Madhya Pradesh HC Commutes Death Penalty In Yet Another Child-Rape Case [Read Judgment]

“The manner in which the offence is committed is not barbaric and brutal.”The Madhya Pradesh High Court has yet again commuted the death sentence in a rape case, this time to a man accused of raping a five-year-old.Rajkumar Kol, an autorickshaw driver, was sentenced to death by a Sessions’ court in Katni District after he was found guilty of raping a five-year-old after a trial...

Issue Of Valuation/Court Fees Isn’t Invariably Required To Be Tried As Preliminary Issue, Holds Karnataka HC (FB) [Read Order]

‘Tersely put, in our view, if the Court finds that the question of valuation and/or court fees as raised by the defendant relates to the jurisdiction of the Court, it may try such an issue first and before the evidence is recorded on the merits of the claim.’The Karnataka High Court has held that when an issue of valuation and/or court fees is raised in a civil suit on the objection of...

NSEL Scam: Prima Facie State Acted In An Arbitrary Manner And Attached Assets In Excess Of The Default Amount: Bombay HC Grants Relief To 63 Moons

In a significant relief to 63 Moons Technologies Limited, the Bombay High Court recently stayed notifications by the state government declaring attachment of assets owned by 63 Moons, the erstwhile Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL).The attachment of assets was ordered by the state in order to recover the loss of Rs. 5,600 crores caused to investors due to the trading of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Gets Four Additional Judges [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the appointment of following four Advocates as Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court:Ms. Manjari Nehru KaulMr. Harsimran Singh SethiMr. Arun Kumar MongaMr. Manoj BajajThe recommendations were made by the Supreme Court collegium in September this year, after they were forwarded by the then Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on...

Madras HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulations On Filing And Withdrawal Of PILs

HC rejected petitioner’s plea to withdraw PIL that sought Regulations on withdrawal of PILs‘Registrar General of this High Court cannot frame regulations/rules, as to how a writ Court, in exercise of the powers, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, should exercise powers, when orders are passed allowing the petitioner, to withdraw PILs.’The Madras High Court recently...

Bhima Koregaon: Pune Court Sends Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira To Police Custody Till Nov 6

A Pune court on Saturday remanded rights activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, accused of having Maoist links, in police custody till November 6.Bharadwaj, under house arrest in Faridabad, was taken into custody by police this morning and brought to Pune.Gonsalves and Ferreira had been taken into custody by the Pune Police Friday evening after the court rejected the...

Maharashtra PCB Slapped ₹ 1 Crore Cost By NGT For Non Compliance Of Directions [Read Order]

The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal at New Delhi has imposed a cost of Rupees One Crore on the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for its failure to comply with its directions to act against polluting industries.In a judgment passed on December 18, 2015, the Tribunal had directed the MPCB to prepare a comprehensive action plan to control air pollution in Mahul, Ambapada...

Execution Petition Filed Within 12 Years Of Appellate Court Judgment Affirming Trial Court Decree Won’t Be Barred By Limitation: SC [Read Judgment]

‘The doctrine of merger does not make a distinction between an order of reversal, modification or an order of confirmation passed by the appellate authority.’The Supreme Court has held that an execution petition filed within 12 years of the high court judgment affirming the decree passed by the trial court would not be barred by limitation.In this case, the suit filed by the landlord...

Now Bar Council ID Card Is Valid Identity Proof For Train Journey As Railway Issues Circular Following Kerala HC Judgment [Read Circular]

The Ministry of Railways has issued a Circular following the directions of the High Court of Kerala to treat identity card issued to advocates by Bar Councils as valid proof of identity for train journey.On August 8, the High Court through a judgment of Justice Devan Ramachandran directed the Railways to accept ID cards issued by Bar Councils as valid proof as they are statutory bodies under...

NGT Imposes ₹ 1 Crore Fine On Kochi Municipal Corporation For Lapses In Solid Waste Management [Read Order]

The lapses of Kochi Municipal Corporation in solid waste management have invited the ire of National Green Tribunal. The Principal Bench of the Tribunal at New Delhi has imposed a fine of Rs. One Crore on the Corporation for its delay and indifference in carrying out solid waste treatment in accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. The fine amount is to be deposited in equal halves...

Punjab & Haryana HC Launches Project For Digitization Of Judicial Records In Subordinate Courts

Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Krishna Murari on Friday launched the project for digitization of judicial records in subordinate courts at 11 pilot sites in the States of Punjab and Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh.The project is covered under Phase II of the eCourts Project of the Supreme Court of India and is receiving financial support under 14th Finance...

Telecom Service Providers Directed To Stop Using Aadhaar For Customer Verification [Read Directions By DoT]

In compliance with the Constitution bench decision in Justice Puttaswamy case, the Department of Telecommunication has directed Telecom Service Providers to discontinue use of Aadhaar based e-KYC service for issuing new mobile connections and re-verification of existing customers.On September 26, the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court had set aside the circular issued by DoT on March 23,...