[Uphaar Fire] Suspending Sentence Of Ansal Brothers Would Amount To Eroding Faith Of Public In Judicial System: Delhi HC In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that suspending the seven year jail term awarded to real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in the evidence tampering case in Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997 would amount to eroding the faith of the public in the judicial system as it would entail allowing convicts to take advantage of the passage of time as well as the judiciary as an...

High Rank Defence Personnel Drawing Lesser Pay Than Their Juniors: Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks Centre To Resolve Anomalies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Government to resolve the anomalies that crept in the defence pay scale with the implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission.Noting that presently personnel of the Defence from the rank of Major Generals and above are drawing lesser pay than their juniors who are Colonels and Brigadiers, Justice Fatehdeep Singh directed the Union...

'Vague Allegations': Madras HC Dismisses With Cost Plea For Strict Implementation Of NMC Fee Structure In 50% Private Medical College Seats

The Madras High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation for strict implementation of medical fees determined by the Government against 50 per cent seats in Private Medical Colleges and Deemed Universities.The petition filed by Advocate B. Balamurugan alleged that Private Medical Colleges were charging fees to the extent of Rs 7.5- 8 Lakhs when the National Medical...

If Advocate Of Accused In Custody Fails To Appear, Trial Court Bound To Appoint Legal Aid Advocate: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that if an advocate representing the accused who is in custody fails to appear before the court, the trial court is bound to appoint a legal aid advocate to defend the accused. A single judge bench of Justice K.S.Mudagal said, "Article 39A of the Constitution of India casts duty on the state not to deny access to justice on the ground of economic or...

Court Reserves Order On Khalid Saifi's Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Founder of United Against Hate, Khalid Saifi, seeking bail in relation to the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, on Wednesday argued before a Delhi Court that the prosecution is attempting to communalize the narrative against a single community. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat has reserved order in the bail plea moved by Khalif Saifi after hearing Senior Advocate Rebecca John...

Public Prosecutor, DGP Write To Kerala HC Registrar General Accusing Counsel Of Submitting Forged Printout Of Case Status

Additional Public Prosecutor P Narayanan along with the DGP has penned a letter to the Registrar General of Kerala High Court accusing a counsel of the Court of forging a case status.According to the letter, an accused charged under Section 308 IPC (attempt to commit culpable homicide) had approached the Court seeking anticipatory bail. The accused is reportedly a lawyer himself who was...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sanjay Raut's Plea For Quashing FIR Over Alleged Use Of Abuses In An Interview

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him in December last year for allegedly using abuses, expletives while giving an interview to TV9 Marathi channel. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice on the plea on Tuesday while posting the matter for further hearing on April 6. About the CaseThe FIR...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of Enforcement Directorate On Rana Kapoor's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate in the bail plea filed by Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case with regards to wrongful loss of sum of Rs 466.51 Crores to the bank. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice on the bail plea and posted the matter for hearing on March 11. An ECIR was registered against Gautam Thapar, M/s....

Students Of Delhi University Move High Court Challenging Resumption Of Physical Classes & Exams

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court by five students challenging the decision of Delhi University to resume physical classes and examinations for the ongoing semester. The plea filed through Advocate Pranjal Kishore assails an office order dated February 9 issued by the University, directing resumption of physical classes from tomorrow. The plea also challenges a notice dated...

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...