"No Person Has Right To Retain Encroached Land": Gujarat High Court Denies Relief To Evicted Slum Dwellers; Asks State To Frame Land Allotment Policies

In a significant judgment touching upon the interplay of slum dwellers' right to shelter and menace of land encroachment, the Gujarat High Court has held, "Right to shelter is a fundamental right, which springs from the right to residence assured in Article 19(1)(e) and right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. It is a constitutional duty of the State to provide house sites...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy Of A 14-Year Old Girl, Seeks Medical Board's Report

Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued notice in a plea of a 14 year old girl seeking termination of her 27 weeks old pregnancy. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam has directed the Medical Board to submit its report in 1 week. During the hearing Advocate VK Biju appearing on behalf of the victim girl requested the Court to direct the medical...

Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Govt For Failing To Consider Remission/ Commuting Sentence Of Eligible Convicts

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up the UP Government for its failure to comply with the mandate of Sections 432 (Power to suspend or remit sentences) and 433 (Power to commute sentence) of the CrPC. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Gautam Chowdhary held that the provisions are mandatory in nature and the Government has a bounden duty...

Breaking- "Threat To Life From Shiv Sena Leaders": Kangana Ranaut Moves SC Seeking Transfer Of Three Criminal Cases Against Her From Mumbai To Court In HP

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel, who are facing prosecution in three criminal cases in Mumbai for her critical remarks on social media, has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of these cases to Himachal Pradesh."Petitioners face a threat unto life if the trials proceed in Mumbai, because of personal vendetta of Shiv Sena leaders against the...

'Prosecutrix Testimony Not Reliable': Allahabad High Court Acquit Rape Accused After 20 Yrs In Jail, Appeal Remained Defective For 16 Years

After conviction by the Trail Court, the Appellant preferred the instant appeal in 2005 through jail, which remained defective for a period of 16 years. This defective conviction appeal was taken up as listing application and was filed by the Legal Services Authority with a special mention that accused is in jail for 20 years.

'Can't Be Tolerated' : Karnataka High Court On Deaths Of Two Manhole Workers & Suicide Of Cleaner After Manual Scavenging

The Karnataka High Court has expressed serious concerns over the recent deaths of two manhole workers and another incident of a sweeper committing suicide after being allegedly forced to do manual scavenging.A division bench headed by the Chief Justice AS Oka on Monday directed the State Government to respond to a memo filed seeking to ensure fair and proper investigation into the incident of...

[Farmers Protest] "No Specific Role": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Attempting To Run Tractor Over Policemen In Tractor Rally

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to one Ashish Kumar in a case related to the violence that broke out during the tractor parade on Republic Day in relation to the farmers protest. The Court observed that there was "no specific role assigned" to the accused in the case and that he had "not attempted to kill or hurt the police personnel" deployed in law and arrangement duty. The bail...

"Court Can't Be Perceived To Be Accused or Victim Centric": Bombay High Court Refuses To Transfer Builder Sunil Lahoriya Murder Trial

A trial court cannot be perceived to be accused or victim centric, the Bombay High Court observed while refusing to transfer the ongoing trial from one judge to another in the 2013 murder of Navi Mumbai builder Sunil Lahoriya. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale said a case was "not made out" for transfer while hearing a petition filed by the slain builder's son...

'You Are Dragging Your Feet; This Concerns Citizenry's Rights' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over Non-Installation Of CCTVs In Central Probe Agencies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Union Government for seeking more time regarding the installation of CCTV cameras in the offices of Central probe agencies such as CBI, NIA, NCB etc.On December 2, 2020, a bench headed by Justice RF Nariman had issued directions to install CCTV cameras in all police stations across the country to check instances of custodial torture. The...

Strictly Follow The Directions To Ensure That There is No Unauthorized And Uncontrolled Slaughtering Of Cattle Including Cows: Calcutta HC Directs Municipal Corporation

The Calcutta High Court last week directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities to take action against people found slaughtering cattle including cows and/or exhibiting for sale flesh of slaughtered cattle and/or selling cattle meat. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee further directed the Corporation to strictly enforce the...

"First You Comply With Office Objections": Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against Kangana Ranaut Over Her Remarks On Protesting Farmers

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings initiated against actress Kangana Ranaut by a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Tumkur, which had on October 9, 2020 directed the jurisdictional Police Station (Kyathasandra) to register FIR against her for her tweet on farmers opposing the Farmers Bill. Ranaut has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Establishment Of Transgender Welfare Board, Standing Committee To Investigate Gross Abuse Against Trans Persons By Police

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking establishment of the Transgender Welfare Board to address social welfare issues of a trans person and to appoint a Standing Committee in order to investigate reports of abuse against trans person by the police. Drafted by Advocate CR Jaya Sukin and filed by Advocate Narender Kumar Verma, the plea highlights the suffering and...