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Severity Of Sentence Is Not The Only Determinant For Doing Justice To Victims: Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Imposed On Rape Convict
The Supreme Court observed that the severity of sentence is not the only determinant for doing justice to the victims.In determining the quantum of sentence, the Court must bear in mind the circumstances pertaining to the offence and all other relevant circumstances including the age of the offender, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said.In this case, the appellant...
National Lok Adalat Disposal Figures Cross 77 Lakhs; Justice Lalit Lauds NALSA Team
One more milestone has been achieved by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in its first Lok Adalat of this year held in hybrid mode on 12th March, 2022 which disposed off more than 77 lakhs cases. An earlier report had mentioned the number of disposals as 40 lakhs based on data available on the evening of March 12. Now, the updated information shows over 77 lakh disposals. On...
State's Duty To Remove Unauthorised Religious Structures Constructed On Public Land : Delhi High Court
Emphasizing that the State authorities remain duty bound to remove all unauthorised constructions on public land, the Delhi High Court has said that the mere fact that such encroachments represent religious structures, a place of worship or are given colour of a religious structure cannot detract or dilute the authorities from that obligation.Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a...
Section 34 IPC : Prior Concert & PreÂarranged Plan Has To Be Established For Conviction Invoking 'Common Intention' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that existence of a prior concert and preÂarranged plan has to be established for convicting accused by invoking Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.In this case, the appellant was concurrently convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case was that one Arjun stabbed the deceased with his knife and the appellant was...
Gujarat High Court Directs State To Consider Regularization Of Contractual Employees Working In Coastal Security Since 11 Yrs
The Gujarat High Court has recently directed the State authorities to consider regularizing the services of Petitioner-employees, working on contractual basis on interceptor boats for coastal security in the State's Home Department since over 11 years.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav noted that the Petitioners had been recruited, albeit, on a contractual basis, after...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Christian Man's Plea Challenging Appointment Of Only Muslim Persons As Karnataka State Minority Commission Chairperson
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a SLP assailing Karnataka High Court's order of dismissing plea challenging the appointment of chairman of Karnataka State Minority Commission only from the Muslim Minority community.The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose issued notice in the SLP preferred by a person belonging to Karnataka State Christain minority community...
'Intermediary Not Liable For Actions Of Vendors': Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against 'Snapdeal' For Sale Of Drugs Without License
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act against Snapdeal Private Limited and its directors Kunal Bahl and Rohit Kumar Bansal for allegedly allowing sale of drug - Suhagra tablets, on its online portal without possessing a valid license. Justice MG Uma said, "Intermediary as defined under Section 2(w) of IT Act...
'Sympathetic View Required When Such Great Loss Of Body Part': Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation To Child Who Lost One Kidney
The Allahabad High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor (as he then was), who lost one kidney and suffered liver damage on being hit by a motorcycle while driving a moped.Justice Ajai Tyagi said,"The learned tribunal has not taken sympathetic view which is required by tribunal in such matters when the child has suffered such a...
Breaking: Sessions Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Union Minister Naranyan Rane, Son Nitesh In Disha Salian Death Case
A Sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Union Minister Narayan Rane and his BJP MLA son Nitesh Rane in an FIR over allegedly spreading false information about late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Disha Salian's death. The alleged remarks were made by Rane during a press conference on February 19, in which Nitesh was also present. The Malvani police booked...
NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing To Plea Seeking Further Reduction In Qualifying Percentile
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent listing to petition filed by NEET PG aspirants seeking directions to further reduce the qualifying percentile criteria across categories published on March 12, 2022 by National Board of Examination ("impugned notification") more than what was reduced for NEET PG 2020 on July 14, 2020.Calling it a matter of national interest, Senior...
Allahabad HC Seeks State Food Safety Commissioner's Personal Affidavit In PIL Seeking Constructive Disposal Of 'Used Cooking Oil'
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration (State of UP) to file his personal affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea praying for setting up a State level Monitoring Committee for formulating a Standard Operating Procedure for collection and utilization of Used Cooking Oil (UCO).It may be noted that Used Cooking...