Gauhati High Court 'Decourts' Lawyer Outside HC Premises Who Came To Court Wearing 'Jeans-Pant'

A lawyer who came to court wearing 'Jeans-Pant' prompted the Gauhati High Court to 'decourt' him on Friday.The Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana directed the police personnel to decourt the Counsel outside the High Court campus.The Counsel was appearing in an anticipatory bail matter.The Court also ordered to bring the matter to the notice of Chief Justice, Registrar general as well of the...

There Are 2967 Tigers Spread In 53 Tiger Reserves As Per 2018 Census: Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday that there are 2967 tigers spread in 53 tiger reserves overall in the country as per a 2018 census. This number even constitutes 70% of the world tiger population and figures continue to grow, a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was told. The Court was hearing a plea aiming to relocate human settlements from reserve forests...

Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XXV

Q.121 When does trial start in a “warrant case” and a “sessions case”?Ans.· The following are the provisions in the Cr.P.C. pertaining to the framing of charge in warrant and sessions trial:-Warrant - Sec. 240 (police charge case)- Sec. 246 (complaint case)Sessions - Sec. 228· In paragraph 28 of Ratilal Bhanji Mithani v. State of Maharashtra – (1979) 2 SCC 179 = AIR 1979 SC...

[Assam Fake Encounters] Govt Taking Appropriate Action, PIL Based On Media Reports Without Verifying Complete Facts Not Maintainable: High Court

The Gauhati High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation pertaining to alleged ‘fake encounters’ in Assam on the ground that the statements made in the petition are primarily based on newspaper reports from different websites without any verification of complete facts. It was the plea of the petitioner that there were more than 80 fake encounters conducted by the...

Supreme Court Disapproves Allahabad HC Dismissing Several Bail Applications On Same Day For Default

The Supreme Court disapproved the dismissal of about 50 bail applications for default/non-prosecution in a single day by Allahabad High Court.The bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi was disposing a plea challenging the High Court's order which dismissed a anticipatory bail application for non-prosecution.During the last hearing, it had sought a report from the Registrar of the...

Religion Important Only When It Is Relevant Under Law, Otherwise India Secular Nation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday said that religion is important in our country only when its relevant under the law, otherwise for all purposes India is a secular country. “Religion is important when it is important. How? When it is relevant under the law. Otherwise, we have a secular nation, everything we do, we have to imbibe that spirit. Both citizens and the state”, a bench...

Kerala High Court Notifies Uniform Procedure For Impleading Legal Heirs Of Deceased Parties

The Kerala High Court in an Official Memorandum dated 24 January 2023 has directed for the implementation of a uniform procedure to be followed while impleading the legal heirs of deceased parties. The OM issued by Registrar General reads that Chief Justice has ordered for the implementation of the Division Bench order in State of Kerala v. Govindan, in which the Court observed that:It is...

Indulging In Similar/Other Criminal Activities Reason For Bail Cancellation When Such Condition Imposed In Bail Order: Kerala HC Reiterates

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that indulging in similar or other criminal activities would be a reason for cancellation of the bail, particularly, when there is such a condition imposed in the initial bail order. The Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen, while dismissing a petition seeking the bail cancellation order passed by the court below to be set aside, observed,...

Order XLI Rule 5 CPC - Mere Filing Of Appeal Would Not Operate As A Stay Of Decree : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere filing of the appeal would not operate as a stay under Order XLI Rule 5 of Code of Civil Procedure.In this case, the petitioner had approached the Patna High Court seeking a direction to the District Magistrate to grant ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) for starting MS/HSD retail outlet dealership over land. The High Court dismissed the petition on...

‘More Diversity In Judiciary Will Ensure More Neutrality’: Advocate Shahrukh Alam

Weighing in on the issue of diversity in the Indian judiciary, Supreme Court lawyer-cum-activist Shahrukh Alam said that by bringing in more people from the margins of society to occupy seats of power in the courts, the elements of subjective assessment that inform the process of adjudication would be more neutral. “Apart from judicial reasoning, which is only a part of the...

Justice Madan B. Lokur Visits Sanganer Open Prison In Jaipur, Admires Its Festive Atmosphere, Says It Leaves A Nice Feeling

Former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Madan B. Lokur addressed a press conference in Jaipur on Friday, in defence of the concept of open jails, after a visit to Sanganer Open Prison in Jaipur, interacting with its inmates and family members. The Sanganer Open Prison in Jaipur, with about 400 prisoners, has been open since the 1950s, and has been the subject of several news...

"Total Ban For Conduct Of Religious Meetings Not Possible": Madras High Court Allows Hindu Outfit's Conference

The Madras High Court has recently allowed the Indu Makkal Katchi-Tamizhagam to conduct their State conference on 29th January 2023. Indu Makkal Katchi is a right-wing, Hindu nationalist party in Tamil Nadu. It was set up by the RSS as a front for its political activities in Tamil NaduJustice G Chandrasekharan allowed the plea filed by the party challenging the order of the Inspector of...