Newspaper must report an order of the Court as it stands, instead of creating sensation: HP HC issues contempt notice to 'The Tribune' reporter

The news-item is inaccurate, unauthentic and not based on true facts. It reminds the Court of the grim erstwhile era of 'Yellow Journalism', the court said while issuing contempt notice to a journalist.The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has come down heavily on a newspaper, for indulging in repeated misquoting and misreporting of the orders. A Division bench of Justices Rajiv Sharma and...

Madhya Pradesh HC dismisses Contempt application against Chief Justice [Read Order]

A contempt petition filed against Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court was dismissed by the High Court yesterday. A petitioner in PIL had filed the application alleging that certain utterances made by the Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, while hearing the writ petition amounts to contempt. However the Division bench of Justices Rajendra Menon and K.K. Trivedi, who heard the application,...

CJI Dattu "fine" with NHRC chief’s job. “No comments” on demands for cooling off period

Chief Justice H L Dattu today said he will be retiring tomorrow as a "fully and thoroughly satisfied"man who could do "many good things" for the Supreme Court and towards the cause of bring down pendency.Wishing all success to his successor Justice T S Thakur, Dattu, during an informal “thanks giving” interaction with media persons at his 5, Krishna Menon Marg official residence on the...

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC transfers case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and expunges allegations against the Trial Court Judge

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul transferred the trial of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case from Karkardooma court to Patiala House court in proceedings under S.407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after a plea was filed alleging "improper recording of evidence”.However, the bench expunged the allegations made against the judge who had...

Complaints under Domestic Violence Act can be quashed invoking Section 482 CrPC : Gujarat HC (DB) [Read Judgment]

Once the applicability of the Code of Criminal Procedure has started on account of any judicial order passed by the learned Magistrate including issuance of notice either under Section 12 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 31 of the Act independently or jointly, remedial measures to the aggrieved person as provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 can be said as available,...

Chairpersons of Computer Committees of High Courts should take immediate decision on using A-4 paper-size in courts

It refers to response from Department of Justice following a submission forwarded there through Lok Sabha Committee on Petitions that a meeting of Chairpersons of Computer Committees of High Courts chaired by Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Madan B Lokur held on 2/3.08.2014 to consider replacement of legal-size paper in courts by A-4 size paper for bringing uniformity has not yet finally...

Delhi HC quashes FCRA proceedings against Former Punjab MLA- holds contribution made by NRIs through proper banking channels not ‘foreign contribution’ [Read Judgment]

The contribution made by a citizen of India living in another country (Non-resident Indian), from his personal savings, through the normal banking channels, is not treated as foreign contribution, the Court said quashing FCRA proceedings against the former MLA.The Delhi High Court has quashed FCRA proceedings against Former Punjab MLA, Arvind Khanna for receiving an amount of Rs.9,...

Refusal to join Anti-naxal operation sufficient reason to dismiss Policemen : Chattisgarh HC [Read Order]

They have, shown act of indiscipline and cowardice by refusing to join the anti-naxal operation from Madanwada Camp, the court said while dismissing a batch of petition challenging the dismissal.Chattisgarh High Court has held that policemen who refused to join anti naxal operation, have committed indiscipline and there is no illegality in the order sacking them. Dismissing a batch of...

SC issues notice on PIL by Kerala NGO seeking protection of children from stray dogs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a PIL seeking direction to protect children from falling ‘prey’ to stray dogs.“Appreciating the submission that the children are fundamental embodiment of human race and they deserve protection from any kind of attack by the stray dogs, we are inclined to issue notice,” the order stated. The Bench, comprising Justice Dipak Misra and...

ITAT has no power to stay prosecution: Punjab and Haryana High Court [Read Judgment]

The pendency of appeals regarding quantum and penalty and an appeal challenging an order passed under Section 263 would not, in our considered opinion, confer power upon the Tribunal to stay consideration of a show cause notice calling upon the assessee to show cause why prosecution be not launched, the bench said quashing the orders of ITAT granting stay in prosecution.Punjab and Haryana...

Calcutta HC quashes WB Govt order scrapping Political Sufferers Scheme [Read Judgment]

Having sacrificed the best part of their lives for the sake of the country and its people, towards end of their lives they deserve to be looked after and nurtured by the State which takes pride in calling itself a welfare State, the court said quashing the WB Govt. order scrapping Political Sufferers Scheme.The Calcutta High Court has set aside the West Bengal Government order scrapping...

Include divorced daughter within definition of Family for Compassionate Appointments: Allahabad HC to Govt. [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Principal Secretary Law/Legal Remembrancer, U.P to take necessary steps with regard to the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants (Dying-in-Harness) Rules, 1974 which do not include a divorced daughter within the definition of family, for the purpose of compassionate appointments in the event of death of a government employee...