Find Technological Solutions Within Legal Framework To Support Online Registration Of Marriages Under SMA: Kerala High Court To Centre, State

The Kerala High Court is now awaiting the views of the Central and the State Governments respectively to find a technological solution within the legal framework to support online solemnisation or registration of the marriage. Meanwhile, the Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath has issued an interim order containing directions The question posed before...

Despite Good Intention Of State & Central Govts To Keep It Clean, River Ganga Is Still Polluted: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that despite the good intention of the State government as well as Central Government to keep Ganga clean, and diversion of huge amount for this purpose, the polluted water still exists. The Bench Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha was hearing a plea seeking to highlight the problem of sewerage and trade...

High Court Can't Refer Legal Issues To Supreme Court Either For Its Guidance Or Indulgence: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is no provision under any law for the High Court to refer legal issues to the Supreme Court either for its guidance or for any kind of indulgence.The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a criminal revision seeking relief that the matter be sent the case to the Supreme Court of India for appropriate action.The case in briefThe...

Union Of India Not Being Represented Properly Before Court In UP: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To ASGI

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday observed that matter of the Union of India remains unattended before the Court and that it appeared that in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Union of India is not being represented properly and therefore, issued a notice to the Additional Solicitor General of India.The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Subhash Chand observed thus...

167(2) CrPC- 'Not Filing Analyst Report Does Not Amount To Incomplete Investigation Unless It Is Solely Relied Upon It': Kerala HC Denies Default Bail To NDPS Accused

The Kerala High Court has held that the investigation cannot be said to be incomplete on sending the requisition to the authority concerned to get the analyst report unless it is a case in which the entire prosecution case relies solely on the analyst report. The question on the completion of investigation arises to decide on the grant of default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC."If...

"Political Ploy In Wake Of Upcoming State Elections": P&H HC Stays Arrest, Probe In All FIRs Against Ex-DGP Saini Till 2022 Elections

Dealing with the plea of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini to transfer all the criminal cases registered against him to CBI or some other independent probe agency, the Punjab & Haryana High Court today stayed his arrest and probe in all the FIR except for one (pending before the Supreme Court) till State Assembly Elections scheduled for 2022 are held.Saini had also prayed in his 2018...

PC Act Is A Code By Itself- Bank Account Of A Person Accused of Prevention of Corruption Act Cannot Be Attached U/S 102 CrPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that bank account of a person accused under Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be attached invoking Section 102 of Code of Criminal Procedure."It is not possible to sustain the freezing of the bank account of the appellant taking recourse to Section 102 Cr.P.C. as the Prevention of Corruption Act is a Code by itself", the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

'Constitutional Convention Is To Appoint Opposition Leader As PAC Chairman' : BJP MLA Ambika Roy Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Case Against Mukul Roy

The Calcutta High Court on Friday heard extensive arguments from senior advocate C.S Vaidyanathan appearing on behalf of BJP MLA Ambika Roy and senior advocate Anindya Kumar Mitra appearing on behalf of TMC MLA Mukul Roy in the plea challenging the appointment of Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.On July 9, Mukul Roy had...

"Prisoners Also Humans; Consider Establishing One PHC Per Jail To Treat Heart, Kidney, Liver Diseases": MP High Court To Govt

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently advised the State Government to ensure that at least one primary health center should be established in jail campus having facilities to treat the ailments relating to heart, kidney, liver, etc.The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava has also asked the State to ensure that Specialist/Experts relating to aforesaid various...

High Court Grants Two Weeks Time To Delhi Govt For Deciding Implementation Of Chief Minister's Assurance On Rent Payment For Poor

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted two weeks time to the Delhi Government for deciding the implementation of assurance given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the State would pay rent on behalf of tenants if they are unable to do so due to poverty.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing an application filed by daily wage labourers/ workers who were unable to pay their monthly rent,...

Simply Requesting Accused Not To Commit Rape Of Minor Instead Of Informing Police Amounts To 'Aiding' Under POCSO: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that instead of informing the local police, the act of merely requesting the accused not to commit rape of a minor would amount to the act of aiding as defined and punished under Sections 16 and 17 of the POCSO Act.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia was hearing a criminal revision filed against the order passed by the Special Judge (POCSO...

'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that if a woman refuses to press sexual harassment charges and gives it in writing to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), the her decision must be respected. In the instant case, the petitioner who is professor in the University of Burdwan had moved the High Court challenging the order of debarment levelled against him for...