"He Failed To Explain Incriminating Circumstances": Allahabad HC Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Burning Wife, 3 Children Alive

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the life sentence awarded to a man for killing his own wife and 3 children by way of burning them alive. The Court noted that the convict had failed to explain the incriminating circumstances pointing towards his guilt.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma observed that the convict was obliged to furnish a...

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Directs State Gov To Decide Plea For Compensation Of Deceased BJP Worker Abhijit Sarkar Within 2 Months

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to expeditiously decide an application for compensation moved by the family members of deceased BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar who was allegedly killed by TMC members during the violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. BJP leaders in West Bengal had alleged...

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Seeking Compensation For Alleged Victims

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the progress of the investigation with regards to cases of violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19,...

CIRP Can Be Initiated Based On An Unchallenged Arbitral Award: NCLT Kolkata

The NCLT Kolkata Bench comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member) while deciding a petition under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), titled Viom Infra Ventures Ltd. v Bahula Infotech Pvt. Ltd., has held that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") can be initiated based on an Arbitral Award if the...

'Not Uncommon To Shift Graves When They Obstruct Development': Delhi HC On Waqf Board's Appeal Seeking Stay On Transfer Of Burial Ground To ITBP

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain an intra-court appeal preferred by the Delhi Waqf Board, challenging a single judge order refusing to stay Centre's decision of transferring a portion of its purported property, said to be in use as a burial ground, to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla rejected...

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Vires Of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022; Hearing Tomorrow

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the vires of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 as being unconstitutional, illegal and void. The Act allows the collection of biometrics of prisoners. The Act received Presidential assent yesterday.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla will be hearing the matter tomorrow....

Gujarat High Court Frames Contempt Charges Against 64 Year Old Man For Using 'Defamatory' Language Against Justice Sonia Gokani

The Gujarat High Court has framed contempt charges against a 64-year-old man (Anand H. Goswami) for using 'defamatory language' against Justice Sonia Gokani in the year 2013. The Court found that with reference to Criminal Misc. Application No.12353 of 2012, Goswami/Respondent had, in February 2013, cast unwarranted defamatory assertion upon the character and ability of Justice Gokani.It may...

Jama Masjid Precinct Redevelopment: Delhi High Court Asks Shahjanabad Corporation To File Status Report

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Shahjanabad Redevelopment Corporation with respect to project for re-development of city's Jama Masjid area.The Division Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla sought to know in how much time the Detailed Project Report (DPR) shall be prepared by the newly appointed project consultant....

'Redact Names In Pleadings, File Affidavits In Sealed Covers' : Calcutta HC Issues Directions To Ensure Anonymity Of Victims Of Sexual Offences In Court Records

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued practice directions in order to ensure that the identity of victims of sexual offences including minor victims under the POCSO Act are not disclosed in the pleadings and other records of the Court.The directions were issued while adjudicating upon an appeal filed challenging an order of conviction under Section 6 of the POCSO Act wherein the appellant...

Climate Change: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Steps Taken To Meet International Obligations

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Central government, detailing the steps taken by it to meet the commitments made before the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held at Glasgow in the United Kingdom (COP 26). A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the Centre to file the report...

Allahabad High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Chargesheet Quashing Plea In Funds Misappropriation Case

Justice Rajiv Gupta of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by former MLA Mukhtar Ansari (presently in jail) seeking to quash a chargesheet filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh police in connection with a case of misappropriation of MLA Funds fund in the year 2012-13. "The case stands released. Put up before another Bench after seeking...

Kerala High Court Asks District Judge To Inspect & Submit Report On Trivandrum Mental Health Centre After Reports Claim Inhuman Conditions

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took notice of the concerns raised regarding the alleged alarming and inhuman condition of the patients in the Thiruvananthapuram Mental Health Centre. Justice Sathish Ninan has sought a report from the Thiruvananthapuram District Judge, who is also the Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Mental Health Centre in the district on the functioning of the...