Ready To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Father Of IT Professional Who Was Lynched By Mob: Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay HC

In a petition filed by the father of Mohsin Sheikh, the 24-year-old youth who worked in an IT company and was killed by an angry mob, the state government has filed its reply before the Bombay High Court. In its reply, the state government has agreed to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh.Petitioner Sadiq Sheikh had sought Rs 10 lakh compensation (Rs 5 lakh each from the state and the Centre)...

Kerala HC Directs Re-Assessment Of Merits Of 3 Special Prosecutors Appointed In POCSO Courts [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has directed the re-assessment of merits of three Special Public Prosecutors(SPP) appointed in the Special Courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO Act) 2012 in the Districts of Kollam, Wayanad and Malappuram.The Court found that all vital information regarding those Prosecutors were not furnished by the District Collectors to the...

Sexual Harassment Of Males & The Third Gender: Calcutta HC Imposes 2 Lakhs Costs For “Vague” PIL Filed For Publicity [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court recently imposed costs of Rs. 2 lakhs on a practicing advocate for approaching it with a half-baked, vague petition on sexual harassment of men and those belonging to the third gender.A bench comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kar Gupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar opined that the petitioner, high court advocate Shiladitya Barma, had approached the court “for the purpose...

Same Person Cannot Be The Investigating Officer And Complainant In NDPS Cases: Delhi HC Reiterates [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, reiterated that proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 stand vitiated if the same person acts as the Investigating Officer (IO) and the complainant.The judgment was passed by Justice C. Hari Shankar.The court was hearing a petition filed by one Gurtej Singh Batth, challenging a judgment passed in August, 2014, whereby...

Under No Circumstances Can We Permit Airports Authority Of India To Shoot Dogs: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday denied permission to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to relocate or shoot the stray dogs which enter its operational area posing a threat to the safety of passengers and aircraft during takeoff and landing.The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice AS Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav asserted, “Under no circumstances, this Court can permit...

Start Process Of Appointing Principal Afresh, With SC Representative In Selection Committee: Delhi HC To Hindu College [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, quashed the process of appointing a principal, as initiated by Delhi University’s Hindu College.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait opined that the process adopted for the post was “not fair and transparent”, and directed the college authorities to assess the candidates afresh and select the best candidate in accordance with the procedure.Online applications...

Execution Of A Will Can Be Held To Be Proved When It Is Found To Be Ordinarily Free from Suspicious Circumstances, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated the settled law that execution of a Will must be held to have been proved not only when the statutory requirements for proving the Will are satisfied but the Will is also found to be ordinarily free from suspicious circumstances.The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar was considering an appeal (Jarnail Singh vs....

“The Silence Of The Lawmen Does More Harm To The Society Than The Violence Of The Laymen”: Justice Kurian Joseph In His Farewell Speech

"That the Constitution is meant for everyone- the young and the old, the rich and the poor, women and children, and the marginalised- and that the compassion of the court is not charity but the bounden duty of a constitutional judge", articulated Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph’s poignantly at his farewell ceremony on Thursday.He regarded the Constitution as the force that brings...

In Eviction Proceedings, Entries In Property Tax Register Of Local Authority Cannot Be Conclusive Proof Of Landlord's Occupation Of  Vacant Building : Kerala HC Full Bench[Read Judgment]

A Full Bench of High Court of Kerala has held that entries in property tax register or building tax register of local authority cannot be taken as conclusive proof of occupation of vacant building in eviction proceedings under the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965When a landlord projects his bona fide need of rented premises to seek eviction of tenant, the possession of...

Court Environment Panel Proposes Ban On Single-Use Plastic Items, Asks Judges, Lawyers, Litigants To Ensure Plastic-Free District Courts [Read Circular]

The Environment Committee of the Tis Hazari district court has proposed a ban on single-use plastic items and requested all judicial officers, lawyers, litigants and the general public to cooperate in making district courts a plastic-free zone.A circular issued by Rakesh Kumar Sharma, the chairman of the Environment Committee, has proposed the ban on single-use plastic items such as PET...

Harnaresh Singh Gill Appointed As Additional Judge Of Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Advocate Harnaresh Singh Gill as an additional judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court. The appointment is for a period of two years from the date he assumes charge.The initial recommendation of his name by the SC Collegium was returned by the Centre without assigning any reasons. Later, his name was again recommended by the SC Collegium on August...

Centre Appoints Three Judicial Officers Including SC Secretary General Ravindra Maithani As Uttarakhand HC Judges [Read Notification]

Centre has notified the appointment of three Judicial Officers, including Supreme Court Secretary General Ravindra Maithani have been proposed by Supreme Court Collegium,  as judges of Uttarakhand High Court.The other two are Narayan Singh Dhanik and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe.On October 31, the SC Collegium had recommended their appointments against three Service vacancies which existed on...