Gujarat HC Launches E-Writ Module To Send Digitally Signed Copies Of Bail Orders To The District Courts [Read Press Release]

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (02nd October) launched eWrit Module to send digitally signed copies of Bail Orders from High Court to District Courts.On recommendation of the Judges of the ICT & e-Governance Committee of the High Court, a new module to make available digitally signed Bail Orders of the High Court to the concerned District Courts across the State was launched on the...

Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment rendered on September 22, 2020, the Delhi High Court has discussed in detail the legislative intent and applicability of "reverse burden" under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO). The single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was considering the bail application of a 24-yr-old man, accused of coercing a...

[Political Gatherings Amid COVID] Invoke Penal Provisions Of DMA, IPC Against Political/Governmental/State Or Social Functionaries: MP HC Directs DMs of 9 Districts [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) on Saturday (03rd October), in the public interest, passed some interim orders to prevent the Political Congregation in the State (specifically in the 9 districts falling within the territorial jurisdiction of the Bench).The Bench of Justices Sheel Nagu and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava issued interim orders, taking into account the practical problem...

SC Allows Aircel's Plea To Direct NCLAT To Decide The Questions Framed In 1 September Judgment In AGR Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has allowed Aircel's plea to direct the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to consider the questions framed by the Court in the 1st September judgment in AGR case.In its judgment, the Supreme Court had directed the NCLT to consider questions like: Whether TSPs can be said to be the owner based on the right to use the spectrum under licence granted to them? Whether ...

There Is No Medical Evidence On Record To Show That Accused Is A Drug Addict: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Accused Under NDPS [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has granted bail to a person accused under sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act by noting that the Prosecution failed to show any medical evidence to support its narrative that the accused is a drug addict. While granting bail, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru further observed that there are reasonable grounds to believe...

Chief Justice Gita Mittal Of J&K HC Constitutes Arbitration Committee For Court Annexed International Arbitration Centre

Chief Justice Gita Mittal of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has constituted an "Arbitration Committee" for recently approved J&K International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC), annexed to the High Court premises. The Arbitration Committee, constituted under Rule 3 of the JKIAC (Internal Management) Rules, 2020, comprises of: Justice Sindhu SharmaJustice Rajnesh OswalJustice Javed...

Gujarat High Court To Start Uploading Orders/Judgments In The Gujarati Language [Read Press Release]

The Gujarat High Court has decided to start the publication of select High Court Orders/Judgements in the Gujarati Language on the Gujarat High Court's website. On Friday (2nd October) the Gujarat High Court issued a Press Release to this effect.The Press Release reads,"As desired by Honourable the Chief Justice of High Court of Gujarat, Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and as further recommended...

[Tablighi Jamaat] Cases From All Over UP To Be Transferred To 3 Districts; To Be Decided Within 8 Weeks: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (30th September) directed that the cases pending against the members of Tablighi Jamaat in Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Lucknow Zones be transferred to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow.Likewise cases pending in Agra and Meerut Zones be transferred to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut. Lastly, the cases pending in Bareilly Zone...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Frames E-Filing Rules [Read Notification]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has framed Electronic Filing In The High Court of Madhya Pradesh Rules, 2020, to regulate practice and procedure pertaining to use of e-filing in the High Court. E-filing can be done by visiting the High Court Web Portal. The Rule 5 details the steps for registration of Advocates and litigants in the E-filing portal.The documents are supposed to be digitally...

NCB Trying To Frame Ranbir, Rampal, Morea: Kshitij Ravi Prasad Tells Court

Kshitij Ravi Prasad, the former Dharmatic Entertainment executive producer arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a Bollywood-drugs case, has told a special court here that he has been "coerced into falsely implicating" actors Ranbir Kapoor, Dino Morea and Arjun Rampal by the agency officials.The NCB has dismissed these allegations as "false and baseless".Interestingly, Prasad's...

[Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs] Madhya Pradesh HC Registers Suo Moto Petition; Issues Notices [Read Order]

In compliance of the order of the Supreme Court dated 16.09.2020 passed in W.P. (Civil) No.600/2016 (Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay & others vs. Union of India & others), the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) registered a suo motu petition on 21.09.2020 for monitoring the progress of the trials of the pending criminal cases against sitting/former Legislators (MPs & MLAs).Further,...

Department of Atomic Energy Can't Prohibit Grant Of Exploration License Of Atomic Minerals Permissible Under The Provisions Of OAMDR Act: Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently observed that Department of Atomic Energy can't prohibit grant of exploration license of Atomic Minerals to any private person permissible under the provisions of the OAMDR act.The Bench of the Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Justice K. Suresh Reddy made it clear that in the matter of grant of the operating right, it may be given to any person...