Delhi Court Drops Criminal Proceedings Against Advocate Who Misbehaved In Court To 'Ensure Harmony Between Bar And Bench'

A Delhi Court (Rohini Courts) today dropped criminal proceedings initiated by the Court on its own motion against an Advocate, who had misbehaved and argued in a "high-pitched voice" in the court.Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand dropped the proceedings after the Office Bearers of Rohini Courts Bar Association (RCBA) appeared before the Court and requested for dropping of...

'Attempt To Gain Political Publicity': Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed a criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan, now Governor of Telangana holding additional charge as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry pending before a Judicial Magistrate court in Kancheepuram.The defamation case had been filed against Soundararajan for comments allegedly made by her when she was the President of the Bharatiya Janata...

"Sorry State Of Affairs": Court Expresses Displeasure At Delhi Police Over No Progress In Investigating A Riots Case

Terming it as a 'sorry state of affairs', a Delhi Court has expressed its displeasure at the Delhi Police over no progress in investigating a riots case and non interrogation of persons named in FIR 134/2020 registered at Gokulpuri Police Station.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav said:"This is really a sorry state of affairs. It is being claimed by the police in other cases of riots that...

State Govt Order Permitting Only A Muslim Priest To Perform Rituals At Datta Peeta Violates Right To Religion Of Both Hindus & Muslims : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that the Government's order permitting only a Mujawar (Muslim Priest) to perform the rituals at the Datta Peeta - a holy cave shrine in Chikmaguluru which is revered both by Hindus and Muslim communities - amount to "a flagrant violation of rights of both communities guaranteed by Article 25 of the Constitution of India"."...the impugned order infringes...

Tripura High Court Issues Notice To State Govt Over PIL Challenging Order To Prohibit Political Gathering In Agartala

The Tripura High Court today issued a notice to the State government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the order of the District Magistrate, West Tripura, prohibiting any kind of meeting/procession/public gathering by any political party in several parts of Agartala till November 4.For examining the issues involved in the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Application Of Foreigners Act, 1946 On Religious Minorities Protected Under CAA 2019

The Calcutta High Court last week sought the State government's stand on the application of the Foreigners Act, 1946 in respect of prosecution of religious minorities from Bangladesh in light of the fact that non-Muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries have been precluded from being treated as 'illegal immigrants' vide the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Citizenship...

Alleged Patent Infringement On Sanitary Product: Karnataka High Court Makes Temporary Injunction Absolute

The Karnataka High Court recently made absolute, an ex-parte temporary injunction restraining Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited from manufacturing/ selling a sanitary undergarment, used by women during the menstrual cycle, patented by the plaintiff namely Yashram Lifestyle. A single-judge bench of Justice HP Sandesh said,"Having considered the material available on record and...

Irregularities In Reasoning & Appreciation Of Evidence By Trial Court: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Of 62 Yr Old In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the sentence of death penalty handed down to a 62-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl in the year 2018. A division bench of Justice G Narender and Justice M I Arun, while partly allowing the appeal filed by accused Venkateshappa, set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence and remitted the matter back for partial re-trial....

'Speaker Worked On Dictates, Failed To Discharge Constitutional Duty': Calcutta HC Rules That Constitutional Convention Is To Appoint Opposition Leader As PAC Chairman

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that it is a 'constitutional convention' to appoint a leader of the Opposition as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The observation was made in the plea moved by BJP MLA Ambika Roy challenging the appointment of Mukul Roy as the PAC Chairman. The Court further directed the Speaker of the...

'Serious Dent To The Financial Health Of State': Bombay High Court Denies Bail For Rana Kapoor's Wife & Daughters In Yes Bank- DHFL Scam

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's wife Bindu Kapoor and two daughters - Radha and Roshni Kapoor- in the Rs. 4000 crore Yes Bank – DHFL quid-pro-quo case of 2020 being investigated by the CBI. Justice Bharati Dangre observed that the applicants are alleged to have indulged in the commission of offences, which have resulted in a serious dent...

Whether Court Can Disallow Party-In-Person To Argue Case Under Its Discretionary Power?: Uttarakhand High Court Answers

The Uttarakhand High Court recently deliberated and ruled on the issue as to whether it is well within the discretionary power of the Court to allow, or not to allow a party-in-person to argue before the Court. Importantly, the Court was hearing a plea filed by Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient Whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh...

"Gives An Impression That Justice Can Be Bought & Judges Can Be Sold": Bombay HC Refuses Bail To Man Who Assured Favourable Court Decision

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused bail to a man accused of cheating a woman by guaranteeing a favourable court decision for her son's release on bail, observing that it is a grave issue and amounts to tarnishing the judiciary's image. Justice Bharti Dangre said that such instances have become rampant and must be nipped in the bud. "This tendency of guaranteeing the decision...