"Bestial & Brutal Act; Victim Must Have Died Everyday": UP Court Awards Death Sentence To Man Who Repeatedly Raped 14-Yr-Old Daughter

An Uttar Pradesh Court (Bahraich District Court) on Tuesday awarded Death Penalty to a person after finding him guilty for raping his own 14-year-old daughter for two consecutive years, after noting that the act was contrary to all the norms established by law, religion, and humanity and is going to destroy the institution of the family. Importantly, the Additional Sessions Judge,...

'Prima Facie May Not Have Committed The Offence': Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader Rakesh Singh In NDPS Case

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted bail to BJP leader Rakesh Singh who had been arrested by the Kolkata police on February 23 in connection with his alleged involvement in a drug recovery case. Singh had been arrested pursuant to the arrest of another BJP leader Pamela Goswami for the alleged seizure of contraband substance (76 grams of cocaine) from a car she was travelling in...

Bombay High Court Disposes Father Stan Swamy's Petitions ; Allows Jesuits To Initiate Separate Proceedings

Four and a half months after Father Stan Swamy's demise, the Bombay High Court has allowed the Jesuits to initiate separate proceedings to clear the odium attached to his name and reputation because of the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal disposed of as withdrawn Swamy's bail appeal and another petition challenging...

Awaiting Centre's Clarification If Families Of Non-Resident Keralites Who Died Of COVID -19 Abroad Are Entitled To Compensation: State To High Court

The State government informed the Kerala High Court today that the question of whether families of non-resident Keralites who died abroad due to COVID-19 were eligible for ex-gratia relief of Rs 50,000 was to be clarified by the Centre.Justice N. Nagaresh was adjudicating upon a plea filed by an NGO seeking a declaration that such family members were entitled to compensation of Rs. 50,000....

Madras High Court Sets Aside Acquisition Proceedings Of Former CM Jayalalithaa's 'Veda Nilayam' Residence; Property To Be Handed Over To Legal Heirs

The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the land acquisition proceedings of former CM J Jayalalithaa's residence, 'Veda Nilayam', at Poe's Garden, Chennai. The single bench of Justice N Seshasayee has allowed the petitions filed by J. Deepak and J. Deepa, both the children of Late Jayalalithaa's brother, challenging the Tamil Nadu Government order for acquiring 'Veda Nilayam'...

Bombay High Court Rejects Tarun Tejpal's Plea For In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday rejected an application moved by journalist Tarun Tejpal under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings through in-camera proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case. Tejpal, co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka Magazine, was acquitted of all charges on May 21 by a fast track court in Mapusa, Goa. He was accused of forcing himself...

Sabarimala Spoiled Jaggery Row: Kerala High Court Asks Petitioner To Analyse Concept Of 'Halal' Before Arguing The Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday questioned the petitioner organisation that had challenged the alleged use of halal-certified jaggery at the Sabarimala temple if it fully understood the concept of halal. A Division Bench comprising Justices Anil K. Narendran and PG Ajithkumar was hearing a petition filed by a Hindu body alleging that spoiled halal-certified jaggery was being used to...

Delhi High Court Grants Six Weeks Time To Centre To Frame Rules To Deal With High Value Cases In Debt Recovery Tribunals

The Delhi High Court has granted six weeks time to the Central Government for coming up with the Rules to deal with high value cases, where the recovery is in excess of Rs. 100 crores in relation to the Debt Recovery Tribunals. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the Secretary, Department of Financial Services to communicate to all the Non Banking Financial...

Delhi Court Orders Registration Of FIR Against Sambit Patra For Allegedly Publishing Fabricated Video Of CM Arvind Kejriwal On Social Media

A Delhi Court on Tuesday ordered registration of FIR on a complaint filed against BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra for allegedly publishing a fabricated video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on social media. Metropolitan Magistrate Rishabh Kapoor passed the order in a complaint case filed by Atishi, belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party alleging that the video was published on Patra's twitter...

'Can't Interfere In Matters That Adversely Affect Economy': Karnataka High Court Allows Development Of Honnavar Port

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday disposed off a petition filed seeking to stop development of the Honnavar Port. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, during the hearing orally observed, "We cannot keep interfering in such matters which adversely affects the economy of the country." In its order the court while disposing the...

'Service-Related Disputes Not Maintainable In PILs': Madras High Court Dismisses Former National Women's Kabaddi Captain's Plea For Govt Job

The Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking employment for S. Kavitha, former captain of State and national Kabbadi teams and Asian Games Gold Medalist.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu observed that public interest litigation cannot be deployed for service matters for the assertion of individual rights. "…a petition of the nature...

In Heinous Offence Of Rape, Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed Even If Parties Have Reached Settlement: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that in a case of heinous offence of rape, even if the parties have settled the dispute, the same cannot be accepted and the proceedings cannot be quashed since it will have serious impact on the society. Justice HP Sandesh while rejecting the petition filed by a couple said, "Considering the object and scope of special enactment of POCSO...