"Woman Knows A Man's Intention When He Touches Her" Observes Bombay HC While Suspending Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Molesting Minor Actress On Flight

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday suspended the sentence of businessman Vikas Sachdeva who was found guilty of molesting a 17-year-old actress on flight and convicted by Special POCSO Court under Section 354 of IPC and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.Justice PK Chavan heard Sachdeva's appeal against his conviction and the subsequent three year sentence awarded...

CJI Releases "Commentary On the Law of Arbitration (4th Edition)" Authored By Justice Indu Malhotra

The "Commentary on the Law of Arbitration (4th Edition)" authored by Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra, was launched by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Monday at an event organized by the publisher Wolters Kluwer. Union Law Minster Ravi Shankar Prasad and other legal luminaries were also present at the function. Author Justice Indu Malhotra said, "Since the release of the...

COVID 19 : Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Evacuation Of Students Stuck In Iran Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea seeking evacuation of students from Iran, in light of the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country.The Single Bench of Justice IS Mehta has issued notice to the central government and will next take up the matter on March 11. The petition filed by Fozia Rahman, social justice lawyer, seeks court's direction to the Ministry of External...

Delhi HC Directs For A Reformation And Rehabilitation Plan Of A POCSO Convict [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has directed the jail authorities to prepare a proper rehabilitation programme for a person convicted under POCSO Act. The Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra has directed the Superintendent of Tihar to prepare an appropriate rehabilitation programme for the convict, by noting that 'the sentence acts as a deterrent and is simultaneously reformative with...

Creditors Belonging To Different Classes Can Be Given Different Treatment : NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reconfirmed the principle that the touchstone for judging the benevolence of a resolution plan does not depend upon the manner wherein differently placed creditors are treated therein. Resonating with the judgment passed recently by Supreme Court in the case titled, "Committee of Essar Steel v. Satish Kumar Gupta" passed on 15.11.2019, the NCLAT,...

Judicial Officer Aged Above 58.5 Years Not Eligible For Elevation As HC Judge: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held that for elevation to the higher judiciary, a Judicial Officer should not be more than 581/2 years of age, as on the date of occurrence of a vacancy. The observation was made by a division bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice VG Arun in a writ appeal moved by John K. Illikkadan, one of the senior most District Judges in the Higher...

Statement U/s 161 CrPC Inadmissible In Evidence And Cannot Be Relied Upon For Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

"A statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. can be used only to prove the contradictions and/or omissions."

Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Slew Of Directions For Protection Of Sukhna Lake In Chandigarh [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a slew of directions for protection and restoration of Sukhna lake in Chandigarh. The court has declared the lake to be a 'juristic person' and has directed the state to pay Rs. 100 crore in its favour as exemplary damages. The division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu was hearing a batch of petitions...

SC Reserves Verdict On JD(U) Leader's Plea Over New Party By Sharad Yadav

The Supreme Court Monday reserved verdict on a plea filed by Janata Dal (United) leader Ram Chandra Prasad Singh over claims of new a party formation by rebel leader Sharad Yadav."Arguments heard. Judgment reserved. Written submissions be filed within three days," a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah said.The apex court in 2018 had decided to examine the plea by Singh which sought...

'Custodial Deaths Common In UP Jails': Dr. Kafeel Khan's Wife Writes To Allahabad HC CJ Seeking Protection For Her Husband [Read Letter]

Apprehending danger to her husband Dr. Kafeel Khan's life, Dr. Shabista Khan has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Govind Mathur, requesting him to ensure his safety. Khan is presently lodged in the Mathura jail under the National Security Act. He was arrested from Mumbai in January this year, for allegedly giving a provocative speech at the...

DRAT Cannot Entertain An Appeal U/s 18 SARFAESI Act Without Insisting On Pre- Deposit: SC [Read Judgment]

"The DRAT, at best could, after recording the reasons, have reduced the amount to 25% but could not have totally waived the deposit."

Not Dealing With Cauvery Calling Project, Isha Foundation Tells Karnataka HC

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation, which was directed by the Karnataka High Court to disclose the amount collected for the Cauvery Calling project, filed a memo on Monday in the court stating that was not dealing with the project. The project was being dealt with by another entity named "Isha Outreach", and it should be impleaded as an additional respondent in the case, said...