'Disproportionate Restriction On Innocent Civilians':Plea In Gujarat HC Against Perpetual Imposition of S. 144 CrPC In Ahmedabad

A petition has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against repeated issuance of curfew orders under Section 144 of CrPC and Section 37 of Gujarat Police Act, in the city of Ahmedabad, that too without identifying any imminent threat to public order and tranquility. "The impugned order is a disproportionate restriction on the rights of Petitioners as well as other innocent civilians...

Detention Even Before Order Of Tribunal Declaring Her As Foreigner: Gauhati HC Orders Release Of Woman [Read Order]

A Bench comprising of Justices Suman Shyam and Parthivjyoti Saikia of the Guwahati High Court on 17.12.2019 directing the Superintendent of Police (Border), Sivasagar to release a woman from the Detention Centre at Jorhat on the account that she was taken into custody even before being declared as a foreigner.Order dated 08.03.2019 had been passed by the Foreigners' Tribunal whereby...

Allegation Of Human Right Violation By UP Police During Anti-CAA Protests: NHRC Issues Notice To UP DGP

The National Human Rights Commission today issued notice to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, calling for a report within 4 weeks with regard to the alleged violation of human rights by State Authorities post the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. As per the complaint, the State of Uttar Pradesh has violated the rights of people to assemble peacefully by the imposition...

Wife Not Entitled To Maintenance If Allegation Of Adultery Is Proved Against Her: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has held that if allegations of adultery are proved against the wife in a marriage, she is not entitled to maintenanceJustice NW Sambre was hearing two criminal writ petitions filed by one Sanjivani Kondalkar who challenged a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli allowing a revision application filed by the petitioner's husband seeking cancellation...

ED Summons Allegedly To Prevent Broadcasting Facts On Anti-CAA Protests: Gauhati HC Stays Personal Appearance Of Proprietor Of Assamese News Paper And Channel Before ED

The Gauhati High Court on Friday decided to look into the legality of summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate, allegedly to prevent the Petitioner from broadcasting true and correct facts of agitation presently ongoing against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the State of Assam. The Petitioner, Jayanta Baruah, is the proprietor of daily newspaper namely 'Asomiya Pratidin'...

Bail Granted In One Case Can't Be Cancelled On The Ground That Another FIR Is Registered: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has held that registration of fresh FIR against a person, cannot be a ground to cancel anticipatory bail already granted in another case, where the trial is already ongoing. Justice B A Patil, said "The only ground which is made out is that two criminal cases have been registered. In what way the said cases have come in the way of the trial has also not been...

Sexual Offences Against Children: Bombay HC Says Accused Should Be "Mercilessly And Inexorably Punished" [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court last Friday dismissed an appeal filed by on Sagar Dhuri, a 23-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting a five-and-a-half-year-old girl and sentenced to ten years.Justice Prithviraj K Chavan concluded the appeal was devoid of merits and noted-"This is a case in which there is no question of reformation of the appellant as he was quite a grown-up male who knew...

Pleas Taken In Written Statement Are Irrelevant While Considering Application Under O7 R11 Of CPC: HP HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has reiterated that while considering an application under Order 7 Rule 11 of the CPC for rejection of plaint, the Court has to examine the averments in the plaint and that the pleas taken by the defendants in its written statement would be irrelevant. The order was passed by Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Jyotsna Rewal...

'Education To Girl Child Is Nation's Asset'; Madras HC Upholds Termination Of Principal For Indulging In Homo-Sexual Activities With Students [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court upheld the termination of the Principal of Dharmapuri District Co-operative Sugar Mills Polytechnic, who was accused of indulging in homo-sexual activities with the polytechnic students and making filthy remarks against teaching staff, apart from other administrative wrongdoings. "The petitioner, who was working as the Principal of the Polytechnic Institute,...

'CAA & NRC Force Democracy To Give Way To Majoritarianism': Law Teachers Across The Globe Express Solidarity With Student Protestors[Read Statement]

We, the undersigned teachers and researchers of law, strongly condemn the police brutality on the peaceful protest by the students at Jamia Milia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and other universities. On 15 December 2019 police entered the Jamia Milia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University, and assaulted and detained the students. Students were dragged out of campus, and were...

People Have Right To Criticize Dispensation Running The Country, Being Legislature, Executive Or Judiciary: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

"It is not clear at all as to how the criticism of the State Government and its functionaries and a Member of Parliament could be deemed to be publication of a statement likely to cause fear or alarm to the public at all, let alone whereby such person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility."

Karnataka HC Pulls up BBMP For Transferring An Employee On Orders Of CM [Read Order]

"Though this is a fit case for passing strictures against all the concerned, and for levy of exemplary costs, this Court with much reluctance, restrains itself from doing the same so that such illegal transfers shall not be repeated hereafter."