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Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Convicts Sister Sephy, Father Kottoor With Conditions
The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed the applications filed by convicts Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor seeking suspension of the life sentence imposed on them in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case.A Division Bench of Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran thereby granted bail to the convicts with the condition to execute bonds of Rs. 5 lakh each and two...
S. 313 CrPC | Trial Court Is Required To Bring 'Specific Attention' Of Accused To Incriminating Materials: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court has set aside the conviction and the ensuing punishment of a murder accused due to failure of the Trial Court to discharge its duties properly as provided under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.'). The Court was of the opinion that Trial Courts are required to attract 'specific attention' of accused to those materials which are likely...
Midnight Hearing At Judge's Residence : Madras High Court Restrains AIADMK General Council From Passing Any Resolution
The Madras High Court conducted a midnight hearing to decide upon the appeals preferred by M Shanmugham, AIADMK's general council member against the single judge order passed earlier in the day where the single judge refused to restrain the party from making any amendments to its bye-laws. The appeals were heard by Justice Sunder Mohan and Justice Duraiswamy at the former's residence. The...
NLSIU Alumni Condemn Administration For Punishing Student Facilitators Who Shared Survivor's Sexual Harassment Experience On Her Request
The alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) have issued a statement condemning the university administration for initiating disciplinary proceedings against two female student facilitators appointed under its Code to Combat Sexual Harassment (SHARIC) for narrating a survivor's experience of sexual harassment by a current student of NLSIU. According to the statement...
CPC| Order For Rateable Distribution Of Property Among Various Decree Holders Bars Them From Setting-Off Their Individual Debt: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), when there is an order of rateable distribution for a property in favour of separate decree holders, one of them cannot claim to set-off their entire debt from the sale proceeds.A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar held that in a case where rateable distribution is ordered by...
Patna High Court Invites Bids To Buy iPhone 13 Pro (256GB) For Its Judges
The Patna High Court has issued a tender notice inviting bids for supply of Apple iPhone 13 Pro (256 GB) for all High Court judges."Sealed quotations are invited from the reputed firms/authorized dealers/suppliers/service providers for supply of Apple iPhone 13 Pro(256GB) for the Hon'ble Judges of this Court", the tender notice stated.The following are the tender conditions :- The rate quoted...
Karnataka HC To Hear Objection To Maintainability of Petition Filed By Google India On July 8
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said it would on July 8, hear the application filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation questioning the maintainability of the petition filed by Google India Pvt Ltd seeking to restrain the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from divulging confidential information of the company to the complainant Alliance Of Digital India Foundation. A...
"Don't Offer Gifts To Visiting High Court Judges" : Chief Justice Of J&K&L HC To Judicial Officers
In an interesting development, Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has today issued circular restricting judicial officers of the subordinate courts from receiving, seeing off, arranging trips, hotels, food or offering gifts to visiting Chief Justice/High Court Judges. Judicial officers have been restricted from receiving, seeing off or visiting...
A Party Is Not Entitled To Invoke The Arbitration Clause After Signing The Discharge Voucher Without Any Protest Or Demur: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a party is not entitled to invoke the arbitration clause after it had signed the discharge voucher without any protest or demur, since no arbitrable dispute could be said to subsist. The Single Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar held that an application for referring the dispute to arbitration could not be entertained merely on the ground that...
The Writ Not Maintainable Against An Order Of The Arbitrator Dismissing An Application For Interrogatories: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a writ petition would be non-maintainable against an order of the arbitrator dismissing the application for interrogatories. The Single Bench of Justice Satyen Vaidya held that the arbitration act is a complete code in itself and prohibits judicial interference except where so provided under the Act. The Court held that...
Commonwealth Games 2022: Delhi High Court Directs Selection Committee To Consider High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar's Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the selection committee of Athletics Federation of India to consider the case of High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar on merits for 2022 Commonwealth Games.Shankar had moved the High Court challenging the decision of the Athletics Federation of India to exclude him from participating in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games despite being the national high...