Gang Rape Convict Who Underwent Over 20 Years Of Imprisonment Granted Bail By Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to one 'Collector' who underwent over 20 yrs in jail after being convicted for the offence of Gang Rape. It was the convict's primary submission that since he has already undergone over 20 years of imprisonment and thus, in view of SC's ruling in the case of Saudan Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (Crl.Appeal No.308/ 2022), he is entitled to...

BREAKING | Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Transfer Probe To CBI, State Constituted SIT Ordered To File Chargesheet

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022 under mysterious circumstances.The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming...

DV Act | Court Can Strike Off Defence For Willful Non-Compliance With Order For Interim Maintenance: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Court can strike off the defence of the defaulter if they deliberately or willfully refuse to comply with its order directing payment of interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act). Justice Kauser Edappagath held so after observing that in Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr, the Supreme Court had upheld the power of the...

Judicial Appointments Should Be Expedited, Says Justice Sayed; Justice Shinde Urges Lawyers To Not Refuse Judgeship Offers

Unless judicial appointments are expedited, the entire system may crumble, Justice AA Sayed said about vacancies in the judiciary coupled with a mounting pendency of cases. Take the example of Bombay High Court, one of the largest constitutional courts in the country. There is a 40% vacancy of presiding officers. Despite a sanctioned strength of 94 judges, by the end of this...

IBC Cases Weekly Round Up: June 13 To 19 June, 2022

Issuance Of Post Dated Cheques Is Not An Unqualified Admission Of Debt, NCLT Allahabad Dismisses Section 7 ApplicationCase Title: N.C. Goel & Maya Goel v Piyush Infrastructure India Private Limited Case No.: CP (IB) No.453/ALD/2019 The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Allahabad Bench, comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Virendra Kumar...

Courts Should Allow Parties To Let In Oral And Documentary Evidence In Guardianship Matters: Madras High Court

While allowing an appeal by a father seeking custody of his minor child, the Madras High Court bench of Justice M.Duraiswamy and Justice Sunder Mohan, observed that the order of the single judge was passed without affording an opportunity to the parties to let in oral and documentary evidence."It is settled law that while deciding the Original Petition to appoint the guardian the courts...

'To Ensure Transparency In Allotment': Punjab & Haryana High Court Approves Auction Policy Providing Non-Disclosure Of Reserved Price

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the auction policy of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Panchkula which provided for non-disclosure of the reserved price. The bench comprising Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Lalit Batra held that the reserved price was not disclosed for confidential reasons and to ensure transparency process of allotment via e-auction. As regards...

Delhi High Court Grants Time To DMRC For Payment Of Outstanding Amount Of Arbitral Award To DAMEPL Till August 5

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to ensure payment of the outstanding decreetal amount to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) on or before August 5.The development came in connection with the plea filed by DAMEPL seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11, 2017. The High Court on March...

KSRTC Employees Complain Of Working Over 8 Hours: Kerala High Court Seeks Explanation On Fixing Schedule

The Kerala High Court on Friday asked Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to produce a foolproof mechanism it uses to schedule its trips after a plea complained of employees being forced to work more than eight hours.Justice Devan Ramachandran directed the KSRTC to revert back with proper instruction on the same before going into the merits of the case. "Before I go into the merits...

"Public Employment Cannot Be Obtained By Paying Bribe", Madras HC Rejects Petition For Interim Custody Of Rs. 10 Lakh Seized During Job Racket Case Probe

While dismissing a petition for interim custody of Rs.10 lakhs seized in a job racketing case, the Madras High Court bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy expressed his displeasure at the way people were willing to pay huge sums of money for getting a job. He enunciated that public appointments were made through a selection procedure and could not be obtained by paying bribes. He...

Rajasthan High Court To Organize Yoga Day Tomorrow

The Registrar (Admin) of the Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice informing that the High Court, Jodhpur shall celebrate Yoga Day-2022 on 21st June, 2022 i.e. tomorrow.The notice states that the main function of observing "Yoga Day" will be organized in front of the Ceremonial Gate of the iconic building of the New High Court at Jhalamand, Jodhpur from 7.00 am to 7.45 am under the guidance...

In City Like Mumbai, 1.30 AM Not Too Late; Wandering At That Time At Night No Offence : Mumbai Court

Acquitting a man arrested from a south Mumbai Street at 1.30 am, a Metropolitan Magistrates Court has held that wandering on the streets at 1.30am in a city like Mumbai, is not an offence. It would be an offence only if night curfew is imposed, the court added. "In the city like Mumbai, 1:30 am is not too late. Anyone can stand on near the road…Even if it assumed that 01:30 am...