'He Has Suffered Mental Pain': Calcutta High Court Reduces Sentence For Conviction U/S 489B IPC In Appeal Pending Since 1986

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reduced the sentence awarded to a man charged under Section 489B and Section 489C of the IPC for forging currency notes after observing that he had undergone mental agony due to long pendency of criminal proceedings. The appellant had been convicted only on April 13, 1986 in criminal proceedings initiated against him on December 28, 1983. Thereafter,...

VVIP Chopper Scam| Christian Michel James Interfered With Crucial Defence Equipment: ED Opposes Bail In Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today heard the Enforcement Directorate in the bail application filed by Christian James Michel, accused of bribery in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland Scam. ASG SV Raju appearing for the agency argued that this application should be rejected on the grounds of misrepresentation, false statements and not coming to the Court with clean hands. Appearing...

Wearing Hijab Is Fundamental Right Under Art. 14 & 25 Of Constitution, Educational Institutions Can't Restrict It: Student Moves Karnataka High Court

A writ petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by a Muslim girl student, seeking a declaration that wearing a hijab (head scarf) is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India and is an essential practise of Islam. The student of the Government run Pre-University (PU) College for Girls in Udupi district, is aggrieved by the...

Approach High Courts Against Vaccine Mandates Of States : Supreme Court Suggests To Petitioner

On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed concern that it might not be able to decide specific cases of vaccine mandates imposed by the State Governments and other authorities and the same can be taken up by the respective High Courts. "Let us tell you something, after going through all the papers, all the instances which you are bringing to notice, it might not be possible for us to...

Process Even Offline Covid Ex-Gratia Applications, Make Ernest Endeavour To Assist: Bombay High Court To Maha Govt

The Bombay High Court in an interim order regarding grant of Rs. 50,000 ex-gratia compensation to the kin of covid-19 victims directed the State of Maharashtra to process applications expeditiously even if the applications were filed physically and not only through the official online portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice VG Bisht observed that the State...

Section 69(2) Partnership Act Does Not Bar Suit Filed By An Unregistered Firm If Contract In Question Was Not In The Course Of Its Business Dealings: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that to attract the bar of Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932, the contract in question must be the one entered into by partnership firm with the third-party defendant and must also be the one entered into by the plaintiff firm in the course of its business dealings.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath observed that Section 69(2) is not...

Delhi Riots A 'Conspiracy Of Silence', Idea Was To Completely Put System Under Paralysis: Prosecution Argues In Bail Hearing

The prosecution on Monday told a city Court that there was a 'conspiracy of silence' in committing the 2020 North East Delhi riots, idea behind which was to completely put the system under paralysis. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad was arguing before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat opposing the bail pleas of accused Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Meera Haider, Salim Malik, Shahdab...

Supreme Court Imposes ₹7,500 Cost On Centre Over Failure To File Counter Affidavit Despite Repeated Opportunities

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted four weeks as last opportunity to the Union Government to file its counter affidavit in a PIL challenging validity of Section 2(f) of the National Commission for Minority Education Institution Act 2004, for failing to recognise minorities at state level.The last opportunity has been granted subject to deposit of cost amounting to Rs. 7,500 to the...

RSS Worker's Murder: Certain Aspects Require CBI Probe, Says Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday observed that certain aspects in the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sanjith, who was hacked to death in November last year, need to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Justice K. Haripal noted that some of the accused in the case had hideouts outside the state which warranted the interference by CBI. 'Why do...

How Will State Monitor Private Hospitals Treating Black Fungus? Jharkhand High Court Asks In A PIL Over Negligent Treatment

The Jharkhand High Court has asked the State to apprise it with the method that has been adopted to monitor the functioning of private hospitals, which have been authorized to deal with the patients of 'Black Fungus'. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad raised the query in a suo moto action taken by the High Court. Last year, based on a...

Workmen's Compensation Act- Interest On Compensation Shall Be Paid From Date Of Accident And Not Date Of Adjudication Of Claim: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that interest on compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act 1923, shall be paid from the date of the accident and not the date of adjudication of the claim.Ajaya Kumar Das, was working as a labourer. Due to an accident, he suffered multiple injuries in his abdomen and kidney. A claim for compensation was lodged before the Workmen compensation-cumAssistant...

Person Well Versed In Commerce Expected To Check Valuation Of Property Before Entering Into Transaction: Supreme Court Quashes Cheating FIR

The Supreme Court recently quashed a cheating FIR lodged by a businessman based in Gulf, stating that he being a man well versed in commerce should have checked the valuation of the property before entering into the transaction.The bench of Justices UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi was considering a criminal appeal assailing Kerala High Court's judgment dated September 29, 2020 by which the High...