Sentences Under PCA, PMLA, FERA And Benami Property Law Should Run Consecutively, Not Concurrently: Petition Before SC [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the sentences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988, The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), And Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) should run consecutively, instead of concurrently.The Petition, filed by BJP leader and...

SC Closes ‘Perjury’ Proceedings Initiated By MP HC Against BJP MP From Ujjain [Read Judgment]

We are of the considered view that initiation of proceedings in the present case was not consistent with the parameters laid down by this court, the bench said.The Supreme Court has closed criminal proceedings initiated by Madhya Pradesh High Court against BJP MP Prof. Chintamani Malviya for perjury.The notice in an election petition was served on the MP through process server. Months later...

Abusive Words Which Are Common In Nature And Words Of Common Colloquial Not Obscene : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

It is settled law that words which are common in nature and words of common colloquial are not obscene words, the court said.The Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted a man accused of using obscene words in public, observing only words related to sex or moral are obscene words.Relying on witnesses’ testimony that the accused abused the complainant in a public place using words ‘madar chod’...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 4 Additional Judges To Calcutta HC [Read Notification]

After several protests and petitions before different Courts, the Centre on Friday finally notified appointment of four Additional Judges to Calcutta High Court.Those appointed are: Biswajit Basu Amrita Sinha Abhijit Gangopadhyay Jay SenguptaThe High Court has since last year witnessed several rounds of protests against the growing judicial vacancies. In fact, in July, 2017 the High Court...

A Cartoonist Must Be Able To Work Without Any Inhibition: Madras HC Quashes Complaint Against Cartoon Portraying DMK Members As ‘Monkeys’ [Read Order]

‘Apes are after all our primitive ancestors. They are our distant cousins. Our culture sees divinity in every aspect of nature.’, the Court said.The Madras High Court recently quashed complaint filed against A cartoonist and publisher for portraying DMK members as monkeys, observing that a cartoonist must be able to work without any inhibition and he is entitled to greater...

Litigation Neurosis: HC Apologises To 71-yr-Old Confined In Mental Institution For Losing Temper In Court, Asks Govt To Pay Rs 2L Compensation [Read Judgment]

In an unfortunate case of “ litigation neurosis ” which led to a 71-year-old litigant and a heart patient spending 20 days in a mental institution only for losing temper in court over the tardy pace of hearing in his case, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the senior citizen while also apologizing to him and his family for the...

Gorakhpur Hospital Deaths: Allahabad HC Says No Evidence To Establish The Offences Against By Dr. Kafeel Khan In The Bail Order [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, granted bail to Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was arrested by UP Police in connection with the Gorakhpur BRD medical college tragedy where scores of children died last year due to lack of oxygen.Justice Yashwant Varma opined that there existed no material on record to establish charges of medical negligence against Dr. Khan individually. It further noted that...

Delhi HC Upholds Life Imprisonment To 5 For Raping Danish Woman In 2014 [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court last week upheld the sentence of life imprisonment for five people convicted for raping a Danish woman in the capital in January, 2014.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta rejected the appeals filed by the convicts, who had been charged with robbing and gang-raping the woman at knifepoint after dragging her to a deserted place near the...

No Absolute Bar To Summon Aged Woman Before Enforcement Directorate: Madras HC Rejects Sr Adv Nalini Chidambaram’s Plea [Read Judgment]

More-so, this Court expect that the respected Senior Advocate like the writ petitioner, should not shy away from co-operating for an effective investigation of such offences committed under the provisions of the "PMLA", the court said.The Madras High Court dismissed plea of senior advocate Nalini Chidambaram, challenging summons to requiring her personal appearance before Enforcement...

Kathua Rape Case: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Google, Facebook, Twitter And YouTube For Revealing Victim's Name [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday impleaded Google, Facebook, Twitter, Bing and YouTube as Respondents in the Petition initiated by it against media houses which had disclosed the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Kathua.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was informed that along with such...

Farmer Suicides Due To Bankruptcy Or Indebtedness: U’khand HC Asks Centre To Compensate Them, Take Supportive Measures [Read Judgment]

Moved by the grim scenario in which farmers in the state are committing suicide due to bankruptcy and indebtedness, the Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to prepare a scheme for payment of compensation to the bereaved families, create a corpus for waiving off their loans while also passing a series of directions for the state government and the Centre to ensure farmers...

Institute Quota Control System And Issue Tokens To Advocates Accessing Original Court Records: Bombay HC Directs Prothonotary And Senior Master [Read Order]

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court has directed the Prothonotary and Senior Master to institute a quota control system for accessing original court records. They were also directed to issue tokens to advocates for visiting the testamentary department and accessing original court records.These directions came after advocate Manoj Kondekar, who was appearing for the petitioner in...