Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Can Entertain Application U/s 14 SARFAESI Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held that Additional Chief judicial Magistrate [ACJM] will have jurisdiction to entertain an application filed under Section 14 of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI). In KO Anto vs. State of Kerala, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan considered a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution...

Karnataka HC Orders Immediate Release Of Admin Of FB Page 'Troll Maga', Arrested For Alleged Abusive Post Against CM

The Karnataka High Court, on Wednesday has stayed till July 11, criminal proceedings initiated against S Jaikanth, administrator of Facebook page, Troll Maga, and directed his immediate release. The police arrested him for allegedly posting abusive and insulting, posts against JD(S) party chief HD Deve Gowda, Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his son and leader from the party, Nikhil...

Indore Sessions Court Refuses To Hear Bail Plea Of BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, Arrested For Assaulting A Municipal Official

BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, arrested for assaulting a municipal official, Thursday failed to get relief from the Indore Sessions Court which refused to hear his bail application saying it has no jurisdiction. Judge B K Dwivedi said the sessions court was not empowered to hear the plea as the case falls under the jurisdiction of a special fast track court set up in Bhopal to hear cases...

Install Biometric Systems in Mortuaries To Ensure Presence Of Forensic Experts During Postmortems: Bombay HC To Maharashtra Govt [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently directed the Maharashtra Government to install biometric systems in mortuaries to ensure those post-mortem examinations are conducted only by qualified forensic experts. A bench comprising of Chief Justice Nandrajog and Justice Jamdar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by a practicing Advocate of Bombay High Court Adil Khatri, praying for a mandamus...

Mumbai Court Adjourns Orders On Binoy Kodiyeri's Bail Plea To July 1; No Arrest Till Then

The Dindoshi branch of Bombay City Civil and Session Court today adjourned to July 1 the pronouncement of order on the application for anticipatory bail moved by Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.Police has been ordered not to arrest him till then. Binoy has filed the application seeking pre-arrest bail in a...

File Noting Related To Mercy Petition Which is Not A Part Of The Ministerial Advice To The President, Can Be Provided Under RTI: CIC[Read Order]

In an order dated 14th June 2019, the Central Information Commission held that any file noting or correspondence regarding a mercy petition not forming a part of the Ministerial advice to the President under Article 74 (2) could be divulged and directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide such information to the applicant. The CIC was hearing an application filed by the mother of...

Kerala HC Directs Action Against Makers Of 'Unda' And Officials For Damage To Environment During Shooting [Read Judgment]

The Court directed the Central Government to initiate action against the erring officials and the movie company for non-forest activities undertaken by them in the reserve forest area by depositing gravel and damaging the environment, bio-diversity and the flora and fauna, after making due enquiries.

Young Couple Appeals For Donations To IDIA Law Instead of Wedding Gifts

Harshavardhan Ganesan and Gayathri Mani - a Chennai based couple who will tie the knot in September- have shown a warm gesture in connection to their wedding.In their wedding invitation card, they have made an appeal to donate to two charities in lieu of bringing gifts.Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to legal education Law (IDIA Law) and Thane Society for Prevention of Cruelty...

Pay Interest For Delaying Salary Of Employee Who Did Not Link Aadhaar: Bombay HC To Port Trust[Read Order]

he Bombay High Court, has directed Mumbai Port Trust to pay interest on the delayed salary of nearly 30 months, to an employee, who refused to link his Aadhar Card with salary payment. Justice Akhil Kureshi and S J Kathawala while disposing of the petition filed by employee Ramesh Kurhade said "Mumbai Port Trust shall pay simple interest @ 7.5% per annum to the petitioner on delayed...

Prosecution Cannot Be Completely Absolved Of Its Duty Despite The Presumption Under S.29 Of The POCSO Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

Calcutta High Court has passed a significant judgment underlying the nature of responsibility that Prosecution carries under section 29 of POCSO Act. The court held that the word "is prosecuted" in the aforesaid provision does not mean that the prosecution has no role to play in establishing and/or probablising primary facts constituting the offence. In the present case the appellant...

Calcutta HC Directs State to Pay Rs 5 Lakhs Compensation To Minor Victim of Sexual Assault [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a man under section 6 of POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a three year old girl, denying the presence of minor contradictions in the statement of victim's mother to vitiate the case of the prosecution. In addition to this, the court directed the state to pay the victim a compensation in tune of Rs 5 lakhs to ensure her...

"Can Your Relatives Stand As Sureties?":SC Asks Approver In Chopper Scam As ED Objects His Plea To Travel Abroad

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Rajeev Saxena, an approver in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, to place on record the names of relatives who would serve as his surety in connection with his plea to travel abroad on medical grounds. The vacation bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing the Enforcement Directorate's challenge to the Delhi...