Family Court Cannot Try Criminal Cases Under IPC: Supreme Court Corrects A 'Wrong Order' Passed In Transfer Petition

The Family Court cannot deal with a criminal complaint for various offences under the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court remarked while modifying an earlier 'wrong' order it had passed in a transfer petition.The court had, earlier this year, allowed a Transfer Petition 'as prayed for'. But the said prayer sought to transfer criminal case registered under various provisions of the Indian...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Resolves To Address All Lower Courts As "District Judiciary"

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has resolved to refer to all the Courts in the State other than the High Court as "District Judiciary".The Circular issued in this regard clarifies that these Courts shall not be referred to as Subordinate Courts."Furthermore, these Courts shall not be referred to as Subordinate Courts. They shall hereinafter be referred to as "Trial Court"Moreover, ...

Registry, Court Staff And Law Researchers Deserve Credit : Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw In Farewell Speech

Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, who served the Delhi High Court since April, 2008, retired today.The e-farewell commenced with an address from Chief Justice D.N. Patel.Later, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma and other lawyers from across the bar spoke about Justice Endlaw with utmost reverence and respect."Justice Endlaw was almost like a LiveLaw reporter as they say, so a sneeze or...

Enforcement Directorate Entitled To Maintain Writ Petition Against State Govt : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the Enforcement Directorate can prefer a writ petition against the State Government despite being a statutory body since its Officers were empowered to exercise powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar made this observation in a plea filed by the ED under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging...

Cutting Beef Due To Poverty, Unemployment Or Hunger In Secrecy Not 'Public Order' Issue: Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a detention order passed under the National Security Act, 1980 against 3 men who have been accused of cutting small pieces of beef for selling purposes in a house in secrecy. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav observed that the case of the petitioners/detenues of cutting cow beef in pieces in the secrecy of their own...

Bhima Koregaon Accused Surendra Gadling Granted Temporary Bail in 2016 UAPA Case For Performing Mother's Funeral Rites

Gadling’s counsel’s approached the Gadchiroli Sessions court seeking temporary bail soon after the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court disposed of his regular bail application.

SDM Issuing Notices At Residence Of Couple Seeking Registration Of Marriage Under Special Marriage Act Prima Facie Contempt Of Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to issue notices at the residence of a couple seeking registration of marriage under the Special Marriage Act is prima facie contempt of court as being in clear violation of its earlier directions issued in 2009 directing all Marriage Officers to not despatch notices to the residence of the applicants,...

Place Affidavits/Applications On Record Within 72 Hours Of Their Receipt: Allahabad High Court Asks Registry To Issue Circular

Pulling up the Court assistants, registry on their failure to bring on record the pleadings/affidavits within a reasonable time, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Registrar General to issue a proper Circular to all the S.Os. of various sections of the High Court to ensure that various affidavits/applications be placed along with its parent file within 72 hours of its...

COVID: Delhi High Court, District Courts To Resume Physical Functioning In Restricted Manner

The Full Court of the Delhi High Court has resolved that Physical hearings in the Delhi High Court as well as the District Courts will be resumed from September 6 and August 31 respectively in a restricted manner. System Of Hearings Before High CourtThe office order issued with regards to the system of hearings before the High Court states that all the Benches as well as the Courts of...

Controlling Crime By Making Law Is The Most Important Duty Of Legislature In Democratic Polity: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court today observed that controlling crime by making appropriate legislation is the most important duty of the legislature in a democratic polity and for this reason, it is necessary to scuttle serious threats to the safety of the citizens.Referring to the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, the Bench of Justice Surya Prakash...

[Delhi Riots] Not Being Spotted By CCTV Doesn't Prove Non-Involvement In Unlawful Assembly: Delhi High Court Observes In Bail Hearing

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that the mere fact that an accused in the Delhi Riots case was not spotted on the CCTV footage, could not be a sufficient ground to claim innocence in the matter."It's just a two minutes video with thousands of people. Merely because you have not been captured in it is no ground to say that you were not there," Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked...

'Laudable Cause': Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Plea For Ventilation Of Air-Conditioned/ Closed Buildings Amid Covid-19

Sound ventilation and using air conditioners with open windows or proper dilution ventilation may serve as a game changer in these cases, the plea stated.