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Gujarat Riots- "If You Stoke The Fire, The Pot Will Boil.": Kapil Sibal In Response To SIT And States's Critique Of Petitioner's "Attempt To Keep The Pot Boiling"
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard the closing arguments of the Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Mehta on behalf of the State of Gujarat, defending the proactive measures taken by the State in the aftermath of the Godhra massacre. This was followed by the submissions made by Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing on behalf of Zakia Jafri, who has approached the Apex Court assailing...
Indore Bangle-Seller Who Was Thrashed By Mob Granted Bail By Madhya Pradesh High Court In POCSO Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court today granted bail to Taslim Ali, the bangle-seller who was thrashed by a mob in Indore in August 2021 for allegedly concealing his Muslim identity while selling bangles in a locality, in a POCSO caseAli, who has been accused of sexually harassing a Class 6 student was granted bail by the Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul noting that the nature of the accusation...
Sec 120B IPC - Not Safe To Convict A Person For Criminal Conspiracy In Absence Of Evidence Showing Meeting Of Minds : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that in absence of any evidence to show meeting of minds between the conspirators for the intended object of committing an illegal act, it is not safe to hold a person guilty for offences under Section 120-B of IPC.The bench of Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a criminal appeal against the judgement dated March 17, 2020, passed by...
1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar
A Delhi Court has framed charges against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots case. Special Judge MK Nagpal framed charges under sec. 147, 148, 149, 302, 308, 323, 395, 397, 427, 436 and 440 read with sec. 149 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainant had stated that on November 1, 1984 a mob...
Article 233- Judicial Officers Can't Apply & Compete For Direct Recruitment To Post Of District Judges: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently held that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, a Judicial Officer, regardless of his or her previous experience, as an Advocate with 7 years practice, cannot apply and compete for appointment to any vacancy in the post of District Judge.The Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava and Justice Pritinker Diwaker further clarified that his or her...
Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complainant Authority To Be Finalised Within Two Months : Kerala High Court To State
The Kerala High Court recently issued notice to the State and sought its response regarding the appointment of a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority.Upon being informed that the procedure will take another couple of months, the Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly ordered:"Necessity to fill up the post of Chief...
NCDRC Can Direct Deposit Of Entire Or More Than 50% Of Amount Determined By SCDRC For Stay : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment on the Consumer Protection Act 2019, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) can direct the deposit of the entire amount or more than 50% of the amount determined by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for conditional stay.The Court added that however to pass such an order, the NCDRC has to pass...
Kerala Abkari Act-Whether Conviction Sustainable When Independent Witnesses To Search Turned Hostile: Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine whether conviction under Kerala Abkari Act ("Act") was sustainable when independent witnesses to search turned hostile.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka issued notice in the special leave petition assailing Kerala High Court's order dated June 11, 2021 ("impugned order").In the impugned order, the High Court bench of Justice K Haripal...
'Rights Of Aliens On Foreign Soil Are Those Which Host Country Grants': Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Chinese National Overstaying Visa
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens (foreign national) on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien can lay a claim for more rights than those that are granted. Observing thus, Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the petition filed by one Li Dong, a native of the People's Republic of China, who has been overstaying in India, in...
'Chargesheet Filed In 2018, Trial Not Commenced' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Syrian National In NDPS Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a 23 year old Syrian national staying in Delhi who was in custody since September 27, 2018 for his alleged involvement in trafficking of commercial quantities of contraband i.e. 50 kgs 800 gms.Considering that although the charge sheet was filed in 2018 but no trial had commenced, the bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh granted bail.The bench...
