Bar U/S 8 Of Commercial Courts Act On Revision Application/ Petition Not Applicable To Petitions Under Article 227: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the bar provided under Section 8 of the Commercial Courts Act against entertaining revision application or petition against any interlocutory order of a Commercial Court, is not applicable to petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.A Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Amit Bansal held that the jurisdiction and powers of...

Chief Secretary Can't Disown His Role And Make Me A Scapegoat In Phone Tapping Report : Rashmi Shukla IPS To Bombay High Court

The court was hearing Shukla's quashing petition against a FIR filed by the Mumbai Police against unnamed persons for an alleged leak of her phone tap report.

Section 82 CrPC - Magistrate Should Not Make Proclamation As Absconder In A Routine Manner As Issue Relates To Personal Liberty : Allahabad High Court

The application of investigating officer under Section 82 CrPC must be accompanied with an affidavit stating reasons.

"Entered Into An Unholy Alliance": P&H HC Dismisses Married Woman's Protection Plea Having Live In Relationship With Another Man

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a protection plea filed by a woman, married and having a child from the wedlock, living in a live in relationship with another man after observing that she entered into an unholy alliance with him.The couple had approached the High Court seeking protection of their life and liberty at the hands of woman's husband and family members opposing...

Juvenile Justice Act - Ascertain Identity Of Parents Surrendering Child; Inquire Reasons : Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For CWCs

"The action of the parents to surrender their child is very serious and it offends the rights of the child. Therefore in-depth inquiry is required to be made by CWC".

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Cognizance Of Criminal Cases Pending Against MPs/MLAs

In compliance of the order passed by the Supreme Court, a Suo Moto Case with the title "In Re: Special Courts for MPs/MLAs" has been registered to monitor the progress of the cases pending in the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territoriy Chandigarh against sitting and former legislators. The Court has issued notice to State of Punjab through its Chief Secretary, State of...

Bhima Koregaon Accused Approach Bombay High Court To Stay Trial Till Clone Copies of Electronic Evidence Is Provided

Accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case have approached the Bombay High Court to stay the trial or defer the framing of charges until clone copies of all the electronic devices seized are provided to the defence. Accused Sudha Bharadwaj and journalist Gautam Navalakha have sought HC's indulgence after the National Investigation Agency submitted the draft charges before...

Varanasi Court Calls For UP Govt Response On Plea Of 5 Hindu Women Seeking To Worship Inside Gyanvapi Complex

Entertaining a plea filed by 5 women seeking performance of Darshan, Pooja of the deities inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, a local court in Varanasi on Wednesday sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government, Gyanvapi mosque committee and Board of Trustees of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Emphasizing that the suit was being instituted to protect right to religion guaranteed...

Leading Cases For Supreme Court AOR Exams 2021 [Part 2- Criminal Law]

The list of leading cases for AOR exams provided by the Supreme Court contains the following judgments that dealt with criminal laws [ Item nos: 4,5,11,13,17, 25, 26, 28 31, 35, 39, 46, 47, 50, 60]Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of MaharashtraCase: CrA 745 of 1983; 17 July 1984; Justices Syed Murtaza Fazalali, A. Varadarajan , Sabhyasachi MukharjiCitation: AIR 1984 SC 1622, 1985 SCR (1) 88...

Political Party Members Constitute A 'Community' Within Meaning Of S. 125 Of Representation Of People Act: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday ruled that members of a political party constitute a community within the meaning of Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act of 1951. The Bench of Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary held thus while dismissing a criminal revision petition moved by petitioners who were convicted for burning the banner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by...

'Litigation Costly, Tedious & Time-Consuming' : CJI Ramana Encourages Arbitration & Mediation

CJI NV Ramana was speaking at the occasion of a function organised at the residence of CJ Hima Kohli where a Trust Deed was registered for the proposed arbitration centre.

Elderly COVID Patient Missing From Hospital- "Matter Of Serious Concern, Trace Him Before Aug 27": Allahabad HC Raps Authorities

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rapped the Prayagraj District Administration, Police, and the TB Sapru Hospital administration (Prayagraj) in a case pertaining to the missing of a COVID Patient (82-year-old) although more than three months have passed since a missing report had been registered.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal was hearing a Habeas...