Bhima Koregaon Judicial Commission Suspends Hearing After Maharashtra Govt Fails to Provide Accommodation In Mumbai

The two-member judicial commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to probe the caste-based violence at Koregaon-Bhima on January 1, 2018, has indefinitely suspended its function due to the State government's apathy to provide proper accommodation for proceedings. "Unfortunately, nothing was heard from the government till October 31, 2021, about availability of...

Odisha's First Model Virtual Courtrooms Inaugurated In Angul & Nayagarh By Justice DY Chandrachud

State's first model virtual courtrooms have been inaugurated today by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, along with the launch of an e-custody certificate system to ensure free access to antecedents of prisoners and automated e-mail services for faster sharing of case information. Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of Odisha and other judges of the High Court were present at...

Waqf Tribunal Has Jurisdiction Even If Subject Property Is Admitted To Be A Waqf Property: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a Wakf Tribunal has jurisdiction to adjudicate a dispute even if a property is admitted to be a waqf property."To say that the Tribunal will have jurisdiction only if the subject property is disputed to be a waqf property and not if it is admitted to be a waqf property, is indigestible in the teeth of Section 83(1)", the...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Students' Plea For Directing GGSIP University To Provide Certified Copies Of Answer Scripts As Per Prescribed Fee Under RTI Rules

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by two final year law students seeking directions on Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University for providing certified copies of answer-scripts to students as per the fee prescribed under the RTI Rules, 2012 at candidate's request. Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh sought response of the University...

'What Kind Of Officers Are They? Further Victimizing The Victim': Kerala High Court On Bribery Allegations Against Police

The Kerala High Court on Monday issued a set of interim directions in a case where the Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) is accused of demanding bribe for the release of two girls from a children's home to their parents. The case was registered suo motu on the basis of a news report.When the matter was taken up, Justice Devan Ramachandran reprimanded the Police for victimizing the...

Rights Of Persons With Disability Act Not An Embargo On Exercise Of Parens Patriae Jurisdiction By HC Under Article 226: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Rights of Persons With Disability Act, 2016 Act or the Rules framed thereunder do not create any embargo on the exercise of parens patriae jurisdiction by it under Article 226 of the Constitution."So long as the "wills and preferences" of the mentally ill person and the other factors set out in the rules are borne in mind by the Court exercising...

'Any Attempt To Demand Gawking Charges To Be Treated As Extortion & Penalised Under Most Stringent Provisions': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday made it clear that any attempt made in the State to demand gawking charges (popularly known as nokkukooli) will be penalised under the most stringent provisions of law under the offence of extortion. Justice Devan Ramachandran was, however, pleased to be informed that the State government had taken a keen interest in the matter and had initiated positive...

Petition Has Become Infructuous: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Ban On Online Betting And Gambling

Following the State government amending the Karnataka Police Act, by which it has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty up to Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed a PIL filed seeking the same. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar...

'Judge Bashing Has Become A Favourite Pastime For Some' : AP High Court Directs Take Down Of Abusive Social Media Content

Observing that 'judge bashing has become a favourite pastime for some people', the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube to take down abusive contents against judges.The Court directed the Registrar General to forward the URLs of the derogatory posts to the social media intermediaries, who were directed to pull them down as expeditiously as possible,...

None From Cordelia Team Accused In Case , Entertainment Company Had no Control Over Cruise : Bail Granted To Directors & Employees

Granting bail to four "organizers" of the alleged "rave party" on the Cordelia cruise liner, a special NDPS court held that the company was merely in-charge of live entertainment shows, did not regulate entry on the cruise, and had no control over passengers. The court observed that prima facie allegations of conspiracy under Section 29 and financing illicit drug traffic...

'Reservation Based On Caste Alone': Madras High Court Quashes 10.5% Internal Reservation To Vanniyar Community Under Most Backward Class Category

The Madras High Court quashed the Tamil Nadu law providing internal reservation of 10.5 % to the Vanniyar Community under the category Most Backward Classes.The court observed that Tamil Nadu Special Reservation of seats in educational Institutions including Private Educational Institutions and appointments or posts in the services under the State within the Reservation for the Most...

Offender Who Had Not Used Deadly Weapon During Robbery Cannot Be Convicted Under Section 397 IPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that an offender who had not used any deadly weapon at the time of committing robbery/dacoity cannot be convicted under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code.The use of deadly weapon by one offender at the time of committing robbery/dacoity cannot attract Section 397 IPC for the imposition of minimum punishment on another offender who has not used any...