Circulation Of Fake Currency Not ‘Terrorist Act’ Under UAPA Before 2013 Amendment: Kerala HC Holds By 2:1 Majority [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the High Court of Kerala has held by 2:1 majority that circulation of high-quality counterfeit currency cannot be regarded as a ‘terrorist act’ as per Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act, before 2013 amendment. The full bench was answering a reference made doubting the correctness of a division bench decision in Shereef  v. State of Kerala 2013(4) KLT...

Five NLU Delhi Grads Crack UPSC Civil Service Examination

Five National Law University Delhi graduates have made it to the merit list of the UPSC Civil Service Examination, 2017. Saumya Sharma ('17) AIR 9, Aditya Vikram Yadav ('16) AIR 72, Kavya Tangirala ('17) AIR 381, Ritiraj ('16) AIR 583 and Karan Choudhary ('15) AIR 821 have cleared the Civil Services Examination.Saumya Sharma graduated from NLU Delhi in 2017 and cracked the Civil Services exam in her first attempt, with all-India Ranking 9. Saumya is the founder of ‘Enable’, a group representing...

Nat’l Meeting Held To Impart Legal Training To Acid Attack Survivors

Despite the law coming into place in 2013 making acid attack a separate penal offence and provisions for rehabilitation of acid attack victims in place, the survivors of such attacks often face a tough time in rehabilitation and getting due compensation to assist in the medical treatment etc.With a view to provide a much-needed shoulder to the victims of acid attacks and impart more force to...

Delhi Court Lifts Injunction On Book On Ramdev Titled “Godman To Tycoon: The Untold Story Of Baba Ramdev” [Read Judgment]

Court says it is pragmatic to protect the right to freedom of speech and expression A Delhi court has lifted the ban/ prohibition on publication and sale of a book on Yoga Guru Ramdev titled “Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev”, authored by Priyanka Pathak Narain and published by M/s Juggernaut Books.Civil judge Jay Thareja lifted the ban on the book by setting...

Madras HC Directs Framing Of Guidelines For Selection Of Govt Law Officers [Read Order]

“No appointment should be made either for pursuing a political purpose or for giving some undue advantage to any section”While dealing with a petition filed by a practising lawyer against the selection procedure of Government Law Officers, the Madras High Court has directed the government to frame guidelines for selection of Government Law Officers.  The petition was filed challenging...

Lightning A Natural Calamity: Punjab And Haryana HC Relief To Man Whose Pregnant Wife Died Struck By Lightning [Read Order]

The lightning causes death because heavy current passes through the body, damaging several parts and largely affects the poor people of the lower strata who work in open even during the rain, the court said.The Punjab and Haryana High Court, holding ‘lightning’ as a natural calamity, has directed the state authorities to consider granting compensation to a man whose pregnant wife had...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe 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.Bombay High CourtJustice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court directed the Prothonotary and Senior Master to institute a quota control system for...

Bombay HC Rules In Favour Of Wife, Nullifies 9yr Old Marriage Due To Non-Consummation, Husband To Appeal Before SC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has allowed an appeal against a judgment of a District Court in Kolhapur and nullified a 9-year-old marriage between two parties on grounds of non-consummation.Justice Mridula Bhatkar held that the first appellate court at Kolhapur had erred in holding that the marriage was valid despite the fact that there was no consummation.Case backgroundThe appellant wife contended...

‘It May Be Morally Wrong To Glorify The Corrupt, But Cannot Interfere’: Madras HC Rejects DMK MLA’s Plea To Remove Jayalalithaa Portrait From TN Assembly [Read Order]

The bar on appointment to a responsible position possibly cannot be stretched to be a bar on display of the photograph of a former Chief Minister charged with a serious offence, the Court said.The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking removal of the portrait of Late J. Jayalalithaa from the precincts of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.The Bench of the Chief Justice Indira...

A Murder Can’t Be Termed As ‘Honour Killing’ Only Because Caste Was A Contributing Factor In The Perpetration Of The Crime” Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Neither the couples nor the family have been done away with, but only the deceased, the bench said.While commuting death penalty in a murder case, the Madras High Court observed that a murder cannot be termed as honour killing merely because caste of the accused and deceased was a contributing factor in the perpetration of the crime.A husband and wife couple, were convicted by the Trial court...

Solitary Confinement Of A Death Convict Before The Exhaustion Of His Complete Legal And Constitutional Remedies Unconstitutional: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court held that practice to keep the convict in custodial segregation/solitary confinement before the exhaustion of his constitutional, legal and fundamental rights is unconstitutional.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh ruled, “It will amount to additional punishment. It also amounts to torture and violative of his basic...

Cancel Driver's License Of Those Using Mobile Phones While Driving: Rajasthan HC To State [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the Addl. Police Commissioner-Traffic, Jodhpur to cancel driver's license of those found using their mobile phones while driving.The Bench comprising Justice Gopal Krishan Vyas and Justice Ramchandra Singh Jhala issued the direction after it was informed by Additional Advocate General Mr. Rajesh Panwar that several drivers were using mobile phones...