'Wrong Caste Certificate Deprives Genuine Persons Of Benefits' : Bombay High Court Cancels 'Fraudulent' Caste Certificate Of MP Navneet Kaur Rana

Observing that Amravati MP, Navneet Kaur-Rana has committed 'systematic fraud' the Bombay High Court cancelled her caste certificate and the Caste Scrutiny Committee's (CSC) 2017 order validating her "false" claim of belonging to the 'Mochi' Schedule Caste. The bench comprising Justices R D Dhanuka and V G Bisht directed Rana to pay Rs 2 lakh as costs to the Maharashtra...

Virtual Hearings To Continue At The Bombay High Court's Principal Seat In Mumbai

Virtuals hearings will continue at the Bombay High Court's principal seat in Mumbai through the month of June, 2021, owing to the covid-situation in the city. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Tuesday. The Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Chahal and several stakeholders, including the administrative committee judges of the Bombay...

Delhi Court Reserves Order In Sushil Kumar's Plea For Special Supplementary Diet In Jail

A Delhi Court on Tuesday reserved orders in the fresh application moved on behalf Sushil Kumar, accused in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, seeking special supplementary diet inside the jail.Sushil Kumar is presently under Judicial Custody in a case concerning the death of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar. He was sent to judicial custody on June...

'We Are Like One Family, Advocates & Judges' : Justice Shinde Of Bombay HC Pacifies Lawyer Who Was Outraging Over 'Insult' By Judge

In a 'show of his magnanimity,' Justice SS Shinde, the third senior-most judge of the Bombay High Court, sought to pacify rather than admonish a lawyer who was expressing outrage over a perceived 'insult' by the judge in an earlier proceeding.On Tuesday, Justices SS Shinde and Justice NJ Jamdar were hearing Maharashtra Government's petition against the CBI FIR against former State Home...

No Proposal Initiated To Live Stream Court Proceedings: Madras High Court Says In RTI Reply

In an RTI response, the Madras High Court has stated that it has not taken steps to implement the Supreme Court's directions regarding the live-streaming of court proceedings."Policy decision has not yet been taken by the High Court of Madras to provide public viewing of the Court Proceedings," stated the Madras High CourtThe Court said that the virtual hearings are being conducted...

S. 50 Of NDPS Act- Presence Of Magistrate During Search Of Contraband Articles Not Mandatory If Accused Waives His Right: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that once a suspect under the NDPS Act is informed about his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer/ Magistrate but he chooses not to exercise that right, then the empowered officer can conduct the search of such suspect without producing him before a Gazetted Officer/ Magistrate, for the said purpose. "There is no requirement to conduct the search...

Evolve Scheme To End Monkey Menace In Bengaluru : Karnataka High Court Directs State

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to evolve a scheme on the line of directions issued by the Delhi High Court in the case of New Friends Colony Residents vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors, for rehabilitation of monkeys causing difficulties to citizens of Bengaluru by entering residential localities, in search of food. A division bench of Chief...

It Is Only In This Country That Things Are Very Liberal Where Health Is Concerned: Supreme Court

"It is only in this country that things are very liberal where health is concerned", remarked Justice M. R. Shah on Tuesday in a plea for anticipatory bail in a case of adulteration and sub-standard quality of grain. The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Shah was considering a plea for anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR under Section 272 (Adulteration of food or drink intended...

Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court's Witness Protection Committee Orders Protection To All Witnesses Based On Threat Perception

The Witness Protection Committee of the Rohini Court on Monday ordered for providing protection to all the witnesses in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case leading to death of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar wherein wrestler Sushil Kumar is an accused. The decision came on the basis of a threat anaylsis report submitted by the Delhi Police stating that there was a...

20 % Students Without Digital Access : Karnataka HC Says State Has Obligation Under Article 21A To Ensure Children Attend Online Classes

The State Government informed the Karnataka High Court that an estimated 20 percent of students studying in Government and government aided schools in the state have no access to any gadgets or television or any virtual mode for taking instructions from teachers. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar expressed concern over this submission and...

Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines To Be Followed By Courts Before Acting Upon The "Pleading of Guilty" By An Accused

A Single Bench of the Kerala High Court while reversing the conviction imposed upon the petitioner on Tuesday, issued a set of guidelines to be followed in cases of an accused pleading guilty for the offences charged against him. This criminal revision petition was filed by Raseen Babu KM, represented by Adv. D. Anil Kumar, against the order of the Judicial First Class Magistrate...

"A Number Of Citizens Have Been Driven To Poverty During Lockdown": Madras High Court Takes Judicial Notice Of Reports

In a significant observation, the Madras High Court on Monday said that the Judicial notice has to be taken of several authentic reports indicating that a number of citizens have been driven to poverty during the lockdown and, particularly, the second surge of the pandemic.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing the matter pertaining to...