HC Can Interfere In Appeal Against Acquittal If Trial Court's View Is Found To Be 'Perverse': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week observed that the High Court should interfere with the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the Trial Cour if it arrives at a finding that the trial Court's decision was perverse or otherwise unsustainable.The Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed thus while dismissing an appeal filed against the 2017 order passed by...

S.195 CrPC | No FIR Can Be Registered For Forgery/ Conspiracy Committed Before Court On The Basis Of Private Complaint: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that in terms of Section 195 CrPC, no FIR can be registered for forging of documents or conspiracy committed before the Court, on the basis of a private complaint. Quashing one such FIR, Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas noted,"It certainly falls within ambit of Section 195 (ii) of Cr.P.C. which provides that no Court shall take cognizance of any...

Justice Talwant Singh Recuses From Alapan Bandyopadhyay's Plea Challenging CAT's Order Transferring His Case To Delhi

Justice Talwant Singh of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday recused from hearing a plea filed by Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, challenging the order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench which had transferred his petition filed before the Kolkata Bench to the Principal Bench at New Delhi.The matter, which was earlier heard by a single bench...

Appeal From Any Order Passed By Family Court With Consent Of Parties Not Maintainable: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently held that Section 19(2) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 is akin to the provision under Section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure which bars appeal from a decree passed with the consent of parties.It added that this bar operates with further expansion under Section 19(2), in as much as, no appeal shall also lie from "any order" passed by the Family Court...

Hijab Ban : Senior Lawyers, Academicians Write Open Letter Condemning Violation Of Constitutional Rights Of Young Muslim Women

Over 500 law students, legal academics and lawyers practising in different jurisdictions across courts in India have written an open letter strongly condemning the violation of constitutional rights of young Muslim women who have been denied entry into educational spaces due to their wearing a hijab. ​Some of the signatories include Anjana Prakash (Ex High Court judge), Amar Saran...

Violence During WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage, Seeks Response From SEC, State Govt

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought response from the State Election Commission (SEC) and the State government in a batch of petitions alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes took place during the recently conducted municipal elections in West Bengal. The petitions also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to...

Gujarat HC Directs Cop Who Sipped A Drink During VC Hearing To Distribute Coca-Cola Cans Among Lawyers

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed a police officer who was sipping a drink during a VC Hearing to distribute 100 cans of a cold drink (coca-cola) to the Bar Association or face disciplinary action.Essentially, Inspector A.M. Rathod was found sipping a beverage during the VC hearing when mentioning was going on before the bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh...

'You Think The Chair Is For Sirs?" : Justice Rekha Palli To Lawyer Who Addressed Her As 'Sir'?

An interesting exchange happened in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday when a lawyer addressed Justice Rekha Palli as "sir".When the lawyer kept on addressing the judge as "sir", Justice Palli intervened to say "I am not Sir. I hope you can make that out"."Sorry, it's because of the Chair you are sitting in", the lawyer responded."Then that's even worse if after all this time you think that...

'Withdraw False Cases Lodged Against Advocates & Ensure Harmony At The Bar': BCI Writes to DGP, Chhattisgarh

The Bar Council of India has written to the Director-General of Police Chattisgarh to withdraw false criminal cases lodged against advocates immediately. The development arises after an episode of manhandling of Advocates by the Staff and Officials of Tehsil Office, Rajagarh. Signed by the Chairman, Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, the communication by the BCI notes that the incident took place on...

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar Joins Fountain Court Chambers As Door Tenant

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar has joined the Fountain Court Chambers as a door tenant. He has become the third Indian Advocate to become a part of the Chambers after Senior Advocates Gaurav Pachnanda and Zal Andhyarujina joined as door tenants in 2016 and 2021 respectively. Fountain Court Chambers is one of the UK's leading set of commercial barristers with offices in London and Singapore. It...

Principle Of Locus Standi Alien To Criminal Law, Magistrate Can't Return Complaint Merely Because It Was Filed By Complainant's Wife: Kerala HC

Criminal law can be set in motion by any person, the Court held.

Seats Reserved For PWD Category Candidates Cannot Be Sub-Classified On The Basis Of Caste: Gauhati High Court

In a significant judgment, the Gauhati High Court has held that physically handicapped persons constitute a category in themselves. There can be no further classification amongst the members of that category on the basis of other considerations like caste, creed, religion etc. While granting relief to the petitioner, who was excluded from the recruitment drive conducted by the...