Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy For 8 Years

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday released on bail a man accused of sexually assaulting his student over a span of eight years, finding that he had been in judicial custody for over a month. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that although prima facie there was evidence showing that the petitioner was involved in the crime, his continued incarceration was not necessary for the case."A...

[Patents Act] Unity Or Plurality Of Inventions & Whether They Form Single Inventive Concept To Be Determined From Claims: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that under the law of patent, "unity of the invention" or "plurality of inventions" and whether they form a "single inventive concept" has to be gleaned from a reading of the claims.Going through various provisions of the Patents Act, 1970, Justice Pratibha M Singh said:"The complete specification also describes the procedures, processes, methods, including...

Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of Session Judge Sentencing POCSO Convict To Death In 4 Days Trial

The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to a judge sentencing a convict to death in a POCSO case in a trial completed within 4 days and sentencing another POCSO convict to life in a trial completed in a single day.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat was considering a writ petition filed by a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar who alleged that the...

TV Today v. Newslaundry | Broadcaster Has Right To Fair Comment On Programmes Created By Others, Facet Of Free Speech Under Article 19: Delhi HC

Whether comment is satirical or malicious would be established during trial.

Illegal Incarceration For 4 Yrs: MP High Court Awards ₹3 Lakhs Compensation; Orders Inquiry Into Delay By ASJ Court In Issuing Release Warrant

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the State to pay Rs.3 lakhs as compensation to a man who was illegally kept in prison for almost 4 years despite completing his sentence in September 2009. The man was released only in June of 2012. The Court further directed the Registrar Vigilance to conduct an inquiry into the delay caused by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge,...

IIT-JEE Mains Technical Difficulties : Supreme Court Allows 15 Candidates To Attend Additional Session Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Friday passed an order allowing 15 IIT aspirants, who faced technical difficulties during the first session of the ITT JEE-Mains 2022 exam held in June 2022, to attend the additional session of the exam held by the National Testing Agency tomorrow (July 30).As per the information bulletin for the IIT-JEE Mains exam, the entrance test will be conducted in two sessions and...

S.34 Arbitration Act | Award Can Be Set Aside Only On Specific Grounds Mentioned In Provision: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated that award under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act can be set aside only on the basis of specific grounds mentioned therein. It is a settled position of law that award under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act can be set aside only on the basis of specific grounds contained therein. The bench comprising Justice Lisa Gill...

Section 14A Of SC/ST Act Contains No Limitation Period To Bar Filing Of Appeal Against Order Under 1989 Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that Section 14A of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 puts no limitation on filing an appeal against an order under the provisions of the 1989 Act.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I and Justice Saurabh Lavania clarified that after the Allahabad High Court struck down the second proviso to sub-section(3)...

'Advocates Bound To Accept Any Brief; Unfair To Target Them For The Clients They Represent' : P&H Bar Council

Amid the recent practice of ridiculing Senior Advocates and members of the bar for the briefs/clients they represent, the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council recently issued a circular condemning such practices. The circular, issued under the seal of Bar Council Chairman Suvir Sidhu states that a lawyer should not be attached to the character of the brief/client. A lawyers' s relationship...

President Appoints Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava As Acting Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as the Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India) with effect from August 2.Justice MM Shrivastava, the senior-most Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, will be performing the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court consequent upon...

'Don't Address Any Public Rally For One Year' : Supreme Court To Odisha MLA While Granting Bail In Road Rage Case

While granting bail to an Odisha MLA accused in a road rage case, the Supreme Court restrained him from addressing any public rally for an year.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath also restrained him from visiting his Constituency (Chilika) for a period of one year without taking permission from the District Collector.The allegation against MLA Prasant Kumar Jagdev is that he...

Backlog Of Unfilled Women Seats In Reserved Category May Be Filled By Male Candidates Of Same Category: High Court Directs Bangalore University

The Karnataka High Court has said that the state government order, providing that in case eligible women applicants under a reserved category post are not available, such posts could be filled up by eligible male candidates of the same category is applicable to recruitment notifications issued under the General Recruitment Rules or recruitment as regards backlog vacancies under the...