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'Amicable Settlement' : Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Man Convicted U/s 307 IPC For 'Attempt To Murder'
The Supreme Court reduced the sentence awarded to a man accused of attempt to murder taking note of the amicable settlement between the accused and the victim.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka noted that in earlier judgments, the court has taken note of the compromise between the parties to reduce the sentence of the convicts even in serious nonÂ-compoundable offences.In...
Kishore Datta Resigns As Advocate General Of West Bengal Citing 'Personal Reasons'
Advocate General of West Bengal Kishore Datta tendered his resignation on Tuesday citing personal reasons marking an end to his nearly 4 years long tenure. He had been appointed as the Advocate General in February 2017 after his predecessor barrister Jayanta Mitra had stepped down before completion of his tenure due to 'differences with the government'.In a letter addressed to the Governor...
Centre To Seek Transfer Of Mehbooba Mufti's Plea Challenging Vires Of PMLA Before Delhi High Court To Supreme Court
The Central Government today informed the Delhi High Court that intends to seek transfer of the plea filed by former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, challenging the vires of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), to the Supreme Court.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Bench led by Chief Justice DN Patel that a similar matter is already pending...
Allowing Visitors In Religious Places Amid Covid-19: High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Expeditiously Decide Representation
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously decide a representation made before it for permitting people to visit religious places, subject to Covid-19 protocols in the national capital.A Division Bench led by Chief Justice DN Patel, after hearing Advocate Raju Robin for the Petitioner, ordered thus:"Having heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and looking at...
Criminal Trial- How To Prove Contradictions? Gauhati High Court Answers
The Gauhati High Court recently upheld the order of a trial court wherein it had rejected a plea on the ground that the defence side had failed to prove the contradictions of the witnesses in accordance with law. While examining the validity of such conclusion recorded by the learned trial court, the division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Robin Phukan relied on Section 145 of...
DRAT Requests Punjab & Haryana HC To Initiate Contempt Action Against Lawyer Who Filed Multiple 'Contemptuous Complaints' Against Presiding Officers
The Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has directed its Registrar to request the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to take appropriate action under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against Advocate Harinder Pal Singh with regard to the "contemptuous" allegations made by him against the Presiding Officers of DRTs.Advocate Singh had filed a complaint dated May 11, 2021 addressing the President...
'Courts Function To Dispense Justice, Not To Shut Party's Mouth': Kerala High Court On Dismissal Of Judicial Proceedings On Technical Grounds
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that when a suitor approaches the Court with a genuine grievance, the matter should be heard on merits rather than being disallowed on technical grounds. Justice N Anil Kumar while allowing a second appeal challenging the order of a district court refusing to condone the delay in preferring the first appeal and thereby dismissing the matter, remarked...
'No Doubt The Intention Was To Kill': Bombay High Court Sentences Mumbai Hotelier To 10 Years Imprisonment For Sister's Attempted Murder
Bombay High Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a South Mumbai hotelier to 10 years in prison for firing six bullets at his estranged elder sister on the night of October 27, 2007. "No slightest doubt in our mind that the intention of the accused was to kill," Justices Prasanna Varale and NR Borkar observed, holding Lalit Timothi D'souza guilty of an attempt to murder under...
Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case, Bail Denied To Other Two
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Shahnawaz and Mohd Ayyub in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and causing head injuries to a DCP during the North-East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR 60/2020 PS DayalPur). However the Court has rejected the bail pleas of Sadiq and Irshad Ali in the case.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order...
Can A Minor Become A Swami? Karnataka High Court To Examine Legality Of 'Bala Sanyasa'
The Karnataka High Court on Monday appointed Senior Advocate SS Naganand as amicus curiae to assist the court in a petition questioning the legality of appointing 16-year-old Aniruddha Saralathaya (now named as Vedavardhana Tirtha) as the Peetadhipathi of the Shiroor Mutt in Udupi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar...
Writ Petition By Gram Panchayat For Protection Of Public Property Is Maintainable: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court recently observed that writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a Gram Panchayat in furtherance of its objective of protection of a public property is maintainable. Justice M Nagaprasanna relied on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Village Panchayat, Calangute v. Director of Panchayat, wherein the Apex Court...