Immediately Provide Computers In Court Halls To Effectively Record Witness Evidence: Kerala High Court Directs Registry

The Kerala High Court recently directed its Registry to provide computers in all Court Halls to enable recording of the dictation, particularly to take down the evidence of witnesses in a proceeding. A division bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. while hearing a criminal appeal noted that readable copies had transcribed the original deposition fully....

Encounter Killings- National And State Human Right Commissions Are Doing Nothing, What Are The Use Of These Bodies, Abolish Them: Justice Lokur

"The Judiciary has been a bit of a disappointment. From what we read in the newspapers, the Manipur extra-judicial killings matter was mentioned thrice before the Supreme Court but not taken up", Justice Madan B. Lokur has expressed.He was speaking on 'Encounter' Killings In India' at the Release of 'Extinguishing Law In Life: Police Killings And Cover-Up In The State Of UP' (a report by...

'Extraordinary Situation Warrants Extraordinary Measures': Karnataka HC Relaxes Advocates' Association Bye Laws For Conducting Elections Expeditiously

The Karnataka High Court has relaxed the rigor of certain Bye Laws of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru, for ensuring the elections to the Association are completed expeditiously and latest by December 22, as earlier ordered by the Court.Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"the rigor of the Bye Laws needs to be relaxed for the very same reason so that the elections can be conducted within...

WhatsApp Chats Not Enough To Show Aachit Kumar Was Aryan Khan's "Supplier" : NDPS Court In Bail Order

The Narcotics Control Bureau has failed to prima facie show that Aachit Kumar, a 22-year-old student was dealing in drugs, even as the agency accused him of being Aryan Khan's 'supplier,' the Special NDPS Court has said while granting him bail.Special Judge VV Patil has observed that mere WhatApp chats were not enough to demonstrate that Kumar supplied contraband to Khan and his friend...

Delhi High Court Halts Felling Of 60 Year Old Peepal Tree On Senior Advocate's Plea

The Delhi High Court has halted felling of 60 year old Peepal tree in city's Inderpuri area on a letter petition by Senior Advocate N. HariharanHearing the urgent mentioning, Justice Rekha Palli observed that irreparable harm will be caused not only to the environment but also to the residents of the locality if the tree was permitted to be cut without examining the plea.Appearing in...

At NALSA Event, Justice Lalit Hands Over Sanction Order For Burial Site For Transgender Persons; Distributes Benefits To COVID Orphans

As part of the ongoing Pan India campaign, Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court and the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority(NALSA), inaugurated a Mega Legal Services Camp at Kanyakumari, which was hosted by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority in association with the local District Administration. The inauguration commenced with Justice Lalit...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Marriage Increasingly Being Used As A Tool To Coerce People Into Religious Conversion': UP Govt Defends 'Anti-Love Jihad' Law The Uttar Pradesh Government has defended its Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 before the High Court by submitting that since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual's religion...

Firecracker Ban Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Till 3 PM Today To Hear West Bengal Govt [LIVE UPDATES]

A vacation bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the petition filed by firecracker manufacturers against the order passed by the Calcutta High Court imposing a total ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi is hearing the matter..A Division Bench comprising Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Aniruddha Roy of...

20-Yr-Old Allegedly Found In Conscious Possession of 19 Grams 'Chitta' Granted Bail By HP High Court Noting His 'Tender Age'

Taking into account his 'tender age', the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a 20-year-old boy who was allegedly found by the state police in the conscious possession of 19.5 grams of 'Chitta' (synthetically produced drugs).The Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel also observed that it was not in dispute that the contraband recovered from the conscious possession of him was...

Rajasthan Judge Booked On Charges Of Sexually Assaulting A Minor Boy; High Court Puts Him Under Suspension

A Rajasthan based judge has been booked by the State Police on the charges of repeatedly sodomizing, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases.The Judge, named Jitendra Singh, is presently posted as Special Judge, Special Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Bharatpur. However, the Rajasthan High Court yesterday suspended him...

Plea Moved In Supreme Court By Firecracker Manufacturers Challenging Complete Ban On Firecrackers By Calcutta HC

A Special Leave Petition has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the order dated October 29, 2021 of the Calcutta High Court banning the use of firecrackers in West Bengal during upcoming festivities of Kali Puja, Diwali, Chatt Puja, Jagadhatri Puja, Guru Nanak's Birthday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve this year. The plea has been filed by one Goutom Roy, the Chairman of...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup, October 25 To October 31, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Employee Can't Claim Change Of Date Of Birth As A Matter Of Right : Supreme CourtCase Title: Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited v. T.P. Nataraja & Ors.| Civil Appeal No.5720 Of 2021Citation : LL 2021 SC 612The Supreme Court has observed that application for change of date of birth by an employee can only be as per the relevant...