Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-94]

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Cannot Recall Witness For Failure To Mark Omissions During Cross-Examination In POCSO Cases : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid ground to recall them in POCSO cases.However, before disposing of the plea, Justice M.R. Anitha clarified:"I also make it clear that I do not want to make it as a precedent that material omissions need not be marked during the cross-examination...

Orissa High Court Directs Postponement Of State Film Awards Ceremony

The Orissa High Court today directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.The direction from the Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha came while hearing a plea filed by Odia film direction, Bobby Islam who submitted that two films, which have been selected on several categories in the list for the award,...

9855 Children Orphaned, 132113 Lost Either Parent & 508 Children Abandoned During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 onwards upto December 7, 2021, 9855 children are orphaned, 1,32,113 children have lost either parent and 508 children are abandoned.The additional affidavit has been filed by NCPCR in compliance of Top Court's directions...

Rajya Sabha MPs Move Privilege Motion Against Ranjan Gogoi

Rajya Sabha lawmakers from Trinamool Congress and Congress submitted the notice for privilege motion notice against the fellow MP and former Chief Justice of India Mr. Ranjan Gogoi. AITC members wrote to the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha PC Mody raising the question of breach of privilege by Mr.Gogoi. The notice was sent in relation to certain comments made by Justice Gogoi...

Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 To Correct A Drafting Error

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the NDPS (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to correct a drafting error. In 2014, the Act was amended and the clause number of the definition for such illicit activities was changed. However, the section on penalty for financing these illicit activities was not amended and continued to refer to the...

'Granting Bail On Humanitarian Grounds Not Legally Tenable': Meghalaya High Court In POCSO Case

The Meghalaya High Court on Friday observed that granting of bail on humanitarian grounds is not legally tenable while setting aside the bail granted to an accused under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Justice W Diengdoh was adjudicating upon a criminal revision petition seeking to set aside the bail granted to an accused who had allegedly kidnapped,...

Property Dispute Between Lalit Modi & Family : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To December 15

The Supreme Court On Monday adjourned to the 15th December the plea filed by businessman Lalit Modi challenging a Delhi High Court judgment which held as maintainable the anti-arbitration injunction suit filed by his mother and siblings against him.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the matter today after it was informed...

Delhi Riots: Court Imposes 3K Fine For Prosecutor's Failure To Appear Since January, Directs Commissioner Of Police To Conduct Enquiry

A Delhi Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 3000 on the State after a Special Public Prosecutor failed to appear in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots since the filing of chargesheet in January this year in the matter. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg also directed the Commissioner of Police Delhi to conduct an enquiry for fixing the responsibility for imposition of the...

'Who Listens To AIR?' : Supreme Court Wants Wide Publicity In Local Newspapers About COVID Death Compensation Scheme

On Monday, the Supreme Court pulled up States for not giving wide publicity to the portal developed with respect to disbursal of the ex-gratia compensation to the family of the COVID victims in compliance with its earlier orders. Considering the lack of publicity given by the States, a Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna thought it was unfortunate how the common man is...

'Court Can't Substitute Its Discretion In Place Of Employer's': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash BSF Transfer Order

Transfer is a incident of service, the Court said.

Rajya Sabha Approves Bill To Clarify When Retired Supreme Court, High Court Judges Will Receive Additional Pension

Today, the Rajya Sabha approved the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 that seeks to amend: (i) the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and (ii) the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958. These Acts regulate the salaries and conditions of service of the judges of High Courts...