SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Jharkhand Govt.'s Decision To Appoint MV Rao As Acting-DGP Of State

The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged the Jharkhand Government's decision to appoint MV Rao as the Acting Director General of Police (DGP) as it allegedly contravened the directions of the Apex Court regarding fixed tenure and seniority of State Police Chiefs. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, and Justices AS Bopanna and...

Security Cover Provided Out Of Tax-Payers' Money Not Luxury: J & K HC Seeks Data On State Security To Pvt/Political/Retired Persons, Periodic Review [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday called for information from the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police regarding the security cover provided to private or political persons and retired employees and the assessment of the threat perception to them. The bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal also sought to be apprised of the policy in this regard and periodic review made for...

Over 100 Academics Seek Immediate Suspension of Criminal Law Reforms Committee

Over a hundred academics from across the world have urged the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws to "immediately suspend" their working. In an open letter addressed to the Committee, the academics have pointed out a lot of shortcomings in the composition and the procedure adopted by the Committee to recommend criminal reforms in India. Flawed procedure The academics...

Day Of Remand To Be Included While Computing Period Under Section 167(2)(a) CrPC: Bombay HC Grants Bail To DHFL Promoters Kapil & Dheeraj Wadhwan [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhwan and Dheeraj Wadhwan in the Enforcement Directorate's case of money laundering registered against them as the agency failed to file a chargesheet within 60 days from the date of remand. However, the Wadhwan brothers will remain in jail as the CBI has another case registered against them. Justice Bharati...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Reserves Order In Bail Plea Moved By Pinjra Tod Member Devangana Kalita

The Delhi High Court has reserved orders in a bail plea moved by 'Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita in a case registered against her for allegedly instigating the residents of Jaffrabad to participate in riots. While reserving the order, the Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave both the parties time till Monday to file their written submissions. Appearing...

Bombay HC Directs Man Accused Of Verbal Assault On Tehsildar To Deposit Rs.50,000 To CM's Welfare Fund As A Condition For Granting ABA [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed a man accused of verbally assaulting a public servant who was discharging her duty, to deposit Rs.50,000 with the Chief Minister's Welfare Fund as a condition for granting him anticipatory bail in a case registered against him under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing an anticipatory bail application...

Gujarat HC Urges State To Make Appointments To RERA Appellate Tribunal At The Earliest [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday urged the State Government to expedite the process of appointing members as well as the Chairperson, to the Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal. The order was passed in a PIL filed by one Nipun Singhvi, seeking a declaration that the constitution of the Appellate Tribunal is corum non judice. Section 45 of the RERA Act prescribes that...

Lewd, Filthy, Indecent Questions To Prosecutrix In Sexual Assault Cases To Not Be Allowed By Trial Courts: P & H HC Directs Courts [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday required its Registrar General to circulate to all the Presiding Officers/Designated Courts dealing with cases of Crime against Women, in the States of Punjab, Haryana and the U.T., Chandigarh, its observations against "a lewd, filthy and an indecent question put to the prosecutrix" in a rape case, which, the court said, could not have been allowed...

'The Best Way To Remember Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Is To Read His Judgements' : Here Is A Collection Of His Judgements

The best way to remember Hon'ble Justice Late Protik Prakash Banerjee of the Calcutta High Court who bade an untimely farewell to his family, friends and colleagues at the bar and the bench in the early hours of 3rd July 2020, is through his writings. Some columns on a few platforms have recently remembered him by revealing bits of his irrepressible personality. However, to do justice to...

NDPS Act - Application Seeking Time Extension For Investigation Not Maintainable If Progress Of Probe Not Disclosed: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that an application seeking extension of time for investigation under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 is not maintainable if it is is not in conformity with the requirements of proviso to sub section (4) of Section 36A of the NDPS Act.One of the requirements of the report for extension, under proviso to sub section (4) of Section 36A of...

AP HC Issues Notice To Centre, State On PIL Alleging Phone-Tapping Of HC Judges With Connivance Of Govt., To Malign Institution Of Judiciary [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, the state government, the CVC, the CBI and the TRAI on a PIL alleging that "with the active instigation of political bigwigs", an attempt is being made to "tap/keep surveillance on the phones of some of the judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh" with a view to "tarnish the image of the prestigious institution of the judiciary". Recording that "this public interest litigation has been filed inter-alia contending that as...

Law Student Withdraws Plea In Karnataka HC Challenging University Decision Of University To Hold Examinations

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday allowed a 3rd year law student of the Karnataka State Law University to withdraw his petition challenging the decision of the University to hold intermediate semester examinations from October, 2020. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ravi V Hosmani raised preliminary objection as regards to the maintainability of the petition filed...