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Kerala High Court Conditionally Stays Stop Memo Against Judicial Officers' Apartment Complex
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a conditional stay of the stop memo issued by the Kochi Corporation to the Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society suspending the construction of a 15-storey apartment complex at Chalikkavattom. The stop memo was issued after a complaint alleged that part of the building, 3.27 acres, was being constructed on nilam property. Admitting...
Lockdown- "Any Advocate Practicing Anywhere In the State May Apply For Passes To Visit Office": Madhya Pradesh High Court
Modifying its earlier order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed that any practicing advocate located anywhere in any district headquarters of the State may apply for passes for visiting office from the residence and vice versa, during the ongoing lockdown/Corona curfew.Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State...
Plea Seeking Compensation For Families Of People Dying Due To Lack Of Oxygen: Delhi HC Directs Govt To Treat It As Representation
Dealing with a plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government to come up with a scheme to provide appropriate compensation to the families of the patients who died due to shortage of Oxygen, the Delhi High Court yesterday disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel...
BREAKING- No Arrests In Violation Of Arnesh Kumar Verdict; HPCs Should Release All Prisoners Who Were Released Earlier : SC Passes Directions To De-Congest Prisons
Taking note of the surge of the second wave of COVID pandemic, the Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to de-congest prisons.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant passed the following directions in the suo moto case In Re Contagion of COVID Virus In Prisons.1. No Arrests In Violation of Arnesh Kumar judgmentThe Court held...
Former Judge Of Allahabad High Court Who Delivered Ram Janmabhoomi Verdict, Justice Dharam Veer Sharma Passes Away
Former Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Dharam Veer Sharma passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old. After his retirement in the year 2010, he had moved to Lucknow with the family.The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, offered his condolences to the family in a tweet.माननीय उच्च न्यायालय...
Evidence Act - Proviso 6 To Section 92 Will Not Apply If The Document Is Straightforward With No Ambiguity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the proviso 6 to Section 92 of the Evidence Act will not apply if a document is straightforward, without any ambiguity in meaning.Section 92 of the Evidence Act bars giving oral evidence with respect to the contents of a written document. However, proviso 6 to Section 92 allows the admission of facts external to the document which shows in what manner the...
Orders Framing Charges Or Refusing Discharge Neither Interlocutory Nor Final; Not Affected By Bar U/Sec 397 (2) CrPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that orders framing charges or refusing discharge are neither interlocutory nor final in nature and are therefore not affected by the bar of Section 397 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The bench headed by CJI NV Ramana observed thus while allowing appeal against the Allahabad High Court order which dismissed a Criminal Revision Petition against a...
POCSO Accused Not Entitled To Bail Merely On Ground Of Non-Compliance Of Section 35 : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that non compliance of section 35 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, will not entitle the accused to be released on default bail. Section 35 of the POCSO Act provides that the evidence of the child shall be recorded within a period of thirty days of the Special Court taking cognizance of the offence and reasons for delay,...
Woman Dies By Suicide Allegedly After Her Intimate Video Displayed In Public Tripura: High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
In a significant move, the Tripura High Court on Thursday (May 6) took suo moto cognizance of a news item published in print and electronic media claiming that the video recording of a young married lady in an extremely intimate and compromising position with a man was shown in public and unable to bear the insults and humiliation, she committed suicide.Importantly, the Bench of Chief...
Allahabad High Court Directs Lucknow DM To File ATR If Private Hospitals Created Unnecessary Panic On Oxygen Scarcity
The Allahabad High Court on Friday sought response from the Lucknow DM with respect to two private hospital that claimed that several Covid-19 patients died in their premises due to shortage of Oxygen supply. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar told the DM that if it is found that mischief was committed by them deliberately, endangering lives of...
'No One Is Safe Unless Every Individual Is Protected': Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Take Expeditious Steps For Vaccine Procurement
The Allahabad High Court on Friday asked the UP Government regarding steps taken by it to ensure sufficient availability of Covid-19 vaccine in the State so as to inoculate its population within 3-4 months. "We must remember that in the context of Covid-19 virus unless every individual is protected, no one is safe," a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit...
"We Are Not Aware And We Don't Want To Be Aware (The Inside Story)": Courtroom Exchange In Central Vista Hearing
The Supreme Court on Friday required the plea seeking the suspension of the Central Vista construction amid the peak of the pandemic in Delhi to be mentioned before the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on Monday to be listed as early as possible.The Supreme Court bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari was considering the SLP against the Delhi High Court's adjournment to May...