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Plea In High Court Seeks Modification Of Delhi Govt's Order Completely Banning Sale, Use Of Firecrackers Amid Diwali, Asks For Graded Regulations Instead
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking modification of Delhi Government's order imposing a complete ban on storage, sale and use of firecrackers during Diwali festival. The petition also seeks a direction on the Government to consider 'Graded Regulations' instead of a complete ban.Filed through Advocates Gautam Jha, Pankaj Kumar and Sweta Jha, the plea also seeks directions on...
Proviso To Section 15(1) Of JJ Act- "Assistance Of Experienced Psychologists Or Psycho-Social Workers Or Other Experts Is Mandatory": MPHC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday held that it is mandatory for Juvenile Justice Board to take the assistance of experienced psychologists or psycho-social workers or other experts while conducting a preliminary assessment with regard to a child's (in conflict with the law) mental and physical capacity to commit a heinous offence.The Bench of Justice Shailendra Shukla has held that for...
Delhi Gymkhana Club Case: Supreme Court Directs Preservation Of CCTV Records Till Further Orders
The Supreme Court today, while taking serious note of the allegations that records of Delhi Gymkhana club were being destroyed, directed the Administrator of the club to preserve the CCTV records till further orders. The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar was hearing civil appeal(s) filed challenging NCLAT's order directing the suspension of the...
Abject Incompetence Of Prosecution: Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case To Probe Appointment Of Prosecutors
The Kerala High Court in its judgment delivered on Thursday in a criminal appeal case observed that it has raised a suo motu case regarding the ineptitude of the Prosecutors in several cases, resulting in the offenders walking away scot-free. A Division Bench comprising Justice K.Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman was dealing with an appeal filed by a priest challenging the sentence...
'In India, Every State Action Must Be Fair, Failing Which It Will Fall Foul Of Article 14' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Direction To Shift NH Toll Plaza
The Supreme Court set aside a Patna High Court judgment which directed the National Highway Authority of India to shift the toll plaza on Patna-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane road (NH-30) from Karmalichak near Deedarganj."Undoubtedly, in India, every state action must be fair, failing which, it will fall foul of the mandate of Article 14. It is, at this juncture, we may also notice that the duty to...
Which God Would Accept Offerings Of Such A Priest? Kerala High Court Laments Over Pujari Repeatedly Raping Young Girl
While hearing a criminal appeal preferred by a priest accused of sexually assaulting a young girl, the Kerala High Court on Thursday voiced its concern over the pitiful fate of women abandoned by their husbands, particularly of the helpless children."When a man abandons his wife and children, roving vultures wait to prey on not only the abandoned woman, but also the helpless children. In...
High Court Directs Delhi Government To Appoint New Director To IHBAS 'At The Earliest'
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Government to appoint, as expeditiously as possible, a new Director to head the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)."We expect that recruitment will be completed at the earliest," observed a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh while adjourning the plea against extension of tenure granted to...
"Young Children Are Idealists, Inspired By Certain Ideology. But There is No Allegation That They Have Intention To Further The Activities": Sr.Ad. Basant Argues In Allan Thwaha UAPA Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that the NIA's argument that sanction for prosecution under the UAPA for association with a banned organisation extends to the offence of membership of the organisation itself would result in a situation where a person, for being a member, attracts life imprisonment, but if the member, with the intention to further the activities of the organisation,...
'Effective Steps Already Taken': High Court Disposes Of PIL For Proper Solid Waste Management Pursuant To Kerala Floods
The Kerala High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the concerned authorities to initiate immediate action for proper solid waste management, subsequent to the devastating floods in the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly noted that the respondents had "already taken all possible effective steps" for...
Delhi Riots: Following Court's Strictures, Delhi Police Commissioner Constitutes Special Cell For Monitoring Investigations
The Delhi Police Commissioner, Rakesh Asthana has constituted a 'Special Investigation Cell' for the purpose of expediting and streamlining the process of investigation into the North East Delhi Riots cases. The development comes pursuant to the recent observations made by a Delhi Court regarding police's failure to take appropriate measures for prosecution of such cases.The Cell shall...
