Advocate General Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Against Kerala Businessman For Remarks On Sitting Judge

The Advocate General of Kerala C P Sudhakara Prasad has issued preliminary notice of hearing in the petitions seeking sanction under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act to initiate criminal contempt against Kerala businessman Kochouseph Chittilappilly. The AG has fixed March 11 as the date of preliminary hearing of the petitions. The petitions filed by Advocates S Aswakumar and B...

VVIP Chopper Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Rajeev Saxena

A Delhi court Monday granted bail to Rajeev Saxena, who was arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money-laundering case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Saxena on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 5 lakh and two sureties of the like amount. The court also imposed certain conditions on Saxena and said he will not tamper with evidence and join investigation as and...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court mere contractions in the statement of the witness cannot be the sole ground for conviction for perjury and the objectionable statements have to be perused as a whole to determine if the false statement was given willfully and knowingly.Restrained VijaypatSinghania, Raymond Limited's former chairman and managing director, from publishing his autobiography...

Priya Ramani Gets Bail In MJ Akbar's Criminal Defamation Case

Journalist Priya Ramani appeared today in the Patiala House Court in the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister M J Akbar.The Additional Chief Metrapolitan Magistrate released her on bail and has fixed the next date of hearing as April 8.The cause for the complaint is an article published by Priya Ramani last October during the #MeToo campaign, accusing that Akbar had...

Karnataka HC Asks Son Who "Manhandled" Parents To Vacate Parent's House [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court recently directed a man to vacate his parent's house, taking serious note of the fact that he had manhandled them.In doing so, Justice Alok Aradhe observed, "Our Society is a Traditional society, and its core value is to provide care for elderly and to treat them with respect. However, with changing times, the joint family system has gone into the oblivion and...

Protectors Have Turned Predators: Orissa HC Rejects Bail Plea Of 'Good News India' Chairman [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court has rejected the bail applications filed by Dr. Fayaz Rahman, Founder and Chairman Good News India, and Udit Kumar Lima, Asst. Project Director of the Good News India Dream Centre, who are accused of sexually abusing the children of the centre in Odisha. This case depicts a grim picture where protectors have turned predators and committed child sexual abuse on...

1.7 Lakh Cases Not Taken on File: Madras HC Issues Directions For Magistrates And Police Officials

Condemning the act of Magistrates in not taking 1,72,602 cases on file despite chargesheets having been filed within the stipulated time, the Madras High Court recently issued a slew of directions.In doing so, Justice MV Muralidaran observed, "No accused should go unpunished. This Court is unable to presume as to how many accused are left scott-free because of such non-taking on charge sheets...

SC Relief To Magistrate Dismissed Without Hearing His Defence Against Corruption Allegations [Read Order]

"Non-grant of opportunity in respect of the findings of the Inquiry Officer leads to violation of principles of nature justice."

Bombay HC Restrains Vijaypat Singhania From Publishing Autobiography Till March 13 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has restrained Vijaypat Singhania, Raymond Limited's former chairman and managing director, from publishing his autobiography "The Incomplete Man" till March 13.The autobiography is the subject of two suits for an injunction—one initiated by Raymond Limited in Thane and the other by Raymond Group chairman and Vijaypat's estranged son Gautam Singhania in a Mumbai...

Incompetency Of Lawyers Affecting Administration Of Justice? Gujarat HC Registers Suo Motu PIL; Issue Notice To BCI

"It is needless to say that the reputation of legal profession is linked with the confidence and trust of the public at large, as to how public views the administration of justice."

Relaxation Of Recruitment Rules Impermissible If The Advertisement Did Not Mention About It: SC [Read Judgment]

“Exercise of the power of relaxation without informing the candidates about the existence of such power would be detrimental to the interests of others who did not possess the certificate and did not take part in the selection process.”

A Candidate In PSC Rank List Does Not Get An Indefeasible Right To Be Appointed: Kerala HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

"A candidate in a rank list certainly obtains a statutory right for being considered for appointment to every vacancy reported during its life span, subject to his/her position and turn therein, but does not get a vested right for being appointed to a post"