"There Can Be No Compromise With Dead Man, FIR U/S 306 IPC Can't Be Quashed On Basis Of Compromise": Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 1, 2022, dismissed the petition seeking quashing of an FIR under Section 306 IPC on the basis of a compromise.The bench comprising Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill dismissed a petition filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the FIR registered under Section 306 for abetment of suicide. The claim was based on the ground that...

Division Bench Of Calcutta HC Recuses From Hearing Single Judge's Order For CBI Probe In SSC 'Group D' Recruitment Scam

A Division Bench comprising Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta of the Calcutta High Court on Monday recused from hearing a batch of petitions pertaining to alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on the purported recommendation...

Supreme Court "World Leader" In Virtual Hearings, Held Over Two Lakh Hearings Online: Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law & Justice informed in Lok Sabha that since Covid lockdown started, the District Courts heard 1,23,19,917 cases while the High Courts heard 61,02,859 cases (totalling 1.84 cr) till 28.02.2022 using Video-Conferencing. It was added that the Supreme Court held 2,18,891 hearings till 14.03.2022 since the beginning of the lockdown period making it the "world leader"...

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice has informed the Lok Sabha that from January 1, 2021 till March 30, 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 39 women for appointment as High Court Judges, out of which 27 women were appointed and remaining 12 cases are under various stages of processing. The said information was provided by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in response to the...

Articles On Justice Arun Mishra's Judgments : Gujarat HC Dismisses Appeal By News Click Against Interim Injunction In ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit By Adani Group

The Gujarat High Court has refused to interfere with the ex-parte ad-interim injunction passed by the trial court against Newsclick.in (Appellant/ Defendant), restraining it from publishing and circulating any defamatory article concerning the Adani Group and Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (Respondent/ Plaintiff).The Bench comprising Justice AP Thaker remarked: "…it is true that the...

Marital Rape As Offence- Based On Feedback From Stakeholders, Appropriate Decision Would Be Taken At Appropriate Time: Centre Tells Lok Sabha

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, while answering the question regarding the inclusion of marital rape as an offence under the Indian Penal Code, informed Lok Sabha that appropriate decision would be taken by the Government at appropriate time, based on the feedback received from stakeholders. It was stated by Ministry of Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani that...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 156 To 265]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 156 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 265NOMINAL INDEXSHRI MUKESH KUMAR v. SMT KAMLESH DEVI & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 156Raj Singh Gehlot v. Directorate of Enforcement 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 157Gautam Thapar v. Enforcement Directorate 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 158Abhigyan Singh v Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 159Komal Rastogi v. Directorate General Central Reserve Police Force...

[New Benches Of High Courts] No Complete Proposal Pending With Government For Setting Up Bench(es) In Any High Court: Law Ministry

The Minister of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha that no complete proposal is presently pending with the Government for setting up of new Bench(es) in any High Court. The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju responded that High Court Benches are established in accordance with the recommendations made by the Jaswant Singh Commission and Apex Court judgment in Federation of Bar Associations...

Investigating Officer Is A Material Witness In Trial Relating To Offence Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that in a trial relating to offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, an Investigating Officer is a material witness.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed thus while hearing a plea moved by the Union Territory Of J&K challenging an order of the Special Judge Anti-corruption, Anantnag passed in a trial under the...

Since 2014, 1486 Obsolete & Redundant Laws Repealed By The Gov Of India, Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that so far 1486 obsolete and redundant laws have been repealed by the Government of India since 2014 till date. The aforesaid information was provided by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on the following questions raised by MPs Dr. Heena Gavit, Dr. Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, Dr....

No Proposal Presently Under Consideration To Expand & Broaden Ambit Of National Commission For Women, Informs Ministry Of Women & Child Development

The Ministry of Women and Child Development informed Lok Sabha that no proposal is presently under consideration to expand & broaden ambit of National Commission for Women. Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani provided details of funds allocated to National Commission for Women (NCW) during the last three years and expenditure incurred thereon by...

Rajasthan HC Asks Public Prosecutor To File Reply Within 2 Weeks In Asaram Bapu's Third Application For Suspension Of Sentences In Minor Rape Case

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur has asked the Public Prosecutor to file reply within two weeks in Asaram's third application for suspension of sentences in minor rape case. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur, ordered,"Learned Public Prosecutor prays for and is granted time to file reply to this third application for suspension of sentences."Earlier, on...