JNU Sexual Harassment Case: Should Prof. Atul Johri Be Suspended From Campus? Delhi HC Directs ICC To Examine [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered Jawaharlal Nehru University's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to reach a prima facie finding on allegations of sexual harassment against Prof. Atul Johri, and examine whether the allegations warrant his immediate suspension or removal from the campus.Justice Rajiv Shakdher ordered, "ICC as, presently, constituted will examine the material available...

Gujarat HC Extends Relief From Arrest To Teesta Setalvad And Husband Till 13 June

The Gujarat High Court on Monday extended the protection from arrest to activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand till 13 June in the Rs. 1.4 crore fund embezzlement case lodged against them by the Gujarat Police.Justice Biren Vaishnav extended the protection in view of the order issued by the Apex Court last month, whereby the interim protection from arrest and transit...

Madras HC To Soon Get Seven New Judges

The Madras High Court is set to get seven new Judges, a Times of India report said, adding that the Judge-designates are scheduled to write their name in Devanagari script on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee.Nine Advocates had been recommended to be elevated to the Bench by the Supreme Court Collegium in December last year, with the then Madras High Court Chief...

Deeply Saddened By Recent Attempts To Malign The Institution :Kerala HC Judge PN Ravindran In His Farewell Speech

Justice P.N. Ravindran said during his farewell speech that he was deeply hurt and saddened by the recent attempts to malign the great institution that the High Court of Kerala was. He was speaking at the full Court reference on the occasion of his retirement. “The High Court of Kerala is manned by honest and erudite judges, who work sincerely and devote their full time and attention to...

Ireland's Abortion Referendum: It Was In The Death Of An Indian Woman That The Irish Found Their Voice

For the second time in three years, Ireland on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a progressive social change. 66.4 percent people voted to repeal its barbaric anti-abortion law, with Ireland's citizenry standing their ground with the image of an Indian woman emerging as the face of the growing call for change.Almost six years after her death, Indian-origin dentist Savita...

Sikkim HC Dismisses ‘Unemployed’ Law Graduate’s PIL Against Setting Up Of State Museum And To Utilize Funds For Other Public Purposes

There must be a real and genuine public interest involved in the litigation and not only an adventure of a law graduate, who in spite of a professional degree chooses not to practice law and claims to be unemployed youth instead, the court said. The Sikkim High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by an ‘unemployed’ Law graduate, who claimed to be a social worker,...

Educated Single Mother Saddled With Responsibility To Look After Young Child Can’t Be Expected To Earn Herself: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

It is a utopian ideal to expect that every single educated woman would be capable of entering the job market, would be able to earn sufficient amount of income for herself, and her child, the court said.The Karnataka High Court has observed that words “unable to maintain herself” in Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be interpreted to mean that the person has to be...

Cop Informing Press About Any Alleged Crime Isn’t Relatable To Discharge Of Official Duties: MP HC Allows Prosecution Of Police Officer For Defamation [Read Order]

A DySP in the discharge of his duties as a police officer is neither required nor expected to inform any newspaper or media personnel about the commission of certain alleged crime which comes to his knowledge, the court said.Allowing prosecution of a police officer for defamation, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a police officer is neither required nor expected to inform...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court confirmed death sentence awarded to a man holding him guilty of murdering his octogenarian parents, brother and his wife, minor nephew and niece.The High Court, on Monday, sought the CBI’s response on an affidavit filed by Unnao rape victim’s mother, who has alleged that the agency was not conducting a fair investigation into her...

Registering Authority Cannot Cancel/Set Aside An Already Registered Sale Deed: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Order]

‘Once a sale deed has been registered, the registering authority is having no power or authority under the [Registration] Act, 1908 to cancel the registration, even if an allegation of impersonation/fraud is alleged.’The Full Bench of Allahabad High Court in Kusum Lata vs. State of UP has held that a registered sale deed cannot be cancelled or set aside by registering authority or by...

When Criminals Use Modern Technologies, Court Can’t Restrain Police To Counter It, HC Permits Taking Voice Sample Of The Accused [Read Judgment]

“When the criminals are using modern technologies to commit the crime, it is not justified to restrain the police or investigating agency to counter it with the aid of scientific methods or modern technology on the ground that there is no provision of this effect under any law”Directing an accused to give his voice sample, the Rajasthan High Court observed that the police cannot be...

Liquidated Damages For Cancellation Of Contract To Attract 18% GST; Classifiable As ‘Other Services’: AAR [Read Judgment]

The Maharashtra Authority for Advanced Ruling (AAR) has held that GST is applicable on liquidated damages in case of contracts for (i) operation and maintenance and (ii) construction or renovation of power plants entered into by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, the applicant in the ruling. The applicant had sought a clarification from the AAR as to whether the recovery...