Even After 75 Years Of Independence, Downtrodden People Can't Do Business Equally As Upper Caste People: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, while refusing to quash proceedings against accused under the Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, said that despite the completion of 75 years of independence of India, "the downtrodden people [are] not able to do any business equal to that of any other business people who were said to be in upper caste."The court made the...

S. 409(2) CrPC Puts A Bar On Administrative Power Of A Sessions Judge To Recall A Trial After Its Commencement: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that Section 409(2) of the CrPC creates a bar on the administrative power of the Sessions Judge for recalling the sessions trial after the trial of the case has commenced.The bench of Justice Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal observed thus while allowing a tranfser plea filed by a complainant challenging the order of the Sessions Judge, Bemetara paed...

IDIA-Call For Applications For Training & Materials Team

This is a call for applications to be part of the Training & Materials Central Vertical of the Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA), in the capacity of Members for the year 2023-2024.IDIA was initiated by Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer to reach out to the marginalized and under-represented groups, sensitize them to law as a viable career option and help interested students acquire admission in law schools, which are otherwise increasingly elitist spaces. The hope is that increasing...

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Seeks To Transfer To Supreme Court Petitions Filed In 6 HCs Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of Different States

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court seeking to transfer to it 21 cases pending in 6 High Courts challenging the laws relating to religious conversions enacted by various states.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today morning. He mentioned that the Registry refused to number the transfer...

Amputation Of Both Arms Should Be Construed As 100% Disability For Granting Compensation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the civil court to a claimant on the ground that losing of both arms ‘below elbow upto lower one third of forearm’ shall be construed to be 100% disability as per the guidelines for Evaluation of Permanent Physical Impairment in Amputees (the guidelines). The appellant was employed by the contractor i.e....

Centre Violated Citizens' Right To Know By Blocking BBC Documentary On Modi : N Ram, Prashant Bhushan & Mahua Moitra Tell Supreme Court

Terming the Centre's decision to block public access to BBC's documentary "India : The Modi Question" as "manifestly arbitrary" and "unconstitutional", veteran journalist and former editor of The Hindu N Ram, Advocate and civil rights activist Prashant Bhushan and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra have jointly filed a petition in the Supreme Court.The writ petition filed under Article 32 of...

'Can't Say He Was Instrumental In Prayagraj Violence': Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Javed Jailed In June 2022

The Allahabad High Court on Saturday granted bail to the Welfare Party Of India Leader Javed Mohammad who is the prime accused in the June 2022 Prayagraj Violence case. He has been accused of leading the mob which allegedly damaged public property and set police vehicles on fire.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed that from the perusal of the FIR and the statements of prosecution...

Bengaluru Court Restrains Two Manufacturers From Counterfeiting Actor Vijay Deverakonda's Clothing Brand 'Rowdy'

A Civil court in Bengaluru has by way of interim relief restrained two manufacturers from selling counterfeit clothing under the brand/trade name ‘Rowdy’, which is the brainchild of Telugu Actor Vijay Deverakonda, till the disposal of the suit. Additional City Civil Judge Padma Prasad partly allowed the application filed by Rowdywear Pvt. Ltd and the Actor who is the Director...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 23 To January 29, 2023

NOMINAL INDEX Brijeash Saurabh Mishra @ Brijesh Mishra vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 32 Mohd. Aslam vs. State of U.P 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 33 Mohd. Ahmad Khan @ Ahmad Khan And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 34 Sajid @ Sajid Pardhan vs. State of U.P. 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 35 Mohammad Azam Khan vs. State of U.P....

Allahabad High Court Entertains And Allows A Second Anticipatory Bail Plea Filed On Fresh Grounds

The Allahabad High Court recently entertained and allowed a second anticipatory bail plea filed on fresh grounds. The bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar granted anticipatory bail [till the filing of police report u/s 173(2) CrPC] to one Rajnish Chaurasia who has been accused of inter alia causing hurt to the first informant in May 2022. With this, the bench rejected the...

Delhi High Court Summons Finance And Urban Development Secretaries, MCD Commissioner Over Unpaid Salaries Of Employees, Teachers

The Delhi High Court on Monday summoned Finance and Urban Development Secretaries of the Delhi Government and Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi over failure to make payment of salaries to various employees, safaikaramcharis and teachers of the civic body. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that it is unfortunate that class...

Motor Vehicles Act | Claim Petitions Filed Beyond 6 Months Cannot Be Dismissed By MACTs In Limine: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the claim petitions filed under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be dismissed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals (MACT) in limine, if the same have been filed beyond the period of six months. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Amit Rawal, while setting aside the impugned orders of the MACT, observed that,"The provisions of the Limitation Act would...