'Transfer Them To Far-Flung Places': Madhya Pradesh High Court On Police Officers Tampering With Evidence In Rape Case, Orders Inquiry

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee to take appropriate action against the Police Officers concerned for tampering with forensic evidence in a rape case, to allegedly shield the Appellant/accused, who also happened to be a police officer. Justice Vivek Agarwal further lamented that the Court would've directed that the case...

Maradu Demolitions : Supreme Court Appoints Ex-Judge Justice Thottathil Radhakrishnan For Enquiry About Persons Responsible For Illegal Constructions

The Supreme Court has appointed Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and former judge of the Kerala High Court, to enquire about the involvement of Builder/Promoter/persons/officials responsible for the illegal construction of the buildings in Maradu, Kochi.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai passed this direction observing...

Article 14 Does Not Envisage Negative Equality, Wrong Decisions Made In Earlier Cases Can't Be Perpetuated: Chhattisgarh High Court

Chhattisgarh High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by an agriculture teacher seeking study leave at par with earlier persons holding the post, while observing that Article 14 of the Constitution is not meant to perpetuate illegality or fraud, even by extending the wrong decisions made in other cases.The Bench noted that study leave could not be granted in view of Chhattisgarh...

High Court Directs Karnataka Examination Authority To Permit OCI Students To Appear In Exams & Counselling On Par With Indian Students

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to permit Overseas Citizens of Indian (OCI) students to appear in the examination and participate in the counseling process to be conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority, on par with the Indian students. A vacation bench of Justice R Devdas and Justice K S Hemalekha said, "The petitioners shall be permitted to...

Acquittal On Failure To Prove Beyond Reasonable Doubt Does Not Oust Disciplinary Proceedings Where Test Is Preponderance Of Probabilities: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that an acquittal in criminal proceedings in which the guilt of a person has to be held to have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, does not preclude the disciplinary proceedings in which the charges of misconduct have to be established on a preponderance of probabilities.Justice Anu Malhotra observed that mere acquittal in the criminal proceedings does...

Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court Seeking ₹1 Crore Compensation For Victim's Kin

A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking compensation to the tune of Rs 1 crore for the family members of the minor victim in the Hanshkhali gangrape and murder case which is currently being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the scheduled caste community died...

Supreme Court Clears OTT Release Of "Jhund" Movie; Stays Telangana HC's Interim Order

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for the OTT release of the film "Jhund" by staying an order passed by the Telangana High Court against the movieA bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna stayed the interim order of status quo passed by the Telangana High Court on April 29."Prima facie appears that the Impugned Order is clearly against the balance of...

Organ Transplant: Bombay High Court Directs Hospital To Decide In Two Days Minor's Request To Donate Liver To Her Ailing Father

The Bombay High Court has directed the Global Hospital authorization committee to decide on the representation made by a 16 years old minor girl, seeking permission to donate a part of her liver to her ailing father, who is critical and requires an urgent transplant. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Madhav Jamdar directed that the hospital to accept her forms...

'Every Wrong Has Remedy': Chhattisgarh HC Exercises Supervisory Jurisdiction, Grants Interim Custody Of Vehicle Transporting Illicit Liquor To Owner

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently made it clear that even though interim orders passed during confiscation proceedings under the State Excise Act, 1915, are not appellable, the High Court in exercise of its power vested in it under Article 227 can always test the propriety or legality of such orders.Section 47-B of the Act provides for appeal against the order of confiscation. Therefore,...

Challenge To Sedition Law : Supreme Court To Examine If Larger Bench Reference Is Needed For Pleas Questioning Section 124A IPC

In the petitions challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises sedition, a 3-judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to consider the preliminary issue whether a reference to a larger bench is required, as a 5-judge bench in the Kedar Nath decision of 1962 had retained the section after reading it down.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana,...

High Court Directs State To Positively Consider Service Regularization Of Asst Engineer Appointed In Aftermath Of '2001 Gujarat Earthquake'

Affirming the view that regularly selected employees cannot be continued for long on contractual, adhoc or temporary basis and that they ought to be regularised, the Gujarat High Court recently came to the rescue of an Assistant Engineer who was appointed in the aftermath of 2001 Gujarat Earthquake.A Bench comprising Justice RM Chhaya and Justice Hemant Prachchhak upheld the order of a...

RSS Worker's Murder: Kerala High Court Dismisses Wife's Plea For CBI Investigation

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by the wife of deceased Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sanjith, who was hacked to death in November last year, seeking the investigation to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Justice K. Haripal pronounced the judgment today after weeks of elaborate hearing, permitting the State Police to continue...