Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Last Opportunity To Prosecution For Responding To Location Proof Submitted By Accused In Bail Pleas

The Delhi High Court has granted one last opportunity to the Prosecution for responding to a location chart filed by one Ankit Chaudhary alias Fauzi in the two bail pleas filed by him in Delhi Riots cases. The chart shows his location as per mobile network on the alleged day.Counsel for the petitioner argued that the petitioner has been involved in fourteen FIRs and cannot be present at all...

'Doctors Should Not Be Made To Run From Pillar To Post': Delhi High Court Allows Plea For Study Leave From Hospitals To Pursue PG Course

The Delhi High Court has allowed the pleas filed by several doctors seeking directions on the employer-hospitals to grant them study leave to pursue further education, NEET PG. The Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh orally observed that Doctors should not be made to run from pillar to post merely for obtaining NOCs and other permissions. It stated that grant of...

'Frivolous PIL To Stop Scheduled Caste Woman From Succeeding': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Land Conversion With Costs

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the order of the Deputy Commissioner (Kodagu district) allowing conversion of land for operating and establishing a retail outlet of Indian Oil Corporation by a lady belonging to the Scheduled Caste community. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin...

Kerala Schools Reopening: Plea In High Court Seeks Urgent Vaccination Of Students With Homeopathic Prophylactic Medicines

A lawyer and former Central Government Counsel has preferred a writ petition before the Kerala High Court seeking to immediately administer homoeopathic medicines for Covid-19 to willing students, taking into account the fact that schools will reopen next month. The petitioner Advocate M.S Vineeth had previously moved a representation to the State to provide alternate medical protection...

Javed Akhtar Defamation Case: Mumbai Court Seeks Magistrate's Response In Kangana Ranaut's 'Lost Faith In The Court' Transfer Plea

The Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court has sought the Andheri Magistrate's response on actor Kangana Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar against her, as she had lost faith in the court. The in-charge CMM ST Dande at Mumbai said she would first want Magistrate RR Khan's response on the actor's allegations of "bias" against him. The judge also...

Cannot Be Blind To Junior Lawyers' Agony: Kerala HC Slams Bar Council For Delay In Implementing GO Mandating Stipend

The Kerala High Court on Thursday has expressed dissatisfaction with its State Bar Council for not implementing the Government's Order issued in 2018 directing to pay a stipend of Rs 5,000 each to junior lawyers. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan observed:"The Court cannot pretend that it does not see the agony of junior lawyers."The Bar Council explained that the delay in implementing the...

Juvenile Justice Act: Delhi High Court Terminates All Petty Offences Cases Against Children Where Inquiry Is Pending For Over 1 Year

The Delhi High Court has directed that all cases alleging petty offences against children or juveniles, where the inquiry has been pending and remains inconclusive for a period longer than one year, regardless of whether such child or juvenile has been produced before the Juvenile Justice Boards in Delhi, shall stand terminated with immediate effect.The order has been passed in view of...

'Right Of Reply Not For Dishonest Defendant': Bombay High Court Fumes At Violation Of Court Undertaking In Copyright Dispute On Bollywood Movies

Demonstrating little tolerance against a defendant who breached the consent terms and tried to exploit film rights they sold in the year 2004, the Bombay High Court granted immediate ad-interim relief to Indian cinema distributor Narendra Hirawat & Co. Justice Gautam Patel directed Aftab Music Industries to pull down the 20 Bollywood movies from their YouTube page, whose rights it...

Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To One In Rahul Solanki Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Sirazuddin in connection with the case concerning murder of one Rahul Solanki, who died after being shot during the North East Delhi riots last year.Justice Mukta Gupta rejected Sirazuddin's bail plea after opining that he was seen as a part of the mob carrying a danda, as per the video footages available on record."Considering the fact that at the...

'No Rule That Poor People Can't Donate Organs': Kerala High Court Directs Authority To Reconsider Plea For Unrelated Kidney Transplantation

The Kerala High Court recently observed that the poor economic background of a donor is not a bar for organ donation.It thus allowed a petition challenging the order of the District Level Authorization Committee, rejecting the application of a woman for organ donation on the ground inter alia that the donor hails from a poor family.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while considering the plea...

'Provocation Depends On Mental Attitude Of People': Delhi High Court Disposes Plea To Restrain Movie 'The Conversion'

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to restrain the release of film 'The Conversion', challenged on account of allegedly displaying communally charged content and having the potential of provoking hatred among religious communities."Provocation depends upon mental attitude of people," remarked Chief Justice DN Patel at the outset.The Bench also comprising of Justice Jyoti Singh...

'Dignity Of Rape Victim Must Be Upheld, Judge's Duty To Forbid Scandalous Questions In Cross Examination': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has sent a strong reminder to the trial courts to ensure that the dignity of a rape victim is protected and line of questioning during cross-examination doesn't intend to insult or annoy the victim. A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Sarang Kotwal in their judgement reminded the trial courts to resort to Sections 148, 151 and 152 of the Indian...