Madras High Court Makes E-Filing Mandatory For Anticipatory Bail Pleas, Launches Online Portal For Certified Copies

The Madras High Court has made e-filing mandatory in both the Principal bench in Madras and the Madurai bench. This facility is initially compulsory for Anticipatory bail applications only.The Advocates or Party-in-Person are to first create a user account on the e-filing portal. The detailed guidelines and tutorial video prepared by the High Court for the e-filing process and the User Manual...

‘Delhi Police Roped Them As Scapegoats, Prosecution Launched In Cavalier Fashion’: Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Others In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, a Delhi Court on Saturday observed that the police was unable to apprehend “actual perpetrators” and “surely managed to rope them (accused) as scapegoats” in the matter.Pulling up the prosecution for filing “ill-conceived chargesheets”, Additional Sessions Judge Arul...

Government Jobs Not Just A Dream But Also A Sign Of Being A Winner; Thugs Exploiting This Weakness Of People: P&H High Court

While denying Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of conning another person with a promise of a job in the Indian Army, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that getting Government Job is not just a dream but also a sign of being a winner and this weakness of people is being exploited by the Thugs.Specifying its opinion regarding the difference between the Government and...

Provisions Of CPC To Be Followed In Trial Of Election Petitions U/S 122 Of MP Panchayat Rajya Adhiniyam: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench, recently set aside the order passed by a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO), wherein the proceedings under Section 122 of the M.P. Panchayat Rajya Adhiniyam, 1993 were not carried out in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure. Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke held that pursuant to Rule 11 of the M.P. Panchayats (Election Petitions,...

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations

The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a trial court order denying the accused opportunity to examine a police inspector in a rape case. The officer had recorded the statement of the victim in a different case The applicant-accused moved an application under Sec 233 of Cr.P.C. for the issuance of process upon the witness, who had recorded the statement of the victim in connection...

Not Mandatory For The IO To File Chargesheet In Each FIR Lodged Under The SC-ST Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is not mandatory for the Investigating Officer to file a charge sheet in each and every case where an FIR has been lodged alleging the commission of offence under the SC/ST Act 1989.The Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori further clarified that Section 4(2)(e) of the 1989 Act and Rule 7(2) of the SC-ST Act Rules 1995...

'Vertical Reservation' By Calicut University For Persons With Disabilities Faulty And Illegal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday held that the reservation procedure followed by the Calicut University by earmarking roster points for persons with disabilities, and providing them with vertical reservation instead of horizontal, as being faulty and illegal, and also violative of Rule 15 of Part II Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules (KS & SSR). Such reservation had resulted...

Simply Because Patient Didn't Respond Favourably To Treatment Or Surgery Failed, Doctor Cannot Be Held Negligent: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High court on Thursday observed that a mere deviation from normal professional practice or an accident or untoward incident is not enough to prove medical negligence. Gross and culpable negligence beyond a reasonable doubt needs to be established for a medical professional to be convicted for criminal negligence, said the court. A single bench of the court was...

Consider Applications Of Married Women For Primary Teacher Posts On Basis Of Caste & Income Certificates Of Parents, Not Spouses: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has granted relief to hundreds of applicants to the post of Graduate Primary Teachers who were placed in the General merit category by the State government as they had submitted the caste and income certificate of parents instead of the certificates of their spouse. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a batch of petitions and quashed...

BREAKING - Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Milia Islamia University in December, 2019.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma passed the order. The FIR alleges offences of rioting and unlawful assembly - Section 143, 147, 148, 149, 186, 353, 332, 333, 308, 427, 435, 323, 341, 120B and 34 of IPC have been...

Can Section 482 CrPC Petition Be Dismissed Solely On The Ground That Discharge Application Is Pending? Supreme Court Issues Notice

Can High Court dismiss a petition under Section 482 CrPC solely on the ground that a discharge application is pending? The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which raised this issue.In this case, the petitioners- accused had approached the Madras High Court seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against them. The court noticed that during the pendency of this petition,...

‘Talent Is Not Monopoly Of Those Who Stay In Metropolitan Areas’: CJI Chandrachud While Inaugurating 'Virtual High Courts' In Odisha

Chief Justice of India Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud on Friday virtually inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 different districts of Odisha. While speaking on the occasion, he said talent has no geographical boundaries and it is not the ‘monopoly’ of those who stay in metropolitan areas. He underlined the importance of facilities like 'Virtual High Courts'...