Bail Cannot Be Cancelled On The Basis Of Vague Allegation Against The Accused: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ruled that the bail granted cannot be cancelled under Section 439(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure if there are vague allegations against the accused without any substantive proof. Brief facts of the Case The criminal petition was filed under Section 439(2), CrPC to cancel the bail that was granted to the accused. It is a case of...

Bye-Laws Of The Co-Operative Society Constitutes A Contract Between The Society And Its Constituents: Madras High Court

A division bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq on 23.02.2022 was passing orders on a batch of appeals with respect to an election for the office-bearers of the South Indian Artistes' Association. The appellants were challenging a common order dated 24.01.2020 passed by Single judge, whereby the Single judge held that the decisions taken by the...

Time To Shift Perspective From 'Didactics' Of Orthodox Society: P&H High Court Orders Police Protection For A Live In Couple

While granting police protection to a live-in relationship couple, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week observed that there is a need to shift perspective from didactics of the orthodox society, shackled with the strong strings of morality supported by religions to one that values an individual's life above all.The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara observed thus while hearing a...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 49 to 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 58

Nominal Index Rajib Paul v. The State of West Bengal and Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 49Rakesh Kumar Singh v. Director, Alipore Zoological Garden & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 50 Anindita Mandal v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 51 Md. Abdul Gani Ansari v. State of West Bengal & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 52Iti Pandit v. The Union of India and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal)...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Reservation For Transgender Persons In All Public Appointments In Delhi

The Delhi High Court last week issued a notice to the Delhi Government and sought its reply on a plea seeking, inter alia, reservations for transgender persons in all public appointments in the NCT of Delhi.The Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao issued a notice to the Delhi Government and directed it to file a counter affidavit within four weeks.The plea moved by Jane Kaushik, a transgender...

Slum Development Schemes To Rehabilitate Encroachers On Same Land A Mockery Of Public Trust Doctrine; Must Be Done Away With: Bombay HC

Municipal authorities cannot be "pawns at the hands of land mafia and elected representatives," and encourage encroachment of public land for extraneous reasons, the Bombay High Court observed in a landmark judgement on illegal construction and building collapses in Maharashtra. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni criticised the Slum Rehabilitation Policy...

Hijab Row | 'Enforcing Uniformity At The Cost Of Religious Beliefs In Stark Contrast To Plurality': NALSAR Students, Alumni Condemn Discriminatory Actions In Karnataka

The Executive Council of the Student Bar Council, a group of alumni and students of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad has expressed their condemnation over the discriminatory actions of the State Government and several educational institutions in Karnataka. In a statement released recently, they have also communicated that they stand in solidarity with the Muslim women who have been...

Rajasthan HC Issues Guidelines For Test Identification Parade In POCSO Cases, Orders Lower Courts For Immediate Implementation in POCSO Trials

In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur has issued guidelines for Test Identification Parade (TIP) in POCSO Cases. The court ruled that special Judges of POCSO Act cases and all the District & Sessions Judges of the State shall ensure the immediate implementation of this order amongst all the judicial officers and all courts in their respective...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Stay Against State Govt. Policy Of Increasing OBC Reservation From 14% To 27% In Ayush PG Entrance Test

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently granted stay against the policy of the State Government to increase the reservation for the OBC category from 14% to 27%, for admission in the All India Ayush Postgraduate Entrance Test, 2021. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Manindar Singh Bhatti was essentially dealing with a writ petition filed by...

Delhi High Court Notifies Rules Governing Patent Suits; Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022

The Delhi High Court has notified the High Court Of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2022 and Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022.Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022The Rules have been made in exercise of the powers conferred by sec. 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966; sec. 129 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and...

Social Media Posts Against HC, SC Judges: AP High Court Grants Bail To 2 Advocates, Denies Bail To A Software Engineer

The Andhra Pradesh High Court last week denied bail to a software engineer who has been accused of making wild and reckless allegations against the High Court Judges of the High Court and the Judges of the Supreme Court.The Bench of Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, however, granted bail to two advocates taking into account the fact that they tendered an apology that was already accepted...

Slum Rehabilitation Laws Being Misused To Further Interests Of "Haves"; Vicious Nexus : Bombay High Court CJ

Chief Justice Dipankar Datta of the Bombay High Court, in a three page separately penned portion of the judgement in a suo motu PIL, has expressed concerns about a "vicious nexus" of builders and bureaucrats misusing the slum rehabilitation laws.In his judgement,CJ Dutta has invoked Alice in Wonderland, a famous song from a 1956 Hindi movie, and the falling moral values of public officers...