Bombay High Court To Resume Physical Functioning From Next Week

Owing to the improving Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has decided to suspend hearing matters virtually and resume full physical functioning from February 14 till March 4. The decision to switch to physical hearings was taken by the Bombay High Court's administrative committee during a meeting with all High Court Bar Associations. Representatives from the BMC...

Delhi High Court Seeks Further Status Report On FIR Against Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair, Interim Protection To Continue

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought further status report from the Delhi Police with respect to investigation carried out in the FIR registered against Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair over a tweet made by him in response to a twitter user in August 2020. Justice Mukta Gupta, who was hearing Zubair's plea seeking quashing of the said FIR, added that the interim protection from...

Whether 2012 Guidelines To Prevent Detention Of Juveniles In Adult Jails Complied? Delhi High Court Seeks Report

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Secretary of Delhi State Legal Services Authority ('DSLSA') to submit a report within two weeks on implementation and compliance of the 2012 guidelines and directions regarding the juveniles and children in conflict with law who are lodged in adult jails. A coordinate bench of the High Court in the case titled Court On Its Own Motion v. Dept. Of...

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari Appointed As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court. In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause (1) of Article 217 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India has made the appointment, states the notification issued by Additional Secretary (Ministry of Law & Justice) dated 10th...

Court Awards Life Imprisonment To Stalker Who Set Lecturer Ablaze In Full Public View Two Yrs Ago

A Sessions Court in Maharashtra's Wardha district has sentenced Vikesh Nagrale to life imprisonment, convicted of stalking and killing 24-year old Ankita Pisudde by setting her on fire in full public view two years back. Additional Sessions Judge Rahul Bhagwat of the Hinganghat Sessions Court had pronounced Nagrale guilty on Wednesday. The court, however, had deferred the sentencing by...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds ₹60K Fine Imposed On State Govt For Providing Late Info Under RTI Act

While elucidating the distinction between Public Information Officer and Public Authority, Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State government for not providing the information in time. Stating that the Public Information Officer has to obtain the required information from the custody of...

NEET-PG| Service In Specialized Units Doesn't Amount To Serving In Rural/ Difficult Area To Qualify For 40% In-Service Quota: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that service in Specialized Units would not amount to serving in "remote and/or difficult areas" for the purpose of qualifying for the stipulated 40% in-service quota in Post Graduate Medical counselling for seats in Government/private colleges in West Bengal.It may be noted that Supreme Court, in TN Medical Officers Association v. State of Tamil...

Due Caution Must Be Exercised By Appellate Court Before Reversing Acquittal Orders By Trial Courts: Bombay High Court

Even if the appellate court is inclined to re-evaluate and re-appreciate evidence on record to take a different approach, such interference is not justified when the trial court's view is a possible view, not marred with perversity or unreasonableness and thus, the appellate Courts must exercise a great deal of caution before disturbing the factual findings recorded by the trial...

When Political Party Is Defamed, Members Not At Helm Of Affairs Can't File Complaint : Madras HC Quashes Complaint Against Maridhas Over Remarks Against DMK

The Party has not authorised the filing of the complaint. If the partymen or the members of DMK had been defamed, then as a member of a definite class of people, the respondent could have maintained the complaint, the court observed.

Delhi Riots Erupted After Sharjeel Imam's Arrest, He Can't Be Charged For Conspiracy Endlessly: Arguments For Bail In Delhi Court

Seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, JNU student Sharjeel Imam on Thursday told a Delhi Court that we cannot afford to have a system where conspiracies become endless and are rendered in perpetuity. Advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir appearing for Imam told Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that no allegation of conspiracy can be attributed to Imam after his arrest in...

Probationer In Police Dept Can't Be Terminated On Grounds Of Misconduct Sans Inquiry Under Karnataka Civil Service (Probation) Rules: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a probationer in the Karnataka police department cannot be terminated on the grounds of misconduct without carrying out an inquiry under the Karnataka Civil Service (Probation) Rules, 1977. A division bench of Justice S.G. Pandit and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said, "It is true that the petitioner has no right to hold the post and he can...

Unveiling Adi Shankaracharya's Statue In Kedarnath | 'Live Telecast Of PM's Speech In TN Temples Not For Political Purpose': Madras High Court

Today, Madras High Court has heard a batch of writ petitions filed in public interest seeking various directions to the HR & CE Department for correcting the alleged lapses in the administration of temples.One of the major issues was an allegation pertaining to the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech from Kedarnath in 16 TN Temples on the occasion of dedicating the...