Nepali Man In Custody For 41 Years: Calcutta High Court Directs Release After Finding Him Mentally Unfit To Face Murder Trial

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (17th March) ordered the release of a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then he had been under detention. The bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Aniruddha Roy ordered thus after noting that current mental age in terms of intellectual functioning of the Man is around 9 years and 9 months. The...

Sting Operation: Delhi Court Issues Notice To Arnab Goswami, Republic TV Editor In Civil Defamation Suit

A Delhi Court has taken cognizance of the civil defamation case filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) PR Director Dr. M. Shamoon against Republic TV news channel for publishing an alleged doctored video footage whereby the former is said to have promoted violent protests and use of criminal force against the state machinery. The Court of Additional Senior Civil Judge, Gagandeep...

"He Is A Police Officer, Knows His Rights" – Special NIA Court On Waze's Allegations That Guidelines Of Arrest Were Not Followed

Even as Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze has approached the Bombay High Court calling his arrest by the National Investigating Agency "illegal," a Special NIA court, rejected his application on irregularities in arrest. "It is an admitted fact that the accused was a police person and hence is knowing about his right," Special NIA Judge Prashant Sitre observed. Waze was...

Role Of Courts Assumes Great Importance In Realizing The Full Potential Of ADR: Justice NV Ramana

Supreme Court Judge, Justice NV Ramana recently emphasized on the significance of alternative dispute redressal mechanism for reducing pendency of cases in Indian Courts. He observed that the different ADR processes provide millions of people a platform to settle their issues and an effective execution of these processes can surely reduce the pendency. He also emphasized that...

'Harsh & Unjust' : Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Bail Condition To Produce Govt Servant As Surety

The Gauhati High Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by a Sessions Court that surety should be obtained from a government servant.The Additional Sessions Judge, Kamrup, while allowing a bail application, had ordered that the petitioner should furnish two local sureties of Rs.40,000/- each and out of the two local sureties, one must be a government servant in the rank of...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Of Vandalizing Apple IPhone Unit Over Wages

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to two persons alleged to be involved in vandalizing Apple's IPhone manufacturing unit run by Wistron Infocomm Company at Kolar Taluk on December 12, 2020. A single bench of Justice K. Natarajan granted bail to Uday Banu Singh C (23) and Vinod Kumar H (23), who have been in custody for nearly three months. The court said : "Upon...

Rising COVID-19 Cases : Karnataka High Court Seeks To Know Steps Taken By State, BBMP

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said if the upward trend of positive case of corona virus continues in the state it would want the state government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and other stakeholder to address the court on March 25 on issues concerning preventive steps to be taken to stop spread of Covid-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

Uppur Thermal Power Plant: NGT Directs Environmental Clearance To Be Kept In Abeyance Till Fresh Appraisal Is Conducted

The National Green Tribunal has directed the that the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to Uppur Thermal power plant is liable to be kept in abeyance till fresh appraisal is conducted by the government. The Tribunal has directed suspension of work till a revised Environmental Clearance is received A Bench of the Tribunal headed by Justice K. Ramakrishnan has directed the Ministry...

"Received Various Complaint Of Insult Meted Out To Bar Members" P&H HC Bar Association Decides To Boycott Court of Justice H. S. Madaan

The decision has been taken by the Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association in view of various instances of "constant insults and use of language of disrespect by some of the honorable benches received in the office of the Bar Association".The decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee which was held today (17th March).The resolution released by the Punjab...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- No Conclusive Cause Of Death After 4 Years, Even Suicide Not Established: Sr. Adv. Vikas Pahwa Tells Delhi Court

"There is no conclusive cause of death. It's laughable in my view. even suicide is not established." submitted Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar Case. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel heard Mr. Pahwa in the presence of Dr. Tharoor in the courtroom while the arguments took place. As the case was listed for the...

HC's Power To Grant Interim Relief, Stay On Coercive Steps To Protect Personal Liberty Must Be Preserved Subject To Guidelines: Supreme Court

"When the Bombay High Court (in Arnab Goswami's case) closed the door (in refusing to grant interim bail pending consideration of the plea for quashing of criminal proceedings), we opened it and we said that it cannot be shut completely. Although the power must be exercised sparingly, but the judicial discretion has to be there", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday.The bench...

'No Extraordinary Circumstance To Exceed 50% Limit' : SC Constitution Bench Hears Lawyers Opposing Maratha Quota On Day 3

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court sat for the third day to hear the petitioins challenging the Constitutionality of the Maharashtra State Reservation For Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act which provides for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education.A 5- Judge Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra...