J&K HC Directs YouTube, FB & Twitter To Remove All Publications Disclosing The Identity Of Minor Rape Victim

Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Friday directed the YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to remove all materials/posts/publications which tend to disclose the identity and name of the infant victim of the sexual violence in the incident on 8th of May 2019 in District Bandipora of Kashmir and to ensure that no such material is uploaded on their channels. Amicus Curiae Farah Bashir apprised bench...

Facebook Profile With Pro-Pak Slogan: Gauhati HC Denies Bail To Accused [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court has denied bail to one accused person who had uploaded his profile photo in his Facebook account with a message 'I stand with Pakistan Army'. The police registered the FIR against him for the offences under Sections 121/124A/505(1)(b) of the IPC R/W Section 66 of the I.T. Act. Counsel for the accused-petitioner submits that the accused is in jail custody for 60 days,...

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Rape Cases, Seeks Reply From Govt

The Rajasthan High Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of rising rape incidents in Bharatpur and Jhalawar districts in the state and issued a notice to the state government seeking reply by May 27. A division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur, while expressing concern over an abrupt spurt in such cases, said the administration and the police have...

JNU: Selection Of Faculty Positions Cannot Be Approved Without Being Routed Through Academic Council, Holds Delhi HC [Read Order]

A significant ruling has come from Delhi High Court in the case of Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt & Ors. v. JNU wherein court has ruled that to effect selections and faculty positions at Jawaharlal Nehru University, approval of Academic Council is necessary. Question before the single judge bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar was to have clarity on whether the panel, which would include the...

Full Court Adopts Resolution To Bring Delhi Judicial Academy Under Direct Admin, Financial Control Of Delhi High Court

The Delhi Judicial Academy, aimed at continuous judicial education of judges, would now be under the direct administrative and financial control of the Delhi High Court and its staff would be merged with that of the high court. Vide a resolution adopted in full court, Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and other judges of the high court accepted the recommendation dated February 27 of the...

Karnataka HC Affirms Life Imprisonment To Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court Corridor [Read Judgment]

Karnatka High Court has upheld the verdict of the trial court whereby the latter had convicted advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady advocate in the court corridor by stabbing her with a knife multiple times on her chest and neck. The Trial Court had sentenced accused to imprisonment for life. Bench of Justice K. N. Phaneendra and Justice H .B. Prabhakara Sastry was...

Delhi HC Directs Govt. To Set Up 18 Fast Track & 22 Commercial Courts [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the government of NCT Delhi to decide on the establishment of 18 fast track courts and 22 commercial courts in various districts of Delhi as demanded by the high court and sought a report on the decision taken before May 30. A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup J Bhambani held that once the high court has made a demand...

BCI Defends Collegium Decisions To Elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant To SC And Vishal Mishra To MP HC

Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra has issued a statement through a letter today defending the collegium decisions to elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant Rao to the Supreme Court and advocate Vishal Sharma to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. BCI criticized Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave's comments about these collegium recommendations as Dave used the word...

Mere Pendency Of Civil Case Between Complainant And Accused Not A Ground To Quash Criminal Case: SC [Read Judgment]

"Mere pendency of a civil suit is not an answer to the question as to whether a case under Sections 323, 379 read with Section 34 IPC is made out."

Govt. Can't Take Possession Of Private Land of Citizens Without Acquisition Or Giving Any Compensation to Them: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court has reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh for the "unsound" practice of taking possession of private land without an acquisition or giving any compensation. A bench of Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Justice Pankaj Bhatia also reminded the government that the right to property might no longer be a fundamental right but it still is a constitutional right and also a human right....

Bofors Case: CBI Withdraws Application Seeking Permission For Further Investigation

The CBI Thursday withdrew from a Delhi court its application that had sought permission to further probe the politically sensitive Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case. The agency told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Navin Kumar Kashyap that it wants to withdraw the application filed on February 1, 2018. It had moved the trial court seeking permission for further probe in the matter saying it...

Growing Tendency In foisting False Crimes Against Father Alleging Sexual Abuse Of Own Child Misusing POCSO Act:Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"There is a growing tendency in the recent years to foist false crimes against the biological father alleging sexual abuse of own child misusing the provisions of the POCSO Act when serious fight for custody of ward is pending resolution before the Family Courts"