Declare Members Of The Legal Fraternity As Front-Line Workers, Vaccinate Them – PIL In Bombay High Court

A PIL in theBombay High Court seeks to declare members of the legal fraternity as frontline workers and to provide them with a vaccine for the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus on a priority basis. The petition filed by two advocates from Raigad district in Maharashtra, Vaishnavi Gholave and Yogesh Morbale, states that not just judicial officers, but advocates and...

Call Of Policy-Makers In The Legislature To Consider Whether State Should Turn Dry, Court's Have No Role To Play: Madras High Court

Underlining that Courts cannot barge and interfere on the personal predilection of any individual that every form of drinking may be evil, the Madras High Court recently held that it is for the policy-makers in the legislature to consider whether the State should turn dry The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing the plea of one V. Kaliyamoorthy...

Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Not A 'State' Under Art. 12, Does Not Discharge Any Public Functions: Full Bench Of Bombay High Court

Full Bench of the Bombay High Court, Goa Bench on Friday held that the Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is not a 'State' nor does it fall within the ambit of 'any other authority' for the purposes of Art. 12 of the Constitution of India. The bench also went ahead to observe that the said Bank does not discharge any public functions which would warrant issuance of a writ in the nature...

Aim Of Every Court Is To Discover The Truth: Supreme Court Explains Scope Of Section 311 CrPC

The Supreme court briefly explained the scope of Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in its two recent judgments.Section 311 deals with the power to summon material witness, or examine person present. Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as...

Breaking- Ramesh Jarkiholi Scandal: Bengaluru Court Restrains 68 Media Houses From Publishing Defamatory Content/CDs Against Six Ministers In Yediyurappa Ministry

A City Civil court in Bengaluru on Saturday issued a temporary injunction against 68 media houses restraining them from telecasting or publishing of any unverified news items/defamatory contents/CDs against the plaintiffs/applicants (Six state ministers in the B. S. Yediyurappa Cabinet), till the next date of hearing.Additional City Civil Judge D.S.VIJAYA KUMAR ordered "Therefore, till the...

Delhi Riots- "Their Presence Near Crime Spot 'Natural': Delhi Court Grants Bail To Two Accused

The accused/ applicant resides in the vicinity of the scene of the crime and therefore him being present near the scene of the crime is but natural: Delhi Court

Without Stringent Action, Malice Of Unauthorized Boards/Banners/Flags Can Never Be Rooted From Our Streets: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to ensure no unauthorized boards, banners and hoardings are put up in public places. Expressing his displeasure at the inaction in removing these objects, despite 25 Orders, a Single Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran stated, "There is no doubt that, unless the Authorities take stringent action, the malice...

Careless Insults To Religion Without Deliberate Intention To Outrage Religious Feelings Not Offence Under Sec 295A IPC : Tripura High Court

The High Court quashed an FIR registered over a Facebook post on Bhagavad Gita.

[Covid-19] Delhi High Court Directs 3499 Undertrial Prisoners To Surrender Before Jail Superintendents On Expiry Of Interim Bails

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed all 3499 undertrial prisoners who were granted interim bails on the recommendations of the High Powered Committee, to surrender before the Jail Superintendents on the expiry of their interim bail commencing from 7th March. The Division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh also directed the Director General of Prisons...

Shocking That Children In This Country Are Till Date Being Subjected To Sadistic & Inhumane Culture Of Corporal Punishment: Madras High Court

"Despite the legislative framework that by all means seek to eliminate corporal punishment, the practice has been persistently followed by schools and institutions across the country," observed the Madras High Court on Thursday. The observation was made in a case arising out of the death of a school child whilst he was being subjected to corporal punishment for arriving...

"Petitioner Is Like My Daughter"- Sanjay Raut To Bombay High Court On Harassment Allegations

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut refuted allegations of harassment by a Kalina based psychologist in the Bombay High Court, on Monday, and argued that the petitioner- a family friend- was like a daughter to him. Raut informed a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale that the lady is levelling allegations against him because she is under the impression that he is taking...

Can Call Details Of Police Officers Be Furnished To The Accused? Kerala High Court Refers Question For The Consideration Of Division Bench

On Monday, the Kerala High Court was faced with a rather interesting request by a person accused in a drug haul; he sought the call records of certain persons including investigating officers between a certain time window on a particular date. Finding an element of public interest in the question, a Single Bench of Justice B Sudeendhra Kumar opined that an authoritative pronouncement...