'Stringent Action Required' : Kerala High Court Directs State To Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belonging to the LGBTQI+ community by medical practitioners in the State. Upon being informed that forced conversion of sexual orientation was prevalent among medical practitioners, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed:"If there is...

"Affairs In Child Care Centres Appalling, Run Away Inmates Being Kidnapped": Delhi HC Seeks State's Response, Appoints Sr. Adv. Rebecca John As Amicus

Calling affairs of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust and other Child Care Centres in the national capital as appalling, the Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government, Ministry of Women and Child Development on the steps taken to ensure that the children do not escape such centres and are not kidnapped thereafter. Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a plea...

Supreme Court Allows Defence Ministry's Plea To Allow Double Lane Widening Of Char Dham Highway Project

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-km Char Dham project in Uttarakhand.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath pronounced orders in the application filed by the Ministry of Defence seeking modification of the order dated September 8,...

Plea In Bombay High Court To Use Shivaji Park Ground For Congress Foundation Day Rally

Mumbai Congress President has approached the Bombay High Court for permission to use Shivaji Park Ground between December 22-28 to celebrate the 137th Indian National Congress(INC) Foundation Day. INC interim president Sonia Gandhi and former president Rahul Gandhi are likely to be present for public meetings. The petitioners said they approached authorities in the...

Trial Court Not Expected To Act In A Particular Way Depending On 'Sensitivity' Of A Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Trial Court cannot be expected to act in a particular way depending upon the sensitivity of the case.Rather it should be appreciated if a trial court decides a case on its own merit despite its sensitivity, the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh said while upholding a Trial Court judgment acquitting two young men accused of murdering...

Street Vendors Scheme Of 2019 Is Arbitrary; Pays No Heed To Delhi Master Plan/ Zonal Plan: Petitioners Tell Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a bunch of pleas challenging the vires of Street Vendors Act, 2014.The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh heard Senior Advocate Sanjeev Ralli appearing for the petitioners, who have inter alia challenged the legislative competence of the Central Government to enact the impugned Act.During the course of hearing yesterday,...

'Brutal Murder' Of Journalist Vikram Joshi: Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of The Lone Accused

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to the lone accused in the Journalist Vikram Joshi Murder case. Joshi was shot in the head, in front of his two minor daughters in July 2020 in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district.Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi noted that the facts and circumstances of the case showed the involvement of the applicant alone in committing...

'Maharashtra Is A Pioneer In Tackling Covid-19': Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra Government was a pioneer in tackling the Covid-19 situation during the second wave, the Bombay High Court observed while disposing of two PILs filed during the pandemic. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik further observed that Maharashtra is one of the few states where physical court hearings have started and expressed hope for the coming...

Mere Recovery Of Stridhan Can't Be Sole Ground For Arresting A Person For Offences U/S 498A, 406 IPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the mere fact that recovery of Istridhan is to be made from a person cannot be the sole ground for arresting him for offences under Sections 498-A (related to dowry demand) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that in such cases, police are empowered under CrPC to conduct searches of premises of...

Ingredients Necessary To Prove Charges Under Section 409, 420 & 477A IPC: Supreme Court Explains

In a judgment delivered on Monday ( 13 December 2021), the Supreme Court explained the ingredients necessary to prove a charge under Section 409, 420 and 477A of the Indian Penal Code.The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli made these observations while allowing appeal filed by an accused who was concurrently convicted under Sections 409, 420, and 477A of the Indian...

Delhi Riots: HC Denies Bail To Two Men Accused Of Being Part Of Mob That Killed Muslim Men, Says Possibility Of Them Threatening Sole Public Witness

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to two men namely Ajay and Shubham accused of killing four Muslim men during the North East Delhi riots which took place in the national capital last year observing that there was a possibility of them threatening the sole public witness in the matter. Taking note of the fact that the two were in custody since April last year, Justice Subramonium...

Don't Delay The Process Of Identification Of Children In Streets, Supreme Court Directs States

On Monday, in a suo moto matter regarding the plight of the Children in Street Situation ("CiSS") across the country, the Supreme Court directed the State Governments and the Union Territories to complete the identification process without any delay. The Apex Court clarified that the State Governments and the Union Territories need not wait for any further direction from National...