Patna HC Acquits Rape & Murder Accused Who Was Sentenced To Death By Trial Court [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court acquitted a rape and murder accused setting aside the death sentence awarded by the Trial Court.Ajit Kumar was convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 363, 366A, 120B, 302, 376(D) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6(g) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 finding him guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl. The prosecution case was thus:...

Jharkhand HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Mosque-Coordinators Accused Of Providing Shelter To Tablighi Jamaat Members Without Informing Administration [Read Order]

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday (14th October) granted anticipatory bail to mosque-coordinators accused of providing shelter to Tablighi Jamaat members without informing the local administration.The Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary was hearing the plea of two petitioners (mosque-coordinators) who were apprehending their arrest in connection with Sadar P.S. case no. 44 of...

[Espionage Case] Delhi Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma [Read Order]

On Monday (19th October), Patiala House Court (Delhi) dismissed the bail application of freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma, who has been arrested in an espionage case under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana denied him bail on the ground that sufficiently grave and incriminating material was available on record against him and the Court found that...

Safeguard Rights Of Human Rights Activists, NGOs : UN Human Rights Commissioner Appeals To India Govt

The Ministry of External Affairs responded by saying that violations of law cannot be condoned on the pretext of human rights.

Plea Seeking SOPs For Restaurants And Hotels In Light Of COVID19, Delhi HC Asks Petitioner To First Move The Appropriate Authority [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has given the liberty to move a representation before an appropriate authority in a plea seeking Standard Operating Procedures for hotels and restaurants in Delhi. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has directed the appropriate authority, which in the present case would be the Delhi Government, to reply to the representation moved...

[Delhi Riots] Delhi Court Dismisses Pleas of Student Activist Gulfisha Khatoon And 2 Others Seeking Statutory Bail In UAPA Case

On Monday (19th October) Karkardooma Court (Delhi) dismissed the application filed by student activist Gulfisha Khatoon, seeking statutory bail in a case related to the communal violence which took place in North-East Delhi in February 2020.It may be noted that she has been arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Court has also dismissed the applications...

Delhi HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction To Radico Khaitan Restraining The Sale Of "Vintage Moments" Alcohol [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has passed an ad interim order restraining the manufacturing, marketing, sale etc. of alcohol under the mark 'VINTAGE MOMENTS' in a suit filed by the manufacturers of the alcohol brand Magic Moments. The single judge bench of Jus. Mukta Gupta in passing the interim order recorded that plaintiff had successfully made out a prima facie case in its favour based...

Complaints Against Judicial Officers Must Accompany Sworn Affidavit & Verifiable Materials: Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Additional Guidelines [Read Notification]

Any complaint against the Judicial Officers of Subordinate Judiciary in Andhra Pradesh must be accompanied by a sworn affidavit and/or verifiable materialThe Andhra Pradesh High court has framed additional guidelines regarding "Pre-Requirements for filing complaints against Judicial Officers of Subordinate Judiciary in the State of Andhra Pradesh". The following guidelines are in addition to...

Gauhati HC Takes Note Of Acute Shortfall Of Official Quarters For Judicial Officers; Directs State Officials To Take Steps [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court, having taken cognizance of the acute shortfall of the official quarters for the Judicial Officers serving in the States of Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, has passed an order on October 19 directing the Deputy Commissioners of all the Districts, except for Districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Baksa, and the Chief...

Delhi HC Refuses To Quash Registrar General's Order Mandating Submission Of Court Fee and Affidavit While Filing Petitions [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has refused to set aside the order dated 28/08/20 passed by the court's Registrar General whereby submission of court fee and duly attested affidavit has been made mandatory while filing petitions. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that the said order does not warrant any interference as the same has been issued after...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till December 1 [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the operation of interim orders passed it or by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it till December 1, 2020. The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Piyush Agrawal as the position on account of COVID-19 Pandemic has "not improved entirely" in the State. Previously, the High Court...

Kerala HC Dismisses CBI's Petition For Early Hearing In LIFE Mission Case

The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) seeking early posting of the petitions filed to quash the CBI FIR in the LIFE Mission case.When the petition was taken up, a bench of Justice P V Kunhikrishnan asked the CBI's standing counsel if he was ready to argue the matter today. The counsel replied that he needed time to...