'Whataboutery By State Unbecoming': Prashant Bhushan Reacts To Tripura Govt's Stand On Plea For Probe Into Riots

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for January 31 a writ petition seeking an independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura. The Court adjourned the hearing at the petitioner's request for time to respond to the state's stand that the petitioner, claiming to be a "public-spirited" citizen, has chosen some incident in Tripura but kept silent when severe pre-poll...

Delhi High Court Directs NDMC, Police To Remove Unauthorised Squatting In Sarojini Nagar Market, Ensure Compliance Of Judicial Orders

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation as well as the Delhi Police to remove unauthorised squatting in city's Sarojini Nagar market area and also to ensure strict compliance of it's earlier orders. Appreciating the efforts already undertaken by the authorities, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh sought status reports from the NDMC and...

Section 498A IPC Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar that the retention of...

Father Can't File Habeas Corpus Petition To Seek Child's Custody From Mother: Karnataka High Court Imposes 50K Cost

Observing that "Litigants and members of the Bar appear to have not understood the importance and seriousness of this extraordinary writ of Habeas Corpus," the Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a father seeking directions to produce his 2 year old girl before the court, who is in safe custody of her mother. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice M...

Actor Assault Case: State Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Extension Of Time To Examine Witnesses

The prosecution in the sensational 2017 actor sexual assault case has sought an extension of time before the Kerala High Court to examine the witnesses before the trial court. Earlier, the Court had partly allowed the application filed by the State challenging the trial court's order in the sensational actress sexual case which had rejected the prayer to re-examine certain witnesses and...

'Our Hands Are Tied': Madras High Court Suggests Parties To Approach SC For Postponement Of Urban Local Body Polls

The Madras High Court has expressed its difficulty in allowing the plea for postponing the urban local body polls in light of the worsening pandemic situation, given the prevailing Supreme Court order requiring the State Election Commission to notify the polls within four months, latest by January 27.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D...

Rajasthan High Court Confers Senior Designation On 26 Advocates; Only 1 Woman Finds Place In The List

The Rajasthan High Court has conferred senior designation on 26 Advocates in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Rajasthan High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Guidelines- 2019. The list comprises of only one women Advocate, i.e. Gayatri Rathore, who is designated from Jaipur Bench. Moreover, 11 Advocates are from...

UP Assembly Polls: Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Training Of Presiding Officers Amid COVID Surge

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea filed praying for a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide online training to the presiding officers (who are susceptible to COVID), for the upcoming assembly polls in the State.The matter was heard in a special hearing conducted yesterday (Sunday) by the Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav...

Sharjeel Imam Denied Bail By Delhi Court In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

A Delhi Court on Monday denied bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat dismissed the regular bail plea filed by Imam. Earlier today, the Court also framed charges against him in the matter under Sections...

Further Investigation U/s 173(8) CrPC Must Always Relate To Incidents Of Crime For Which Charge Sheet Is Filed: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that further investigation conducted under Section 173(8) of CrPC must always relate to the incident of alleged crime in respect of which the charge sheet has been filed already. It is not reinvestigation. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar while quashing two cases registered under the NDPS Act, against party organiser Virendra Khanna said,...

Drugs Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Akali Leader Bikram Majithia's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia filed in connection with a Drugs case registered against him.Last week, the Bench of Justice Lisa Gill had reluctantly inclined to adjourn the hearing on his bail plea and had extended his interim protection from arrest till January 24 (today) since his Counsel, R.S....

Voluntariness And Animus Necessary For Execution Of Valid Gift Deed ; Donee To Discharge Burden Of Proving That He Exerted No Influence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that voluntariness and animus are necessary for the execution of a valid gift deed."When a person obtains any benefit from another, the court would call upon the person who wishes to maintain the right to gift to discharge the burden of proving that he exerted no influence for the purpose of obtaining the document.", the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and...