Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain SEC From Notifying Urban Local Body Polls Amid Covid-19

The Madras High Court has adjourned a plea filed by a doctor, M. Nakkeeran, for postponing the urban local body polls in light of the worsening pandemic situation. Meanwhile, it has refused to grant any relief in the form of an interim stay on notifying/ conducting urban local body polls. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu has...

Karnataka HC Cancels Bail Of Lecturer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor; Says Trial Court Obligated To Hear Complainant U/s 439(1A) CrPC

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order granting bail to a lecturer, accused of sexually assaulting a minor student of his college, as the trial court failed to given an opportunity to the complainant/victim of being heard before passing the order. Justice H P Sandesh set aside the order dated August 10, 2021 granting bail to Gururaj L, and directed that the accused be arrested...

Plea In Patna High Court Challenges Bihar Mining Corp's Move To Restrict Its Recruitment Process To CNLU Graduates Only

A petition has been filed before the Patna High Court challenging the recruitment notification of Bihar State Mining Corporation Limited for the post of Law Officer on the ground that it allows only the law graduates from the Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) to apply for the said post.Essentially, the Mining Corporation Limited issued a letter to the CNLU Vice-Chancellor on...

Overcrowding In Prisons: Calcutta HC Seeks State's Response On Status Of Mentally Ill Inmates, Non-Functional Jail Administrative Bodies

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the State government to file a detailed affidavit stipulating the status of prisoners with regards to the following concerns- overcrowding in prisons, mental health problems faced by prisoners, and the issue relating to non-functioning of bodies and filing up of vacant posts in prisons across the State. The Court directed such an affidavit to be...

PIL Moved Before Kerala High Court Against Order Revoking COVID-19 Curbs In Kasargod Ahead Of CPM District Meet

An advocate clerk has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the revocation of the Collector's order imposing restrictions to mitigate the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the Kasargod district.Earlier, the Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority had issued an order only allowing 50 persons in any public gathering, including political gatherings to mitigate COVID -19 cases....

Active Involvement In 'Bulli Bai' App; Act To Defame Womanhood: Mumbai Court Says Refusing Bail To Accused

The three students accused in the Bulli Bai App Case have prima facie committed acts "defaming womanhood," the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court observed in the detailed order refusing bail to Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat. While their bail applications were rejected by Metropolitan Magistrate Komalsingh Rajput yesterday, a copy of the order was made...

Man Tries To Self Immolate Outside Supreme Court; Rushed To Hospital

On Friday, a man attempted to self-immolate outside the Supreme Court.According to news reports, the man has been identified as Rajbhar Gupta who is a resident of Noida The police have said that the man who suffered burn injuries has been admitted to the hospital.An inquiry is underway to ascertain the exact reason, the police also...

Addl Sessions Judge Treats Regular Bail Plea As Anticipatory Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls It 'Serious' Issue

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently called into question a bail order passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Faridkot, treating a regular bail petition as an anticipatory bail petition, even when the accused had been in the custody at the time of filing the bail plea.Calling it a matter of 'serious concern', the Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri also sent the case file to the...

Cricket Match Fixing Does Not Amount To Offence Of Cheating Under Section 420 IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against KPL Players

The Karnataka High Court has said that cricket match fixing does not amount to the offence of cheating and therefore the offence under Section 420 IPC cannot be invoked against the alleged offenders. A single judge bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar said, "It is true that if a player indulges in match fixing, a general feeling will arise that he has cheated the lovers of the game....

'Ensure There Is No Breach Of Peace': Calcutta HC Directs Police On Senior Citizen's Plea Against Alleged Harassment By Son & Daughter-In-Law

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to a senior citizen against the alleged harassment perpetrated by her son and daughter-in-law. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was adjudicating upon a plea moved by a senior citizen, one Radharani Saha seeking the Court's intervention since her complaint of harassment against her son and daughter-in-law had not been addressed by the...

Ashamed By 6th Pregnancy, Disabled Woman Allegedly Drowns Her New-Born: Kerala High Court Allows Bail

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a 33-year-old woman suffering from multiple disabilities who allegedly dropped her newborn into a bucket of water, resulting into the infant's death. The infant was her sixth child, and reportedly a consequence of unintended pregnancy.Justice Gopinath P. released the woman on bail noting that her custodial interrogation may not be necessary in...

"Liberty Of Individuals Gets Hampered": Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Non-Filing Of Status Reports In Bail Pleas

The Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed its concern over the non filing of status reports by the concerned officers in the pending bail applications, orally remarking that delay in the same hampers the liberty of an individual. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing two matters wherein the Court had earlier adjudicated upon the aspect of filing of status reports by the prosecuting agencies so...