Madras HC Dismisses DMK Plea For Disqualification Of O. Panneerselvam, 10 AIADMK MLAs [Read Order]

In a huge relief to the ruling AIADMK Government, the Madras High Court on Friday dismissed Petitions seeking disqualification of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and 10 other MLAs for having defied the party whip in February, 2017.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose opined that it cannot take up the role of the Speaker for deciding on...

Now Law Degree Not Must For Accreditation Of Reporters From Kerala HC, Training From Judicial Academy A Must [Read Rules]

While it once stressed on journalists to have law degrees in order to obtain accreditation for court reporting, the Kerala High Court has now revised norms for accreditation of legal correspondents with immediate effect spelling out that a journalist should hold a law degree or a post-graduate degree in any faculty, a degree in journalism or a degree in any faculty with diploma in journalism...

High Range ATMs No Substitute For A Natural Mother: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Allowing a habeas corpus Petition filed by the mother of a seven-year-old girl, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday asserted that an ATM cannot be considered a substitute for a mother, and rejected weak financial status as a parameter to deny the child's custody to the mother.The Bench comprising Justice Budihal R.B. and Justice K.S. Mudagal observed, "Motherhood/parenthood requires...

Act Constituting Offence Under S.228 IPC Doesn’t Bar Contempt Of Court Proceedings: Karnataka HC Convicts Man Who Hurled Footwear At Judicial Officer [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has convicted a litigant for contempt for hurling footwear at a judicial officer.Taking note of the district judge report, the Chief Justice of the High Court had initiated contempt proceedings against BM Shivanna.In his reply, apart from apologizing, he contended that for the same act, on the complaint of the magistrate he is being tried for the offences punishable...

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...