S.370A IPC Not Attracted To Brothel Customers Unless It Is Shown They Had Knowledge That Sex-Worker Was Trafficked: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that Section 370A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be interpreted to include a 'customer' within its ambit, unless there is evidence to prove that he had knowledge or reason to believe that the sex-workers were trafficked."...the complainant is always the Police Agency, who raids on the brothel houses, and that at that particular point of time, the...

No Possibility Of Any Damage To Gyanvapi Structure In Clearing Debris, Garbage From Mosque Premises: ASI Assures Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today assured the Court of District Judge, Varanasi that no damage will be caused to the Gyanvapi Mosque structure while clearing the debris and garbage from the mosque complex. The ASI also informed the Court that since garbage and debris in the form of stone slabs, and fallen material have accumulated in and around the Gyanvapi Mosque complex,...

Varanasi Court To Pass Orders On Sep 13 On Pleas For 'Preserving' Gyanvapi Mosque Premises, Artefacts Found By ASI In Its Survey

The Varanasi District Court will pronounce orders on September 13 on three pleas filed before it seeking various reliefs pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque premises, where ASI is presently conducting a court-ordered scientific survey.It may be noted that two applications have been moved by Rakhi Singh (through Advocates Saurabh Tiwari and Anupam Dwivedi) in the Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit...

Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat Court To Deliver Verdict On Sep 14 On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Summons

A Sessions Court in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad today reserved its order on a revision application filed by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging the issuance of summons by a Magistrate Court in a defamation complaint filed against them The case has been filed by the Gujarat University over the alleged remarks made by the duo in...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Granted Further 4 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court

The Varanasi District Judge today granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a further 4 weeks time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by September 2. Now, the Court has directed it to file the report by October 6. The order was passed in an application moved by the ASI which stated that it would...

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Acquitted In 2014 Case For Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Cases In Election Affidavit

A court in Nagpur has acquitted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a case of non-disclosure of criminal cases in his 2014 election affidavit.Chief Judicial Magistrate Sangram Subhash Jadhav acquitted Fadnavis in a complaint under section 125A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (filing false affidavit) by Nagpur based lawyer Satish Uke.During the proceedings of...

SLP Cannot Be Filed To Challenge An Order Passed By High Court On Administrative Side: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a special leave petition challenging an order passed by High Court on the administrative side.In this case, the petitioner assailed the administrative order passed by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Telangana which rejected his plea to implement the directions of the CJI for online hearing and permit him to file contempt petition/other petition online and...

Using Political Power To Grab Land From Common Man Is Daylight Robbery: Madras High Court

“Using political power and influence to grab land from a powerless common man is nothing short of day-light robbery" the Madras High Court recently observed.Justice SM Subramaniam added that large-scale exploitation of political power especially in land-grabbing matters would pave the way for unhealthy democracy and that this political power must be used for socially beneficial issues...

Pandharpur Temples Act Doesn't Impair Rights Of Devotees, Rather Meant To Save Them From "Rapacity Of Priestly Class": State To Bombay High Court

The Pandharpur Temples Act 1973 giving the Maharashtra Government control over the Vitthal and Rukmini temples in Pandharpur was enacted to relieve its multitude of secular devotees and pilgrims from the “rapacity of the priestly classes”, the State government has told the Bombay High Court. Following a committee report and consensus from both houses of legislature, the hereditary rights...

Cannot Compel Everybody To Follow Same Ideology, Person Entitled To His Opinions In A Democratic Set Up: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that every person in a democratic person is entitled to his reservations and opinions about a particular ideology and no one can be compelled to follow the same ideology. The court also added that only dialogue could ensure scope for evolution in the Society. “In a democratic set up, it is always possible that their will be divergent...

'One Nation, One Election' Will Reduce Democratic Accountability : Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi

Holding simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and local bodies can result in the dilution of democratic accountability, opined former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi.He was speaking in an interview with LiveLaw about the concept of "One Nation, One Election". Recently, the Central Government constituted a High-Level Committee to examine the feasibility of...

Appellate Courts Can Interfere With Acquittal Judgments Despite Double Presumption In Favour Of Accused: Kerala High Court

While reversing an order of acquittal in a bribery case against a village officer, the Kerala High Court recently observed that CrPC does not mandate the appellate court to differentiate between the appeals against judgments of conviction or acquittal and that they have the same powers while dealing with both. Justice Kauser Edappagath relying upon various Apex Court decisions stated that in...