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...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma passed the order after reserving it earlier this week. The Court heard Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner,...

Cross-Examination Is Rule Of Essential Justice, Non-Cross-Examination Implies Statement Of Witness Has Not Been Disputed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently reiterated the principles with regard to cross-examination as not merely being a technical rule of evidence but a rule of essential justice. Brief Facts of the case The respondents/plaintiffs are the owners of a building which was being used as a hotel in the name and style of Hotel Annapurna situated in Tirupati. The respondents/ plaintiffs...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Archaeological Survey Of India Over Alleged Illegal Constructions Within Heritage Monument Tripoliya Gate

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) over illegal constructions within the prohibited and regulated zones of city's heritage monument, Tripoliya gate. Justice Yashwant Varma directed the ASI to file an affidavit specifically detailing the nature of constructions which may have been raised by some private individuals within the said prohibited...

34 Persons From Outside Jammu & Kashmir Bought Properties In UT After Abrogation Of Article 370: Centre Tells Lok Sabha

The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed the Lok Sabha that 34 persons from outside the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have bought properties in UT of J&K after abrogation of Article 370. It was stated that the said properties are located in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur and Ganderbal districts. In response to the query raised by MP Haji Fazlur Rehman, it...

'Details Of Number Of Judgements Given In Hindi Not Maintained Centrally', Home Ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed in the Lok Sabha that the details of the number of judgements given in Hindi are not maintained centrally. The response came on the question raised by MPs Keshari Devi Patel and Kanakmal Katara seeking the details of directions issued by the Government to promote the use of Hindi in the courts and to write judgements in Hindi along with the number...

IBBI First Appellate Authority Allows RTI Application By A Company Seeking Information Regarding Complaint Against IRP

The Executive Director and First Appellate Authority, Santosh Kumar Shukla, IBBI in Utility Premises Private Limited v. Central Public Information officer allowed the RTI application filed by Utility Premises Private Limited seeking information regarding the complaint filed by it against the IRP, Mr. X. The Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) had rejected the RTI...

Passport Renewal Request Can't Be Rejected On Sole Basis Of Pendency Of Criminal Cases: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that mere pendency of criminal cases cannot be the sole ground to deny renewal of passport of a person. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath observed, "…in the opinion of this Court there is in fact no restriction in the renewal of the passport or even grant of passport in the pendency of the criminal proceeding involving the party...