Delhi Riots- Statement Of Witnesses Undated, No Plausible Explanation: Delhi Court Casts Serious Doubt On Credibility Of Witnesses, Grants Bail

"…Applicant cannot be made to incarcerate in jail for infinity merely on account of the fact that other persons who were part of the riotous mob have to be identified and arrested in the matter."- Delhi Court

[Bonacaud Kurishumala] No Religious Community Has An Unbridled Right To Conduct Pilgrimage Inside A Reserve Forest Land: Kerala High Court

"If any group of people forcibly enter any Reserve Forest Area and construct any structures unauthorisedly, such structures are liable to be removed by the Forest Authorities in accordance with law.”

DJ Selection- Subordinate Judicial Officer Cannot Claim The Stream Of Advocate Against Quota For Direct Recruitment From Bar: Patna High Court

“When law is very clear right from the beginning, the petitioner cannot be allowed to stake claim of being appointed as a District Judge from the stream of advocate and it has to be confined to those advocates who continue to be an advocate all through and also at the time of his appointment.” –Patna High Court

'"State Heading Towards Health Emergency": Gujarat HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of COVID Surge

The Gujarat High Court today took suo motu cognizance of the recent surge in the COVID Cases in the state and the matter shall be heard at C.J. Residence, tomorrow i.e., on 12.04.2021 at 11.00 a.m. The Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav D. Karia had a dialogue with the Senior most State Law Officers, Advocate General and the Government Pleader expressing...

No Law Obliges Stating Of Religion While Seeking Sanction To Transfer Immovable Property: Gujarat HC Grants Pre Arrest Bail To Parsi Man

The Gujarat High Court last week granted Anticipatory Bail to a Parsi man named Feroze Falibhai Contractor, against whom an FIR had been lodged by a Hindu man as he allegedly hid his religion while selling his property under the Disturbed Areas Act. While granting him the bail, the Bench of Justice Umesh A. Trivedi specifically observed, "Prima facie, it appears that no law obliges...

Delhi Riots- Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Men After Doubting Eye Witness's Testimony In Murder, Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to two men namely Pradeep Rai and Aman Kashyap facing trial of murder and conspiracy in connection with a Delhi Riots case that broke out in Northeast Delhi last year after doubting the testimony of eye witness who alleged to have seen the incident happening at a place situated away from his house.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Suresh...

"Few Govts Being Run With A Single Person/Few Persons Exercising Real Authority Like In US": Madras High Court

The Madras High Court last week observed that though the form of government both at the Centre and in the States is fashioned after the Westminister style, in fact, some of them work with a single person or a few persons exercising real authority. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing the plea praying that more prominent...

Kerala High Court Directs Family Courts To Mask The Name Of Adoptive Parents When Issuing Certified Copies Of Orders

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court directed the Registrar (District Judiciary) to issue necessary directions to all family courts in the state to mask the name of adoptive parents while issuing certified copies of orders.While hearing a case pertaining to the correctness of a procedure for surrender and adoption, a Division Bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Dr Kauser...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [April 5, 2021 – April 11, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad High Court Lays Down Procedure & Standard Of Evidence For Enquiry Into Criminal Antecedents Of A Candidate During Selection Process [Sanny Kumar v. State of UP & Ors.] A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot laid down the procedure to be adopted by the competent authority for inquiring into the criminal antecedents of a candidate for the...

'Citizens Have Right To Freedom Of Speech & Expression, Protest Was Peaceful': Madras HC Quashes FIR Against CAA Protester

While observing that the Petitioner had organized a peaceful protest against the amendments made to the Citizenship Laws, the Madras High Court recently quashed the FIR filed against a person named Jafar Sathick. The Bench of Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing the petition seeking a direction to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.63 of 2020 of Boothapandy Police...

Assam NRC- Citizen Can't Be Declared Foreigner Just Because Linkage Is Not Shown With All Relatives : Gauhati High Court

A person who has proved linkage with parents/grandparents, whose names are in voters lists, can't be declared a foreigner just because he did not show linkage with all relatives.

Mumbai Police Closes Chapter Proceedings Initiated Against Arnab Goswami

The Mumbai Police has terminated the chapter proceedings initiated against Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami as the enquiry against him was not completed within the stipulated six-month window. Assistant Commissioner of Police Sudhir Jambavdekar (Worli Division) passed the order, on Saturday, following Goswami's application under section 116(6) of the Criminal Procedure Code.On October 10,...