[Habeas Corpus] Rajasthan High Court Directs UIDAI To Share Aadhar Details of Suspect & Minor Girl With Investigation Officer Within 7 Days For Tracing

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court directed UIDAI officials to expedite the process of providing the Aadhar details of the suspect and a minor child to the Investigating Officer. The court further directed that the aforesaid details shall be shared within seven days. Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Justice Sandeep Mehta, observed, "We, therefore, direct that...

Whether HC While Exercising Writ Jurisdiction In Respect Of One Land Owner Can Issue General Directions Applicable To All Execution Cases? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine as to whether the High Court while exercising writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in respect of one landowner can issue general directions applicable to all the execution cases pending in the State of Haryana.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath agreed to examine the questions while considering...

'What Prompted Arrest On Public Holiday On 1.5 Year Old Complaint?': Madras HC Asks In Former ABVP Chief's Bail Plea

The Madras High Court has granted interim bail to former ABVP National Chief Dr Subbiah Shanmugam on the ground that the arrest of the petitioner was patently erroneous, leading to the violation of his fundamental rights.While granting the interim relief, Justice G. Jayachandran noted that the patent error in the arrest has been made with 'an ulterior motive to take departmental action and...

'Insufficient Evidence To Decide Title In Summary Proceedings': Madras HC Directs Maxworth Orchards & Alleged Purchasers To Undergo Trial Process

In a matter pertaining to the winding up of Maxworth Orchards (India) Limited, Madras High Court has ordered an absolute interim injunction on the deletion of certain properties, for which the employees of the company are PoA holders, from the auction sale process. The dispute arose when two persons alleged that they had purchased the properties from the original owners in bona fide...

Mandatory For The DM To Ensure That Life & Property Of Senior Citizens Are Protected: Allahabad High Court

In a significant assertion, the Allahabad High Court has observed that as per the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and the rules framed by the state government thereunder, it is mandatory for the District Magistrate to ensure that the life and property of the senior citizen are protected and they are able to live with security and dignity.The Bench of Justice...

Hijab Verdict: TN & Puducherry Bar Council Expresses Concerns At Threats Against Judges

A video had gone viral on social media which contained life-threatening messages in Tamil against the judges who delivered the verdict in Hijab case.

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

Nominal Index Anju Boyal v. Ravindra Kumar 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 98Mahesh Swami v. State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 99 Sita Devi Educational Society, Bhilwara & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 100 Prem v. Amar Jeet Singh 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 101 Rajasthan Housing Board through Dy. Housing Commissioner & Resident Engineer v. Legal Representatives of...

JJ Act | Child Cannot Be Automatically Tried As An Adult Even If It Commits Heinous Crime: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently, in a criminal revision application, dealt with the question of when does a child in conflict with law (CCL) qualify to be tried as an adult. Single Judge M.G. Sewlikar noted that under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has to make an assessment into heinous offences to determine whether CCL is to be tried as...

Rajasthan Bar Protests Against State's Failure To Trace Advocate's Missing Daughters

Today, the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur along with District Bar Association, Jaipur protested against state administration's failure to find two minor daughters of an Advocate, who have been missing for over 45 days. Two minor daughters of Jaipur-based Advocate Avdesh Kumar Purohit have been missing from Lai C. M. Senior Secondary School, Kartarpura, Jaipur since Feb...

"Case Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt": Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Penalty

The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of murdering two persons (Husband-Wife) as it found that the prosecution couldn't prove charges against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav acquitted the accused as it came to the conclusion that...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup: March 14 - March 20, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Chavi Lal And Others vs State Of U.P. And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 111 Amitabh Thakur v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl. Prin.Secy. Home Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 112 Om Prakash Verma v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 113 Raj Kumar Verma v. State of U.P. and Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 114 Sangram Yadav v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others...

Possession Of Land In Excess Of Ceiling Area Can't Be Interfered With U/S 14T(3) WB Land Reforms Act If Used For Commercial Purposes: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently restrained the concerned Block Land and Land Reforms Officer from interfering with the possession of the land under Section 14T(3) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (Act) after noting that a person is entitled to land in excess of the ceiling area defined under Section 14M of the Act if the same is intended to be used for commercial purposes. A...