Supreme Court Stays Suspension Of BJP's Somya Gurjar From Post Of Mayor Jaipur Municipal Corporation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the suspension of BJP's Somya Gurjar from the post of Mayor of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation- Greater, till the conclusion of the judicial enquiry set up to look into the allegations of assault of the JMC Commissioner, over which the Rajasthan government had suspended her and 3 other councillors in June, 2021. The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and M....

Statutory Remedy Against Appointment Of Arbitrator Lies Under Arbitration Act, Can't Invoke Extraordinary Jurisdiction Under Art. 226: Gujarat HC

If an Act prescribes a mechanism to address certain grievances and the petitioner is ignorant of such statutory mechanism or chooses not to avail them and straightaway invokes High Court's extraordinary jurisdiction under A.226 of the Constitution, then exercising such jurisdiction for the same is not in the fitness of things, Gujarat high Court has held. In a writ petition seeking...

Every Action Of State Is Required To Be Guided By Non­-arbitrariness, Reasonableness & Rationality: Supreme Court

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court held that the instrumentalities of the State cannot change a consistent stand taken by them, all of a sudden, at their whims and fancies, especially when it is arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and against public interest. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai rejected an appeal filed by power distribution companies assailing...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga In Document Leak Case

A Delhi Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive documents in the ongoing investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, thereby subverting investigation.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal also granted bail to Vaibhav Gajendra Tumane, Co accused in the matter....

PMLA Arrest Process Like A 'Frankenstein's Monster' : Kapil Sibal Urges Supreme Court To Devise Fair Procedure

The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued hearing a batch of petitions concerned with interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA Act").The matter was listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar.Submissions Of Counsel(s)We've Created Frankenstein Monster; Laws Of This Nature Should Be Dealt With As Quickly As Possible:...

"I Had No Choice," Anil Deshmukh Sent Unofficial List Of Officers For Transfers And Postings : Principal Advisor To The Chief Minister Sitaram Kunte To ED

Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra -Sitaram Kunte, who was then the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) accepted before the Enforcement Directorate that then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh would send "unofficial lists" of names of police officers for transfers and postings in Maharashtra, a record of which was not officially maintained. Kunte's statement is part of...

Women In Shelter Home Allegedly Subjected To Immoral Acts After Being Sedated: Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance

The Patna High Court today took a suo moto cognizance in a matter wherein an inmate of a shelter home alleged that women were forced to submit themselves to "immoral acts" after being sedated.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol and Justice S. Kumar took a suo moto cognizance on the basis of recommendation made by the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, Patna High Court, and sought...

'Not Unmindful Of Social Stigma Attached To Nature Of The Offence': Calcutta HC Condones Delay In Lodging FIR In POCSO Case Of Man Raping 14 Yr Old

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that there is existing social stigma associated with the offence of rape and accordingly held that a delay in lodging FIR in cases of such nature would not vitiate the prosecution case. The Court accordingly upheld the conviction of a man for raping a minor victim aged 14 years who had subsequently given birth to a still born child. A...

Ledger In Itself Does Not Have Evidentiary Value Under S.34 Of Evidence Act Unless Corroborated By Other Evidence: Gujarat High Court

Although S.34 of the Evidence Act does not require a specific form of corroborative evidence, under it, a ledger by itself does not have evidentiary value unless corroborated by independent entries like roznama (Daily cash entries) or any witness or even orally by the power of attorney, depending on the facts and circumstances of each case, Gujarat High Court has held. The...

Marital Rape| 'Process For Comprehensive Amendments To Criminal Laws In Consultation With Stakeholders Initiated': Centre Tells Parliament

The Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that a process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in consultation with all stakeholders has been initiated by the government. This was informed by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, while answering a question posed by CPI Member of Parliament Binoy Viswam on whether the government has taken any...

'Daring Ride On Court': Karnataka HC Dismisses 11 Contempt Petitions Filed Against Its Registrar General With ₹11 Lakh Cost

Observing that "Nobody can be permitted to tarnish the image of the temple of justice," the Karnataka High Court has dismissed 11 contempt petitions filed by one Jeetendra Kumar Rajan seeking action against the High Court Registrar General. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice M G Uma further observed that no leniency can be shown when it comes to maintaining the the...

Matrimonial Disputes: Allahabad HC 'Condemns' Practice Of Wife's Parents Coming To Mediation Centre Only For Money Deposited By Accused/Husband

The Allahabad High Court recently deprecated and condemned the tendency of the parents of the wife to come to the Mediation Center only for receiving the amount, deposited by the applicant/husband rather than coming there to settle the matrimonial disputes.The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi observed thus as it noted that the parties are coming to the process of mediation in the...