Absence Of Fitness Certificate Is Fundamental Breach Of Insurance Policy : 5 Judges' Bench Of Kerala HC Overrules 3 Judges' Bench [Read Judgment]

"Certificate of Registration, existence of valid Permit and availability of Fitness Certificate, all throughout, are closely interlinked in case of a transport vehicle and one requirement cannot be segregated from another", the Full Bench held overruling three judges' bench decision in Augustine vs. AyyappankuttyA Full Bench of the High Court of Kerala comprising five judges has held...

Kerala HC Moots Law To Prevent Vexatious Litigations; Issues Guidelines For Investigation In Corruption Cases [Read Judgment]

“Executive actions of the Government in carrying out the decisions of the Cabinet will also come within the purview of sovereign functions. Such functions cannot be the subject matter of enquiry or investigation under the P.C. Act, unless the executive action or administrative action individually involves elements of corruption or criminal misconduct on the part of any...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 4 Advocates As Judges Of Delhi HC [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Monday appointed four new judges to Delhi High Court, increasing the working strength of the court to 42 as against the sanctioned strength of 60 judges.Those appointed are: Advocates Jyoti Singh, Prateek Jalan, Anup Jairam Bhambhari and Sanjeev Narula.The Supreme Court collegium had, last month, recommended the elevation of these Advocates as judges of the high...

Kerala Nun Rape Case: HC Grants Conditional Bail To Bishop Franco Mulakkal [Read Order]

Fomer bishop of Jalandhar diocese of Catholic Church, Franco Mulakkal, who stands accused of raping a nun, was granted conditional bail on Monday by the Kerala High Court.Granting bail, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan directed the Bishop to surrender his passport and not to enter Kerala state except for appearing before the probe officer once in two weeks on Saturdays. The condition would...

Takes A Lot Of Courage For Victims Of Sexual Offences To Speak Up: Delhi HC Raps ASJ For “Lack Of Sensitivity & Understanding Of Human Behaviour” [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday convicted a 21-year-old man of raping an 11-year-old girl, while rapping the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) for showing “complete lack of sensitivity to human feelings and limitations”The Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice IS Mehta observed, “Sexual offences carry with them a great deal of shame, embarrassment and guilt for the victim...

Cruel To Allow Harassment To Parents In The Twilight Of Their Lives; Bombay HC Directs Eviction Of Daughter-In-Law From Elderly Couple’s Flat [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently came to the rescue of an elderly couple residing with their son and his family at a flat in Khar, Mumbai.Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi ordered the elderly couple’s daughter-in-law, Simran to leave the said flat after noting that she could not be allowed to harass her in-laws in the twilight of their lives and directed her to find an alternate accommodation...

Allahabad HC Upholds Death Sentence For Rape, Murder Of Minor Girl [Read Judgment]

Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty awarded to a 31-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl.The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Justice RR Awasthi and Justice Mahendra Dayal.Additional Sessions Judge, Lucknow had awarded death penalty to the appellant, Putai, and had penalised his co-accused, Dileep with...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtFull Court of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 14A (2) of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, which makes provision for an appeal from an order granting or refusing bail, even though such order is an interlocutory order, notwithstanding anything contained in sub­section (3)...

Judge’s Wife Shot At By Personal Security Guard Succumbs To Injuries; Son Critical

The wife of a Gurugram additional sessions judge died early on Sunday, hours after she and her 18-year-old son were shot at by the judge’s personal security officer in Gurugram.The incident took place at a busy market place in sector 49, where the wife and son of additional sessions judge Krishan Kant Sharma had gone shopping. While two bullets were pumped into Ritu’s chest and stomach...

Delhi HC Upholds Lifer To A Man Accused Of Killing His Wife’s Paramour [Read Judgment]

‘Holds motive is proved when the witnesses deposed that the deceased paramour had told them that he had illicit relationship with the wife of the accused.’ Adultery is no longer a crime, thanks to the recent ruling by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India. But does adultery motivate people to commit a crime?Relationships are delicate matters and matrimonial relationships...

#MeToo: Actor Alok Nath, Wife File Defamation Complaint Against Vinta Nanda

Actor Alok Nath and his wife Ashu Saturday filed a complaint in a local court seeking defamation proceedings to be initiated against writer-director Vinta Nanda for accusing him of rape.In the complaint filed before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate, Nath and his wife sought a direction to the suburban Amboli police station to take cognizance of the letter sent by them in which they...

Judge’s Wife, Son Shot At By Personal Security Guard In Gurugram

The wife and 18-year-old son of a judge were reportedly shot at by his personal security officer in Gurugram today afternoon.The incident took place at a busy market place in sector 49, where the wife and son of additional sessions judge Krishan Kant Sharma had gone shopping. According to reports, they were both rushed to a hospital where they are currently in “critical”...