Supreme Court Relief To Doctor Who Could Not Secure Admission To PG Course Because He Was Denied Study Leave Due To Covid 19 Situation In Delhi

It would be a travesty of justice to deny relief to the Doctor, who had to make a personal sacrifice in the larger public interest, to serve the cause of humanity, the Supreme Court remaked while directing PGI Chandigarh to grant admission to a Doctor who could not join the post graduate course as he was denied study leave in view of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi.Dr. Rohit Kumar has been...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up July 12- July 18, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Compromise Decree In Respect Of Land Which Is Not Subject-matter Of Suit But Is Part Of Family Settlement Does Not Require Compulsory Registration : Supreme CourtCase: Ripudaman Singh vs. Tikka Maheshwar Chand [CA 2336 OF 2021]Citation: LL 2021 SC 293The Supreme Court observed that a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-matter of suit but is part...

Assassinating A Sleeping Religious Person In Night Strikes At State Authority's Roots: Allahabad HC Upholds Detention Order

The Allahabad High Court last week upheld the detention order passed against a person allegedly involved in 'brutal murder' of a Hindu mahant, his disciple, and his son while they were sleeping in the night. Upholding the detention order, the Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari, said thus: "To assassinate a religious person, while sleeping in night,...

High Courts Weekly Round Up [July 12, 2021 – July 18, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad High Court Issues Directions & Timeline For Disposal Of Bail Applications Under POCSO Act, 2012 The High Court held that only the local police or Special Juvenile Police Unit [SJPU] could serve notice on bail application for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act]. It also prescribed a timeline...

Calcutta High Court Restrains WB Govt From Conducting Special Audit Of Bank Headed By BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Allows Inspection

The Calcutta High Court on Friday held that the West Bengal government's Co-operative Department shall not conduct a special audit of the Contai Cooperative Bank headed by BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. However, Justice Shampa Sarkar permitted inspection of all books of account and other relevant documents to be conducted by the State authorities. "The petitioners...

Gauhati High Court Bats For Child Friendly Court To Be Made Functional In State For Dealing With POCSO Cases

Taking note of the fact that there is no child friendly Court in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Gauhati High Court on Friday asked the Advocate General to take up to issue with State Government so that a child friendly court is made operational at the earliest in the State for dealing with POCSO cases. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash...

Madhya Pradesh Becomes The First State To Introduce VC Facility At All Subordinate Courts

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, has become the first state to introduce a video conferencing facility and other audio-visual electronics linkages at both High Court and District Court levels. It has been introduced to hear the cases and the recording of evidence of witnesses unable to attend the Court. The initiative has been introduced to make the process more...

Gauhati High Court Directs Jail Authorities To Vaccinate Remaining Inmates In Assam Jails As Early As Possible

The Gauhati High Court has directed the jail authorities to vaccinate inmates, who are remaining for covid 19 vaccination locked inside different jails in the State of Assam, as early as possible. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak took note of the list highlighting the vaccination details of 11,398 persons locked up in...

"Criminal Wastage Of Precious Medicine": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Nurse Accused Of Throwing Unadministered COVID Vaccines In Garbage

The Allahabad High Court last week denied pre-arrest bail to a Nurse allegedly involved in criminal wastage of 29 doses of COVID vaccine by thrown the same in the garbage without administering them to the beneficiaries. Denying her bail, the Court remarked that the offence for which she is made accused is indeed serious in nature and tends to adversely affect the society at...

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Plea In Supreme Court Filed Against Calcutta High Court Order Dismissing CBI Probe

A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed yesterday in the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order dated July 9 whereby the Calcutta High Court had dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata. The accused Debanjan Deb had allegedly been operating Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata by masquerading...

Individual Contracts Can't Curtail Jurisdiction Of Statutory Forums: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that parties are precluded from drawing up individual contracts that curtail the jurisdiction of statutory forums or overrule statutory requirements. Terming such contracts to be 'ex facie barred', Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya observed, "Although there might have a provision in the contract for unilateral termination by the opposite parties...

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court

The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged for an offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code while confirming the charge under Section 304B IPC.In this case, within a period of about 15 months of marriage, a married woman committed suicide, leaving behind two suicide notes. The complainant/father of the deceased filed an FIR for offences under Sections 304B,...