Delhi Cantt Rape Case- Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Delhi Police's Chargesheet

A Delhi Court on Friday took Cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 9-years-old girl in Delhi Cantt area. Delete [Delhi Cantt Rape Case]Delhi Court takes cognizance of the chargesheet filed in the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 9-years-old girl in Delhi Cantt area.Production warrants issued against all accused...

"Absurd Allegation": Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist For His Tweet Questioning Govt's COVID Quarantine Policy

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed an FIR registered against a port-Blair journalist, Zubair Ahmad for his tweet questioning the COVID quarantine policy adopted by the Government.Quashing the FIR, the Bench of Justice Shivakant Prasad observed thus:"...allowing the criminal proceeding in terms of the FIR registered against the petitioner would amount to sheer abuse of process of law...

Hindu Remarried Widow Has Right To Deceased Husband's Property If She Wasn't Remarried On The Day Succession Opens: Bombay High Court

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a re-married widow has a right to her deceased husband's property, if she was not re-married when the husband passed away. The term used by the Court to describe this situation was "the day the succession opens."A single-judge bench of Justice SM Modak, in an order passed last month, after discussing the provisions of Hindu Succession...

Consent For Sexual Act Obtained By Making False Promise Of Reemployment Isn't 'Free Consent': Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that getting the consent of the prosecutrix to involve in a sexual act, by making false promise of re-employment, can't be called 'free consent' and it would amount to consent obtained under a misconception of fact (as per Section 90 of IPC). The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia observed thus as it refused to quash an FIR registered for...

Trees To Be Valued Separately When Acquired Land Value Is Determined With Reference To Sales Statistics: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the trees have to be valued separately in a case where the land value for the purpose of its acquisition is determined with reference to the sales statistics.In this case, the appellant's land was acquired under the proceedings initiated under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Dissatisfied with the compensation awarded, he approached the High Court in appeal....

'Court Cannot Inquire Into Proceedings Of Legislature Under Article 212': TMC MLA Mukul Roy Argues Before Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday heard extensive arguments on behalf of BJP MLA Ambika Roy and TMC MLA Mukul Roy while adjudicating upon the plea challenging the appointment of Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker of the West Bengal...

Find Technological Solutions Within Legal Framework To Support Online Registration Of Marriages Under SMA: Kerala High Court To Centre, State

The Kerala High Court is now awaiting the views of the Central and the State Governments respectively to find a technological solution within the legal framework to support online solemnisation or registration of the marriage. Meanwhile, the Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath has issued an interim order containing directions The question posed before...

Despite Good Intention Of State & Central Govts To Keep It Clean, River Ganga Is Still Polluted: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that despite the good intention of the State government as well as Central Government to keep Ganga clean, and diversion of huge amount for this purpose, the polluted water still exists. The Bench Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha was hearing a plea seeking to highlight the problem of sewerage and trade...

High Court Can't Refer Legal Issues To Supreme Court Either For Its Guidance Or Indulgence: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is no provision under any law for the High Court to refer legal issues to the Supreme Court either for its guidance or for any kind of indulgence.The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a criminal revision seeking relief that the matter be sent the case to the Supreme Court of India for appropriate action.The case in briefThe...

Union Of India Not Being Represented Properly Before Court In UP: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To ASGI

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday observed that matter of the Union of India remains unattended before the Court and that it appeared that in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Union of India is not being represented properly and therefore, issued a notice to the Additional Solicitor General of India.The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Subhash Chand observed thus...

167(2) CrPC- 'Not Filing Analyst Report Does Not Amount To Incomplete Investigation Unless It Is Solely Relied Upon It': Kerala HC Denies Default Bail To NDPS Accused

The Kerala High Court has held that the investigation cannot be said to be incomplete on sending the requisition to the authority concerned to get the analyst report unless it is a case in which the entire prosecution case relies solely on the analyst report. The question on the completion of investigation arises to decide on the grant of default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC."If...

"Political Ploy In Wake Of Upcoming State Elections": P&H HC Stays Arrest, Probe In All FIRs Against Ex-DGP Saini Till 2022 Elections

Dealing with the plea of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini to transfer all the criminal cases registered against him to CBI or some other independent probe agency, the Punjab & Haryana High Court today stayed his arrest and probe in all the FIR except for one (pending before the Supreme Court) till State Assembly Elections scheduled for 2022 are held.Saini had also prayed in his 2018...