JJ Act | Child Cannot Be Automatically Tried As An Adult Even If It Commits Heinous Crime: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently, in a criminal revision application, dealt with the question of when does a child in conflict with law (CCL) qualify to be tried as an adult. Single Judge M.G. Sewlikar noted that under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has to make an assessment into heinous offences to determine whether CCL is to be tried as...

Rajasthan Bar Protests Against State's Failure To Trace Advocate's Missing Daughters

Today, the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur along with District Bar Association, Jaipur protested against state administration's failure to find two minor daughters of an Advocate, who have been missing for over 45 days. Two minor daughters of Jaipur-based Advocate Avdesh Kumar Purohit have been missing from Lai C. M. Senior Secondary School, Kartarpura, Jaipur since Feb...

"Case Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt": Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Penalty

The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of murdering two persons (Husband-Wife) as it found that the prosecution couldn't prove charges against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav acquitted the accused as it came to the conclusion that...

Plea To Create Indian Environment Service : Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Time To Centre & UPSC To Respond

The Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to respond to the PIL filed seeking creation of an independent" Indian Environment Service as an All India Service. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and MM Sundresh has granted two weeks time to the Union of India, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup: March 14 - March 20, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Chavi Lal And Others vs State Of U.P. And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 111 Amitabh Thakur v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl. Prin.Secy. Home Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 112 Om Prakash Verma v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 113 Raj Kumar Verma v. State of U.P. and Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 114 Sangram Yadav v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others...

Refrain From Interfering In Grant Of Tender Even If It Is Totally Arbitrary Or Malafide ; Instead Relegate Party To Seek Damages: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Court should refrain from interfering in the grant of tender even if it suffers from total arbitrariness and malafides. It should instead relegate the parties to seek damages for the wrongful exclusion rather than to injunct the execution of the contract, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed. The court added that...

Possession Of Land In Excess Of Ceiling Area Can't Be Interfered With U/S 14T(3) WB Land Reforms Act If Used For Commercial Purposes: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently restrained the concerned Block Land and Land Reforms Officer from interfering with the possession of the land under Section 14T(3) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (Act) after noting that a person is entitled to land in excess of the ceiling area defined under Section 14M of the Act if the same is intended to be used for commercial purposes. A...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Arrested In Connection With Alleged Recovery Of 200 KG Of Prohibited Flesh

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to one Sajid @ Kale who was arrested in connection with an alleged recovery of 200 KG of prohibited flesh taking into account the fact that the co-accused, from whom the flesh was recovered, had been granted bail.The Bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan noted that the criminal history of the applicant had been adequately explained and the...

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala In Sabarimala Violence Case

Sasikala had made headlines in 2018 after she was arrested on her way to Sabarimala allegedly to spark protests against women entering the temple.

Bombay High Court Reserves Order In Varavara Rao's Pleas Seeking Permanent Bail & Permission To Reside In Telangana

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its order on poet P Varavara Rao's pleas seeking permanent bail on medical grounds and permission to reside at his home in Telangana. Rao is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste violence case.A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap heard arguments advanced by Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh for the...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Need For Court Permission To Investigate Sec.23 POCSO Offence For Disclosure Of Victim's Identity

A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the issue whether Section 155(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure will apply to the investigation of an offence under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).As per Section 155(2) CrPC, a police officer cannot investigate a non-cognizable offence without the order of a Magistrate....

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Report On Policy For Vaccination Of Children Below 12 Yrs

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a report indicating the steps taken by it for vaccination of children below the age of 12 years, against Covid-19.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the Centre to file its response before the next date of hearing, May 12.The direction was passed in a plea filed on behalf of a 12 year...