2G Scam: Delhi HC Notice To Raja, Kanimozhi, Others As CBI, ED Appeal Against Acquittal

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to former telecom minister A Raja, DMK leader Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and 17 others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam on appeals moved by the CBI and the ED against their acquittal by a special court last year.Justice SP Garg issued notice to all persons once accused of various roles in the 2G scam.While the ED had moved the high...

Bombay HC Grants Temporary Bail To Law Student For Appearing In Semester Exams [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has yet again granted bail to a law student for appearing in his semester examinations. It is not the first time the said student has been granted a conditional bail for this reason, as the court had granted him bail last year for attending his first and second semester examinations.A division bench of Justice SB Shukre and Justice ZA Haq of the Nagpur bench were hearing...

Prosecution Needn’t Adduce Evidence Of Rape Against Each Accused In Gangrape Case, Common Intent Should Be There: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court dismissed an appeal filed by an accused in a gangrape case of a 17-year-old girl and held that under Section 376 (2) (g) of the Indian Penal Code, if it is proved that more than one accused had acted in concert with a common intention, then if rape had been committed by even one, all the accused will be held guilty.Justice AS Gadkari passed the judgment while hearing...

JNU Prof Atul Johri Gets Bail In Sexual Misconduct Case

JNU Professor Atul Johri, accused of sexual misconduct with several female students, was on Tuesday granted bail by a Delhi court within hours of his arrest.Johri was arrested by Delhi police at 5:42 PM on Wednesday following protests by angry students at Vasant Kunj a day earlier, and by the All-India Democratic Women’s Association earlier in the day.He was produced before duty...

Strict Penal Provision For Snatching: Delhi HC Asks Centre What Action Has It Taken On Letters From Delhi Govt [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to show the action it has taken on letters written to it by the Delhi Government for making statutory amendments in the Indian Penal Code to incorporate ‘snatching’ as a specific offence with a stricter punishment to check the menace.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar sought the Centre’s response after the...

Punjab & Haryana HC Does It Once Again: Quashes Rape Case On Marriage Between Victim And Accused [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has yet again quashed an FIR alleging rape on the ground that the victim and the accused have married and are residing together happily.Justice Jaishree Thakur referring to the compromise, observed: “As per the terms of the compromise, the parties have solemnized marriage with each other and they are now residing together as husband and wife happily, hence,...

Law Commission Of India Calls For Submissions On Uniform Civil Code

The Law Commission of India (LCI) has called for submissions from individuals and organizations on any issue pertaining to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). These can be sent to it by 6 April.These submissions can be in the form of consultation, discussion or working papers on all issues other than Triple Talaq, which is pending before the Parliament in the form of The Muslim Women (Protection...

Kerala HC Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Former Vigilance Chief Jacob Thomas For Complaint Against Sitting Judges

The Kerala High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against former vigilance director Jacob Thomas for levelling allegations of corruption against two high court judges – Justice P Ubaid and Justice Abraham Mathew, who were allegedly victimising him by passing adverse judgments in several corruption cases he has been probing, including the Pattor land scam.The development follows...

Contract Employees In Govt Establishments Entitled To Maternity Leave At Par With Govt Servants: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that contract employees in government-funded establishments are entitled to maternity leave in the same manner as government servants. The judgment was given by Justice Anu Sivaraman while considering the plea of women engaged on contract service by the government. Some of the petitioners were working on contract basis in the Additional Skill...

Refuting Charge Of Bias Against Married Females, Army Says Now Even Married Males Can’t Enter JAG Deptt, Other Entries Across The Board [Read Affidavit]

Refuting the allegation of gender bias, the Army has, in an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, said not only married females but even married males are now prohibited from entry into its Judge Advocate General (JAG) department and all entries across the board, while justifying its recently-introduced restriction on married males on the ground of changed socio-economic setup of...

Hindu Converted To Islam Is Entitled to Inherit Father’s Property: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Hindu converted into other religion is not disqualified to claim the property under Section 26 of the Hindu Succession Act, the court observed.The Bombay High Court has observed that a Hindu, who converted to other religion, is entitled to his/her father's property if father died intestate.Justice Mridula Bhatkar observed that the right to inheritance is not a choice but it is by birth and,...

‘Specific Performance To Be Compulsorily Ordered By Courts’- Know About Changes Proposed By Specific Relief Amendment Bill [Read The Bill]

The Lok Sabha recently passed the Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill 2018, proposing to bring significant amendments to Specific Relief Act 1963.One of the major features of the amendment is that it makes the grant of specific performance of contracts compulsory, by taking away the discretionary power of courts. As per Section 10 of the Act (as it stands now), specific performance of...