Death Sentence Commuted, But Convict To Spend Rest Of His Life In Jail:Madras HC

 The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in Nisha v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors, has made it clear that the petitioner’s brother, being the convict here whose death sentence was commuted by the President under Article 72 of the Constitution, was to spend the rest of his life in prison, as expressly stated by the Presidential Order.The convict in question is 43-year-old Sheik Meeran,...

Tribal Malnutrition Deaths : Bombay HC Tells State To Formulate Action Plan

Expressing its displeasure over the lack of progress in curbing malnutrition deaths in the Tribal areas of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Chief Secretary to come up with a constructive action plan to tackle the problem.A division bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice Swapna Joshi observed that the state government had shown “a completely insensitive approach...

GST Will Result In Increasing State's Revenues From The Very First Year Onwards

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today explained in his Facebook post the rationale behind two particular proposals placed before the Goods and Services Tax Council. These two proposals are – Having a multi rate tax structure and Compensation to loss making states through cess.Reflecting on the meetings of the GST council that have been held so far, Jaitley said- “The meetings have witnessed...

Allahabad HC Dismisses Kejriwal, Vishwas’s Plea To Quash Criminal Case [Read Judgment]

“Whosoever influential leader, highly placed person, nationally renowned politician and other person belonging to high class may be, the law is equal to all. Code of Criminal Procedure has not granted any special status to the politicians or renowned Poet. All are equal in the eyes of law and all have to be treated equally”, said the CourtThe Allahabad High Court has dismissed a...

Complainant Can’t Be Compelled To Approach Police First, When Complaint Is Against Police Officer: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The high court has declined to quash the preliminary inquiry ordered by Vigilance Court against former Kerala Vigilance Director Shankar Reddy in bar bribery case. The Kerala High Court has recently held that where allegations are leveled against a senior superior police officer, the complainant, who is an ordinary citizen, being a member of the public cannot be compelled to file the...

Just Because One Is poor, State Cannot Let Him Die: Kerala HC Orders Govt To Provide Therapy Worth 50 Lakh To Patient [Read Judgment]

Upholding the spirit of Article 21 of the Constitution and the duties of a welfare state towards its citizenry, the Kerala High Court in a recent judgment ruled that a welfare State cannot permit anybody to die for the reason that he/she has no means to afford his treatment expenses.Justice PB Suresh Kumar directed the state, which had shirked off earlier citing resource crunch, to...

Bombay HC Asks State To Consult Experts In Solving The Case Regarding Osho’s "Fake Will" [Read Petition]

The division bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice PD Naik today directed the state to consult experts for furthering the investigation into an FIR filed at the Koregaon Park Police Station in connection with forging of the will of spiritual guru Osho.The bench was hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Yogesh Thakkar, a managing trustee in the Osho Friend’s Foundation. This...

Allahabad HC Acquits Man After 24 Years Of Conviction In Dowry Death Case [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) in Rama Shanker and Ors v State of UP, has allowed Ram Shanker’s appeal, who was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment by the sessions court as it found him guilty of offences under section 304-B, 498-A of IPC.The judgment delivered by Justice Ranjana Pandya acquitted him of the charges of causing death of his wife on grounds of...

Safe Diwali: Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra MCs To Inspect Licences Issued To Sell Fire Crackers [Read Order]

A few days before Diwali celebrations begin all over the country, the Bombay High Court has directed all municipal corporations in Maharashtra to inspect/re-verify licences that have been issued for selling firecrackers in every ward.A division bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice Swapna Joshi was hearing a PIL that highlights the accidents that take place due to negligence shown in...

Madras HC Suggests Temporary Employee’s Widow’s Compassionate Appointment [Read Judgment]

In a bid to commiserate with an aggrieved widow of a temporary municipality worker, who expired before regularization of his service, the Madras High Court has directed the authorities to consider her appeal for compassionate appointment to a temporary post as early as possible.The deceased’s wife had filed the writ petition seeking terminal benefits on the contention that he lost the chance...

Arbitration Conference: All That Happened

Organised by the NITI Aayog, law ministry, Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), National Legal Services Authority, and International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, the global conference on “National Initiative Towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India” began on October 21 at New Delhi.The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated...

Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage As Couple Raises False Allegations Against Each Other [Read Judgment]

“The two have exaggerated every minute aspect which occurred in day-to-day life and were finding fault with each other. Both, by their conduct, aggravated the worsening situation. Senseless mental torture continued all through when the two cohabited for four months. Tolerance, adjustments and respect to each other are totally absent. The marriage is a total wreck.” The Delhi High Court...