Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response On PIL For Removal Of Liquor Shop Located Near A School, Temple & Hospital

The Allahabad High Court last week sought the Uttar Pradesh Government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking removal of a licensed liquor shop located in front of a Children school, Hospital, and 50 years old temple, and residential areaThe Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vivek Varma was hearing a plea filed by Petitioner In-Person Ashok Kumar Shukla, who...

Explained : Does AFSPA Give Total Immunity To Armed Forces For Killing Civilians?

The death of at least 14 civilians in Nagaland on Saturday evening as a result of the action of the Armed Forces has brought back into focus the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. The Act which came into force in the context of insurgency in the Northeastern States decades ago provides "special power" to the Armed Forces applies to the Army, the Air Force and the...

Can't Evaluate Victim's Statement Recorded U/S 164A CrPC While Exercising Inherent Powers U/S 482 CrPC: J&K&L HC

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has recently held that it cannot critically evaluate the statement of prosecutrix recorded under Section 164A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989 while exercising the court's inherent powers under Section 561-A (now 482) of the Code. Placing reliance on the apex court judgment in Rajeev Kaurav v. Bai Sahab (2020), Justice Rajnesh...

Incomplete/Material Omissions In Case Diary Hamper Administration Of Justice: MP High Court Orders Issuance Of Directions To Police Stations

Observing the trend of sending either incomplete case diary or material omissions in the case diary which hampers the administration of justice, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) recently directed for issuance of necessary directions to police stations in this regard.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Anand Pathak was hearing the third bail application filed by one Surendra Rawat,...

Bihar Court Tries, Convicts Minor In Sexual Assault Case In 24 Hours, Stresses On Need To Instil Respect For Women In Adolescents

A Bihar court recently tried (inquired) and found a minor guilty, accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl within 24 hours while stressing upon the need to instil respect, good values (samskara) towards women in juveniles.While finding a 14-year-old minor guilty for committing offences under Section 377 (Unnatural Sex) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of...

'Judges Shouldn't Count Their Leaves, No Alternatives To Hardwork': Justice MR Shah

"There is no alternative to hard work and Judges should not count their leaves, rather devote all the time to the service of the people", said Justice MR Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of India in an inspiring valedictory session of the 30th Batch of Civil Judges (Jr.Division) of Bihar Judicial Services organized by Bihar Judicial Academy on Sunday.The event was graced by the presence of...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [November 29, 2021 To December 3, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Directs Name, Gender Change Of A Transgender In Educational Records Following UP Education Board's DenialThe High Court (Lucknow Bench) today directed Uttar Pradesh Government authorities to take immediate steps for change of name and gender of a Transgender in her educational mark-sheets and certificates. The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary also ordered...

Telangana Court Grants Interim Injunction In Favour Of TSRTC Against Rapido's Advertisement Featuring Allu Arjun

A Telangana Court recently granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) against Rapido, an app-based bike taxi aggregator and YouTube to remove an advertisement starring Tollywood superstar Allu Arjun which allegedly defamed TSRTC.The City Civil Court's Xth Junior Civil Judge in Hyderabad has directed respondent No.2 (YouTube) to...

Mullaperiyar Case: Tamil Nadu Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Seeking Central Security Protection For Dam

An advocate based in Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Union of India to deploy any of the Central Security Force at the Mullaperiyar dam for its protection immediately.An application for impleadment has been filed by Stalin Baskaran in the writ petition filed by Kerala based petitioners(Dr. Joe Joseph and others versus Union of India) seeking directions...

Supreme Court Stays MP HC Judgment Which Held Defence Authorities' Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation As Not Maintainable

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of the impugnedjudgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that Defence Authorities had no right to make a reference against the compensation awarded to land owners under Section 18 of the Works for Defence Act, 1903. Background of the Case In July 2021, a Bench of Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna had...

Benefits Provided To Dependents Of Freedom Fighters 'For Perpetuity' Need A Relook: Allahabad HC To Union, State Govts

The Allahabad High Court last week observed that it is high time when the governments have a re-look for providing concessions to dependents of freedom fighters and examine as to whether it remains desirable to allow such facilities to continue any further.Importantly, the Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Vikram D. Chauhan also stressed that benefits extended to family members...

Direction For Video Conferencing Facility At Jail Would Not Come In The Way Of ED Applying For Custodial Interrogation Of Ex-Unitech Promoters: Supreme Court

In connection with the Unitech case, the Supreme Court has clarified that its direction for video conferencing facility at the Jails where the accused Chandra brothers are housed to be made available so as to enable them to record their presence in the court proceedings where their presence is required, would not come in the way of the Enforcement Directorate in moving the requisite...