Same-Sex Couple Facing Discrimination:Allahabad High Court Calls It 'Stark Reality Of Society', Grants Them Protection

The Allahabad High Court last week granted protection to a homo-sexual couple who alleged before the Court that they are being threatened with violation of their rights enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India only on the ground of their sexual orientation. The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori was hearing the plea of one Poonam...

Bombay High Court Grants Parole To 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts Convict Six Months After Brother's Death

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted emergency death parole to Essa Memon, who is serving a life sentence in the 1993, Mumbai Serial Blasts case. Essa is the brother of Tiger Memon, accused of being the brain behind the blasts. A division bench of justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale granted seven days parole to Memon, without police escorts. Memon, who has spent 26 years in...

CCI, SEBI Approval to Reliance-FRL Deal Disregards Law: Amazon Tells Delhi High Court

Seeking an interim injunction against the Reliance - Future Retail Ltd stake sale deal worth Rs. 24,000 crore, Amazon today submitted before the Delhi High Court, that FRL had urged authorities like SEBI and CCI to disregard the award, and by giving their approvals to the deal, they had disregarded the law indeed.The court directed both parties to file a 5 page note with relevant portions...

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Suspends Arrest Warrant Against Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

The Gujarat High Court today (28th January) suspended the non-bailable warrant of arrest issued by a Magistrate in Kutch agains journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in connection with a 2017 defamation suit filed by the Adani Group against Thakurta. The Bench of Justice B. N. Karia suspended the Magistrate's Order while hearing the application filed by Guha praying to quash and set aside...

All Commercial Appeals From District Court Orders To Now Be Listed Before Division Benches: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has on Wednesday directed its Registry to list all commercial appeals from district court orders before the Commercial Appellate Division Benches. The Court has also directed these appeals to be registered as FAO (Comm) before they are listed before the Commercial Appellate Division. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has directed that all appeals...

Land Acquisition Act 1894: Title Of Land Owner Ceases Once State Takes Possession Of Land: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that once possession is taken by the State, the land vests absolutely with the State and the title of the landowner ceases.The bench comprising Justices allowed the appeal filed by Assam Industrial Development Corporation Limited against a Gauhati High Court judgment nullifying the award passed under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The award pertained to land...

Central Crime Branch(CCB) Not A 'Police Station'; Chargesheet Filed By It Invalid : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that Central Crime Branch (CCB) is not a police station and therefor the final report filed by it is not in contemplation with the provisions of Section 173(2) of the Code. The magistrate court cannot take cognizance of it.A single bench of Justice B A Patil on January 18, allowed two petitions filed by Dr.M.G.Gopal Principal & Dean of KIMS and Dr....

When It Comes To Fundamental Rights Of Prisoners It Is Not An Adversarial Litigation, It Is The Duty Of State: Bombay High Court

Can the continued detention or incarceration of an undertrial be detrimental to his health? The Bombay High Court is likely to answer this question while deciding 81-year-old poet-activist, Dr Varavara Rao's bail application on medical grounds. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale on Thursday repeatedly asked the State as well as the National Investigating Agency...

LSAT India 2021 Rescheduled

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has rescheduled 2021 LSAT—India to be held over several days and time slots in the week starting 14 June 2021. The deadline for registration has also been extended to 4 June 2021. Note: For students who wish to take the LSAT—India before the CBSE, LSAT—India will open an administration on 25 March 2021. [Registration for that...

'She Has Vividly Described Her Love Relationship With Accused' : Bombay High Court Acquits Man Accused Of Raping Minor Girl

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence of a 27 years old driver, accused of raping a minor girl on the ground that her testimony did not inspire confidence.The prosecutrix was aged 17 years and 9 months on the date of crime.The trial court had sentenced the accused to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the offences under Section 376(2)(n) of...

Section125(3) CrPC Mode Of Enforcement Of Right To Maintenance; Its Invocation Against Defaulter Cannot Be Faulted: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the liability of a man to maintain his wife, children or parents under Section 125 CrPC is one of "continuing nature" and a Magistrate cannot be faulted for issuing warrant under Section 125(3) in case of default. A Single Bench of Justice Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava has held, "The liability to pay maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. being...

On Munnawar Faruqui, And Why Bail Not Jail Remains A Myth

Munnawar Faruqui was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police for allegedly making obscene jokes about deities and politicians, in a case registered against him and some others which invoked offences such as Section 295-A IPC that are cognizable and non-bailable (more on that later). After some weeks, on 28th January the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dismissed what was a third bail application...