Yashwant Varma impleaded Union of India through Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Delhi...