'A Sordid Saga Of Torment & Harassment': Kerala High Court Seeks Expeditious Action Over Bribery Allegations Against Police

The case pertained to demand of bribe for the release of two girls from a children's home to their parents.

Breaking: Supreme Court Allows Centre To Further Disinvest Its 29.5% Shares In Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Orders CBI Investigation Into 2002 Disinvestment Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Union of India may disinvest its residual shareholding of 29.5% in HZL.The Court also directed that a prima facie case for registration of Regular Case by the CBI as regards the illegalities in the March, 2002 disinvestment of 26% shares is concerned, and order the CBI to do the needful.The bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud was pronouncing...

Restricting 'Touch' Or 'Physical Contact' Only To 'Skin To Skin' Contact Absurd : Supreme Court Reverses Bombay HC's POCSO Judgment

"The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the Act is the "sexual intent" and not the "skin to skin" contact with the child"

Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court

A Delhi Court yesterday disposed of as withdrawn a plea filed by BJP Delhi Media Head and Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of 9 year old minor victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court took on record the...

Distinction Between 'Acquiescence' And 'Delay and Laches': Supreme Court Explains

In a judgment delivered on Tuesday (16 November 2021), the Supreme Court explained the distinction between 'acquiescence' and 'delay and laches'.The court observed that the doctrine of delay and laches as well as acquiescence are applied to non-suit the litigants who approach the court/appellate authorities belatedly without any justifiable explanation for bringing action after...

"Justice Is Sum Of All Moral Duty": Orissa HC Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation For Gang Rape Survivor Carrying Over 26-Week Pregnancy

Quoting political philosopher William Godwin, the Orissa High Court, while stressing that Justice is the sum of all moral duty, directed the State Government to pay ₹10 Lakh as compensation to a 20-year-old gang-rape victim who became pregnant due to the offence committed against her.However, the Bench of Justice S.K. Panigrahi refused the permission sought by the victim to terminate her...

Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Registration Of Projects, Curb Cheating Of Buyers

The Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings for ensuring strict compliance of the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 regarding prior registration of projects and also to curb incidents of developers cheating innocent buyers. The proceedings were initiated yesterday by a coram comprising of Chairperson Justice Chander Shekhar...

Jayalalithaa's Death : Inquiry Commission Violating Natural Justice Principles, Appolo Hospital Tells Supreme Court

Proceedings Before Commission Of Inquiry In Violation Of Principle Of Natural Justice; Commission Is Only A Fact Finding Body: Apollo Hospital Tells Supreme Court

"We Aren't Against Live-In Relation": Allahabad High Court Orders Protection For Same-Sex Couple

The Allahabad High Court recently granted police protection to a same-sex couple after noting that the court is not against live-in relationships.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi was dealing with a protection plea of one Anju Singh and her live-in partner, who moved to the High Court claiming that they would be harassed and would not...

[Gujarat Riots]'Evidence Not Collected, If Collected Not Analysed, Leads To The Inference That SIT Was Hiding Something': Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court In Zakia Jafri Matter

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Senior Advocate Kabil Sibal in the plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the former Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi and other high functionaries of the State in the Gujarat riots of 2002. While making submissions, before a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, Senior Advocate Kapil...

Special NIA Court Allows Prof Anand Teltumbde 5 Mins Telephone Call On Loudspeaker With Mother After Brother's Encounter Killing

The Special NIA Court has allowed Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde a telephone call to his mother for five minutes on loud speaker after his brother and alleged Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde's encounter killing by security personnel in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. In his plea to the Special NIA court, Teltumbde said his ninety-year-old mother is in a state of shock...

'Foul Play': Calcutta HC Contemplates Setting Up Inquiry Panel Headed By Rtd. HC Judge To Monitor Irregularities In Non-Teaching Staff Appointments By State Gov

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salaries to 25 appointees who had allegedly been recruited for the posts of 'Group-C' and 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. The Court observed with dismay that 25 appointment letters had been issued by the West...