Criminal Appeal Can't Be Dismissed On The Ground Of 'Not Pressed': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week observed that a Criminal Appeal cannot be dismissed on the ground of not being pressed. The Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Ojha observed thus while allowing a revision plea filed against an order passed by Additional Sessions Judge under Section 101 of JJ Act dismissing an appeal filed by the accused/revisionist on the ground of not pressed.The case in...

Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court Refers Matter To Larger Bench, No Interim Relief

The Karnataka High Court has referred to a larger bench, the writ petitions filed by Muslim girl students challenging the action of a government college in denying her entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Justice Krishna S. Dixit noted that matter gives rise to certain constitutional questions of seminal importance qua personal law, which must be decided by a larger Bench. It directed...

'Mouthpiece Of Bharatiya Janata Party': PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court Seeking Removal Of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition was filed before the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Governor of West Bengal, claiming that he was acting as the 'mouthpiece of the Bharatiya Janata Party'. The PIL has been filed by petitioner Rama Prasad Sarkar who is also a lawyer by profession. The High Court...

"Use Of Bank's Seal Unauthorisedly A Matter Of Enormous Gravity": Delhi High Court Upholds Workman's Punishment Of Compulsory Retirement

The Delhi High Court has upheld the punishment of compulsory retirement awarded to a workman, guilty of forgery, fabrication of bank statements and other forms of misconduct, observing that the use of a bank's seal unauthorisedly is a matter of enormous gravity which cannot be simply brushed under the carpet. Justice Pratibha M Singh also observed that forging the signatures of a colleague...

"Dying Declaration Recorded By Police Officer Is Admissible": Allahabad High Court Upholds Life Sentence In Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the life sentence of a convict in a murder case that dates back to the year 2002 while stressing that there is no prohibition that the police personnel should not record dying declaration and that such a dying declaration is also admissible in evidence.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vikas Budhwar further noted there might be certain...

Candidates Aged 45 Yrs Or Above Eligible To Head District Consumer Forum If Other Qualifications Are Met: Chhattisgarh High Court Clarifies

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that if the office of President, District Commission can be held by District Judge aged 55 years or a retired District Judge aged 60 years, then even an Advocate of that age (with requisite experience) is eligible for the same and there is no legal bar or justification to hold otherwise. While dealing with a case regarding non-appointment of...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces For Bidhannagar Municipal Polls

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in a batch of PILs seeking deployment of central parliamentary forces for the upcoming elections to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Elections to four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Chandernagore are scheduled to take place on February 12, 2022 and the results for the four civic bodies will be declared...

Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Single Bench refers the HIJAB matter to a larger bench. LIVE UPDATES

The Karnataka High Court will today continue hearing the petitions challenging Hijab Ban in colleges. Justice Krishna Dixit will continue hearing the matter at 2.30 PM today.Yesterday, Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat had completed arguments for the petitioners (report may be read here). Today, Advocate General is expected to respond.Justice Krishna S. Dixit had, at the end of...

Natural Justice To Be Read Into A Statute If It Is Silent On Granting Opportunity Of Hearing To Parties : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that even if a statute does not provide for granting an opportunity of hearing to parties, principles of natural justice have to be read into the statute. While allowing a plea moved by a woman who was terminated from service without personal hearing, Justice Murali Purushothaman held that such a termination order was violative of principle of...

S.482 CrPC | Can't Function As Court Of Appeal/ Revision While Exercising Inherent Jurisdiction: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has reiterated that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 must not be exercised arbitrarily or capriciously but only in appropriate cases, to do real, substantial justice.It further held that the High Court does not act as a Court of Appeal or Revision, while exercising jurisdiction under this Section and thus, quashing of charge sheet or dismissing...

Limitation | In This Age Of Electronic Communication, Govt Can't Take Advantage Of Inherited Bureaucratic Methodology To Justify Delay: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India against an order of the trial Court refusing to condone the delay in filing an arbitration appeal under section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.The government had argued that the delay was due to official communication as its headquarters is situated outside of the State of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.The...

Writ Petition Maintainable Even If There Is Alternate Remedy, Where Principles Of Natural Justice Are Not Followed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated the established principle that even if there is an alternative remedy available, in case the rules of natural justice have not been followed, the aggrieved may approach the High Court by way of a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Petitioners in this case had applied for mutation of their names to the land...