Persuade Judicial Officers Aged Above 45 Years To Take COVID Vaccine : Karnataka High Court

The Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Abhay Oka has suggested to the Principal District and Sessions Judges/Unit Heads to persuade all the Judicial Officers who are aged 45 years and above to take Covid-19, vaccination at the earliest. The order issued on April 1 reads that "During the pandemic of COVID-19, the judiciary in Karnataka has made the best possible efforts to continue...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Former Rajya Sabha MP KD Singh In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Rajya Sabha MP, belonging to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate against him. Special CBI Judge Geetanjali Goel granted bail to KD Singh subject to furnishing of personal bond in the sum of Rs. 5 lakhs with two sureties of like amount. A case was registered against Singh by ED...

[Covid-19] Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Consider Administering Vaccines To All Citizens Including Those Below 45 Yrs Of Age

In view of the threat posed by the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Allahabad High Court has asked the State Government to consider administering vaccine to all the citizens and not just those who are above 45 years of age. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma specifically expressed concern for such students who are to appear in...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Riots' Victim's Plea For Rs.5 lakh Damages For Shop Looted, Burnt

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on and sought responses of the Centre, Delhi Government and others on a plea by a Delhi 2020 riots victim seeking damages worth Rs. 5 lakhs against the looting, burning and destroying of his rented shop in North-East Delhi's Shiv Vihar.Justice Prathiba M. Singh sought replies from the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) on...

Allegation Of Custodial Death: Bombay High Court Orders Second Autopsy On The Body Of Minor

The Bombay High Court last week ordered a second post-mortem on the body of a Minor who allegedly died in Police Custody in July 2018. The Bench of Justice S. S. Shinde and Justice Manish Pitale directed Sir JJ Hospital authorities to conduct a second post mortem of Sachin Jaiswar, a 17-year-old boy whose family had refused to take the body until a second post mortem was...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Permanente Judges For Bombay & Chhattisgarh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday approved the proposals for appointment of 10 Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent. They are: Justice Avinash Gunwant GharoteJustice Nitin Bhagawantrao SuryawanshiJustice Anil Satyavijay KilorJustice Milind Narendra JadhavJustice MG SewlikarJustice VG BishtJustice Debadwar Bhalchandra UgrasenJustice MS...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends To Make 5 Additional Judges Of Kerala High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday approved the proposal for appointment of five Additional Judges of Kerala High Court as Permanent Judges. They are: 1. Justice Conrad S. Dias 2. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan 3. Justice TR Ravi 4. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas 5. Justice Gopinath P.Justice Dias was sworn in is an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court on November...

Cases Where Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted Even After Submission Of Charge Sheet: Allahabad High Court Issues Guidelines

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that non grant of anticipatory bail to an accused only on the ground that charge-sheet has been submitted by the Investigating Officer or cognizance has been taken by the Court against him under sec. 204 of Cr.P.C. without considering the prima facie veracity of the same, will "not be in the larger interest of justice."A single judge bench comprising...

[Fake News Alert] No Notice Issued Saying Proceedings Shall Be Conducted Exclusively Via Virtual Mode: Delhi High Court Clarifies

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday clarified that no notice has been issued by the Court saying that complete functioning of the Court will be conducted exclusively via virtual mode till April 17th in view of the recent surge in covid-19 cases. The clarification came in wake of a notice which was circulated on the social media including various groups claiming that the Court will exclusively...

Chhattisgarh High Court To Hear Cases Only Through VC, Subordinate Courts In The State To Function On Rotational Basis

Owing to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday (05th April) issued an official order directing that Judicial Proceedings of the High Court shall be conducted only through video conferencing w.e.f. 07th April 2021. There would be as many benches as directed by the Chief Justice as per the requirement of the Roaster and the fresh filing...

Statements Of Police Witnesses Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because They Are Official Witnesses: J&K High Court

"The statements of the police or Excise witnesses cannot be regarded as doubtful merely they are the official witnesses. Something more than that needs to be projected by the defence so as to create doubt in the statement of these witnesses," the Jammu and Kashmir High Court observed recently. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Tashi Rabstan and Vinod Chatterji Koul made it...

Gauhati High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Filed By All Assam Transgender Association Alleging Inadequate Funding For The Community

The Gauhati High Court has sought response from the Assam Government on a petition alleging failure of the state authorities to maintain shelter homes for the transgender community. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak has directed the Additional Senior Government Advocate to seek instructions in the matter and by April 8, 2021. The...