Principal Had No Actual Control Over Children, Can't Be Prosecuted For Cruelty Under JJ Act If Teacher Beat Them Up: Bombay High Court

The headmaster of a school cannot be prosecuted for cruelty under the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act) for a teacher's actions merely because he heads the institution in the absence of specific allegations of assault, connivance or wilful neglect on his part, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench held. Justice Avinash Gharote allowed the headmaster's writ petition and discharged him...

'Feel Very Strongly About It' : Supreme Court Takes Objection To Centre Saying That A Judgment Recorded Submissions Which Weren't Made

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong objection to an application for clarification filed by the Centre's police agencies (respondents in a matter where judgment was delivered in December, 2021), urging that some of the submissions which were recorded in the judgment and on the basis of which the Court had proceeded were never advanced by them.In the said judgment, the bench of Justices D....

GO Issued Making Provision For Establishment Of 'Goshala' In Each District For Stray Animals: Govt Informs Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka government on Saturday informed the High Court that it has issued a government order making provisions for establishment of Goshalas in each district. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar were informed that, "The State Government has issued a government order making provision for establishment of the 'Goshala' in each district....

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: February 28 To March 6, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 77 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 93 NOMINAL INDEX 1. Juvenile 'X' through his father v. State of U.P. and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 77 2. Mohd. Afzal @Guddu and Anr. v. State of U.P. . 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 78 3. Radhey Shyam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Lucknow . 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 79 4. Hasmukh Prajapati v. Jai Prakash...

Breaking | Special Court Sends Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik To Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case

Twelve days after Maharashtra Minorities Development Minister Nawab Malik arrest, a Special Court remanded him in judicial custody. The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him in a money laundering case on February 23, 2022.Special Judge RS Rokade remanded Malik in judicial custody for 14 days.During the previous remand hearing the ED clarified that Rs 5 lakhs and not Rs 55 lakhs was...

PIL Filed In Bombay High Court Seeking To Stall Release Of Movie "The Kashmir Files"

A public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court seeks to stall the release of movie "The Kashmir Files" directed by Vivek Agnihotri, featuring well-known actors like Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty.The PIL, filed by one Intezar Hussain Sayed from Uttar Pradesh, cites the trailer of the move to say that the movie has scenes which hurt the religious feelings of the people of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 28 To March 6, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 87NOMINAL INDEXM.Muthumadasamy v. The Accountant General and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80K. Radha v. The Chief Educational Officer & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 81Saratha vs Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, 2022...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Appointment Of SK Singhal As Bihar DGP

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a PIL filed challenging the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar Singhal as the Director General of Police by the State of Bihar.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after considering the submissions made by Senior Advocate Jay Salva appearing for the petitioner, who...

Can't Claim Specific Post When Two Posts Are In The Same Cadre With Identical Pay Scale: Madras High Court

Madras High Court has recently iterated that when two posts carry equivalent scale of pay and are treated as equal categories under the Rules, the petitioners have no right to claim a particular post as a matter of right or choice.The Madurai bench of Madras High Court underscored that when the service conditions are not infringed from and out of the administrative transfers effected,...

SC/ST Act- Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted If No Prima Facie Offence Is Made Out: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has admitted the criminal appeal challenging the quashment of the bail application for offences under Section 323, 332, 504, 506(2) and 114 of IPC and Section 3(2)(5-a) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989. The Bench comprising Justice BN Karia has observed that the Appellant herein had not used any abusive words regarding...

'Inefficient, Ignorant Of Basic Common Sense': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Inquiry Against Police Officer For Investigating In Wrong Direction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Director General Of Police to seek explanation from an Investigating Officer, for 'wasting his time and resources in a wrong direction', while investigating a case. Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application moved by the Applicant accused for offences punishable under Section 363, 366A, 376(2)(n) IPC and also under...

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Karnataka High Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Provide Treatment To Accused In Private Hospital

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Superintendent of Jail to shift and provided treatment to K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, in a private hospital. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while allowing the petition, set aside the order of Special Court dated December 31, 2021 and said, "The Superintendent of jail is directed to...