'E-Filing Stations In Every District Will Help To Overcome The Digital Divide; Orissa HC Chief Justice S.Muralidhar

Speaking at the launch of the Orissa High Court Digitisation Centre, Paperless Court, e-Filing Stations for Advocates, Hands-on Training for Judicial officers on conducting Virtual hearing and Hands-on Training on e-Services for the Advocates, Chief Justice S. Muralidhar dwelled on each of the initiatives being inaugurated on Saturday.The e-facilities of the High Court were inaugurated by...

Centre Clears Appointments To National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)

Days after the Supreme Court pulled up the Central Government over posts lying vacant in the tribunals, the Central government today cleared the appointment of judicial and technical members to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Issuing a notification, the Centre has approved the proposal for the appointment of a total of 18 members to the...

Sex On False Promise- 'Putting Vermillion On Victim's Forehead Shows Man's Intention To Marry': Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR U/S 376 IPC

The Allahabad High Court recently held that under the Hindu rituals and customs, putting vermilion on the forehead of a woman by a man (Mangbharai ceremony) conveys a man's promise and intention to marry the woman, which is sufficient enough for a woman to believe that he would in fact, marry her.The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal also opined that putting vermilion on a woman's forehead...

"Message Prime Facie Objectionable": Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over Alleged Abusive, Disrespectful Post On Goddess Durga

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) on Monday dismissed a 482 CrPC Application filed by one Jafar Ali Sher Ali Sayyad, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him for allegedly posting an abusive and disrespectful message about Goddess Durga on a WhatsApp group."On careful scrutiny of the FIR, we are of the prima facie opinion that the message posted by the applicant, as stated in the FIR,...

Maintenance Of Kalkaji Temple Complex- Delhi HC Directs SDMC, Police To Conduct Join Inspection; Seeks Report On Unauthorised Construction

The Delhi High Court has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Police to conduct a joint inspection and submit a report highlighting the unauthorized construction and occupation in the entire Kalkaji Temple complex.Justice Pratibha M Singh also directed that the report must contain recommendations as to how the access to and movement in the temple can be made smoother...

Students Shouldn't Suffer Due To Negligence Of School Staff : Bombay HC Directs Board to Declare Withheld Results of Class 12

While granting relief to three students whose 12th Standard Board results were withheld, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that students should not have to suffer for the negligence of Junior College staff and Principal. A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Anil Kilor asked the concerned Junior College to submit details of the three students for assessment to...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Centre's Notification Allowing Import Of Crushed, De Oiled Genetically Modified Soya Cake

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the notification issued by the Central Government allowing import of 12 Lakh Metric ton of crushed and de-oiled Genetically Modified soya cake (only Non-living organism) used for poultry purposes.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice on the plea and sought response of the Centre while declining to stay the...

Cops Assault Case- Activist Nutan Thakur, Wife Of Ex-IPS Amitabh Thakur Granted Anticipatory Bail By Lucknow Court

Social Activist-Advocate Nutan Thakur, the wife of ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur, was granted Anticipatory Bail by a Lucknow Court on Friday in a case registered against her for allegedly assaulting cops and obstructing government work when police personnel went to arrest her husband Thakur on charges of 'abetting' suicide of rape victim, her friend.She has been booked under Sections...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Provisions For Appointment Of Recovery Officers In Debt Recovery Tribunal

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a plea challenging provisions of Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 regarding appointment of Recovery Officers in Debt Recovery Tribunal.The plea alleges that the said provisions are ultra vires to the Doctrine of Separation of Powers and Independence of Judiciary, which are an intrinsic part of the Basic Structure of...

Once UAPA Is Invoked, Special Court Alone Can Extend Custody Beyond 90 Days: Karnataka HC Directs Release Of Terror Accused On Default Bail

The Karnataka High Court recently held that once the police invoke Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Magistrate court has no power to extend custody beyond 90 days and only the Special Court constituted under the UAPA Act has the power to extend the detention beyond 90 days. Justice K.Natarajan in his order dated July 23, noted: "Once the Police invoke the UA(P) Act against...

Fauna Should Also Be Preserved To Maintain Ecological Balance: Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Elephant Deaths

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of two elephant deaths in the state and has subsequently sought a response from the government in the matter.A Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad on Friday took note of "a very disturbing news published in the Daily Hindi Newspaper dated 09.09.2021 (Hindustan) about the death of an elephant calf, that...

Second Marriage Contracted By Muslim Man With A Hindu Woman Under Special Marriage Act Is Void: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court observed that section 4 of the Special Marriage Act does not save a second marriage contracted by a Muslim male with a Hindu woman, and thus it would be void.As per Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, one of the conditions relating to solemnization of special marriages, is that neither party should have a spouse living.In this case, the petitioner woman, who was...