Plaintiff Need Not Undergo 'Second Agnipariksha' In Suit For Malicious Prosecution; Defendant Must Discharge Onus Once Shifted To Him: Madras High Court

In a significant judgment pertaining 'burden of proof' in proceedings against malicious prosecution, the Madras High Court has held that the Plaintiff need undergo a 'second agnipariksha' and it is the defendant who must discharge the onus once it is shifted to him. A Single Bench of Justice GR Swaminathan observed, "He (plaintiff) can only depose that the allegation against him...

Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing In Bail Plea Filed By Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case To May 28

A Delhi Court on Tuesday adjourned to 28 May hearing in the bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Sharma adjourned the hearing after hearing Advocate Vishal Gohri who informed the Court...

"His Identification Before Trial Court And This Court Is At Variance": Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Riots Accused

Observing that the prosecution's assertions prima facie brings its case under cloud, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a riots accused namely Mohd. Mansoor after opining that his identification before the Trial Court and the High Court was at variance. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait granted bail after observing thus: "Though this Court refrains...

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Vaccine Priority For LPG Delivery Personnel

A Registered Association of LPG Gas Distributors recently moved the Kerala High Court praying that LPG delivery personnel be included within the category of First Line Workers for Covid Vaccine priority. When the matter was taken up by a single bench of Justice AM Badar on Monday, the Government Pleader submitted that as per a Government Order dated May 19, persons providing...

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Government To Give Wide Publicity To Free-Treatment Policy For Mucormycosis (Black Fungus)

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) has asked the Maharashtra Government to publicise its free-treatment policy for Mucormycosis or 'black fungus disease' to prevent unscrupulous elements (hospitals) from fleecing the poor and ignorant people by raising large bills. On Monday, the Amicus Curiae informed the division bench comprising Justices Ravindra Ghuge and BU Debadwar about...

Specify Steps To Be Taken To Combat COVID Surge In Case It Affects Kids: Jharkhand High Court To Govt

Noting that there is no facility to provide treatment to the Kids, the Jharkhand High Court last week directed the State to apprise the Court as to what is the strategy to deal with such situation, in case kids would suffer from Covid-19. The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad also asked the State to inform the Court about the awareness program in...

MP/MLA Courts Shall Grant Adjournment Only In Exceptional Cases, Record Reasons In Writing: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all special MP/MLA Courts, trying criminal cases against sitting or erstwhile legislators, to scrupulously comply with the directions issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Anr. This also includes the direction that no adjournment shall be granted except in exceptional circumstances and...

NCLAT Directs Partial Temporary Relaxation On Physical Filing, Modifies SOP For Allowing E Filing In View Of Covid

Taking note of the recent surge in Covid 19 situation, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed partial temporary relaxation in physical filing as per its earlier Standard Operating Procedure dated January 3, 2021 by allowing e filing of appeals, replies, IAs, rejoinders etc.The notice issued by the Registrar on Monday in this regard reads thus:"It is directed by the...

COVID- Allahabad High Court Requests Supreme Court To Deal With The Issue Of Distribution Of Food Grains To Vulnerable Section Of People

The Allahabad High Court on Monday (May 24) requested the apex court to consider the issue of distribution of food grains to the vulnerable section of people and ensure the accountability of governance.The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi said,"This Court would humbly extend a request to this Court or the apex court dealing with suo motu petitions to include consideration on the issue...

"Present Projection Of Production, Supply May Fall Short Of Requirement To Treat Black Fungus Not Only In Delhi But In All States": Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Centre's response by way of filing a status report indicating the steps taken by it to facilitate the production of Amphotericin B drug used to treat Black Fungus and also on the aspect of allocation of the aforesaid drug to the Delhi Government.Perusing the status report filed by the Centre today in view of the Court's earlier order, a division...

Justice Alok Kumar Verma Of Uttarakhand High Court Made Permanent; Advocate Vikas Bahl Made Additional Judge Of P&H High Court

The Central Government on Monday (May 24) notified the appointment of Justice Alok Kumar Verma of the Uttarakhand High Court as Permanent Judge.The Notification of the Central Government in this regard reads,"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Sri Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of...

Madras High Court Suggests Cap On Private Hospital Rates For COVID Treatment

The Madras High Court sugegested bringing in a cap on treatment rates charged by private hospitals in the state of Tamil Nadu. Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee proposed the measure today in the course of dealing with a petition seeking free Covid treatment at all private nursing homes, polyclinics and hospitals in the State of Tamil Nadu, which was heard by a bench comprising of himself and...