Fact-Check : Media Reports About First Conviction Under UP 'Love Jihad' Law Are Wrong

On December 20, a local court in Kanpur pronounced a Judgment wherein it held a man guilty of committing rape upon a 17-year-old girl and sentenced him to ten years of jail and a fine of Rs 30,000. However, this Judgment has been reported by some sections of the media as the first conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 [commonly known as...

Kerala High Court Allows Virtual Solemnisation Of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare

Considering the travel restrictions in place in the wake of the Omicron outbreak, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday allowed a couple to solemnise their marriage through online mode and directed the Marriage Officer to register the same. Noting that this Court has authorised the same throughout the pandemic in similar cases, Justice N. Nagaresh observed: "In identical circumstances, when...

Negative Discrimination Can't Be Claimed Under Articles 14 & 16 Referring To Persons Erroneously Regularized: Supreme Court

While considering a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order with regards to claim for regularisation, the Supreme Court has observed that one cannot claim negative discrimination qua the persons who have been erroneously granted the benefit of regularisation under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka remarked that, "We do...

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Important Judgments Of 2021

Amravati Land Scam 1. "Cannot Criminalize Private Sale Transactions": Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes A Batch Of FIRs In Amaravati 'Insider Trading' Case [Chekka Guru Murali Mohan & Anr. State of Andhra Pradesh] The High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati. Justice Cheekati...

Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Man Booked Under PDPP Act For Cremating Mother's Dead Body Allegedly In A Muslim Graveyard

The Allahabad High Court recently stayed the arrest of a man who has been booked under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and under various sections of IPC for cremating the dead body of his mother in a Muslim graveyard which is recorded in the revenue record as a Waqf property.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav was hearing the plea filed by...

Widely Publicise Applicability Of COVID Relief Scheme To Transgender Persons: Manipur High Court Directs State Govt

The Manipur High Court last week directed the state government to ensure that it is made known to the general public that the benefit of the Chief Minister's COVID Affected Livelihood Support Scheme is also available to those households too wherein either a member of the main bread-earner is a transgender person. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M. V. Muralidaran was hearing...

Juhi Chawla Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Order Dismissing Her Suit Against 5G Roll Out With 20 Lakhs Cost

Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla and others have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the single judge decision which had dismissed the civil suit against 5G Roll out as being defective and not maintainable with a cost of Rs. 20 lakhs. The appeal emerges from the civil suit which was filed by Juhi Chawla and others seeking directions to restrain the Central Government...

Article 14 Does Not Envisage Negative Equality; State Can't Be Forced To Perpetuate Same Mistake Committed With Respect To Others : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that daily rated employees cannot as a matter of right claim the parity of pay scales with the Government employees.The Court further added that the petitioners could not invoke Article 14 of the Constitution to claim benefit on the ground of parity if they otherwise were not entitled to such benefit. "As per the settled proposition of law Article 14 of...

'Can't Permit Senior Counsels To Take Lion's Share Of Court's Time': Delhi HC Asks Lawyers To Keep Time Constraints In Mind While Arguing

"Just because senior counsels appear on either side – who are ready to fight till the last, they cannot take away Lion's share of the Court's time," said the Delhi High Court while expressing its unhappiness over lawyers' insistence on arguing the matter "till the Court agrees with their stand."Stating that such a conduct cannot be permitted, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Pleas Challenging State's Ban On Online Gaming

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned online gaming and betting. The Act provides maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty up to Rs. 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu...

Will Consider Permitting Advocates To Appear As 'Authorized Representatives' To Facilitate Formalities In Inter-Country Adoptions: CARA Tells Delhi HC

The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has informed the Delhi High Court that it shall consider permitting advocates to appear as 'authorized representatives' to coordinate and facilitate various formalities that are required to be undertaken in the process of inter-country adoptions.It also said that if virtual meetings are required by either biological or adoptive parents, the...

'Court Can't Order For Constitution Of State Level Press Council In Absence Of Statutory Provisions': Madras High Court May Recall Its Order

The Madras High Court has expressed concern over the soundness of a judgment passed by a division bench of the High Court earlier this year, directing constitution of a state-level Press Council to clamp down on fake journalists, paid news.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that in the absence of a statutory provision to the...