Kerala HC Issues General Directions For Investigation And Trial In POCSO Cases [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has issued general directions to be followed by the Investigating authorities and Trial Courts while dealing with POCSO crimes and cases. Justice PB Suresh Kumar observed that lack of professionalism is writ large in the investigations in POCSO cases. The Court issued the following directives in exercise of the power under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution...

Every Endeavour Should Be Made By The District & Sessions Judge To Fill Up The Vacant Posts As Expeditiously As Possible: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court directed a District & Sessions Judge to fill the vacancies in its court pertaining to the posts of Senior Judicial Assistants and Judicial Assistants by way of promotion and that of Junior Judicial Assistants that shall fall vacant owing to promotions to the above posts by way of a recruitment drive, as expeditiously as possible. Reiterating the observations made...

[Harper Collins Case] After Parties Fail To Arrive At Mutual Settlement, Delhi HC Decides To Adjudicate On Merits

A Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the appeal filed Harper Collins Publishers against the order of a Delhi civil court which restrained the publication of the book "Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu's Conviction". During the course of hearing today, Justice Waziri noted that 5,000 books had already...

[3 Decade Old Multani Murder Case] 'P&H HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Punjab Ex DGP Sumedh Singh Saini [Read Order]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday (08th September) dismissed the Anticipatory bail application (filed under S. 438 of CrPC) of Punjab's former Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini in the three-decade-old Multani kidnapping and murder case.The Single Bench of Justice Fateh Deep Singh was hearing the Anticipatory Bail Application of the Petitioner Sumedh Singh...

[Overcharging By Hospitals] 'Display Rates For Treatment Of COVID Patients At The Reception Counter', MP HC Asks State To Issue Directions To Every Hospital [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) on Wednesday (02nd September) directed the State Government to issue directions to "every Hospital, including Private Hospitals, to display the rates for treatment of COVID-19 patients at the reception counter of the Hospitals."The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla further observed that in case there...

Delhi HC Directs Government To Consider Representation Opposing National Health Data Management Policy's Consultation [Read Order]

Delhi High Court disposed of a petition challenging the consultation process for the National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Policy indicating that it shall not decide the adequacy of the consultation process at this stage but the same can be looked into if the final policy is challenged on substantive grounds later. However, the Bench comprising of Chief...

NLAT UG 2020 To Be Held In Three Sessions: NLSIU

The National Law Aptitude Test 2020 for admission to undergraduate courses will be held in three sessions, on September 12, 2020. "UG NLAT 2020 will be conducted in three sessions in line with other large examinations," NLSIU informed today. Since the exam will be held in sessions, it is possible that the difficulty level of the question papers administered in different sessions may...

That Complainant Not Satisfied Can't Be Sole Ground For Rejecting Cancellation Report & Order Further Investigation: P & H HC [Read Order]

"That the complainant was not satisfied, cannot be the sole ground to discard the cancellation report and order further investigation", the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. The petitioner before Justice Raj Mohan Singh had assailed the order dated 13.10.2018 passed by a Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate in a FIR registered under Section 409 IPC. A perusal of the record showed that...

Telangana HC Issues Notices On Plea For Rebuilding Of Religious Structures Allegedly Torn Down During Telangana Secretariat Demolition

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a PIL seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana State Secretariat Building, that were allegedly torn down during demolition of the Secretariat Building. The Bench comprised of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy has issued notices to the Central Government,...

Seven Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as Permanent Judges. They are: Justice Manjari Nehru KaulJustice Harsimran Singh SethiJustice Arun MongaJustice Manoj BajajJustice Lalit BatraJustice Arun Kumar TyagiJustice Harnaresh Singh Gill The Supreme Court Collegium had...

[Divorce] Both Parties Educated & Thus, Presumed To Know Their Best Interests: P & H HC Orders Waiver Of 6 Month Cooling-Off Period [Read Order]

Noting that both parties to the marriage are over the age of 30 and are educated and that they would therefore be presumed to know as to what would be in their best interest, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered waiver of the compulsory six-month cooling off period before their divorce by mutual consent. The petitioners before Justice Sanjan Kumar in this revision sought dissolution...

[School Fees During Covid 19] Orissa HC Directs Mediation Between Private Schools & Parents [Read Order]

In the matter relating to charging of fees by private educational institutions, the Orissa High Court recently ordered the School & Mass Education Department of the State to convene a meeting between all the stakeholders to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Division Bench comprised of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice KR Mohapatra has asked the State government to convene...