Delhi High Court Grants Conditional Custody Parole To Ex Bihar MP Mohd. Shahabuddin To Meet Relatives

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted custody parole for three days to former MP Mohd. Shahabuddin (a convict and an under trial in custody), who is presently lodged in Tihar jail and serving life-term in a murder case. The Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing the plea of Shahabuddin who submitted (through his Counsel, Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid) that his...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion Of Govt Nominees In Trust To Build Mosque At Ayodhya

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking for directions to the Central Government to create a trust consisting of government nominees belong to the Sunni Muslim Community for building of the mosque on the land in Ayodhya allotted to UP Sunni Waqf Board. A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F.Nariman heard the arguments of Advocate Hari Shankar Jain and proceeded to dismiss...

'Victim Could Not Understand The Good And Bad': Supreme Courts Upholds Conviction Of Man Accused Of Raping A Mentally Disabled Girl

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a mentally disabled girl with low IQ.Chaman Lal, the accused, was acquitted by the Trial Court mainly on the ground of delay in lodging the FIR and also on the ground that the prosecutrix was not mentally unsound to understand the consequences and what was happening. In appeal, on reappreciating the entire evidence...

Allahabad High Court Imposes Rs 10K Cost On Plea For Speedy Disposal Of Bail Application Which Was Not Filed

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Criminal Writ plea with a cost of Rs. 10,000/- which was filed seeking a direction for speedy disposal of the bail application which was not filed. The Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta dismissed the plea while noting, "(The plea) is praying for a direction for speedy disposal of the bail application when...

"Penal Action Cannot Be Differentiated Based On Religious Practice": Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Legal Recognition Of Bigamy Among Muslims

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking declaration of bigamy as unconstitutional for all religions.The plea has been filed by Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain praying for striking down section 494 of the Indian Penal Code in so far as the words 'in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place' are concerned and section 2 of Muslim Personal Law...

COVID19-After Gujarat, Allahabad High Court Suggests Community Service For Mask Violators

Allahabad High Court asks UP Government to consider community service for people not wearing face masks during Covid-19 pandemic

CLAT Places Disabled Test Takers In A Disadvantaged Position,Perpetrates Exclusion Of Some Most Talented Students: Justice Chandrachud

Speaking about the Common Law Admission Test, or the CLAT, which is the entry point into the legal profession, Justice DY Chandrachud pointed out how the examination does not take account of the unique challenges of the disabled test-takers, placing them in a disadvantaged position. He spoke of how the test requires the blind candidates to take visual and spacial understanding questions,...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Confers Senior Designation On 26 Advocates

26 Senior Advocates Appointed by Jammu and Kashmir High Court

'Go For Counselling' : MP High Court Puts Bail Condition For Person Arrested Over Anti-CAA Whatsapp Status

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (26 November) granted bail to a petitioner (named Anwar) accused of posting a WhatsApp status opposing the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA). Notably, the Bench of Justice Virender Singh granted him bail on the condition that he will have to present himself before Advocate and Social Worker Mrs. Rashmi Pandey in the first...

Article 32 Is An Important & Integral Part Of Basic Structure Of Constitution : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated the importance of Article 32 of the Constitution of India in a judgment delivered on Thursday."Article 32 is an important and integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution. Article 32 is meant to ensure observance of rule of law. Article 32 provides for the enforcement of the fundamental rights, which is most potent weapon", observed...

Custodial Deaths : Madras High Court Issues Inquiry Guidelines - Allow Family To Take Photos Of Body, Videograph Autopsy Etc

The Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions for the conduct of inquiry under Section 176(1)(A) CrPC in cases of unnatural deaths in custody."Every time a custodial death occurs, the legitimacy of the State suffers a big dent. That can be set right only by ensuring transparent investigation. A dead person is equally entitled to justice. I would call it posthumous justice....

Delhi Court Rejects Zee Media's Plea Against Non-Summoning Of Mahua Moitra In Criminal Defamation Case As Time Barred

A Sessions Court in Delhi today dismissed Zee Media's plea challenging a Magistrate's order dated September 25, 2019, refusing to summon MP Mahua Moitra in a criminal defamation case, as time barred. The Additional Sessions Judge at the Rouse Avenue Court, Geetanjali Goel refused to allow the channel's application for coronation of delay of 81 days in filing the review petition. The...