Sexual Assault Against Minor Boy; Bombay HC Quashes FIR On Compromise,Directs Registry To Give 50K Deposited By Parties For Advocates In Need [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR filed against a 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy after the father of the victim and the accused reached an amicable settlement. Division bench of Justice ZA Haq and Justice SM Modak of the Nagpur bench also directed the registry to deposit the amount of Rs.50,000 submitted partly on behalf of the accused and...

Madras HC To Consider Validity Of Centre's 2017 Dog Breeding & Marketing Rules, Restrains State From Seizing Pets For Non-Compliance in Interim [Read Order]

Considering the legality of the prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dogs Breeding and Marketing) Rules 2017, the Madras High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to pet breeders of restraining the state from physically seizing dogs from their owners. The said Rules introduced by the Centre proceed on the assumption that breeding amounts to "cruelty" for the purpose of the Prevention...

Plea In Allahabad HC Seeking Formulation Of Comprehensive Video Conferencing Rules [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, seeking a direction upon the HC through its Registrar General, to frame comprehensive video conferencing Rules to facilitate conducting of virtual trial viz. taking of evidence, framing of charge etc. The petition has been filed by practicing Advocate SM Singh Royekwar, seeking time-bound framing of Rules for...

Accused Enjoying Interim Bail In Pandemic Not Entitled To 'Dual Benefit' Of Default Bail U/S 167(2) CrPC: P&H HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday denied default bail to an accused who, after two weeks in custody, was enlarged on interim bail on account of the COVID pandemic, which was extended from time-to-time, and is now finally required to surrender on September 4. Justice H. S. Madaan was considering a revision petition against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge,...

Karnataka HC Initiates Suo Moto Case To Quash Private Complaint Against Judicial Magistrate

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Registrar General of the High Court to register a suo-motu criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash a private complaint lodged against a Judicial Magistrate First Class. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna said "If the complaint filed by said complainant is...

'Victim' Under SC/ST Act Includes Parents & Family Members Of Person Suffering Injuries Of The Crime : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Court held that 'victim' is entitled to be heard in all court proceedings under the Act.

Plea Seeking E-Registration Of Documents and Digitisation of Sub-Registrar's Office, Delhi HC Gives Liberty To Make Representation Before Concerned Authority

Delhi High Court has given the liberty to make a representation before an appropriate authority in a plea seeking establishment of a system for e-registration of all documents in order to dispense with the physical presence of all the parties. However, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan refused to issue any direction to the concerned...

Religare Finvest: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Shivinder Mohan Singh

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh in a money laundering case against him. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has directed Shivinder Mohan Singh to furnish a personal bond of ₹1 crore and two sureties of ₹25 lacs each. In addition to this, Singh has also been directed to surrender...

Delhi University Open Book Examination: Delhi HC Adjourns Hearing Till July 28

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the petitions challenging the conduct of open book examination by the Delhi University to 28th July, in view of the plea pending in the SC challenging the UGC directives on the conduct of university examinations."We have to see what SC will choose to do. If it issues notice, whole dynamics will change", observed by the Court The Court...

Schools Shall Not Strike Out Students' Names For Non-Payment Of Tuition Fees Until They Decide Representations For Concession/ Waiver: P&H HC [Read Order]

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that even though the schools are permitted to collect tuition fee, they shall not strike out the names of such students who have either sought concession/ waiver of school fee (until disposal of their representations). While hearing an appeal against the single bench order of the High Court, permitting all...

J&K HC Grants Interim Protection To Woman Allegedly Threatened For Religious Conversion [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday allowed the protection petition of a woman, allegedly being threatened by her family members and relatives, for having converted her religion/faith to Islam. The single-judge bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has granted interim relief to one Fatima, who claimed that she had converted her religion from Hinduism to Islam, "out of her own...

Kerala HC Comes To Rescue Of Two Students Deprived Of Online Education; Directs Panchayat To Provide Them Laptops

In a relief to two Dalit sisters who were deprived of online education, the High Court of Kerala directed a Panchayat to provide them laptops. The state government had promulgated a scheme to provide computers and laptop to the students belonging to SC/ST Community.The implementation of the plan was entrusted to the local self government institutions. Though the petitioners - Anakha Babu...