After Union Bank, IOB, Delhi HC Directs SBI, RBI To Maintain Status Quo On Classification Of Anil Ambani's RComm, Reliance Telecom Accounts

About a week after Union Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank, State Bank of India and the Reserve Bank of India have been directed by the Delhi High Court to maintain status quo on the classification of Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication Ltd's and Reliance Telecom Ltd's accounts as 'fraudulent' until Jan 13, 2021.Issuing notice on a plea towards the same by Punit Garg, non-executive...

S. 195 CrPC Doesn't Bar Registration Of FIR For An Offence Under S. 188 IPC By Police: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last month held that there is no bar under Section 195 of the Cr.P.C. in respect of registration of FIR, therefore, FIR for an offence under Section 188 of the IPC could be very well registered by the Police. Holding thus, the bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava refused to quash an FIR registered against 10 petitioners-accused who had allegedly staged...

'Faulty Initial Investigation, Unskilled Prosecution, Lack of Involvement By Trial Judge' : Kerala High Court About Walayar Rape-Death Cases

While ordering re-trial in the Walayar rape-death cases, the Kerala High Court observed that the flaws in the initial investigation, unskilled prosecution and also the passive involvement of the trial judge led to the acquittal of all accused.The High Court even went to the extent of saying that such flaws cumulatively resulted in making the trial a "mock trial"."...we are fully convinced ...

Allahabad HC Seeks Response From Central & State Authorities In Habeas Corpus Petition Against Custody Of 3 Persons Arrested With Siddique Kappan On Way To Hathras

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Central and the State Government to file their counter-affidavits in a Habeas Corpus petition filed by 3 alleged PFI Members, arrested by the UP Police while they were going to Hathras to meet family of the deceased gang-rape victim and later remanded to judicial custody by CJM Mathura. A Division Bench of the Court had...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Bans Propagation For Sales Of Item Claiming Miraculous or Supernatural Powers via Television Advertisement 

In an important ruling, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) on Tuesday (05th January) held that the sale of items, claiming that they possess miraculous or supernatural powers via television advertisement is illegal. The bench of Justice Tanaji Nalawade and Justice Mukund Sewlikar has also held that the TV channel, telecasting such advertisement, would be liable under the...

Writ Jurisdiction For Registration Of FIR Can't Be Invoked Without Availing Statutory Remedies Under CrPC: Allahabad High Court

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently observed that informants/ complainants should not directly invoke the writ jurisdiction of the High Court for direction to the Police to register an FIR on their complaints, but they should first avail the alternative statutory remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure, of approaching district police superintendents or...

Advocates Cannot Throw­away Legal Rights Of Parties By Entering Into Arrangements Contrary To Law: Supreme Court

'Any concession in law made in this regard by either counsel would not bind the parties.'

Farmers Protests -'There Are Chances Of Parties Coming To Some Sort of Understanding', AG KK Venugopal Tells Supreme Court

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice v. Ramasubramanian on Wednesdayinformed Attorney General of India, Mr. K.K. Venugopal that they will hear the matter on Monday i.e. 11th January 2021. The remark came after the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed that there has been no improvement in...

'Love Jihad' Laws : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging UP, Uttarakhand Laws Against Religious Conversion For Marriage

"The challenge is already pending in High Courts. Why don't you go there? We are not saying you have a bad case. But you must approach the High Courts in the first instance instead of coming to SC directly", CJI repeatedly said.

Supreme Court Acquits Man Who Was Sentenced To Death In A Dacoity With Murder Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death in a dacoity with murder case.In this case, six accused, were convicted by the Trial Court finding them guilty of offences punishable under Sections 396, 412 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. One of them, Hari Om @ Hero was awarded...

'Whole System Of Virtual Hearing In Supreme Court Needs To Be Reviewed': AG KK Venugopal Undertakes To Writes A Letter To Registrar General

Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Wednesday stated that the whole system of virtual court hearings in the Supreme Court needs to be reviewed and that he shall address a letter to the Registrar General in this context.The AG was appearing before the bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao and was unmuted only when the relevant matter had come up on the docket, despite repeated requests on...

Should Plea Against Sessions Court Order Denying Bail Under UAPA Be Placed Before Division Bench?: Madras HC Refers Question To Larger Bench

The Madras High Court recently referred to a larger bench the question whether an application against the order passed by a Sessions Court under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act should be placed before a Single Judge or before a Division Bench of the High Court.A Single Bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira made the reference while hearing a bail application filed by one Jaffar...