'Must Look At India's Remote Corners': Madras HC Satisfied With Stakeholder Consultation Process For Draft Universal Accessibility Guidelines

The Madras High Court on Wednesday disposed of a PIL seeking wide publicity of the draft 'Harmonized Guidelines and Standards For Universal Accessibility in India, 2021', while simultaneously noting that the respondent authorities have substantially complied with the prescribed procedure. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu, while pronouncing the...

'Shocks Conscience Of Court': Calcutta HC Raps Local Municipality For Inadequate Infrastructure For Supplying Water, Seeks State Gov's Intervention

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressed serious reservations to the submission of the Chakdaha Municipality, West Bengal that the municipality does not have adequate infrastructure to supply water for domestic use to the private houses beyond 60 feet from the main water connection of the municipality. Justice Shampa Sarkar observed, "Such submission of the learned advocate for...

Wife Making Serious Unproved Allegations Of Criminal Conduct Against Husband Constitutes 'Cruelty': Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Decree

The Delhi High Court recently observed that a wife making serious allegations of criminal conduct against her husband and his parents, which she was unable to prove in Trial Court, amounts to an act of "cruelty". The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh thus upheld the divorce decree granted to the husband by a Family Court and dismissed the wife's appeal under...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Registration Of 40 Yrs Old Marriage, Convened When The Couple Was Underage

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea filed by a couple married for over 40 years, now seeking registration of their marriage. The couple was unable to register their marriage, which was held in the year 1981, for the reason of non-acceptance of their application on the software as they were underage at the time of their marriage.Justice Rekha Palli sought response...

'Members Of Bar Have Right To Know Why A Competent & Fearless Judge Is Transferred' : Madras HC Lawyers Write To SC Collegium Over CJ Sanjib Banerjee's Transfer

The proposed transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court pursuant to the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation dated September 16 has resulted in over 200 practising advocates of the Madras High Court writing to the Chief Justice of India, N.V.Ramana and other four members of the Collegium expressing their anguish over this seemingly abrupt...

'Investigating Officer Not Taking Steps To Conduct DNA Test Of Foetus': Pregnant Rape Survivor Alleges Before Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard a woman, who became pregnant pursuant to a sexual assault on her, accusing the investigating officer of not taking steps to conduct the DNA test of her foetus. The primary allegation was that under the guise of complying with the Court's previous interim order to provide her police protection from another police station instead of the one where the...

Delhi Court Frames Charges Against AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal And Others In Doctor's Suicide Case

A Delhi Court yesterday framed charges against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal and his aide Kapil Nagar in connection with the suicide of a doctor in South Delhi in April last year.Dr. Rajendra Singh had committed suicide in Durga Vihar in South Delhi on April 18, 2020. In his suicide note, Singh had held Jarwal responsible for his death. Jarwal was arrested after a case of abetment to...

'Treachery Of The Highest Order": Court Raps Delhi Police For Filing Two Distinct Chargesheets In Minor Rape Case, Calls For Legal Action

A Delhi Court has pulled up police officials for filing two distinct sets of chargesheets in a minor rape case. It observed that it was a classic case of abuse of power by police where a fraud was played upon the Court. While one set of the chargesheet was filed with the court and accused's counsel, the other was filed with the public prosecutor and complainant's counsel, wherein material...

Kerala High Court Further Extends Term Of Judicial Members Of State Administrative Tribunal

The Kerala High Court on Thursday further extended the term of two judicial members at the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) and directed the registry to place before the Chief Justice a request from the State to select new members.A Division Bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas issued the order noting that any further delay in initiating the selection process under...

'State Can't Ban Game Of Skill' : Singhvi Argues Before Karnataka High Court Against Online Gaming Ban

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. The petitions were partly heard before...

'Why Is Our Force So Insensitive?': Bombay High Court Over Police's Inaction In Inter- Caste Couple's Protection Plea

Standing behind her lawyers, the young woman of the Ahir community wept inconsolably while the Bombay High Court took her alleged tormentors and the Mumbai police to task. The court questioned the Mumbai Police Commissioner, who was present on a video call, regarding the police's inaction on the woman's complaint of death threats and sexual violence after her inter-faith marriage...

Violates Right To Privacy: PIL Before Kerala High Court To Bar Release Of Movie 'Kurup' Inspired By A Proclaimed Offender's Life

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking to block the release of a Dulquer Salman starrer movie Kurup based on the life of a proclaimed offender Sukumaran Kurup.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly admitted the plea on Tuesday and issued notice to the respondents in the matter.The petitioner is a lawyer...