'Highly Irresponsible, Patently False': Court Expresses Displeasure On Advocate's Submission That Delhi Riots Were Political, Targeted Muslim Community

A Delhi Court recently observed that the police appears to have done its job with utmost integrity while investigating the cases related to Delhi riots and that the investigations are certainly not on communal lines.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat expressed its displeasure on the submissions made by Advocate Mehmood Pracha, claiming that the riots were not communal and had...

Ability To Provide Redress To Victims Of State & Police Excesses Makes Role Of Human Rights Bodies Significant: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court last week observed that the ability to provide redress to victims of state and police excesses is what makes the role of the OHRC (Orissa Human Rights Commission), and other human rights bodies in general, significant.This assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice A. K. Mohapatra who upheld the order of the OHRC recommending payment...

After High Court Nudge, Karnataka Govt. Takes Steps For Filling Public Prosecutor Vacancies In State

If trials are delayed due to non-availability of prosecutors, there will be a violation of fundamental rights of accused, the Court had earlier said.

Consuming Liquor In Private Place Without Causing Nuisance Not An Offence : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that consuming alcohol in a private place does not constitute an offence as long as they do not cause any nuisance in the public. While quashing the ongoing proceedings against the petitioner, Justice Sophy Thomas remarked: "Consuming liquor in a private place without causing nuisance or annoyance to anybody will not attract any offence. Mere smell of...

CJAR Seeks Recall Of CJ Sanjib Banerjee's Transfer; Calls For Transparency In Appointments & Transfers By Collegium

Expressing 'deep concern and disappointment' with the decision of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Chief Justice Sanjib Bannerjee of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court, The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) has sought the recall of the Collegium's decision.In its official statement, CJAR has said that in the absence of any material justification for...

ISRO Espionage: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Nambi Narayanan Influenced CBI Officers By Entering Into Land Deals

The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by former police officer S. Vijayan accusing Nambi Narayanan of influencing the CBI investigation against him by entering into land deals worth crores with the then investigating officials of the agency.Justice R Narayana Pisharadi dismissed the criminal revision petition leaving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh complaint with...

Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar Interacts With Students On Children's Day

On the occasion of Children's Day, the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S. Muralidhar yesterday interacted with class 11th and 12th students at the Orissa Judicial Academy and encouraged them to aspire towards becoming Lawyers and Judges and being the instruments of dispensation of justice for the poor and downtrodden litigants seeking justice.In a first, the Orissa High Court premises...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Life Convict P. Ravichandran Granted 30 Days Ordinary Leave By TN Government

Pursuant to the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Order dated 2nd September, Tamil Nadu Government has granted a month's ordinary leave for P. Ravichandran, a life convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case. P.Ravichandran, one among the seven life convicts in the assassination case, has been granted ordinary leave by virtue of Section 432 of CrPC (Power...

'Another NSEL Scam Is Brewing': Plea Before Bombay High Court Seeks Regulation Of Cryptocurrency Market In India

A lawyer has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court, seeking directions to the Union of India for formulating a comprehensive mechanism to rectify the risks involved in the largely unregulated cryptocurrency market in India, including appropriate legislation and guidelines.The petitioner, a practising advocate and an investor in cryptocurrencies, says that he is aggrieved by the lackadaisical approach of the government in regulating cryptocurrency business that...

[Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953] Whether Mere Addition Or Deletion Of A Director Could Be Said To Be A Reconstitution Of A Board In Terms Of Rule 19(Ii): Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 10) agreed to examine as to whether mere addition or deletion of a director could be said to be a reconstitution of a board in terms of Rule 19(ii) of the Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh in the present matter was considering a special leave petition assailing Kerala High Court's order dated September 16,...

S. 439 CrPC: Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation

The Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Police for conducting perfunctory investigation in connection with a dowry death case.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed,"it is a settled position of law that the lower courts are not akin to constitutional courts. While deciding an...

'SBI Can't Misinterpret RBI Circulars'- Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal

The practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into the Government account must be done away with, Madras High Court has ruled recently, giving strict directions to the State Bank of India. Justice S.M Subramaniam made it clear that the two RBI Master Circulars in 2014 and 2021, vehemently relied on by the State Bank of...