"Inaction Being Defended By Lame Excuses": Allahabad HC 'Dissatisfied' With UP Govt On 'Serious' Issues Related To Courts Functioning In UP

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court last week expressed its dissatisfaction over the manner in which the officers of the State are progressing on the serious issues pertaining to the functioning of the Courts in the State of U.P. A Seven-judge bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Naheed Ara Moonis, Justice...

[S.197 CrPC] State Sanction Not Required To Prosecute Policemen For Their 'Illegal Acts': Kerala High Court

"Sanction contemplated under Section 197 is not intended to safeguard illegal acts," the Court added.

Uthra Murder Case: Kerala Sessions Court Finds Accused Husband Guilty For Inducing Fatal Snakebite

In a much-awaited move, a Kerala court on Monday convicted Sooraj S Kumar for murdering his wife by getting her bitten by a venomous snake with an intention to kill her. The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court, presided by Justice Manoj M, pronounced its verdict in a one of its kind murder case where the husband threw a starving cobra on his wife while she was asleep to induce her...

Kerala High Court Orders Police Protection To Transport Contractor After NFSA Godown Workers Illegally Obstruct Ration Distribution

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted police protection to a transportation contractor and his employees in a plea where he alleged that certain NFSA godown workers illegally obstructed the distribution of ration articles in Cheriyanadu.Justice Devan Ramachandran passed an interim order directing the Chengannur Station House Officer to provide protection to the petitioner amid...

Justice Yashwant Varma & Justice Chandra Dhari Singh Sworn In As Judges Of Delhi High Court

Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court on Monday.Chief Justice DN Patel administered the oath for both the newly appointed Judges. The Central Government had, earlier this month, notified the transfer of 15 High Court judges, including the two.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Yashwant Varma were earlier serving as judges of...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 4, 2021 To October 10, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Magistrate Meeting BJP Leader In Chamber No Ground To Transfer Case: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Transfer Plea [Himanshu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh] The High Court rejected a plea to transfer a case to another court on the ground that the Magistrate presently hearing the case had met a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader in his chamber. Justice...

"Don't Register Multiple Cases On Same Allegations": Telangana HC Directs DGP In Case Of Journalist-Youtuber Facing 35 FIRs

The Telangana High Court last week directed the Telangana State's Director General of Police to refrain from registering multiple FIRs on the same allegations against a Journalist-YouTuber facing multiple FIRs on allegations of using abusive and derogatory language against the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, and his relatives.The bench of Justice K. Lakshman was hearing...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt Response On Ongoing Police Service Recruitment Process/Stage In Suo Moto Case

The Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh government as to whether any recruitment in the police services is under process in the state of Uttar Pradesh and if there is any such ongoing process, then to submit the details regarding the stage of that process.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Piyush Agrawal was hearing a writ plea registered...

Proposed Scheme Of Compensation/Social Security For Doctors/Frontline Health Workers Handling COVID: Gauhati HC Seeks Assam Govt Response

The Gauhati High Court has sought a response from the Assam State Government regarding its proposed scheme for providing compensation and social security to doctors and other frontline health workers who are exposed to serious risks while discharging their professional duties especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was hearing a bunch of pleas (including...

Aryan Khan's Friend Arbaaz Merchant's Alleged 'Supplier' Remanded To One Day NCB Custody

A holiday court on Sunday remanded the 19th arrestee - Arbaaz Merchant's alleged supplier, to NCB's custody till tomorrow in the cruise ship drug case. Holiday Magistrate SD Kamath remanded 33-year-old Shivraj Ramdas Harijan accused of possessing small quantity (62 grams) of "dark brown sticky substance" alleged to be charas. Harijan is booked under sections 8(c) read with 20b(ii)A,...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Ashish Mishra Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra 'Teni's son and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence incident, Ashish Misra has been sent to 14-day judicial custody following his arrest by the UP Police yesterday at around 11 PM.As reported by ANI, Uttar Pradesh would be filing an application tomorrow (Monday) before a Lakhimpur Kheri Court to seek his custody. Misra has been accused...

100% Women Reservation In Govt House Allotment Scheme Unconstitutional; Discriminates Against Men & Transgenders: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the Government housing scheme which allot house sites exclusively to women is unconstitutional."100% reservation in allotment of house site to women household is against the total concept of equality. Failure to allot house site to transsexuals ignoring them totally would amount to depriving their right of equality.", the court observed.This Court...