23-Yr-Old Trans Student Booked On Sedition Charges Granted Anticipatory Bail By Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court last week granted Anticipatory Bail to a 23-year-old Trans Person booked on Sedition Charges for allegedly raising 'objectionable slogans' in a gathering of persons supporting the cause of the LGBTQI community.The Bench of Justice N. J. Jamadar was hearing the plea filed by Urvashi Chudawala seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with a case registered for the...

Punjab's Advocate General Amar Preet Singh Deol Resigns

Advocate-General for Punjab, Amar Preet Singh Deol today submitted his resignation to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi. Senior advocate Deol was appointed as the AG for Punjab in September 2021.Mr.Deol was appointed as the AG for Punjab after Senior Advocate, Atul Nanda had resigned from the post of AG on September 18, soon after former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh...

Madras High Court Recommends Constitution Of Quasi-Judicial Appellate Tribunal For Cancellation Of Registrations Arising Out Of Fraudulent Transactions

The Madras High Court on Friday observed that fraudulent registration of sale deeds in the State have only reduced and not stopped completely despite several measures undertaken by the Registration Department over the years. Justice R. Suresh Kumar also recommended the constitution of a quasi-judicial appellate tribunal headed by a retired High Court judge and comprising two members one...

Parents Illegally Detain & Abandon Daughter's Newborn; She Moves Kerala High Court With Habeas Corpus Plea

A 22-year-old woman Anupama S. Chandran has moved the Kerala High Court with a habeas corpus plea alleging that her newborn was illegally detained by her parents and denied all basic human rights for more than one year. The incident had recently received wide media coverage in the State after she sought the help of media, having run pillar to post searching for her child, the whereabouts of...

Knanaya Church Case: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To Members Marrying Outside Diocese

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that any member of the Kottayam Archeparchy marrying outside the diocese shall be issued a marriage certificate without insisting on a letter of relinquishment of their membership until the first appellate court decides on the matter. Justice VG Arun issued the order on a petition filed by a reformist group within the church, Knanaya Catholic...

Firecracker Traders Withdraw Plea In Delhi High Court Challenging Cancellation Of Licenses

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn the plea filed by over 50 firecracker traders challenging the cancellation of their licenses to sell firecrackers in Delhi-NCR.The High Court observed that the orders passed by the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal were "coming in the way" of petitioners, and added that the petitioners may have chosen in the wrong forum. In...

'Developed Common Intention To Kill During Riotous Clashes Between Communities': Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 5 For Murder, Rioting

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 5 men for unlawful assembly, rioting and murder of one Zakir during the North East Delhi riots. It observed that they developed a common intention to kill him while riotous clashes happened between Hindu and Muslim community. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhatt framed charges against all accused persons under Sections 144 (Joining unlawful...

District Legal Services Authority Associates With Transgender Community For Spreading Legal Awareness In Bihar's Aurangabad

In a groundbreaking move, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Bihar's Aurangabad district recently associated with eight transgender persons for spreading legal awareness among the public. This is the first instance where transgender persons have been brought to the fore of the State's judicial system. During a special function last Friday, the eight transgender persons...

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...