Jharkhand HC Gets Two Addl Judges, Chhattisgarh HC Three [Read Notifications]

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday approved the appointment of two additional judges to Jharkhand High Court and three additional judges to Chhattisgarh High Court.As per the notifications, the appointment of Shiva Nand Pathak and Rajesh Shankar as additional judges of Jharkhand High Court has been confirmed. Justice Sanjay Agrawal, Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant and Justice Anil...

Madras HC Disposes Of ‘Vague’ PIL On Implementation Of Hostel Safety Guidelines [Read Order]

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court disposed of a public interest litigation calling for directions to the State for effective implementation of guidelines ensuring safety and security in girl’s hostels in Tamil Nadu.The court underlined the assurances given by the Sivaganga district collector through a counter affidavit and held that the plea was vague and hence could not be dealt...

CJAR Demands In-House Enquiry Against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy For Alleged Atrocities Against Dalits

In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms has sought initiation of an In-House enquiry against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy for alleged atrocities against the Dalit community.The representation refers to allegations of Dalit atrocities and criminal misconduct by the Judge against Mr.Rama Krishna, former Principal Junior...

Yale Law School Recognizes Justice Gita Mittal's 2013 Judgment On Court Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act

The Indian judicial system can boast of many landmark judgments that have served society at large. Of these judgments, one recently attracted eyeballs from the global audience to have served social change by protecting judicial independence and questioning legislative authority of the state.A Delhi High Court judgment of 2013 penned down by Justice Gita Mittal has been included in Yale...

Prof. Sivakumar Appointed As New Law Commission Member

S. Sivakumar, professor at Indian Law Institute (ILI), has been appointed as full-time member of the 21st Law Commission of India.The professor confirmed this via an e-mail. Earlier Indian Express had reported that Rajkot-based lawyer Abhay Bhardwaj, who had represented the accused in the 2002 Gulbarg Society Massacre case, had been selected as part-time member of the 21st Law Commission...

Acquittal In Dowry Demand Case No Ground For Denying Maintenance To Wife: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Acquittal of the petitioner and his family members in dowry demand case is no ground to deny maintenance to the wife and the child. The petitioner cannot be absolved of his liability to maintain the wife and the child on this score. The case in hand is required to be decided on the preponderance of probabilities and no strict standard of proof is required to be proved. The Punjab...

PIO Of Hyderabad EFLU Fined For Denying Information On Admission [Read Order]

The Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the English & Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad, for denial of information sought under the RTI Act. The commission also warned the public authority of the university to deal with RTI issues only through the PIO without involving consultants in...

Overstay Of Furlough: Bombay HC Reduces Prison Term On Humanitarian Grounds [Read Judgment]

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court preferred humanitarian ground to reduce the prison punishment for a prisoner who overstayed his furlough.The judgment passed by Justices VK Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar held that petitioner Takku Singh's prison punishment ought to be reduced on his explanation of overstay due to his wife's ill-health.Petitioner Takku Singh was released on furlough...

Offence Under SC/ST Act Not To Be Attracted Merely Because Victim Belongs To The Community: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The provision of Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act is applicable only when a person commits such offence against a person belonging to the SC/ST community on the ground that such a person/victim is a member of SC/ST community. The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) in Shiv Mohan Tiwari vs. State of U.P., has decided that an offence under the SC/ST Act will not be attracted merely because...

Simultaneous Proceedings Against Associations, Office Bearers Permissible Under Competition Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The guilt, if any, of the persons who come under Section 48 of the Act also needs to be examined simultaneous to the guilt of the opposite parties, the court held.Dismissing a challenge against show cause notice issued by the Competition Commission of India against office bearers of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) and its affiliated trade unions, the High Court of Kerala has...

NCDRC Imposes Rs 50-Lakh Compensation On School For Negligence [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has imposed a compensation of Rs 50 lakh on B.N.M. Educational Institutions in Bengaluru, holding it vicariously liable for negligence on the part of teachers accompanying a student who suffered brain inflammation during an educational tour in North India.The NCDRC was hearing a challenge against a State Commission order, which...

If Robbery, Murder Takes Place Together, It May Be Presumed Same Accused Did Both Crimes: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court recently observed that if robbery and murder take place in one and the same occurrence, the presumption is that the same accused must have committed both the offences. The Bench further held that it is a rebuttable presumption.The Division Bench comprising Justices S Nagamuthu and MV Muralidharan made the observation while hearing an appeal filed by one Veeramani against...