No Lenience To Man Who Attacked Woman With Acid For Rejecting Proposal : Karnataka High Court Upholds Life Sentence, 10 Lakh Fine

The Karnataka High Court has said that "acid Attack is a crime against basic human rights and also violates the most cherished fundamental rights guaranteed under Article-21 of the Constitution of India." A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice V Srishananda while confirming sentence of life imprisonment imposed under section 326 (A) of the Indian Penal Code, on one Mahesha...

High Courts Weekly Round Up [July 19, 2021 To July 25, 2021]

Allahabad High Court Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Noise Pollution By Modified Silencers Specifically On 'Bullets' (Suo moto (PIL) v. State of UP & Ors.) Comparing the menace of noise pollution with the legend of Hydra, the High Court today took suo moto cognizance of Noise pollution generated through modified silencers specifically Bullet Bikes and the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, July 19- July 25, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Strikes Down 97th Constitutional Amendment To The Extent It Relates To Co-operative SocietiesCase Title : Union of India vs Rajendra Shah and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 312The Supreme Court this week upheld a 2013 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which struck down the provisions of the Constitution(97th Amendment) Act 2011 to the extent it introduced Part...

Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in appeal filed by the State of Bihar against a 4th March 2020 order passed by the Patna High Court wherein bail had been granted on the grounds that offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, are not quantity-based.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta heard the submissions of Advocate Shivam Singh and proceeded...

"Showing Protest Is Hallmark Of Democracy": Madras HC Quashes Sedition Case Against Two For Distributing Hand Bills In 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protest

Observing that showing protest, being a fundamental right, is a hallmark of democracy, the Madras High Court recently quashed criminal case against two persons booked under sedition for distributing hand bills against the Centre and State Government in relation to the 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protest.Justice M. Nirmal Kumar was dealing with a petition seeking quashing of the criminal case against...

'Failure To Take Cognizance Immediately Doesn't Make Detention Illegal" : Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Observing that "the appellant cannot take the benefit of delay in taking cognizance in order to claim statutory bail," the Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking bail filed by Mohan Nayak who is an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar, who decided the bail application, observed that mere delay on the part of the Magistrate...

'Political Vendetta': BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari Files Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeking Transfer Of Criminal Cases To CBI

Alleging that he is a victim of 'political vendatta', Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) MLA Suvendu Adhikari has filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court seeking the transfer of all criminal cases registered against him by the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The plea also prayed for the quashing of all...

In UAPA Cases The Process Itself The Punishment, It Stares Us In The Face In The Death Of Father Stan Swamy Without Trial: Justice Aftab Alam

""Where has this draconian law in the world's largest democracy taken us? The results are all there for everyone to see. It stares us in the face in the death of Father Stan Swamy without a trial"

Republic Day Violence Cases: Delhi LG Rejects Cabinet's Decision On Panel Of Public Prosecutors, Refers Issue To President Kovind

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has vetoed Delhi Cabinet's decision on the appointment of special public prosecutors for handling the cases related to the agitation against the farm laws (Republic-Day violence cases) and has sent the file to the President of India citing the difference of opinion on the issue. However, considering it an urgent matter, LG has appointed...

'They Are Licensees At Best' : Calcutta HC Upholds Senior Citizen's Right To Reside In His Own House, Orders Eviction Of Son And Daughter-In-Law

The Calcutta High Court on Friday reiterated that the right of a senior citizen to exclusively reside in his own house and also direct the eviction of his son and daughter-in-law if need be, must be viewed from the prism of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha also opined, "A nation that cannot take care of its aged, old, and infirm citizens cannot be regarded...

'Without Much Ado': Kerala High Court Rejects Challenge Against Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act [KAAPA]

The Kerala High Court rejected a challenge raised against Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 [KAAPA]."We do not find any reason to consider the challenge raised against KAA(P)A since there can be no repugnancy found and the legislation referred to are enacted by the Union Parliament and the State Legislature on two different aspects contained in Entry 3 of List III of the...

'Trust Has Provided Free Medical Insurance to Lawyers, Clerks Every Year': Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Welfare Trust Responds To SCAORA's Resolution

The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Welfare Trust has responded to the Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association's recent Resolution calling upon the Trust to desist from using SCAOR in its name along with SCAORA's address in its operations and activities. Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra on behalf of the Trust has stated that since its creation the Trust has raised funds...