Newly Recognized Fundamental Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Actions of Private Citizens such as Press or Media: Kerala HC Observes in Solar Scam Case [Read Judgment]

“The newly recognized fundamental right to privacy, which takes within its fold the right to protect ones reputation as well, would merit classification as a fundamental right that protects an individual, not against the arbitrary State action, but also from the actions of other private citizens, such as the press or media”.While expunging the findings made by the Justice G...

J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Statements Made To Media After Fodder Scam Verdict [Read Order]

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the contempt of court notice issued against Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwary, RJD leader and ex-deputy CM of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav and RJD’s Raghuwans Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwari by a special CBI court in Ranchi which was hearing the fodder scam case.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh quashed the contempt notice issued by Special CBI Judge Shiv Pal...

SC Collegium Recommends Additional Judge Of Rajasthan HC To Be Made Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended that Justice Ramchandra Singh Jhala, Additional Judge of Rajasthan High Court be made permanent.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Ranjan Gogoi had four other names of Additional Judges of the High Court before it as well.It, however, noted that Justice Jhala was going to retire on...

Madras HC Deprecates Practice Of Converting Man Missing Cases As Habeas Corpus Petitions [Read Order]

Man missing cases are to be dealt as regular cases by the competent court of law and the extraordinary jurisdiction of the constitutional courts cannot be invoked for the purpose of dealing with such man/women missing casesThe Madras High Court recently observed that there should be some restraint in entertaining habeas corpus petitions in relation to man/woman missing cases.The court...

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief To DU’s Law Faculty Students Barred From Exams Due To Short Attendance [Read Orders]

Students say they suffered loss of attendance due to strikeProviding an interim relief to students of Faculty of Law, Delhi University, who have been barred from appearing in examinations of their respective semesters for not meeting the 70 percent attendance criterion set by the Bar Council of India, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered that the students be allowed to appear in the...

Delhi HC Asks Centre List Of Activities Allowed On Business Visa As US Woman Challenges Her Blacklisting [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the Centre criteria and list of activities that are allowed to be carried out by a person holding a business visa.The court asked the Centre to produce the information sought while hearing the plea of a US entrepreneur who was blacklisted and denied entry into India and asked how she had violated the said criterion.The court’s order comes...

Kerala HC Expunges Solar Commission’s Findings On Sexual Allegations Against Former CM Oommen Chandy

In a partial relief to former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the High Court of Kerala has ordered the expunction of the observations and findings made by the Solar Commission on the sexual allegations made against him based on Saritha Nair’s letter.Oommen Chandy had approached the high court challenging the findings and recommendations of Justice Sivarajan Commission, which found...

U’khand HC Tells Govt To Improve Working Conditions For Police & Ensure Min 3 Promotions For All Cops [Read Judgment]

HC directed the Govt. to ensure that a police personnel does not work for more than eight hours at a stretch.Observing that police is the primary agency of the criminal justice system which protects human rights, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to improve their working and living conditions and overall well-being to ensure efficient and people-friendly policing by...

Proceedings Before Motor Accident Cases Tribunal Are Inquisitorial In Nature: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court recently held that proceedings before the Motor Accident Cases Tribunal are inquisitorial in nature.The Bench comprising Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee and Justice Dipankar Datta explained, "... strict rules of adversarial action, with which the Learned Members of such a Tribunal are very familiar, due to the qualifications prescribed in Section 165(3) of the Act of...

Woman Governed By Muslim Personal Law Can Invoke Provisions of Domestic Violence Act and Seek Relief: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that merely because parties are governed by the Muslim Personal Law, it should not be an impediment in the wife invoking provisions of the Domestic Violence Act.Justice Bharati Dangre also held there is no embargo on a court to grant relief to a woman who is an “aggrieved person” within the meaning of the DV Act, merely because she...

“Tell The Nation” What Happened To Lal Bahadur Shastri, CIC Tells PMO, MEA, MHA [Read Order]

Acharyulu says people have legitimate expectation to know truth about death of their beloved leader, orders Raj Narain inquiry report to be traced With doubts being raised over the mysterious death of India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri till recent times, the Central Information Commission has directed the PMO, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs...

U’khand HC Tells Govt To Amend IPC, Frame Rules Under State Police Act 2007 For Better Witness Protection [Read Judgment]

For sake of witnesses, all judicial officers told to hold day-to-day trial or face adverse remarks in ACR Observing that witnesses are required to be shown utmost respect and their dignity has to be maintained during investigation and trial, the Uttarakhand High Court has passed a string of directions, including payment of reasonable travel allowance on date of recording of statement,...