Accused Must Be A Valid License Holder Under Essential Commodities Act For A Conviction Under Section 7 Of The Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently set aside the conviction of one Jayendra Talereja, in a 23-year-old case wherein the police conducted a search of his shop and found bogus gas regulators resulting in the his conviction under Section 7 read with 3 of the Essential Commodities Act for violating sub-clause (3) of clause 6 of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution)...

Karnataka HC Directs Air India To Pay Rs. 20 Lakh Compensation For Not Providing Wheel Chair On Time To Physically Disabled Doctor

Karnataka High Court has directed Air India, to pay Rs 20 Lakh compensation to a physically disabled doctor, and her aged mother who had to suffer immense mental trauma and physical suffering as the Airline delayed giving her wheel chair, at the Heathrow Airport, London, while on a holiday to Europe. Justice B Veerappa while directing the Airline to pay RS 10 lakh each to Dr S J...

Started Consultation On Parity in Legal Age for Marriage: Ministry of Women & Child Development Submits Before Delhi HC

In a plea seeking parity in the marriageable age for men and women, Ministry of Women and Child Development informed the Delhi High Court today that it has already started the consultation process for the same. The counsel for the Central Government informed the Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar that the Ministry is in the process of consulting with all the...

'No Evidence For Homicidal Death Of Younger Sister' : POCSO Court In Walayar Rape-Death Case [Read Judgment]

The judgment dated September 30 of the First Additional Sessions Court, Palakkad, acquitting one of accused Pradeep Kumar in the rape-death of the younger sister in Walayar (Kerala) is out. In the judgment, the Court holds that there is no evidence to hold that the death of the nine year old girl was homicidal.It is relevant to note that the Police Surgeon Dr P B Gujaral who conducted...

Facebook Appeals To Delhi HC DB Against Single Bench Order For Global Blocking Of Content Against Baba Ramdev

The social media giant Facebook on Wednesday filed an appeal to the Division Bench of Delhi High Court against Justice Pratibha Singh's order imposing a global injunction against it to take down defamatory content against Baba Ramdev.The Single Bench of Justice Pratibha Singh in her interim order had held that so long as either the uploading takes place from India or the information/data...

Rajasthan HC Quashes Cattle Smuggling Case Against Pehlu Khan, His Two Sons And Driver [Read Judgment]

In a big relief to the family of Pehlu Khan, who was allegedly killed two years ago by a mob that set upon him while he was transporting cows, the charge sheet against Khan and his two sons for cow-smuggling has been quashed by the Rajasthan High Court.While disposing of the petition filed by truck driver Khan Mohammed and the two sons of Khan, Justice Pankaj Bhandari quashed the case and...

Centre Notifies Transfers Of Chief Justices Of Patna, Meghalaya & Tripura HCs

The Central government has notified the appointment of new Chief Justices in the High Courts of Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Patna. In notifications issued today, the centre notified appointment of: Justice A P Sahi, Chief Justice of Patna High Court as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court;Justice A K Mittal, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court as the Chief Justice of the...

INX Media : P Chidambaram Remanded To Judicial Custody In ED Case Till Nov 13

The Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on Wednesday sent former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13 in ED matter against him in INX Media case.During the proceedings, both the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the court that they don't wish to reiterate the arguments they made in the last hearing. SG also placed...

Justice Rakesh Kumar Transferred From Patna HC To Andhra Pradesh HC

Justice Kumar, second senior judge of Patna HC, had courted controversy last August with his scathing observations about corruption and impropriety in judiciary.

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Amit Rawal From P&H HC To Kerala HC

The Centre has notified the transfer of Justice Amit Rawal from Punjab and Haryana High Court to High Court of Kerala.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended his transfer on August 28, after rejecting his request for re-consideration.Justice Rawal started practice of law in 1986. He was designated as Senior Advocate on 8 May 2012.[3] He had a short stint in the office of Advocate...

D K Shivakumar's Wife And Mother Tell Delhi HC That They Are Yet To Receive Fresh ED Summons

Usha Shivakumar and Gowarma, the wife and mother of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that they have not received the fresh summons which were purported to be issued by the ED.The Petitioners also argued before Justice Brijesh Sethi that the amended petition cannot be filed without receiving the fresh summons. Usha Shivakumar and Gowarma had...

Concept Of Fair Trial Entails Balancing The Interest Of The Accused, The Victim, Society And The Community: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Reiterating that the State Government has the power to accord written permission for withdrawal of prosecution, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed an order rejecting the application for withdrawal filed by the prosecution, and directed the trial court to consider the application afresh. In this regard, Justice Rajeev Singh reiterated the position settled by a full bench of...