POCSO Offences- "Victim's Parent/Guardian Should Be Notified Of Bail Plea & Their Right To Legal Assistance": Allahabad High Court

In an important ruling, the Allahabad High Court has directed that the notice of the filing of the bail application in every POCSO case shall be given to the Parent/Guardian of the child victim or complainant, to be served through Investigating Officer/S.H.O. of the Police Station concerned.The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary also made it mandatory for the Investigating Officer/S.H.O. of...

Hybrid Model of Hearing At Madhya Pradesh High Court From Monday Onwards, Lawyers Free To Choose Mode of Appearance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has switched to a hybrid model of hearing with an option to the advocates and party-in-person to appear either physically or virtually in urgent matters. As per the freshly notified Standard Operating Procedure, the said mechanism will be effective from Monday onwards at Principal Seat Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior. There will be specified entry and...

ISRO Espionage Case: Kerala High Court Grants One Week Interim Anticipatory Bail To Accused

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to all the applicants, accused in the ISRO espionage case, for a period of one week. It emphasized that this does not preclude them from cooperating with the investigation. In a hearing that lasted over three hours, Justice Ashok Menon heard the anticipatory bail applications moved by several former investigating officers...

'We Can't Stop Passing Of Legislation' : Supreme Court Refuses Discussion On Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021

"We can't stop passing of legislation, the government cannot stop us from passing orders. This is the duty of both institutions." CJI NV Ramana remarked on Friday. The remarks came from CJI NV Ramana after Senior Advocate Nidhesh Gupta expressed his objection to the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2021 recently passed by the Lok Sabha. Referring to the Tribunal Reforms Bill, Senior Counsel...

Karnataka High Court Offices Operating From Basement To Be Shifted To DTE Building; Registry Asked To Place On Record Available Space

The Karnataka Government on Friday informed the High Court that it has provided two rooms in the building of the Directorate Technical Education, for shifting offices of the court, which are presently housed in the basement of the high court building. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N S Sanjay Gowda directed the Registrar General to contact the...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay Prison Transfer Order Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Without Hearing State

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case resisting their transfer out of Taloja Prison, despite repeatedly complaining about the prison authorities there, is confusing and paradoxical. "So many complaints that jail authorities there are not providing basic things, food and medicines. So now when they want to transfer,...

'Detention Period Long Over': Calcutta High Court Allows Bangladeshi Woman To Be Repatriated By Air

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday permitted the deportation of a Bangladeshi national back to her native country after taking into consideration that she had been languishing in a correctional home even after the completion of her detention period. The petitioner had filed the instant petition seeking the Court's leave for repatriation after a representation to this effect was declined by...

'Can't Ignore State's Negligence, Should've Provided Security' : Supreme Court On Judge Uttam Anand's Killing

Supreme Court on Friday observed that the State's negligence in the recent killing of judge Uttam Anand who was posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge at Dhanbad, cannot be ignored.A Division Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant opined that, being well aware that Dhanbad is a mafia area where several advocates have been killed and judges have been attacked in...

Gujarat High Court Decides To Resume Physical Functioning From August 17, SOP To Be Released Shortly

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notification informing that it has decided to resume the physical functioning of the Court from August 17, 2021.#GujaratHighCourt decides to resume physical functioning with effect from August 17.SOP to be released shortly. pic.twitter.com/qoelA2xRmL— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) August 6, 2021A notification issued in this regard states thus:"The Hon'ble...

Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case : Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Chargesheet Against Wrestler Sushil Kumar & Others

A Delhi Court on Friday took cognizance in the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police against Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar and 12 others in connection with the alleged murder of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar at the Chhatrasal Stadium. Delete #JustInDelhi Court takes cognizance in the chargesheet filed by @DelhiPolice against Olympic medalist wrestler...

'CGST Act Came 4 Years Ago' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over Non-Creation Of GST Appellate Tribunal

Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Centre for not constituting an appellate tribunal under the CGST Act even after 4 years of the Act having come into force. " The CGST act came into force about 4 years back, you have been unable to create any appellate tribunal at all." CJI told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta A Division Bench of CJI Ramana and Justice Surya Kant observed that...

Education Not A "General Occupation" Under Article 19(1)(g); Profiteering Not Allowed: Petitioners Tell Delhi HC In Private School Fees Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday continued hearing a batch of pleas filed by Delhi Government and students challenging the single judge bench decision which quashed two orders issued by the Delhi Government dated 18th April and 28th August 2020 restraining private schools from collecting Annual Charges and Development Fees from students amid Covid-19 lockdown.Today, Advocate Khagesh Jha...