Karnataka High Court Comes To Rescue Of Minor Girl Allegedly Forced To Marry, Discontinue Education By Parents

The Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a minor girl who willingly left her parents home as they allegedly discontinued her education and were forcing her to marry. A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice S. Rachaiah, directed that the girl be kept in a Juvenile Centre/Remand Home, away from her parents and permitted her to continue with her...

Rs 9000 Crores Approved For Judicial Infrastructure, Says Law Minister; CJI Repeats Need For Judicial Infrastructure Corporation

The Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday that the Union Government has approved a sum of Rupees 9000 crores for the development of judicial infrastructure. The Minister added that he has taken note of the suggestions made by the Chief Justice of India to give thrust to the development of judicial infrastructure. "I have taken note of the suggestions made yesterday...

Matter Of Sexual Harassment By Judges Is A Real One, There Are Real Complaints: Vrinda Grover

Advocate Vrinda Gorver on Friday flagged concerns regarding inadequate institutional redressal mechanisms when it comes to cases relating to sexual harassment against Judges. She was speaking at a webinar on 'Constituting Gender: Equality and the Constitution' organised by Live Law in association with Centre for Human Rights Studies, Jindal Global Law School. Opining on the need to create...

POCSO Cases- Allahabad HC Calls Upon Local Police, CWCs To Strictly Comply With 'Junaid Case' Directions On Rights Of Victims

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that in all cases pertaining to the POCSO Act, the directions issued by the High Court in Junaid Vs. State of U.P. and another have not been complied with by the local police as well as the CWC of the concerned district.It may be noted that in Junaid's case, the High Court had, inter alia, issued directions and a timeline for the disposal of...

Circumstantial Evidence Must Unerringly Infer Guilt For Conviction: Madras High Court Sets Aside Capital Punishment Of Rape & Murder Accused

In a rape and murder case that dates back to 2008, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has reiterated the settled law on circumstantial evidence and the nature of inferences drawn therefrom for convicting an accused."In a case of circumstantial evidence, the Court may infer from available evidence, which may lead to prove the guilt of the accused and the Courts have to identify the...

Legislature Does Not Assess Impact Of Laws It Passes; This Leads To Big Issues : CJI NV Ramana

Speaking at the Valedictory Function of the Constitution Day Celebrations, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday raised the issue of legislature not conducting studies to assess the impact of the laws it passes. The CJI added that this leads to "big issues".He cited the example of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the enactment of which led to the burdening of...

System Of Transfer Of High Court Chief Justices Should Be Abolished: Justice Madan Lokur

"Unless we have a Judiciary that stands up, speaks out, and introspects Our constitution will become another piece of document which we will keep on discussing on 26th November", Justice Lokur said.

Rules Framed For Inquiry & Counselling In Cases Of Surrender Of Children By Parents: State Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka government on Friday informed the High Court that it has framed rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, for providing the procedure for inquiry and counselling to be followed by Child Welfare Committees, in cases of surrender of a child by parents/ guardians to the Committee. A division bench of Justice B.Veerappa and Justice K S...

Aryan Khan Case - Independent Witness Sonu Mhaske Moves Mumbai Court Claiming NCB Threatened Him To Sign Blank Papers

An independent witness in the Aryan Khan drug case, Sonu Mhaske, has moved the Mumbai Court claiming that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) threatened him to sign on a blank panchnama.Further, Sonu Mhaske has prayed before the Mumbai Court [Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act] to take cognizance of his affidavit in which several allegations have...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Enhancement Of Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Civil Judges At District Courts

The present maximum pecuniary jurisdiction of civil judges is Rs. 3 lacs.

Murder Trial - Injured Witness's Evidence Not At A Higher Pedestal In A Case Of Private Defence Where The Accused Also Injured: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the principle that the evidence of an injured witness has to be placed at a higher pedestal may not apply to a case of private defence when the accused is also injured. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh allowed a batch of appeals filed by the accused assailing the charges framed in the first chargesheet, while it dismissed...

Guidelines To Repatriate Dead Bodies: Madras High Court Suo Moto Impleads MEA In Pudukkottai Fisherman Case

Following allegations of an unstitched body being handed over to the family of a Kottaipattinam fisherman who died at sea in a collision with the Sri Lankan Navy Vessel, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has suo moto impleaded the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Consulate General of India (Jaffna) to get a response on the guidelines followed for repatriation of dead bodies...