Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-70]

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Jaipal Bhullar Encounter: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Second Postmortem In View Of Supreme Court's Direction

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today ordered a second post-mortem to examination to be conducted on the dead body of alleged gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar. This order comes after the Supreme Court last week set aside an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court itself dismissing the petition filed by the father of Bhullar, who was allegedly killed in an alleged fake...

Goods Imported Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications Are 'Prohibited Goods' Liable For Confiscation Under Customs Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that peas and pulses, which were imported in violation of the notifications of the Central Government and the Director General of Foreign Trade issued under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, are liable to absolute confiscation under Section 125 of the Customs Act as "prohibited goods".The Court granted a relaxation by allowing re-export of the goods...

Personal Law Will Not Override POCSO Act, Child Marriage Restraint Act : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that "though second marriage is permissible under the Mohammedan Law, but the personal law cannot override the Special Law of POCSO, Child Marriage Restraints Act and General Penal Code of this Country." A single bench of Justice K Natarajan, while dismissing the bail application filed by accused RAHUL @ NAYAZ PASHA, said "Merely because the parties...

Saradha Chit Fund Scam: "CBI Couldn't Justify Her Further Custodial Detention" Debjani Mukherjee Granted Bail By Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court last week granted bail to Debjani Mukherjee, who is an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee granted her bail noting that it does not appear that the trial will conclude within a measurable distance of time. The Court also observed that it would be a...

COVID- "Show More Sympathy While Dealing With Students": Madras High Court To Education Authorities

The Madras High Court last week observed that the education authorities need to show more sympathy and understanding while dealing with the students, particularly during this pandemic period. The Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh further remarked that : "There is already a surge in the number of cases before the Psychiatrists to whom children are taken for counselling...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea For Ex-Gratia Compensation To COVID Victims

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved the judgment in the pleas filed before Supreme Court seeking ex gratia monetary compensation of Rs. 4 lacs or notified ex gratia monetary compensation to the families of deceased who have succumbed to the pandemic of COVID-19.A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah heard the matter and directed the parties to file written submissions within...

Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint: Madras High Court Extends CB-CID Probe By 6 Weeks

The Madras High Court on Friday extended by six weeks, the time granted to CB-CID for completing the probe into alleged sexual harassment of a woman IPS officer by a senior police official (now suspended). A Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh ordered thus after perusing the status report filed by the Investigating Officer explaining the progress made in the investigation so...

Though E-Filing Portal Is Available, Very Few Lawyers Doing E-Filing : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday orally said that even though the E-filing facility is made available hardly any lawyers are e-filing cases on the portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "Regular portal for e-filing is available for more than 1 year". The bench directed the Registrar (Computer) to file a report before the court on...

BREAKING : Bombay High Court Grants 4 Weeks Transit Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Rana Ayyub In UP Police FIR Over Tweet On Ghaziabad Incident

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted 4 weeks transit anticipatory bail to journalist Rana Ayyub in the FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh police over her tweet on the Ghaziabad incident relating to the assault of an elderly Muslim man.A single bench of Justice PD Naik ordered that protection can be granted to Ayyub for a period of four weeks to enable her to approach the appropriate court...

Gujarat Liquor Prohibition Challenged In High Court Invoking 'Right To Privacy'

The petitioner seeks to revisit the alcohol ban on the new concepts of 'manifest arbitrariness', 'right to privacy' recognized by Supreme Court in recent years.

NIA Court Discharges UAPA Accused In IISc Attack Case After 4 Years Jail

A Special NIA court in Bengaluru has discharged an accused Mohammed Habeeb arrested for his alleged role in connection with the December 2005 shooting case at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) which led to the death of one person and injuries to some others. Special Judge Dr. Kasanappa Naik discharged the accused saying "The prosecution has not made out prima facie case...