CBI acted under political pressure during Delhi Secretariat Raid: AAP Govt. tells HC

In the reply filed before Delhi High Court, the Aam Aadmi Party Government on Friday alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation was acting under political pressure and “malafidely intruding” in its working, when it carried out the raid at the office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar recently.Submitting that the seizure of documents smacked...

Delhi High Court releases a 'rape' convict as he married the Victim [Read Judgment]

Whether a person convicted under Section 376 IPC for 'raping' a then 14 year old girl, be released from prison, by reducing his sentence to period already he underwent in custody, because he married the victim? Delhi High Court, on Thursday, has apparently answered this question in the affirmative.ContextIn this case, the prosecution version was that the accused 'raped' a 14 year old girl,...

Husband filing divorce petition is no justification for wife to lodge false criminal cases against him and his family: Bombay HC (DB)

Only because the husband had filed divorce petition, would be no licence for the wife to file criminal cases making wild allegations which she is unable to prove, the Bench said.Bombay High Court has held that the husband filing divorce petition, would be no justification for the wife to file criminal cases making wild allegations which she is unable to prove. Division Bench comprising...

Madras HC adjourned PIL against preventing women from entering temples during a particular period

The Madras High Court adjourned a PIL seeking to declare a rule of Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department as unconstitutional, preventing women from entering temples during a particular period, by two months.A PIL filed by a woman of Villupuram district seeking to declare Rule 3(C) of the Tamil Nadu Temple Entry Authorisation Act 1947, as...

Ministry of HRD To Set up a Judicial Commission on Rohit Suicide and related issues

The Fact Finding Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the wake of the chain of unfortunate events at the Central University Hyderabad submitted its report to the Ministry on 22nd January 2016.Based on its observations and findings, the Ministry has decided to constitute a Judicial Commission to review the entire sequence of events and the circumstances; and...

Exclusion of widowed Daughter in Laws in compassionate appointment schemes constitutionally impermissible : Chhattisgarh HC

High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the exclusion of widowed daughter-in-law in compassionate appointment policy is constitutionally impermissible and to that extent void. Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal made this observation in Duliya Bai Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh.The High Court, in a petition filed by a widowed daughter in law of a deceased employee challenging the order rejecting...

Delhi HC imposes costs on RTI applicant for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries

Delhi High Court, in Shail Sahni vs. Valsa Sara Mathew, took an RTI applicant to task for filing vague and irrelevant RTI queries. Justice Man Mohan of Delhi High Court imposed costs of Rs. 25,000 on the applicant who approached had High Court seeking compensation of 4 Lakhs.The RTI applicant had approached the High Court challenging the CIC order refusing to intervene in denial of RTI replies...

Union Home Minister approves New Prison Manual 2016

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the new Model Prison Manual consisting of 32 chapters which aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and the management of prisoners all over the country.The key revisions in the new Manual include the following -(i) Access to free legal servicesA new chapter on legal...

Delhi Court says ink attack aimed at maligning Kejriwal’s reputation; remands accused to 14 days judicial custody

Ms. Bhawna Arora, accused of throwing ink at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while he was addressing a rally, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi. Rejecting the bail application, Judge Sunil Kumar observed that ink was thrown to “malign reputation of the duly democratically elected head of State”. “Now, coming to the facts of...

Do not Charge more that Rs.2 per page of Answer sheets; CIC [Read Order]

CIC Prof. M Sridhar Acharyulu, directed all Universities and examining bodies in India not to charge more than Rs 2 per page of Answerbooks. CIC also asked MHRD and UGC to implement the order, holding that charging Rs 750 by Delhi University and high amounts by other bodies would breach right to equality and violate RTI.A student Mr. Abne Ingty was asked to pay Rs 750 per paper to have his...

Eviction order passed under S. 5A of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act not appealable: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Full Bench of Allahabad High Court in Yogesh Agarwal vs. Union of India has held that eviction order passed under Section 5A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 is not appealable. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice Hon'ble Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Yashwant Varma held that High Court in the exercise of its...

Justice Sen to continue chairing panel probing Sexual Harassment charges against Justice S K Gangele

Justice Vikramjit Sen to continue to head the panel which probing sexual harassment charges against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge despite his retirement from the Supreme Court.Although the Rajya Sabha Chairman is free to replace Justice Sen, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has said Justice Vikramjit Sen can continue to head the three-member panel against Madhya Pradesh High Court...