Include Lawyers, Judges In COVID-19 Vaccine Priority List: Tamil Nadu Advocates Association

The Tamil Nadu Advocates' Association (TNAA) has written letter to the Union and State Health Ministry, as well as the Chief Justices of the Madras High and Supreme Court, demanding that lawyers and judges be included in the priority list of people who are qualified to get the COVID-19 vaccinations in the first phase of its administration. The letter highlighted that the government...

'Individual Rights Should Subserve The National Interest': Kerala High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Journalism Student In UAPA Case [Read Judgment]

"When individual rights are pitted against national interest and security, the latter should prevail."

Bail Is Not A Licence For Committing Any Number Of Crimes: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the right to claim bail under section 436 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc) becomes circumscribed when an accused repeatedly commits bailable offence/s. Justice SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR said "A person being on bail in relation to a bailable offence and applies for bail having again committed a bailable offence cannot as a matter of right...

Offence U/S 25 Of Arms Act Not Made Out In Cases Where Suspect Wasn't Conscious That He Is In Possession Of Live Ammunition: Delhi High Court

A single judge vacation bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has reiterated that "unconscious possession" of firearms "would not attract the rigours of the Arms Act," while hearing a criminal writ petition moved by an engineering student in whose bag were found 20 live cartridges. The student sought quashing of the FIR lodged against him and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that he...

Plea In Delhi High Court Against Detention Of Under Trial Prisoners Despite Completion Of Half Of Their Maximum Sentence

A writ petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking implementation of S. 436A of CrPC, for release of those under trial prisoners who are facing trial under and have spent half of their maximum sentence in lower offences.A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel has issued notice in the Petition. Section 436A of the Code prescribes the maximum period for which...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Thwaha Fasal In UAPA Case Over Alleged Maoist Links; Allan's Bail Not Cancelled

The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside the order passed by by Special NIA Court Kochi granting bail to Thwaha Fasal in a UAPA case for alleged Maoist links.The High Court however has not cancelled the bail granted to Allan Shuhaib, who was also arrested along with Thwaha in November 2019.A division bench comprising Justices A Hariprasad and K Haripal allowed the appeal filed by the...

Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority Bids Farewell To Justice Ravi Malimath

The Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority on Sunday conducted a farewell ceremony for Justice Ravi Malimath, Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, on his transfer to the Himachal Pradesh High Court. During the programme, Justice Malimath who is also the Executive Chairman of the authority, emphasized on the need to devise a system which can provide necessary legal...

Notaries/Oath Commissioners Not Authorised To Execute Marriage/Divorce Documents: MP High Court Calls For Strict Guidelines

Coming down heavily on Notaries/Oath Commissioners who are involving themselves in executing the document in respect of the marriage, divorce, etc, the Madhya Pradesh High Court last week called for strict guidelines, "to be issued to the Notaries and oath commissioners for not executing such type of deed, failing which their license would be terminated." The Bench of Justice Vivek...

Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Illegal Sale Of Nylon Threads In Festive Season Causing Severe Injuries To Humans And Birds

A division bench of the Bombay High Court, Auranagabad Bench consisting of Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Vibha Kankanwadi (vacation bench) on Wednesday (30th December 2020) took suo moto Public interest litigation cognizance on the illegal sale of nylon manjas on the festive seasons causing severe debilitating injuries to innumerable birds. BACKGROUND OF THE SUO...

Failure Of Assessing Officer To Comply With Section 144C Of Income Tax Act Invalidates Assessment Order : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the failure of the assessing officer to adhere to the "mandatory requirement" of Section 144C(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, will invalidate the final assessment order.Section 144C(1), inserted in the Act by 2009 amendment, states that Assessing Officer should forward the draft of the proposed assessment order to the eligible assessee if any variation of...

SC-ST Act- Not Necessary That Accused Has To Be Straightaway Arrested On Mere Registration Of Crime: Telangana High Court

It cannot be said that merely because crime is reported under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, straightaway accused has to be arrested, the Telanagana High Court observed while refusing to direct the police to arrest an MLA who allegedly threatened a journalist.Guguloth Santosh Naik, a journalist in Vaartha Telugu vernacular daily, had reported that...

'Work From Home' Option Included In Centre's Draft Model Standing Orders For Service Sector

Ministry of Labour and Employment has published Draft Model Standing Orders for Service Sector, Manufacturing Sector and Mines.The draft Model Standing Orders for Service Sector includes Work From Home Option. It states that, subject to conditions of appointment or agreement between employer and workers, employer may allow a worker to work from home for such period or periods as may be...