Centre Extends Validity Of Driving Licences, Registrations, Fitness Certificates & Permits That Expired Since Feb 1 Till Dec 31 [Read Advisory]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since February 1. In an advisory to all states and Union Territories, the Ministry has asked them to treat such documents as valid till December 31, 2020. The documents include Fitness certificates, Permit (all types), Driving License,...

Ensure Strict Confidentiality Of CDR Details Of COVID Patients: Kerala HC Closes Ramesh Chennithala's Plea [Read Order]

While closing the writ petition filed by Ramesh Chennithala, the Kerala High Court directed the Government to ensure strict confidentiality of the CDR details collected and also to ensure that no third party has access to it.The bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Shaji P. Chaly closed the writ petition recording the submission of the state that the CDR details are collected...

Victim Not Remedy-Less Against Police Inaction - Can Apply To Competent Magistrate, File Complaint U/S 166A(b) IPC Against IO, Even Move HC : P & H HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reassured that the complainant/victim of a crime is not remedy-less against deliberate inaction, unreasonable delay, failure to collect evidence, undue sympathy with/shielding of the offenders by the concerned Police Officers. Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi was hearing anticipatory bail pleas in connection with FIR registered under Sections 354-D, 503, 509,...

Husband & Wife Settle Dispute, Gujarat HC Quashes FIR Against The Wife Who Allegedly Poisoned Daughters And Attempted Suicide [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (19th August) allowed a Criminal application filed by a lady (under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) for quashing and setting aside the FIR being C. R. No. Part- A/112100042001003 of 2020 registered before Amroli Police Station, District: Surat for the offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.The bench of Justice A. P. Thaker...

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Court Discharges Certain Foreign Nationals Of All Offences Levelled Against Them [Read Order]

A trial court in Delhi has discharged certain foreign nationals related to the Tablighi Jamaat event of all offences levelled against them under the various provisions of the Foreigners Act, Disaster Management Act, and the Indian Penal Code. While discharging these foreign nationals, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur noted that no document has been produced that connects...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Strict Implementation Of Statutory Reservation For Recruitment In Central Universities

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to ensure that central universities are strictly implementing reservation for Scheduled Castes for direct recruitment as per the notification issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on July 12, 2019. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice...

SC Grants Bail To Octogenarian After DNA Reports Showed That He Is Not The Father Of Rape Victim's Child [Read Order]

The Supreme Court granted bail to an octogenarian rape accused after noticing that the DNA report showed that he is not the father of the child born to the rape victim.The man was booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, for allegedly raping a minor. The girl delivered a baby on 5th July. The accused was denied bail by the Calcutta High Court and had hence filed...

Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Speaker's Rejection Of Disqualification Petition Against 6 BSP MLAs; Asks Speaker To Decide Merits Within 3 Months [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday set aside the order of the Speaker which rejected the petition submitted by BJP MLA Madan Dilawar seeking the disqualification of 6 BSP MLAs who had merged with the Congress in 2019.A single bench of Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal found fault with the Speaker, Dr CP Joshi, for rejecting the petition on technical grounds.The Speaker had cited Rule 6(7)...

[Missing Minor] 'Taking Advantage Of COVID, Police Didn't Try To Trace Out The Minor; A Clear Case Of Negligence': MP HC Seeks Response From DGP [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) on Thursday (20th August) rapped the Superintendent of Police, Bhind stating that "he has already lost the confidence of this Court." The court also reprimanded the Police team/officers as they failed in their duty to trace out the missing corpus/minor girl and secure her presence.The bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia stated,"It appears that all...

First 'Virtual Lok Adalat' Held In Jammu &Kashmir [Read Press Note]

The Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority on Saturday organized its first "E-Lok Adalat" in the districts of J&K and Ladakh, to achieve the goal of Access to Justice for all and to help the poor litigants tide over their financial problems and untold mental stress. Need To Ensure That E-Lok Adalat Remains The 'People's Lok Adalat': Justice N.V Ramana The Lok Adalat...

Conduct Of Election Amidst Pandemic To Violate Art. 19(1)(a) Right To Vote, To Know About Candidates: Plea In Patna HC Seeks Deferment Of Assembly Polls [Read Petition]

After the Supreme Court, the Patna High Court has also been moved in a PIL to defer the upcoming assembly election to be held in the State of Bihar as the term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ends in the month of November, 2020. Advocate Jai Vardhan Narayan, petitioner-in-person, has submitted that merely going through the Election Commission of India's guidelines for conduct of...

Pension A 'Property' U/Article 300 & A Fundamental Right To Livelihood U/Article 21; Bombay HC Imposes 50K Cost On Bank For Deducting Pension Retrospectively

The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed a cost of Rs.50,000 on State Bank Of India for deducting more than Rs.3 lakh from 85-year-old pensioner Naini Gopal's account after the bank concluded that an amount of Rs.872 per month was 'erroneously paid' in excess to the petitioner from the October 2007 due to technical error in the system. Court imposed cost towards mental agony and...