COVID-19: Law Interns Permitted Entry In Rajasthan High Court

In view of improvement in situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic and relaxation in conditions imposed by the State Government through recent guidelines, the Rajasthan High Court has allowed entry of Law Interns in the court premises, subject to strict compliance of the SOP. The notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court states: "In partial modification...

"Investigate Without Fear Or Influence": High Court Tells Delhi Police Probing Death Of Man Forced To Sing National Anthem During Riots

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the city police to conduct further investigation without any fear or influence, in the case of 23 year old Faizan, who was forced to sing the national anthem during the Delhi riots that erupted in the year 2020.The incident relates to a video that had gone viral wherein Faizan could be seen allegedly being beaten by the police while being forced to sing...

Does Family Courts Act Oust High Court's Jurisdiction To Hear Child Custody Matters On Original Side?: Madras HC 3-Judge Bench Refers To Larger Bench

A 3-Judge Bench of the Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench, the question pertaining to High Court's jurisdiction on original side to make decisions on child custody and guardianship cases, owing to the advent of the Family Courts Act, 1984.The bench of Justices A.A. Nakkiran, P.N Prakash and M. Sundar was constituted by the Chief Justice after Justice V. Parthiban opined that...

Bengaluru Potholes | 'Every Death Caused Due To Bad Road Condition Makes Us Feel Guilty': Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fill up/ repair potholes in the Central Business District (CBD) area of Bengaluru City, within 15 days. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar said, "The memo has been filed by respondent in compliance of earlier order, giving a work plan to...

Prosecution Must Stand On Own Legs, Can't Allow Suspicion To Take Place Of Proof Even In Domestic Enquiry: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the prosecution must stand on its own legs based on its own evidence and that suspicion can't be allowed to take the place of proof even in a domestic inquiry.The bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma observed thus as it set aside the dismissal order passed against an Uttar Pradesh police official for allegedly misbehaving with the private cook under...

Public Servants Should Not Use Mobile Phones During Office Hours For Personal Use: Madras High Court Orders Govt To Frame Regulations

Madras High Court has criticised the public servants who utilise mobile phones and cameras during office hours unnecessarily and directed the Government authorities to frame regulations in line with the Tamil Nadu Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1973.Justice S.M Subramaniam of the Madurai Bench was hearing a plea made by a Superintendent in the Tiruchirapalli Regional Workshop (Health)...

Why Bombay High Court Refused To Release Nawab Malik On Interim Bail?

In its detailed order refusing interim release of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik, the Bombay High Court observed that prima facie claiming that a property is untainted would amount to an offence under section 3 of the PMLA 2002. The court passed the order on Malik's habeas corpus petition seeking interim reliefs of "immediate release" in a money laundering case...

NEET-PG | 'Such Clamour For Admission Yet Seats Going Vacant, Students Forced To Go To Places Like Ukraine': Delhi HC In Plea To Relax Cut-Off Percentile

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by three MBBS graduates, seeking relaxation in the cut-off percentile prescribed this year by the Medical Council of India for admissions to medical colleges through NEET-PG.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla will hear the case on March 23. The mop-up counselling round is set to wind up on...

Can A Chartered Accountant Be Barred From Practice Based On Criminal Antecedents?: Delhi High Court Admits Appeal

The Delhi High Court today admitted an appeal against a single judge order holding that a person, being a Chartered Accountant, when convicted for commission of an offence involving 'moral turpitude', shall be liable to be removed from membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on...

Justice Ajay Tewari Of Punjab And Haryana High Court Resigns

Justice Ajay Tewari of Punjab and Haryana High Court has resigned from his office. He was due to retire on April 6, 2022. He is the second seniormost judge of the High court after Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha.Justice Tewari is a third-generation lawyer, he passed LL.B. From P.U. in 1982 and did LL.M. From Punjabi University in 1984. He practiced for 26 Years before being elevated to the...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Defers Order On Khalid Saifi's Bail Plea To March 24

A Delhi Court on Tuesday deferred orders on the bail plea moved by United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi in connection with in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will now be pronouncing the order on March 24. The Court had reserved the order last month...

"Extra-Judicial Confession Not Corroborated": Allahabad High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Murder-Robbery Accused

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the acquittal of a Murder-Robbery accused as it noted that the alleged extrajudicial confession made by all the accused persons was highly unnatural and the same was not corroborated by any other evidence.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi was hearing an appeal filed by the informant of the case (US/ 372...