U-Turn By Prosecutrix Before Court Not Enough To Grant Bail To Accused: Punjab & Haryana High Court

While hearing the bail plea of a rape accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that "U-turn" by the prosecutrix before the trial Court is not a ground to grant relief. A Single Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan observed that merely because the prosecutrix has not supported the allegations in deposition before the Court, it is not enough to grant bail. The Bench...

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations

In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Police to publish in its official website the details of police officers who have been found guilty of corruption or human rights violations. This direction has to be complied within 30 days from March 20.The High Court ruled that the Police cannot shield the names of officers who have been found guilty or dismissed...

Improve Conditions Of Fishermen, Educate Them In Respect Of Hygiene, Presentation & Organise The Fishing Sector: Madras High Court

Hearing two pleas instituted by fishermen associations, the Madras High Court last week asked the Centre and the State to put their best foot forward for improving the conditions of the fishermen across the State of Tamil Nadu. Noting that it is a completely unorganised sector that most of the fishermen are not even registered, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...

ED Officer's Writ Filed With Ulterior Motives, Hidden Agenda: Kerala Govt Tells High Court

The Kerala Government has filed its counter affidavit against the writ petition filed by P Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the investigation instituted by the Kerala Crime Branch into allegations of Swapna Suresh being forced into implicating the Chief Minister and others in the smuggling case. In its counter, the Kerala Government charges...

DRT Cannot Adjudicate Civil Rights Claimed Vis-a-Vis Security Interest Which Are Outside Sec 13/17 SARFAESI : Bombay High Court

A division bench of the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has delivered an elaborate judgment on the issue of the jurisdiction of the civil courts vis-a-vis the Debts Recovery Tribunal with respect to the security interest under the SARFAESI Act.A division bench comprising Justices SB Shurke and Avinash G Gharote was deciding the following question which was referred to in view of conflicting...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Dismisses Mehbooba Mufti's Plea For Issuance Of Passport

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday (29th March) dismissed former Chief Minister of J&K & Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti's plea seeking issuance of passport to her.Noting that the Court's scope in the matter of grant or otherwise of passport (in favour of an individual) was very limited, the Bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed, "The Court...

Give Wide Publicity To Crop Insurance Scheme Under PMFBY For Farmers' Benefit : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to give wide publicity to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) scheme for the benefit of farmers. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "Clause no 26 of the scheme itself mentions about giving adequate publicity and awareness. We direct the state government to give...

Prima Facie There Are Discrepancies In Final Voters List; Ensure No Double Voting : Kerala High Court To Election Commission

"We are of the prima facie view that there are discrepancies in the final voters list published by the Election Commission", the Court noted.

Second Appeal: Judgment Should Not Be Interfered With By High Court Unless There Is A Substantial Question Of Law, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that, the judgment of the First Appellate Court should not be interfered with by the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless there is a substantial question of law.The First Appellate Court is the final Court on facts. the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed.In this...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [March 22 – March 28]

Allahabad High Court 1. "Applicant In Jail Can't Be Left At The Mercy Of State": Allahabad High Court Expresses Displeasure At Non-Filing Of Reports In Time [Anmol Rastogi v. State of UP] A Single Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Government while noting that despite getting sufficient time, almost in every case, the AGA failed to...

Jarkiholi Sex CD Case : Victim Writes To Karnataka HC Chief Justice Seeking Protection, Court Monitored Probe

The victim in the alleged rape case registered against former State minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has written to the Karnataka High Court chief justice, seeking protection for her life and safety and also court's monitoring of the probe. The victim in her email said that Ramesh Jarkiholi was a highly influential person and has threatened her in public of going to any extent...

Political Leaders Should Show Their Statesmanship & Healthy Politics Rather Than Accusing Others Publicly: Madras High Court

Irrespective of the political affiliation, when a person raised to the level of the leader of a political party should show utmost respect to the others in public life. Of course, every citizen of a democratic country has freedom of speech, but at the same time such criticism should not exceed affecting the sentiments of others also: Madras High Court