[POCSO] 'Penetration Sufficient, Presence Of Semen Not Necessary': Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping 5 Yr Old

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence awarded to a man for raping a 5 year old minor victim in a POCSO case. The Court observed that penetration is sufficient in order to constitute an offence under Section 376 (rape) of IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act and that presence of the semen is not necessary."Undoubtedly, as per the FSL and DNA fingerprinting report neither...

Delhi High Court Allows Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Exceeding 28 Weeks Citing Foetal Abnormalities, Emotional Distress Of Mother

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed termination of pregnancy of a 28 year old woman whose gestational period had exceeded 28 weeks after taking note of her mental and emotional distress apart from the foetus abnormalities. Justice Rekha Palli relied on a recent order of a coordinate bench wherein the Court allowed termination of 28 weeks foetus of a 33 year old woman observing...

Kerala High Court Allows Filing In A4 Size Papers In District Judiciary

The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a notification permitting the use A4 size papers in all courts in the District Judiciary for physical filing, instead of legal size papers, with immediate effect. This move comes after e-filing was introduced in the District Judiciary with effect from 1st January 2022. Consequent thereof, several complaints were raised regarding the difficulty in...

Godman Kalicharan Maharaj Granted Bail In Pune Hate Speech Case But To Remain In Prison

A Judicial Magistrate's Court in Pune has granted bail to 'godman' Kalicharan Maharaj alias Abhijit Srag in a case of alleged inflammatory speech and hurting religious sentiments. The alleged hate speech was delivered during 'Shiv Pratap Din' program on December 19, 2021, organised to celebrate the killing of Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in...

COVID-19 Surge: Uttarakhand High Court To Function Exclusively Through Video Conferencing Mode From January 10

Considering the imminent danger to human life by the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the alarming rise in the number of persons affected thereby, the Uttarakhand High Court today decided to take up cases via virtual mode only from January 10.This decision has been taken in view of the health guidelines issued by the Government of India and the State Government, for the safety of the...

'Medical Manual Not Sole Repository Of All Ailments': Delhi High Court Denies Relief To JAG Candidate Declared Unfit Due To High Haemoglobin

Medical standards in Armed Forces should be adhered to more strictly, the Court added.

COVID-19: Gujarat High Court To Function Virtually From January 10 Till Further Orders; SOP Issued

In view of rising COVID Cases in the state and consequent restrictions imposed by the State Government to avoid mass gatherings, the Gujarat High Court has decided to function through Virtual Mode only from January 10 till further orders.An SOP has been issued in this regard today by the High Court administration under the Orders of the Chief Justice of the High Court after due deliberation...

'Uniform Civil Code Is Public Policy Matter, No Direction Can Be Issued To Parliament': Centre To Delhi High Court

The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, a directive principle under the Constitution, is a matter of public policy and that no direction in this regard can be issued by the Court.The submission has come in the counter affidavit filed by the Centre in the PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking introduction of Uniform...

Bulli Bai App Case : Shweta Singh And Mayank Rawat Remanded To 3 days Police Custody

A Metropolitan Court in Mumbai has remanded two accused, Uttarakhand natives Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat, in Cyber Cell's custody till January 10 in the Bulli Bai App Case, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for 'auction'. The two were detained from Uttarakhand on January 5 and brought to Mumbai on transit remand after which they were produced before the...

Status Quo In Religious Demography Has To Be Maintained; Religious Conversion Can't Be A Group Agenda : Madras High Court

"...the status quo that obtains in the year 2022 as regards religious demographic profile may have to be maintained", Justice G.R Swaminathan noted in the Order.

Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji: Karnataka HC Reserves Order In Contempt Case Against Advocates Of 'India Awake For Transparency'

The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order in the suo-motu criminal contempt case initiated against Advocate R Subrmanian and P Sadanand, who represented India Awake For Transparency in the multiple petitions filed on the same cause of action against Wipro founder Azim Premji. A division bench of Justice B. Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha after hearing the parties reserved...

IBC & Admiralty Act Interplay - Insolvency Proceedings Against Shipping Company Won't Bar Suit Against Vessel : Bombay High Court

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that a Shipping Company slipping into liquidation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code will not impact an ongoing Admiralty Suit against its Vessel as the two are separate entities. The judgement authored by Justice BP Colabawalla explains the interplay between the bar against further suits and proceedings under S.33 (5) of...