"Consider Issuing Directions To Bihar Judicial Academy For Holding Classes To Sensitize Judicial Officers Towards Rights Of Child": Patna HC Judge Requests CJ

Observing that judicial officers in the State need to be sensitized towards cases involving rights of children, a single judge of the Patna High Court has requested the Chief Justice Sanjay Karol to consider issuing directions to Bihar Judicial Academy for taking efforts in sensitizing judicial officers as to how to deal with such cases. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rajeev...

'Trial Judge Not Authorized To Take Cognizance' : Sudha Bharadwaj Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Default Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case

Lawyer-Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking default bail contending that the trial judge was not authorised to take cognisance of the 2019 charge sheet against her. Her application under Sections 439 and 167 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code cites RTI replies to demonstrate that the court...

Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Wrestler Sushil Kumar Till June 25

A Delhi Court on Friday extended till June 25 judicial custody of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Reliever Metropolitan Magistrate Reetika Jain pronounced the order after Sushil Kumar was produced before the Court on completion of his 9 days...

Gram Panchayat Polls- "Evident That Mismanagement Was Flashed On Twitter By Him": Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To Journalist

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted interim Bail to a Journalist and others who have been accused of trying to destroy the ballot box and firing during the Gram Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed that:"It is evident that mismanagement of the authorities was flash(ed) on twitter by the applicant No.1 who is the journalist and other applicant...

Once Superior Officer Approves Closure, It Isn't Open For Officer Inferior In Rank To Direct Re-Investigation Of Case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently ruled that once a superior officer of Police approves the closure of a case (as not admitted), it is not open to an officer who is inferior in rank to direct reinvestigation of the case.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar further added that if at all there was any scope for re-investigation of the case, the officer who is inferior in rank could...

Bombay High Court Extends Life Of All Interim Orders Till July 9

The Bombay High Court on Friday further extended the life of all interim orders passed in Maharashtra and Goa till July 9 or until further orders in view of the second wave. (SUO MOTU PIL NO. 1 OF 2021). The matter taken up by a four-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justices AA Sayyed, SS Shinde and PB Varale is applicable to all interim orders subsisting on April...

'Traditions & Customs Have To Yield To The National Interest': Jammu & Kashmir High Court Declines Plea For Handing Over Covid Dead Bodies To Families

"Larger public interest always prevails over personal rights and the traditions and customs have to yield to the national interest especially in these unprecedented times," observed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court while refusing to pass directions for handing of over dead bodies of Covid-19 victims to their next of kin. A Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod...

Students From Marginalized Sections In Govt. Schools Should Be Provided Quality Education At Par With Pvt. School Students: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the quality of education imparted in government schools and observed that students from marginalized sections and rural students studying in Government schools should be provided quality education on par with students studying in private schools.The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice T. V. Thamilselvi was presiding over...

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Quashing Of Delhi LG's Order Staying Doorstep Ration Scheme On June 18

The Delhi High Court is set to hear on June 18 the plea seeking quashing of the order passed by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal staying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana Scheme". Subsequently, the plea prays for directions on the Respondent Authorities to provide food, shelter, medical treatment to affected and destitute people living on footpaths in order...

COVID- Jharkhand High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Action Taken By It's Competent Authority For Controlling Price Of Critical Medical Equipments

The Jharkhand High Court has sought Centre's response on the action taken by its competent authority for controlling the price of critical medical equipments such as pulse Oximeters and oxygen concentrators included under the Drugs Price Control Order, 2013.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was dealing with a petition seeking directions...

Woman's Conversion To Islam Not To Be A Relevant Fact While Ensuring Protection To Interfaith Couple: Allahabad High Court

Dealing with the plea of an inter-religious couple who alleged that private respondent/s is interfering with their marital life and liberty, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday clarified that the fact of the petitioner (Girl) having converted to Islam would not be a relevant factor while ensuring that there is no interference in the liberty of the petitioners.The Bench of Justice Salil Kumar...

Criminal Proceedings Not To Be Initiated Against A Public Servant For Passing A Wrong Order Without Evidence Of Extraneous Considerations: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act merely for passing a wrong order, without any material to demonstrate that such order was deliberately passed by him for extraneous considerations or on oblique motives. The plea filed by P.Sunil Kumar, the then Tahsildar of Udumbanchola,...