High Courts Weekly Round Up [August 2, 2021 – August 7, 2021]

Allahabad High Court "Live-In Relation Can't Be At Cost Of Country's Social Fabric": Allahabad HC Imposes 5K Cost On Married Woman Living With Partner (Smt. Aneera & Anr v. State of Uttar Pradesh) Observing that live-in-relationship cannot be at the cost of the social fabric of this Country¸the High Court recently dismissed the protection plea of a married woman living with...

State Should Take Steps To Stop All Activities Which Impede Natural Flow Of Water: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court last week asked the State to take steps to stop all activities which impede the natural flow of water for the larger purpose of providing drinking water to its citizens and animals as well as providing water for irrigation. The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur was hearing a plea filed by Kisan Vikas Sewa Samiti...

Madras High Court Hopes State Govt To Completely Vaccinate People With Disabilities By September End

The Madras High Court has said that it hopes that the State Government will completely vaccinate people with disabilities residing in the State by September end subject to the statutory gap between the two doses.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was dealing with a petition concerning special measures being adopted by the State...

False Prosecution- 'Psychosis' Patient Suffers 13-Yr-Jail Term In Murder Case: MP High Court Acquits Him, Orders 3 Lakh Compensation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the State Government to pay Rs. 3 Lacs to a man for his false and malicious prosecution who was suffering from psychosis and remained in jail for approximately 13 years for no mistake on his part on the charges of murder. The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava remarked thus: "His honourable acquittal...

Illiterate Bail Applicant Fails To Sign Vakalatnama: MP High Court Directs Co-Prisoner To Teach Him To Write His Name

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently deferred hearing on a bail application after noting that the bail applicant had, instead of putting his signature in the Vakalatnama put a thumb impression. Noting that it was very unfortunate that a youth of 22 years is completely illiterate and even he cannot write his name, the Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia deferred the hearing on the...

Bikru Encounter: Wife Of Gangster Vikas Dubey's Aid Moves Supreme Court Against Refusal Of Bail

The Petitioner has argued that she was admittedly a minor on the date of occurence and she was made an accused because her husband's name is appearing in the FIR.

Supreme Court Directs NOIDA To Pay Compensation To Land Owner Who Was Dispossessed Illegally

The Supreme Court directed NOIDA to pay compensation to aggrieved land-owners who were dispossessed of their lands without following due process. The land owner, Nayan Tara, had approached the Allahabad High Court in 2013 contending that she was wrongfully and illegally dispossessed from her land by without following due process of law and without any land acquisition proceedings. The High...

'Kirpan' Part Of Religious Belief ; Fact That It Can Be Used As Weapon Does Not Ipso Facto Make It A Weapon Of Offence: Supreme Court

The fact that kirpan carried by members of a specific community as part of religious belief can also be used as a weapon of offence, does not ipso facto make it a weapon of offence, the Supreme Court observed while acquitting an accused of murder charge.The case arise out of an incident happened in the year 1999. The appellant Om Prakash Singh and a co- accused were fighting amongst...

Have Withdrawn Order Of Re-Inquiry Against Dr. Kafeel Khan: UP Govt. Informs Allahabad High Court

The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has withdrawn the order of departmental re-inquiry against Gorakhpur paediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan (presently suspended) initiated last year.The Bench of Justice Yashwant Varma was informed by the Additional Advocate General that the order of 24 February 2020 has been withdrawn subject to liberty being reserved for...

CPC - Application To Amend Admissions Can Be Entertained Even After Judgment Is Reserved Under Order XII Rule 6 : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a Court is permitted to entertain an application to amend an admission made in pleadings even after reserving judgment on the basis of admission under Order XII Rule 6 of the CPC.A single judge bench of Justice Asha Menon was dealing with petitions challenging the order dated 4th August 2020 wherein the Trial Court adjourned orders on...

Delhi Court Remands Ambience Mall Owner To Judicial Custody Till August 21 In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court has remanded Raj Singh Gehlot, owner of the Gurugram-based Ambience Mall to judicial custody till August 21 in connection with a money laundering case for allegedly siphoning off the loan amount and diverting funds while entering into a criminal conspiracy.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana pronounced the order after an application was moved on behalf of the...

In Bail Plea, Supreme Court Issues Notice To State To Consider Further Investigation By Independent Agency

In an unexpected turn of events in a bail hearing , the Supreme Court observed that the matter needs to be investigated further by an independent Investigating Agency.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant initially expressed disinclination to grant bail and advised the counsel to withdraw the petition. The counsel, in an attempt to persuade the...