[IT Rules 2021] Social Media Intermediaries Must Respect Fundamental Rights, Issue Notice Before Taking Action Against User Accounts: Centre To Delhi HC

Intermediaries must be held accountable for subjugating fundamental rights like right to freedom of speech, Centre said.

Privacy Policy: Delhi High Court To Hear On July 21 Appeals By Whatsapp & Facebook Against CCI Investigation

The Delhi High Court will hear on July 21 the appeals filed by WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook Inc. (now Meta) against a single bench order declining to interfere with CCI's investigation into WhatsApp's new privacy policy.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Poonam A. Bamba directed the parties to file their written submissions not exceeding three...

Victim Can't Prefer Appeal U/S 372 CrPC Proviso Challenging Adequacy Of Sentence Imposed On Convict: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that one cannot prefer an appeal under provide to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against a trial court's order, challenging the adequacy of sentence imposed upon the convict.Observing so, a Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran dismissed a criminal appeal adding that such an appeal can only be preferred by the...

No Appeal Lies Against Special Court Order Rejecting Transfer Of Case U/S 20 NIA Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that an order passed by the Special Court on an application filed under section 20 of the National Investigation Agency Act, seeking to transfer the case from the special court, is an interlocutory order and the same cannot be challenged in appeal under section 21 of the Act, before the High Court. A full bench comprising of Chief Justice Ritu...

Ultimate Aim Of Courts Is To Find The "Truth": Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Exhumation Of Body For Fresh Postmortem

In a recent writ petition, the Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the deceased's body to be exhumed and a fresh postmortem to be conducted as the medical evidence did not seem conclusive from the Police Case Diary.The Writ Petition was filed for Mandamus against respondents who were police officers for not conducting a free and fair investigation into Crime and to handover the case to...

SSC 'Group-D' Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Upholds Single Judge Order Directing Former WBSSC Advisor To Disclose His Assets

Affidavit of assets to be filed in sealed cover, not to be circulated among litigating parties

Departmental Inquiry Against Govt Servant Can't Be Made A Casual Exercise: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has said that a departmental inquiry against a government servant is not to be treated as a casual exercise and the principles of natural justice are required to be observed so as to ensure not only that justice is done but is manifestly seen to be done.The Bench of Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava observed thus as it upheld an order of the UP State Public...

Municipality Secretary Arrested & Produced Before Kerala High Court For Repeatedly Failing To Appear In Contempt Case

Pathanamthitta Municipal Corporation Secretary Sherla Beegam was arrested and produced before the Kerala High Court on Wednesday in a contempt case for her failure to appear before the court despite being summoned several times. After she was produced, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan asked her not to repeat this behaviour in the future and to seek an appeal or review if she was not content with...

Accused Can Be Granted Bail After Issuance Of Non-Bailable Warrant If His Absence During Summons Was Not Willful: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to an accused on whom the non-bailable warrant was issued due to his absence during issue of summons. The court observed that the accused had no knowledge of the summons as he had changed his residence and therefore could not appear on the dates before the trial Court. The criminal Petition was filed under Section 439 of the Code...

Production Of Certificate U/S 65B(4) Evidence Act Not Necessary To Obtain Voice Sample Of Accused For Further Probe: PH High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that at the stage of filing an application by the prosecution to obtain the voice sample of the accused for the purposes of further investigation, the production of a certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act is not necessary.The Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan observes thus as it relied upon the ruling of Arjun Pandit Rao Khotkar...

Calcutta High Court To Consider Bail For Convicts Languishing In Jail For 14 Yrs Amid Pendency Of Their Appeals

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Registrar (IT) of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals where the appellants are in jail for 14 years or more and list those matters before the Court for consideration of bail within 2 weeks. The direction was issued while suspending the sentence and granting bail to two accused persons who were found to have suffered inordinate...

Even In Absence Of Prescribed Statutory Limitation, Party Expected To Approach Court Within 'Reasonable Time': Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that in the absence of any prescribed limitation, it has to be a reasonable time within which the party aggrieved has to approach the court.The Court was dealing with a petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the impugned award dated 20.09.2012 wherein the termination...