Circulating Indecent Videos Of Children, Blackmailing Them For Gains 'Serious Offences'; Society Struggling To Deal With The Menace: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that circulating indecent videos of young children and blackmailing them for gains are very serious offences in this age of information technology. Further, stressing that the society is still struggling to evolve methods to deal with this menace, the Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot dismissed the bail plea of one Narendra Singh who has been accused...

Delhi HC Bats For Nat'l Database For Registrars To Check Existing Registered Societies While Granting New Registrations & Avoid Identical Names

"It is unclear why Societies Registration Act in Delhi does not have specific provision for non-registration of a name which is already registered."

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi HC Issues Notice On Ansals' Plea Challenging Trial Court Order Refusing To Suspend Their Sentence In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the pleas filed by real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal challenging a trial court order which had refused to suspend the 7 years jail term awarded to them in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997.Justice Subramonium Prasad posted the matter for January 6, 2022 for...

'We're Unable To Decide Present Govt Policies & You're Pointing Error In Policies Of Shah Jahan & Aurangzeb?': Delhi HC Refrains From Imposing Cost

The Bench expressed displeasure at filing of frivolous PILs.

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Vice Chancellor's Reappointment At Kannur University [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the reappointment of one Dr. Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University.Justice Amit Rawal while upholding the reappointment of Ravindran after proper scrutiny of the applicable laws, held as follows:A writ of certiorari can be issued only at the instance of person who was qualified for the post or a candidate...

Purpose Of POCSO Act Is To Treat Minors As A Class By Itself So That An Attempt To Sexual Assault Or Molest Minors Entails Graver Consequences: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the purpose of the POCSO Act is to treat minors as a separate class by itself so that an attempt to sexually assault or molest or abuse the minor entails graver and stricter consequences. Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while denying bail to two men in a case registered under sec. 376, 376D, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with...

Calcutta High Court Adjourns Hearing Of BJP's Plea For Deployment Of Central Forces During Kolkata Municipal Elections

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a plea moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections to tomorrow i.e. on December 16. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19. The Supreme Court on Monday had refused to entertain such a plea by the BJP...

Make Indore Bench Of NCLT Functional At Least For 2 Days A Week: Madhya Pradesh High Court To Centre

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Centre to leave no stone unturned to make the Indore Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) functional at least for two days a week.The Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Pranay Verma said this taking into account the fact that the litigants and lawyers of the jurisdiction are required to travel all the way to Ahmedabad, as the Indore...

Competent Authority Required To Look At 'Entire Material' Placed On Record While Declining To Grant Sanction To Prosecute: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an investigating agency cannot be construed as a person aggrieved of an order passed by the State refusing to grant sanction to prosecute, a government servant in this case.Justice M Nagaprasanna further held that no fault was found with the exercise of discretion of the competent authority in looking into the "whole or entire material", while refusing...

Online Cheating & Fraud Rampant But Court Can't Remiss In Performing Duty To Uphold Liberty: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Four

The Delhi High Court has observed that though online cheating and fraud has become rampant in the Country, it cannot remiss in performing it's duty to uphold liberty subject to other relevant considerations. Justice Subramonium Prasad granted bail to four persons namely Moveen, Waris, Manvendra Singh and Sajid in a case initially registered under Section 420 of IPC. The facts of the case are...

Uttarakhand High Court Issues Slew Of Directions For Prison Reforms In View Of 'Horrifying Conditions Of Jails In State'

Perusing the affidavit filed by the state government on the conditions of jail in the state, the Uttarakhand High Court, taking note of the horrifying situation and conditions of the jails, last week issued a slew of directions for the state government regarding prison reforms.The directions have come from the Bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Narayan Singh Dhanik...

Jharkhand High Court To Live Stream Court's Proceedings On YouTube On Virtual Dates Of Hearing

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday decided to live-stream its proceedings on Youtube on virtual dates of hearing starting from today. Viewers can watch the Live Streaming by clicking the LIVE Window in the menu bar of the website of the High Cout of Jharkhand.It may be noted that that the link available on the website will take one to the Youtube channel of the High Court, wherein one can...