Chit Fund Scam: Tripura High Court Directs Appointment Of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks

The Tripura High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura Chit Fund scam within 2 weeks.This direction came from the Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay as it noted that the case was registered in the year 2014 but the people (depositers) are still...

Kerala High Court To Restore Physical Sitting From November 22

The Kerala High Court has decided to restore physical sitting w.e.f 22.11.2021, Monday. A notice issued in this regard has laid down certain conditions to be followed during physical proceedings:No more than 15 persons at a time will be permitted inside each Court Hall. A sufficient number of chairs wi.ll be provided in the corridors and wherever Advocates congregate. Social distancing should...

Randomness In Fixation Of Cut Off Age For Reservation Not Sufficient To Characterize It As Arbitrary: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that randomness in fixation of a cut off age for availing the benefit of reservation for a particular category is not sufficient to characterize it as an arbitrary or unreasonable decision. "The fixation of a cut off age does sometimes occasion hardship upon a particular category of applicants or candidates. Although there is some randomness in the fixation of...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To DMK MP T.R.V.S Ramesh, Murder Accused In Cashew Factory Worker's Death Case

Madras High Court has on Friday granted bail to murder accused T.R.V. S Ramesh, DMK MP from Cuddalore, upon satisfaction that a substantial portion of the police investigation has been already completed. Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, while granting bail, noted that the accused MP had voluntarily surrendered after the demise of his cashew nut factory employee, and that only the...

Injunction Orders Cannot Be Passed Against Third Parties Without Hearing Them: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that injunction orders with respect to a suit property cannot be passed in detriment to the interest of third parties who are directly affected by it, without impleading them or giving them an opportunity of being heard. A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna set aside the common judgment and order passed by the Karnataka High Court, which...

Plea Of Bias Can't Be Taken After Participating In Selection Process With Knowledge About Composition Of Panel : Supreme Court

While rejecting the challenge against the appointment of Dinkar Gupta IPS as the Punjab Director General of Police in 2019, the Supreme Court observed that a person can't take the plea of bias after having participated in the selection process with full knowledge about the composition of the selection panel.In this case, the appellant officer, who challenged the DGP's appointment, argued that...

E-Copies Of Bail Orders Sufficient For Release; Certified Copies Not Necessary: Telangana High Court

Observing that the indefeasible fundamental right of an accused to bail is not sufficient in itself unless the bail order is furnished within reasonable time, Telangana High Court has dispensed with the requirement of certified copies of bail orders. The court has ruled that an order copy from the High Court's Website along with case details which are available in the...

Ensure Certified Copies Of Judgements Are Issued As Per Section 76 Evidence Act : Supreme Court To HC

The 'Skin-to-skin' judgement passed by the Supreme Court yesterday had set aside impugned judgements of the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench). A three-judge Bench of Justices U.U.Lalit, S.Ravindra Bhat and Bela.M.Trivedi has held that 'skin-to-skin' touch is not a requirement to constitute an offence of sexual assault under S.7 of the POCSO Act. The majority opinion, authored...

[India Vs New Zealand T20] Jharkhand HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Organising Ranchi Match With Full Audience Capacity

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the decision of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association to conduct a T-20 cricket match between India & New Zealand today with full capacity.The match is currently being played at JSCA Stadium, Dhurwa, Ranchi.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice...

'Constitutional Rights Cannot Be Sacrificed At The Altar Of Flimsy Explanations': Bombay High Court Seeks Inquiry, Orders Compensation To Man Illegally Detained In Custody

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to pay compensation to a man and urged an inquiry against errant police officers regarding the 28-year-old's detention in a police lockup despite a court order remanding him in judicial custody. "The constitutional and legal rights of a person cannot be sacrificed at the altar of such flimsy explanations," the bench...

Supreme Court Restrains KRDCL From Felling Heritage Trees For Bengaluru Road Widening Till HC Decides Dispute

The Supreme Court of India has restrained the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) from felling heritage trees for widening of various roads around Bangalore, until the matter is decided by the Karnataka High Court. A division bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.S. Bopanna said, "During the course of the hearing, we have expressed the view that we would expect...

Senior Advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia Appointed As The New Advocate General Of Punjab

Senior Advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Punjab.This comes days after Senior Advocate Amar Preet Singh Deol resigned from the post of AG and his resignation was accepted by the Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi.A notification in this regard was issued today and which reads thus:"The Governor of Punjab in exercise of the...