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"Victim's Mother Told Her About What To Say In Court": Delhi High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Minor's Sexual Assault Case
While noting that there were material improvements in the statements of the child victim and her mother, the Delhi High Court on Thursday (03rd December) set aside the conviction of an accused in minor's sexual assault case. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing an appeal filed on behalf of the appellant-accused against the judgment whereby the appellant was convicted for...
Child Labour And Child Marriages Increasing In Rural Areas As Children Are Not Going To School: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Friday observed that there is an increase in cases of child labour and child marriage in rural areas of the state, as children below the age of 14 years are not going to schools. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice N S Sanjay Gowda has directed the state government to in ten days time take a decision on whether the...
MJ Akbar Aware of Other Tweets Also, But Singled Me Out for Complaint: Priya Ramani To Delhi Court
Journalist Priya Ramani against whom former BJP leader MJ Akbar has filed a defamation complaint, for alleged defamatory publications against him during the 'Me Too' movement, today informed a Delhi court hearing the matter that there were other women too who had come out against Akbar at the time, but she has been singled out in the complaint. Sr. Adv. Rebecca John, appearing...
People Of India Are Still Victims Of Social Evils Like Casteism: Telangana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In An Honour Killing Case
While dismissing the bail plea filed by some accused in an honour killing case, the Telangana High Court observed that the people of India are victims of social evils, like casteism and honour killings."It is trite to note that the caste system, illiteracy and poverty etc. including 'honour killing' are social evils which India is facing even after 73 years of Independence. On one hand, there...
COVID19- Draw Out A Definite Plan To Rehabilitate Migrated Workers: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Govt.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (04th December) directed the Madhya Pradesh Government and its functionaries to draw out a definite plan to rehabilitate migrated workers, who returned to MP after being rendered jobless during pandemic COVID-19 outbreak. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea filed by Social organisation...
TRP Scam Case: Sessions Court Grants Bail To Republic TV's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh
The City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Bombay on Saturday (05th December), granted bail to Republic Media Network's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh. It may be noted that he was arrested on 10th November in connection with TRP Scam Case, for alleged manipulation of ratings to show the news channel and its programmes as the most watched. The Additional Sessions Judge D....
"Prima Facie Vexatious"; Bombay High Court Asks Petitioner Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Epidemic Diseases Act To Deposit 1 Lakh
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a petitioner challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Diseases Act to deposit Rs. 1 lakh with the registry in order for it to be heard or else it will be dismissed opining that prima facie the said PIL is vexatious.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni were hearing the Public Interest Litigation filed...
Married Person Living With Someone Else's Spouse An Immoral Act; Can't Give Seal Of Approval By Ordering Police Protection: Rajasthan High Court
"The married persons living with somebody else's spouse would amount to committing an immoral act and a seal of approval cannot be given by this Court by directing the police to give them protection", remarked the Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) while dismissing a plea for police protection with cost of Rs.10,000/-The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma was hearing the plea of...
Courts Have Internalised the Logic That Dissenters Are A Threat : Pratap Bhanu Mehta
"Courts have internalized the logic that dissenters are a threat", said political theorist Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta at the 3rd Project 39A Annual Lecture in Criminal Law. Organised by Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi, revolved around the topic of "The Dissenter as Criminal: Reflections on Dissent and the Law". Mehta commenced the lecture by remarking that dissent as...
Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Illegal Smuggling & Trading Of Endangered Species Of Birds In The State
The Calcutta High Court on Friday took suo moto cognizance of the illegal smuggling and trading of endangered species of birds in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee has taken up the matter on the basis of a newspaper report that 'exposed the tip of an iceberg' regarding the 'cruel intrusion' into the life...