Person Unable To Find A Surety Can Take Benefit Of S. 445 CrPC: Ut'khand HC Permits A Foreigner To Deposit Cash Amount For Bail

Permitting a foreign national to deposit a reasonable cash amount, in lieu of executing surety bonds to obtain bail, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (13th January) observed that Section 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code is meant for the benefit of the person who is unable to find a surety. The Bench of Justice Alok Kumar Verma, while allowing him to take recourse...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Jan 11 – Jan 17]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

Merely Because Of Exorbitant Price Of Drug Or Treatment, Children Suffering From A Rare Disease Cannot Be Deprived Of Treatment: Delhi High Court

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Pratibha M. Singh held that merely because of the exorbitant price of a drug or treatment, children suffering from a rare disease cannot be deprived of the treatment. The observation came after two petitions were filed in the High Court seeking directions on the Union of India for treatment of children suffering from a...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup [Jan 11 – Jan 17]

Top Stories: 1. "We Are Extremely Disappointed At The Way Govt. Handling The Farmers Protests And Farm Laws",Chief Justice Bobde [Rakesh Vaishnav & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.] The Chief Justice of India expressed that he was extremely disappointed at the way government is handling the matter. The Bench also observed that current negotiations between the two are not...

[Watch Full Video] Webinar On Farm Laws And The Road Ahead

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar on "Farm Laws And The Road Ahead" on Sunday,January 17, 2021, at 6 PM.The details of the webinar are as follows:Topic: Farm Laws And The Road AheadDate & Time: January 17, 2021, 6 pm - 7:30pmPanelistsChander Uday Singh (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court)Seema Chishti (Senior Journalist)Yogendra Yadav ( Activist, Psephologist, Politician)Jayati Ghosh...

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court

"Whenever information is sought under the RTI Act, disclosure of an interest in the information sought would be necessary to establish the bonafides of the applicant.”: Delhi HC

Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice To The Only Central University In West Bengal For Non-Compliance Of Its Orders

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued show cause notice of contempt to the Visva-Bharati University, the only Central University in the state of West Bengal. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Soumen Sen and Saugata Bhattacharyya has summoned the University Registrar & Registrar (Acting) on February 4, for non-compliance of its previous order in a case pertaining to payment...

UP Ordinance On Conversion Is Nothing But Criminalization Of Inter-Faith Marriages : Petitioner's Rejoinder In Allahabad High Court

"If a person exercises the freedom under Article 25 of the Constitution to marry somebody of his or her choice, and in that process, one partner chooses to change their religion immediately prior to marriage, that should not be the matter of concern for the State of any Social Watchdogs," submitted a writ petitioner before the Allahabad High Court, in a batch of PILs challenging...

'Beneficiaries Of State Largesse' : Karnataka High Court Holds Bangalore Turf Club, Mysore Race Club As Public Authorities Under RTI Act

The Karnataka High Court has held that Bangalore Turf Club Limited, Mysore Race Club Limited, The Institution Of Engineer (India) Karnataka State and Ladies Club, are all 'public authority' as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005. A single bench of Justice P.B. Bajanthri, while refusing to interfere with the order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission against...

WhatsApp Message Has No Evidentiary Value Without Certificate Under Section 65B(4) Evidence Act : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that WhatsApp messages will have no evidentiary value unless they are certified as per Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act (Rakesh Kumar Singla vs Union Of India)A single bench of Justice Jaishree Thakur made this observation while deciding a bail application in a case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act(NDPS Act).To...

Farmers' Union Requests Supreme Court To Remove The Remaining Members Of Committee Constituted To Resolve Deadlock Between Farmers and Govt

A farmers' union has requested the Supreme Court to remove the remaining three members of the Committee constituted by the Top Court for the purpose of holding talks between the Central Government and the farmers for a resolution of the protests due to the three contentious farm laws. Filed by Bhartiya Kisan Union Lokshakti, the Reply making this request has been filed in response to...

Supreme Court Slaps Rs. 25K Costs On Gujarat Government For Its Lethargy & Incompetence Of Filing SLPs Belatedly

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rupees 25,000 on Gujarat Government for filing special leave petitions with a delay of more than one year.The bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul passed identical orders in about three SLPs filed by the State of Gujarat on Wednesday.In one of the SLPs, the Government stated that the delay of 476 days have not been caused deliberately but on...