Kerala HC Upholds Death Penalty To A Man Accused Of Rape And Murder Of 9-Yr-Old Girl [Read Judgment]

She expected him to behave to her like a father. He smothered her, prevented her from crying, raped her and in the process committed murder, the bench said.The Kerala High Court recently confirmed death sentence of a man accused of rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, who was his daughter’s friend.On her way to madrassa, the girl went to her friend’s home, so as to go along with her....

Inadequate Legal Aid To Murder Accused: Patna HC Sets Aside Death Penalty, Orders Retrial [Read Judgment]

It was mandatorily required on the part of the trial court to take steps for providing any counsel from Legal Aid Committee or at the expense of the government, the bench said.The Patna High Court has ordered a retrial in a murder case while setting aside the death sentence imposed on an accused, observing that the accused was not provided adequate legal aid.This was a case of the murder of...

PIL Against Advocate General’s “Disrespectful” Place In India’s Order Of Precedence: Chhattisgarh HC Asks State To Respond [Read Petition]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has asked the State to respond on a PIL moved by two advocates objecting to the “disrespectful” placement of Advocate General at serial number 25, much below Additional Secretary to Government of India and the Additional Solicitor General of India, in India’s Order of Precedence which shows the hierarchy of official positions and seeking a direction to place...

Ensure That No Charge Sheet Is Filed Without Written Consent And Approval Of The Prosecution Branch: Delhi HC To Police [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no charge-sheet is filed in any case without the written consent and approval of the Prosecution Branch.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar ordered, “Appropriate directions in this regard shall be passed by the Commissioner of Police, Delhi and communicated to all...

5 Months After Thalassemia Major Medico Moved SC, MCI Amends Regulation For PG Courses To Bring It In Sync With Disability Act, 2016

New regulations provide 5% reservation for 21 disabilitiesFive months after a medico suffering from thalassemia major moved the Supreme Court for want of a disability certificate for quota in admission to postgraduate course, the Medical Council of India has amended its “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000” bringing them in sync with the Right of Persons with Disabilities...

1988 Patiala Road Rage Case: As State of Punjab Seeks Conviction Of Its Own Minister, SC Asks Who Identified Accused No.2

On Thursday, the State of Punjab surprised everyone by seeking the conviction of its Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums, Navjot Singh Sidhu, in the ongoing hearing of his appeal in the Supreme Court against the 2006 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana high court, which sentenced him to three years imprisonment in the 1988 Patiala road rage case, in which...

Payment Of Pension Can’t Be Delayed In The Name Of Linking To Aadhaar, Says CIC [Read Order]

Even if linking with Aadhaar is necessary, it should not result in delaying the payment of pension or denial of information regarding pension, said Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu.The Central Information Commission has observed that the public authority cannot delay the payment of pensions to the senior citizens and retired employees in the name of linking to Aadhaar.The pensioners might mainly...

Period Of 2 Years Between Order Of Guardianship And Petition For Adoption Can Be Waived Off: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Asserting its role as loco parentis, the Bombay High Court has held that the period of two years mandated under the reported Manuel D’Souza decision of Justice FI Rebello of the Bombay High Court in 1999 (as he then was), was an invariable and inflexible rule having no statutory backing.Justice GS Patel held the same while hearing an adoption petition filed by the adoptive parents of...

Bombay HC Upholds Levy Of GST On One-Time Premium Charged For Letting Land On Lease Basis [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied by the Central Industrial and Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) on one-time lease premium charged for letting out plots of land on lease basis.The bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik were hearing a writ petition filed by the Builders Association of Navi Mumbai and another realtor...

Delhi HC Recognizes Copyright On Photos Uploaded On Facebook [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has recently recognized copyright on photos uploaded on Facebook.The order was passed by Justice Manmohan on a suit for permanent injunction filed by Fairmount Hotels Pvt. Ltd., demanding that one Mr. Bhupendra Singh be restrained from infringing their copyright.It had alleged that Mr. Singh, who was managing their Hotel for about 4 years, opened a hotel and...

State Can’t Act Like Robinhood: Kerala HC Sets Aside Land Conservancy Act Proceedings Against Harrisons Malayalam [Read Judgment]

The Welfare State exists for the downtrodden and the marginalised, but cannot act like Robin Hood; which would be a negation of the democratic principles and blatant flouting of rule of law, the Bench said.The Government if given a carte-blanche to negative such ownership and possession, at one go, by an officer authorised to evict unauthorized possession of lands; then it would be an...

Lawyers Routinely Giving Certificates For Filing Review Petitions Defeats Purpose Of Trusting Them With The Task: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, rapped litigants for making it a habit of filing review petitions without understanding whether the case was fit for it."Some litigants, it appears, are never satisfied. This is being stated by this Court because filing of review petition has now become almost a habit with respect to certain litigants," Justice Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court also scorned...