Section 370 IPC Cannot Be Applied Against A Woman Who Herself Is A Victim Of Trafficking: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that a woman involved in prostitution is herself a victim of human trafficking and therefore, she cannot be charged for the offence of trafficking under Section 370 of IPC. "Legislative framework that criminalizes prostitution as exploitation, drives the practice underground and renders the already vulnerable sex worker more vulnerable...

Appeal To Release Varavara Rao From Two Former CICs

From Shailesh Gandhi, shaileshgan@gmail.com M Sridhar Acharyulu, cicsridhar@gmail.com Former Central Information Commissioners To Shri Uddhav Thakare Hon'ble Chief Minister Maharashtra Government Mumbai 31.5.2020 Through email cm@maharashtra.gov.in Respected Chief Minister Sub: A request to release P Varavara Rao,...

Madras HC Refuses To Cancel DMK Leader R. S. Bharathi's Interim Bail In Case Under SC/ST Act For Disrespectful Remarks Against Lower Caste Elevations To HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Saturday refused to cancel the May 23 grant of interim bail by the Principal Sessions Court to DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi, also a Rajya Sabha member, who was arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989.Bharathi, a well known leader, made disrespectful remarks on members of oppressed class stating that...

Delhi Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Submit Report On The Treatment Given To COVID Positive Prisoner in Rohini Jail

On Saturday, a Delhi Court directed the Jail Superintendent of Rohini Prison to submit a detailed report on the treatment provided to a COVID19 positive prisoner. The direction has been given by Additional Sessions Judge Neelofer Abida Parveen in a bail application moved by a COVID positive prisoner. The court has asked the concerned Superintendent to submit a report highlighting...

Private Hospitals Exploiting COVID-19 Crisis For Profiteering Will Face Strict Legal Action, Warns Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Court said that no person should be denied treatment on account of financial constraints.

Gujarat HC Asks ICMR To Explain Rationale Behind COVID-19 Testing Policy [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has suo moto impleaded Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and asked it to explain the rationale behind its testing policy.A bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J B Pardiwala posed the following queries to the ICMR.What is the rationale behind its testing policy? In what manner the ICMR wants the private hospitals /laboratories...

Castiest Remarks Made Over The Phone Is not An Offence Under SC/ST Act : Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a casteist remark against a member of the Scheduled Caste community, which is made over a phone call, does not constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act). In its ruling, the Court made it clear that such remarks do not show any intention to humiliate the...

GHCAA Requests Chief Justice Of Gujarat HC For Physical Functioning Of Court [Read Letter]

The Hon'ble Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Shri Vikram Nath, received a letter from Mr Yatin N Oza, the President of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) requesting for physical functioning of the Court instead of virtual function of the Court. The letter states that an agenda was circulated and then put to vote. The agenda was whether the Members of the Bar...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing May 25, 2020 To May 31, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) Submit Report On Scheme To Reduce Migration Of Natives Of UP To Other States: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt. In Plea On Migrants Issue [Ritesh Srivastava & Anr. v. State of UP] Division Bench of Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government inquiring as to...

MP HC Chief Justice Inaugurates New Court Complexes, ADR & Mediation Centres

On 30.05.2020 at 10:30 A.M„ Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal, the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, in presence of Justice Sanjay Yadav, Administrative Judge, High Court of M.P. and Chairman, MP State Legal Services Authority and other puisne Judges of High Court of M.P. has e-inaugurated, through Video Conferencing [linkage from High Court Jabalpur], total 8 newly constructed...

[Virtual Hearings] Close Old Tabs And Log-in Again To Avoid Login Issue : Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday has issued a direction to advocates to close meeting windows which they might have opened before the hearing to avoid any technical glitches during virtual hearings. This direction was passed by a Single Judge Bench Justice Pratibha M Singh for ensuring effective virtual hearing by preventing the Advocates from being locked out and allowing them to join...

[Delhi Riot Case] Delhi Court Grants 10 Days Interim Bail To Ex-Congress Municipal Councillor Ishrat Jahan For Marriage

The Patiala House Court has granted bail to ex-Congress Municipal Councillor Ishrat Jahan, who was arrested for perpetrating communal violence in north-east Delhi in February, 2020, on grounds of marriage. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana has permitted to release Jahan on 10 days interim bail from June 10 till June 19, so that she can attend her marriage function scheduled for...