Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate Joins International Law Association's Sea Protection Committee

Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate, has been inducted as a member of the Committee on Protection of People at Sea by the Executive Council of the International Law Association. Katarki is a Senior Advocate designated by the Supreme Court of India. He is the Honorary Visiting Professor of Law at Bangalore University’s Law College, and is a well known expert in trans boundary water law on sharing...

Give Wide Publicity To Guidelines Regarding Feeding Of Street Animals : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High court on Wednesday directed the State government to give wide publicity to the guidelines regarding feeding of street animals and conflict resolution which suggest participation of residents.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, referring to the guidelines dated 31-12-2022 said : “Before parting, we must state that the...

GST Council Can Recommend Rate But Can’t Determine Classification: Madras High Court Allows Parle Agro’s Petition Challenging Classification Of Flavoured Milk

The Madras High Court has allowed Parle Agro’s petition challenging the classification of flavoured milk.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the GST Council cannot impose the wrong classification of “flavoured milk” as a “beverage containing milk” under the residuary item "non-alcoholic "beverages" under Subheading 2202 90 30 of the Customs Tariff Act,...

Mobile App For E-Filing And Judges Dashboard And Many More...Kerala High Court Set To Launch Various IT Applications, E-Initiatives Today

The Kerala High Court is set to launch various IT Applications and e-Initiatives today (November 15, 2023), at 4:40 P.M. at the Banquet Hall of the Court. The E-initiatives, along with a short video on 'Evolution and Progress of the Case Management System (CMS)' shall be released by the Kerala High Court Chief Justice A.J. Desai.The following Software Applications are set to be...

Bihar State Legal Services Authority Launches SITARA Scheme for Transgender Persons' Welfare

Under the leadership of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, JAD-1, Patna High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) unveiled the "Scheme for Integration of Transgender Persons and their Rehabilitation and providing Access to Justice), 2023" (SITARA, 2023) for the first time.The scheme aims to oversee the proper implementation of the Transgender...

'Threat To Girl Children Including Those Yet To Be Born': Why Kerala Court Awarded Death Penalty To Convict For Rape-Murder Of 5 Year Old

"Manner in which a five year old girl was abducted, intoxicated with liquor, raped repeatedly, done carnal intercourse against the order of the nature, murdered the child and the method adopted by the accused for defacing and concealing the dead body revealed the traits of outrageous criminality in the behaviour of the accused and his premeditated action," a Kerala Court observed on...

Committing Magistrate Lacks Jurisdiction To Consider Application For Withdrawal From Prosecution U/S 321 CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the Committing Magistrate has no implicit power to consider an application filed by the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor under Section 321 for withdrawal from prosecution.Justice C.S. Dias observed that the Magistrate ought to have directed such application to the Sessions Court. “once it appears to the Magistrate that the...

Kerala Court Awards Death Penalty To Convict For Rape-Murder Of 5-Year-Old Within 109 Days Of Offence

A Kerala Court on Tuesday sentenced to death a 28 year old man for the brutal rape and murder of a 5 year old girl at Aluva in July this year.The convict is Asafaq Alam, a native of Bihar. The victim also belonged to a migrant labourer family hailing from Bihar.Ernakulam POCSO Court Judge K. Soman passed the sentence within 109 days of the occurrence of the tragic incident. The child had...

Daily Diary Reports Must Contain Details Of 'Specific Activities' That Necessitated Preventive Detention: J&K High Court

Quashing a detention order against an individual under Section 3 of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has emphasised the indispensability of detailed and substantial grounds, especially in the context of Daily Diary Reports (DDRs),Allowing a habeas corpus plea of the detenue, Justice Rajnesh...

No Appointments Or Transfers To IAS Cadre Posts Without Civil Services Board Recommendation: CAT To Kerala Govt In Interim Order

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench passed an Interim Order refraining the Kerala State Government from issuing orders of appointment, transfers and postings to IAS officers in cadre posts without obtaining recommendations from the Civil Services Board (CSB) for ensuring minimum tenure as directed by the Apex Court in T.S.R Subramanian & Others v. Union of India &...

Article 233(2) | 7 Yrs Continuous Practice As Advocate Must Be 'Immediately' Before Recruitment As District Judge From Bar: Orissa HC

The Orissa High Court has held that a person must have practiced as an Advocate continuously for seven years 'immediately' before submitting application for direct recruitment in the cadre of District Judge from the Bar.The Division Bench of Justice Debabrata Dash and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy clarified that mere seven year (or more) experience as an Advocate at a point of time in the...

S.306(4) CrPC | Approver May Be Granted Bail Before Completion Of Trial If He Complies With Conditions Of Pardon: Bombay High Court

An approver who has complied with all conditions of pardon and deposed as a witness in the prosecution's favor need not remain incarcerated till the end of the trial and would be entitled to bail, especially in case of a protracted trial, the Bombay High Court held.Justice MS Karnik observed that the bar under Section 306(4) of the CrPC against releasing an approver before conclusion of...