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Forcing Prisoner's Family To Travel From Mountains To Plains To Meet Prisoners Violates Article 21: U'khand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday observed that forcing the family of a prisoner to travel through the mountainous terrain and to come down to the plains to meet and interact with a relative-prisoner, prima facie, violates fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India of prisoners and their family members.This assertion came from the Bench of Chief...
Can An Appeal Arise To The Division Bench From An Order Other Than Passed Under Article 226: MP HC Refers The Question to Larger Bench
In a challenge to the order by the Single Judge, a Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred the matter to a larger bench with the following question:Whether the Division Bench in the exercise of powers under Section 2 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Appeal to Division Bench) Act, 2005 may entertain the appeal arising from an order other than the order passed under...
Tripura High Court Directs Closure Of Shops In State Selling Wild Animals, Birds Notified Under Wild Life (Protection) Act
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities under the Wildlife (Protection) Act to take action regarding the closure of all such shops in the state of Tripura where animals and birds notified under the Act are being sold.The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay has called for a compliance report/order in this regard within a period of...
Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines For Family Court To Endorse Divorce Under Muslim Personal Law, Says Detailed Enquiry Not Necessary
The Kerala High Court has formulated guidelines to be followed by the Family Court in a petition filed to endorse an extrajudicial divorce under Muslim Personal Law.A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering the scope and nature of the enquiry to be undertaken by the Family Court in such cases:"The unilateral extrajudicial divorce...
Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court
A Delhi Court yesterday disposed of as withdrawn a plea filed by BJP Delhi Media Head and Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of 9 year old minor victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court took on record the...
"Justice Is Sum Of All Moral Duty": Orissa HC Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation For Gang Rape Survivor Carrying Over 26-Week Pregnancy
Quoting political philosopher William Godwin, the Orissa High Court, while stressing that Justice is the sum of all moral duty, directed the State Government to pay ₹10 Lakh as compensation to a 20-year-old gang-rape victim who became pregnant due to the offence committed against her.However, the Bench of Justice S.K. Panigrahi refused the permission sought by the victim to terminate her...
Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Registration Of Projects, Curb Cheating Of Buyers
The Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings for ensuring strict compliance of the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 regarding prior registration of projects and also to curb incidents of developers cheating innocent buyers. The proceedings were initiated yesterday by a coram comprising of Chairperson Justice Chander Shekhar...
"We Aren't Against Live-In Relation": Allahabad High Court Orders Protection For Same-Sex Couple
The Allahabad High Court recently granted police protection to a same-sex couple after noting that the court is not against live-in relationships.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi was dealing with a protection plea of one Anju Singh and her live-in partner, who moved to the High Court claiming that they would be harassed and would not...
Special NIA Court Allows Prof Anand Teltumbde 5 Mins Telephone Call On Loudspeaker With Mother After Brother's Encounter Killing
The Special NIA Court has allowed Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde a telephone call to his mother for five minutes on loud speaker after his brother and alleged Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde's encounter killing by security personnel in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. In his plea to the Special NIA court, Teltumbde said his ninety-year-old mother is in a state of shock...
'Foul Play': Calcutta HC Contemplates Setting Up Inquiry Panel Headed By Rtd. HC Judge To Monitor Irregularities In Non-Teaching Staff Appointments By State Gov
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salaries to 25 appointees who had allegedly been recruited for the posts of 'Group-C' and 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. The Court observed with dismay that 25 appointment letters had been issued by the West...
Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that there is no sanction of law to compare a disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature as there is the scope of mechanical error or defective photocopying. Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy noted,"Therefore, such comparison is impermissible under law, as there is every possibility of change of signatures due to passage of time...