Karnataka High Court Comes To Rescue Of Minor Girl Allegedly Forced To Marry, Discontinue Education By Parents

The Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a minor girl who willingly left her parents home as they allegedly discontinued her education and were forcing her to marry. A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice S. Rachaiah, directed that the girl be kept in a Juvenile Centre/Remand Home, away from her parents and permitted her to continue with her...

POCSO Cases- Allahabad HC Calls Upon Local Police, CWCs To Strictly Comply With 'Junaid Case' Directions On Rights Of Victims

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that in all cases pertaining to the POCSO Act, the directions issued by the High Court in Junaid Vs. State of U.P. and another have not been complied with by the local police as well as the CWC of the concerned district.It may be noted that in Junaid's case, the High Court had, inter alia, issued directions and a timeline for the disposal of...

Circumstantial Evidence Must Unerringly Infer Guilt For Conviction: Madras High Court Sets Aside Capital Punishment Of Rape & Murder Accused

In a rape and murder case that dates back to 2008, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has reiterated the settled law on circumstantial evidence and the nature of inferences drawn therefrom for convicting an accused."In a case of circumstantial evidence, the Court may infer from available evidence, which may lead to prove the guilt of the accused and the Courts have to identify the...

Rules Framed For Inquiry & Counselling In Cases Of Surrender Of Children By Parents: State Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka government on Friday informed the High Court that it has framed rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, for providing the procedure for inquiry and counselling to be followed by Child Welfare Committees, in cases of surrender of a child by parents/ guardians to the Committee. A division bench of Justice B.Veerappa and Justice K S...

Aryan Khan Case - Independent Witness Sonu Mhaske Moves Mumbai Court Claiming NCB Threatened Him To Sign Blank Papers

An independent witness in the Aryan Khan drug case, Sonu Mhaske, has moved the Mumbai Court claiming that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) threatened him to sign on a blank panchnama.Further, Sonu Mhaske has prayed before the Mumbai Court [Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act] to take cognizance of his affidavit in which several allegations have...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Enhancement Of Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Civil Judges At District Courts

The present maximum pecuniary jurisdiction of civil judges is Rs. 3 lacs.

Guidelines To Repatriate Dead Bodies: Madras High Court Suo Moto Impleads MEA In Pudukkottai Fisherman Case

Following allegations of an unstitched body being handed over to the family of a Kottaipattinam fisherman who died at sea in a collision with the Sri Lankan Navy Vessel, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has suo moto impleaded the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Consulate General of India (Jaffna) to get a response on the guidelines followed for repatriation of dead bodies...

'Dubious Encounters Can't Be Used To Control Crime, Increasing Incidents Of Custodial Violence Alarming': Court Slams Delhi Police

A Delhi Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police in a case concerning an alleged fake police encounter observing that dubious encounters cannot be used as a solution to control crime and that there has been an increase in the incidents of custodial violence which was alarming. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Kumar Meena was dealing with an application filed by one Rohit Gahlot alleging...

Whether Adequate Measures Provided In Child Care Homes To Ensure Children Don't Escape? Delhi HC To Issue Directions For Better Functioning

The Delhi High Court is set to issue directions for better functioning of child care institutions in the city, following reported incidents of escape/ kidnapping from one such institution.Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a plea seeking a magisterial enquiry into an incident concerning escape of five minor girls in March this year from a children home at Bakhtawarpur and other...

'High Court Custodian Of Minor Deity, Can't Be Mute Spectator': Madras HC Raps HR&CE Department For Inaction Against Illegal Temple Occupant

In many Temple properties, Lessees are in possession without any authority and actions taken by Authorities are absolutely not satisfactory, the Court said.

"Concretization Of Trees Is Worst Kind Of Human Rights Abuse, You Are Changing People's Neighbourhood": Delhi High Court Slams SDMC

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the South Delhi Municipal Corporation over the issue of concretization of trees in the national capital, observing that it amounts to worst kind of human rights abuse for the reason that it changes the whole environment of people. Justice Najmi Waziri was dealing with a plea highlighting the inaction of the authorities for preservation of trees in...

Constitution Day Celebrated at Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court yesterday for the first time in its history; celebrated the Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. The Programme was organized by the Gauhati High Court in association with the Gauhati High Court Bar association and Advocates' Association. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Sudhanshu Dhulia spoke...