Violence During WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage, Seeks Response From SEC, State Govt

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought response from the State Election Commission (SEC) and the State government in a batch of petitions alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes took place during the recently conducted municipal elections in West Bengal. The petitions also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to...

Gujarat HC Directs Cop Who Sipped A Drink During VC Hearing To Distribute Coca-Cola Cans Among Lawyers

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed a police officer who was sipping a drink during a VC Hearing to distribute 100 cans of a cold drink (coca-cola) to the Bar Association or face disciplinary action.Essentially, Inspector A.M. Rathod was found sipping a beverage during the VC hearing when mentioning was going on before the bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh...

'You Think The Chair Is For Sirs?" : Justice Rekha Palli To Lawyer Who Addressed Her As 'Sir'?

An interesting exchange happened in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday when a lawyer addressed Justice Rekha Palli as "sir".When the lawyer kept on addressing the judge as "sir", Justice Palli intervened to say "I am not Sir. I hope you can make that out"."Sorry, it's because of the Chair you are sitting in", the lawyer responded."Then that's even worse if after all this time you think that...

'Withdraw False Cases Lodged Against Advocates & Ensure Harmony At The Bar': BCI Writes to DGP, Chhattisgarh

The Bar Council of India has written to the Director-General of Police Chattisgarh to withdraw false criminal cases lodged against advocates immediately. The development arises after an episode of manhandling of Advocates by the Staff and Officials of Tehsil Office, Rajagarh. Signed by the Chairman, Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, the communication by the BCI notes that the incident took place on...

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar Joins Fountain Court Chambers As Door Tenant

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar has joined the Fountain Court Chambers as a door tenant. He has become the third Indian Advocate to become a part of the Chambers after Senior Advocates Gaurav Pachnanda and Zal Andhyarujina joined as door tenants in 2016 and 2021 respectively. Fountain Court Chambers is one of the UK's leading set of commercial barristers with offices in London and Singapore. It...

Plea Of Juvenility Has To Be Raised In A Bonafide And Truthful Manner: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the plea of juvenility has to be raised in a bonafide and truthful manner.If the reliance is on a document to seek juvenility which is not reliable or dubious in nature, the accused cannot be treated to be juvenile, the bench comprising of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian said.In this case, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh set aside...

Principle Of Locus Standi Alien To Criminal Law, Magistrate Can't Return Complaint Merely Because It Was Filed By Complainant's Wife: Kerala HC

Criminal law can be set in motion by any person, the Court held.

Section 106 Evidence Act Is Not Intended To Relieve Prosecution From Discharging Its Duty To Prove The Guilt Of The Accused: Supreme Court

Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act is not intended to relieve the prosecution from discharging its duty to prove the guilt of the accused, the Supreme Court observed while acquitting murder accused.The bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi observed that the burden could not be shifted on the accused by pressing into service the provisions contained in section 106 of...

Seats Reserved For PWD Category Candidates Cannot Be Sub-Classified On The Basis Of Caste: Gauhati High Court

In a significant judgment, the Gauhati High Court has held that physically handicapped persons constitute a category in themselves. There can be no further classification amongst the members of that category on the basis of other considerations like caste, creed, religion etc. While granting relief to the petitioner, who was excluded from the recruitment drive conducted by the...

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi High Court Dismisses Ansal Brothers' Pleas Seeking Suspension Of Sentence In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the pleas filed by real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997.Justice Subramonium Prasad however allowed the petition filed by Anoop Singh Karayat. The Court passed the order after reserving...

'Candidates Will Have To Make A Choice': Gauhati High Court Dismisses Plea To Change APSC Mains Exam Date Clashing With UPSC IFS Exam

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking change in the schedule of the Assam Public Service Commission (Mains) examination, as the same is clashing with the UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination, to be held on 27.02.2022.The division Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia noted that APSC has bonafide, practical reasons to not change the dates...

Kerala Co-operative Societies Act | Section 68(1) Includes Inquiry Conducted By Vigilance Officer : High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that an inquiry under Section 68(1) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act includes the inquiry conducted by the Vigilance Officer appointed under Section 68A of the Act, and that it does not have to be necessarily be done by the Joint Registrar (General) of Cooperative Societies himself. A Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice...