"Tainted Investigation": Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Convict's Life Sentence In A 40-Year-Old Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court today set aside the life sentence of a murder convict in a case that dates back to 1981 after concluding that the investigation of the case appeared to be tainted and not as per law. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vivek Varma didn't find the statements of the eyewitnesses of the incident to be credible and it also discarded several theories put up by...

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Sherlyn Chopra In Porn Videos Case

On Friday, the Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to actress Sherlyn Chopra in the porn films racket case. Advocate, Mr. Sunil Fernandes appearing on behalf of the actress apprised the Bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose that Ms. Poonam Pandey, who was a co-accused and was alleged to have committed the same offences, has been granted protection from...

NEET-UG : Supreme Court Seeks NMC Response On Plea Of Candidates Who Passed Class 12 As Private Students To Attend Counselling

In a petition filed by NEET-UG aspirants who had passed their 10+ 2 as private students seeking admission in MBBS course as per the allotted institution without insisting for submitting or uploading class XIth marksheet, the Supreme Court on Friday asked National Medical Council ("NMC") to file its counter to clarify the position as to whether such students could appear in counselling or...

'Unconditionally Undertakes To Take Good Care': Calcutta High Court Directs NGO To Return French Mastiff Dog 'Bruno' To Its Rightful Owners

In an interesting development, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed an NGO to return a French Mastiff dog named 'Bruno' to its rightful owners after the dog had gone missing and was subsequently kept in the custody of the concerned NGO. The NGO was however allowed to visit and inspect the dog at least once in a month.The NGO Debasree Roy Foundation had deposed before the Court that...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging BCI Elections & Seeking Directions For 30% Women Reservation In State Bar Councils

The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by two advocates challenging the notification issued by the Bar Council of India for holding the elections of its Office-Bearers on 06.02.2022 and seeking reservation of at least 30% seats for the women in the State Bar Councils. In response to petitioners' request for permission to approach BCI for redressal of...

Delhi Riots: High Court To Hear Next Week Pleas Seeking SIT Investigation, Registration Of FIRs Against Politicians For Alleged Hate Speech

The Delhi High Court will commence hearing next week a bunch a pleas seeking independent SIT investigation into the North East Delhi Riots of 2020. The pleas also seek registration of FIRs against politicians for alleged hate speeches and action to be taken against errant police officials.A bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani posted the matter for hearing...

Court Can't Impose Time-Bar On Convict To Seek Sentence Suspension: Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court held that seeking relief of suspension of execution of sentence and to be released on bail being statutory right of the accused, time-specific debarment on the same cannot be created by judicial orders. "…such kind of time-specific debarment is not envisaged by the law." A Bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath was dealing with...

Can't Give A Direction To HC Chief Justice That All Courts Should Work Only In Virtual Platform : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday orally said that it cannot give a mandamus direction to a High Court Chief Justice that all courts should operate in the virtual platform only. A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant suggested that the better course would be to place such suggestions before the High Court on its administrative side.The Court was hearing a writ petition...

Gujarat High Court Disposes PIL Seeking Appointment Of Presiding Officer In DRT Ahmedabad In View Of Centre's Notification

The Gujarat High Court today disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for filling up posts of Presiding Officer in the Debt Recovery Tribunal-I, Ahmedabad in view of Centre's notification giving additional charge of DRT-I, Ahmedabad to the presiding officer of DRT-II till March 31, 2022, or till the permanent appointment of a member is made.At the request of...

'We Are Tired Of Adjectives, What Due Diligence?' : Bombay High Court To Centre On Delay In Appointment Of DRAT Chairman

The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the Union Government delaying the appointment of Chairperson to the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (Mumbai), and sought a road map on the appointment by next Thursday. The bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta had earlier issued several directions suo-motu, for debt recovery litigants since the High Court is flooded with matters that...

Unless Reasoning Of Trial Court Is Perverse, Judgment Of Acquittal Cannot Be Upset: Gujarat High Court

While dealing with the judgment of acquittal, the Appellate Court cannot substitute its own view by reversing the acquittal into conviction, unless the findings of the trial Court are perverse, contrary to the material on record, the Gujarat High Court has held.A Bench comprising Justice SH Vora and Justice Sandeep N Bhatt added, unless reasoning by the trial Court is found to be...

REPCO Bank: Madras High Court Holds Nominal/ Associates- B Class Members Ineligible To Vote/ Contest In Delegate Elections

The Madras High Court has disposed of a batch of writ petitions filed by candidates challenging the election notice issued by the returning officer of Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Ltd (REPCO Bank).The grievance of the candidates was that the notice issued for elections to the post of delegates of the respondent society had B Class Nominal or Associate members as...