Personal Law Will Not Override POCSO Act, Child Marriage Restraint Act : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that "though second marriage is permissible under the Mohammedan Law, but the personal law cannot override the Special Law of POCSO, Child Marriage Restraints Act and General Penal Code of this Country." A single bench of Justice K Natarajan, while dismissing the bail application filed by accused RAHUL @ NAYAZ PASHA, said "Merely because the parties...

Saradha Chit Fund Scam: "CBI Couldn't Justify Her Further Custodial Detention" Debjani Mukherjee Granted Bail By Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court last week granted bail to Debjani Mukherjee, who is an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee granted her bail noting that it does not appear that the trial will conclude within a measurable distance of time. The Court also observed that it would be a...

COVID- "Show More Sympathy While Dealing With Students": Madras High Court To Education Authorities

The Madras High Court last week observed that the education authorities need to show more sympathy and understanding while dealing with the students, particularly during this pandemic period. The Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh further remarked that : "There is already a surge in the number of cases before the Psychiatrists to whom children are taken for counselling...

Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint: Madras High Court Extends CB-CID Probe By 6 Weeks

The Madras High Court on Friday extended by six weeks, the time granted to CB-CID for completing the probe into alleged sexual harassment of a woman IPS officer by a senior police official (now suspended). A Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh ordered thus after perusing the status report filed by the Investigating Officer explaining the progress made in the investigation so...

Though E-Filing Portal Is Available, Very Few Lawyers Doing E-Filing : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday orally said that even though the E-filing facility is made available hardly any lawyers are e-filing cases on the portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "Regular portal for e-filing is available for more than 1 year". The bench directed the Registrar (Computer) to file a report before the court on...

NIA Court Discharges UAPA Accused In IISc Attack Case After 4 Years Jail

A Special NIA court in Bengaluru has discharged an accused Mohammed Habeeb arrested for his alleged role in connection with the December 2005 shooting case at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) which led to the death of one person and injuries to some others. Special Judge Dr. Kasanappa Naik discharged the accused saying "The prosecution has not made out prima facie case...

Justice Anup Bhambhani Of Delhi High Court Recuses From Hearing Pleas Against IT Rules

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court today recused himself from hearing pleas by digital media houses The Wire, The Quint and others challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The petitions were listed before a vacation bench comprising Justice Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh.As...

Wary Of Those Who Seek Fire-Arm License To Flaunt/Parade In Public As Fashion Trend: Madhya Pradesh High Court To Authorities

Stressing that an individual's own feeling of insecurity is an important factor while granting the fire-arm license, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the Authority, however, must be wary of those needs which are fanciful or simply pretentious or purely fired by a desire to flaunt or parade in public the fire-arm as a fashion trend.The Bench of Justice S.A.Dharmadhikari remarked:"It is...

Karnataka Govt Gives Reservation To Transgender Persons In State Service

The Karnataka Government has decided to provide 1 percent of vacancies to be filled in any services or post by the State government from among the transgender candidates in each category of General merit, SC,ST and in each of the OBC categories. In a memo filed before the Karnataka High Court, the State government informed that Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms...

DMK MP P Wilson Writes To President Regarding Inadequate Representation Of Many High Courts In Supreme Court

Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson addressed a letter dated 19th June to the President Ram Nath Kovind expressing anguish regarding the inadequate representation of High Court Judges from many states at the Supreme Court. Wilson has emphasized on several elements of the Constitution to establish that India has a federal Constitution. Stressing on Art 124, he demonstrated...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [June 14, 2020 – June 20, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. 'Incomplete & Defective Gang Charts In UP Resulting In Easy Bail For Accused, Giving Ample Room For Miscarriage Of Justice': Allahabad High Court [Nishant@Nishu v. State of UP] A Single Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi has taken serious note of "half backed" gang-charts being filed under the UP Gangster Act 1986, that ultimately helps alleged gangsters...

COVID- "Identify Families Who Need Assistance In Form Of Food Grains, Other Materials In Slum Areas Due To COVID": Gauhati HC Directs DLSA

The Gauhati High Court has directed Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kamrup to identify Families wanting assistance in the form of food grains and other necessary supplies in slum areas due to covid.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak ordered thus:"Let the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kamrup...