Immediately Provide Computers In Court Halls To Effectively Record Witness Evidence: Kerala High Court Directs Registry

The Kerala High Court recently directed its Registry to provide computers in all Court Halls to enable recording of the dictation, particularly to take down the evidence of witnesses in a proceeding. A division bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. while hearing a criminal appeal noted that readable copies had transcribed the original deposition fully....

'Extraordinary Situation Warrants Extraordinary Measures': Karnataka HC Relaxes Advocates' Association Bye Laws For Conducting Elections Expeditiously

The Karnataka High Court has relaxed the rigor of certain Bye Laws of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru, for ensuring the elections to the Association are completed expeditiously and latest by December 22, as earlier ordered by the Court.Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"the rigor of the Bye Laws needs to be relaxed for the very same reason so that the elections can be conducted within...

Delhi High Court Halts Felling Of 60 Year Old Peepal Tree On Senior Advocate's Plea

The Delhi High Court has halted felling of 60 year old Peepal tree in city's Inderpuri area on a letter petition by Senior Advocate N. HariharanHearing the urgent mentioning, Justice Rekha Palli observed that irreparable harm will be caused not only to the environment but also to the residents of the locality if the tree was permitted to be cut without examining the plea.Appearing in...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Marriage Increasingly Being Used As A Tool To Coerce People Into Religious Conversion': UP Govt Defends 'Anti-Love Jihad' Law The Uttar Pradesh Government has defended its Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 before the High Court by submitting that since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual's religion...

20-Yr-Old Allegedly Found In Conscious Possession of 19 Grams 'Chitta' Granted Bail By HP High Court Noting His 'Tender Age'

Taking into account his 'tender age', the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a 20-year-old boy who was allegedly found by the state police in the conscious possession of 19.5 grams of 'Chitta' (synthetically produced drugs).The Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel also observed that it was not in dispute that the contraband recovered from the conscious possession of him was...

Rajasthan Judge Booked On Charges Of Sexually Assaulting A Minor Boy; High Court Puts Him Under Suspension

A Rajasthan based judge has been booked by the State Police on the charges of repeatedly sodomizing, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases.The Judge, named Jitendra Singh, is presently posted as Special Judge, Special Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Bharatpur. However, the Rajasthan High Court yesterday suspended him...

Licensed Traders Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Permission To Sell Green Firecrackers Ahead Of Supreme Court Order

About 50 licensed traders have approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to sell green firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in the national capital ahead of Supreme Court's order stating that there was no total ban on use of firecrackers. The Apex Court had clarified that only those firecrackers were banned that contained barium salts.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, before whom the...

Dating Sites Not An Indication To Have A Judgment On Someone's Virtues: Allahabad HC In Alleged Case Of Sex On False Marriage Promise

While denying anticipatory bail to a rape accused, who allegedly establish a physical relationship with the victim on the false promise of marriage, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that dating sites are not an indication to have a judgment on anybody's virtues. This assertion from the Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal came in response to the argument raised by the counsel for...

"Challan Filed Without FSL Report": Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants 'Default Bail' In 1.6 KG Drug Seizure Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted default bail in terms of Section 167(2) CrPC case to an NDPS accused in view of the fact that the police had filed the challan in the case registered against him without the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report.The Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal was hearing the case of one Bhim Sain who was arrested on December 22, 2020, on...

Failure To Write Orders In Legible Manner By Peshkars/Court Readers Could Be Treated As Misconduct: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Friday observed that it is the bounded duty of the Peshkars/ Court Readers to write the Court order in a legible manner, failing which, it may be treated as misconduct. This assertion came from the Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan while perusing some of the orders in a criminal case and noting that they were written in too bad handwriting to be read...

Tripura High Court Allows MP Abhishek Banerjee's TMC Rally After Police Cancelled The Permission

The Tripura High Court last night gave its nod for the proposed Trinamool Congress proposed 31st October rally to be led by the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today, after the local police canceled its earlier permission and asked the party to change the venue of its proposed rally.The bench of Justice Subhashish Talapatra was hearing an urgent plea filed by All...

'Illegalities Being Committed In Name Of Religion': Madras HC Directs State To Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations

The Madras High Court has recently directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on account of religious activities are dealt with strictly. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea by a pentecostal church seeking protection to carry out its religious activities. Justice SM Subramaniam suo moto impleaded the...