"State Is Vicariously Liable": NHRC Recommends Payment Of Rs.1Lakh By Home Ministry To Victims Of Custodial Torture By Delhi Police

The National Human Rights Commission has recommended payment of Rs. 1 lakh each to the two victims in a 2019 case of custodial torture by Delhi Police. According to the Commission the State is vicariously liable for the action of police officials and the victims are entitled for compensation. While recommending that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs pays one lakh to the victims, the...

Plea Seeking Appointment Of 1 Independent Human Rights Prosecutor In Each Of The 11 District Courts Of Delhi: HC Issues Notice ToGovt.

The Delhi High Court last week issued notice to Delhi Government in a plea seeking the establishment of Human Rights Court in each of the 11 District Courts of Delhi. The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli also directed the Delhi Government to respond to Petitioner's prayer seeking direction to Respondents to ensure one Independent Human Rights...

NCLT Benches To Resume Physical Hearings From March 1

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has decided to resume physical hearing of cases filed before it from March 1. However, if any party expresses difficulty in physical hearing, he/ she may be permitted to appear via video conferencing. As per an office order issued by the Registrar, "All NCLT Benches shall start regular Physical hearing w.e.f 0l.03.2021. In case any...

Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment For Man Accused Of Murdering His Pregnant Wife

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by a man convicted for murdering his pregnant wife.According to prosecution, on the night of 29th October, 2005, while he was quarrelling with his wife, the accused picked up a log from the house and beaten her and caused internal injury in her stomach and murdered her. He himself took her to the hospital and made a false statement that she suffered...

'Arrest Of 3 Persons With Siddique Kappan Based On Intelligence Inputs, Not Media Reports': UP Govt Tells Allahabad High Court

The UP Government has told the Allahabad High Court that the three persons arrested alongside journalist Siddiqui Kappan while they were going to Hathras, were not arrested on the basis of media reports. The Government has thus controverted the priosners' claim that their arrests were perpetrated on the basis of "communal and divisive" reports carried out by several media outlets...

COVID's Home Grown Variant- "Be On Guard & Take Immediate Appropriate Decisions To Safeguard Citizens' Health": Madras HC To Govt.

While noting that homegrown variants of the Coronavirus have been noticed in Amaravati and Akola (in Maharashtra), the Madras High Court on Monday (22nd February) directed the Union and the States "to be on guard". The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also directed the Governments to take immediate appropriate decisions to safegaurd the health...

"Beaten Black And Blue By Police Officials", Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur Submits In Her Bail Plea, P&H HC To Hear Plea Tomorrow

Submitting that she has been targeted and falsely implicated in the matter as she was successful in generating massive support in favour of the Farmers' movement, Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur has claimed in her Bail plea (filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court) that she was beaten, tortured and suffered multiple injuries. In her bail plea, she has also claimed that...

3 Criminal Cases Against MLAs Withdrawn After December 1, 2020 - State Govt Tells Karnataka High Court

The State Government on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that after the order of the court dated December 1, 2020, a total of three cases against elected Representatives and Ministers were withdrawn. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was informed by the government advocate that "After December 1, only three prosecutions have...

Congress Leader's Murder: "Anything Untoward Can Happen To Me": MP Judge Makes Serious Allegations Against Murder Accused, Police

An Additional Sessions Judge in district Damoh, of Madhya Pradesh has voiced concern that "anything untoward" can happen to him and has suspected that the police and the Murder Accused may level false allegations/charges against him. RP Sonkar, the additional district judge (ADJ-II) of Hatta in Damoh district is presently conducting a trial in the high-profile murder case of...

Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Can Be Sanctioned As Per Proof Required Under The Scheme And In No Other Manner: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme can be sanctioned as per the proof required under the scheme and in no other manner.When the claim is under a particular pension scheme, unless one fulfills the eligibility criteria for grant of pension, as mentioned in the scheme, no applicant can claim such pensions, as a matter of right, the ...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response On Implementation Of Anganwadi Projects In The State

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought the response of the UP Government on the condition of Anganwadis in the State, especially with regard to nutrition programmes undertaken therein. "This petition for writ raises an important issue with regard to implementation of Anganwadi projects including the scheme relating to nutritive food," remarked a Division Bench comprising of...

Allahabad High Court Inaugurates Virtual Traffic Court, Interoperable Criminal Justice System & Integrated Civil Court Data With Land Records

The Allahabad High Court has launched a Virtual Court at the District Court level, to dispose of cases related to road traffic violation online. As per a press note issued in this regard, the Virtual Court deals digitally with "on-spot traffic challans" generated by the Traffic Police. The digital challans captured for the given day will reflect in the dashboard of the Virtual...