Karnataka HC directs Public Prosecutors to make effective representation in Courts to ensure victims are compensated [Read Judgment]

This Court is of the considered opinion that all the public prosecutors, representing the department of prosecution in the criminal Courts in the State will have to make sincere efforts to request the Court to award suitable compensation not only in the cases where they end in conviction but also in the cases where the criminal cases end in acquittal or discharge, the Court said.In a...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtIn a significant ruling, Allahabad High Court has held that blocking 25% of the benefits in a Pension scheme in favour of minorities is not invalid. Upholding the validity of Samajwadi Pension Yozna, wherein 25% of the benefits were blocked in favour of ‘minorities’, a division bench of Justices V.K. Shukla and Brijesh Kumar Srivastava held that Minorities are a class...

Cattle owners who leave their Cattle on roads can also be Prosecuted : Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Cattle owners cannot be seen withholding their hands, to leave the cattle on road surviving on water of drains/sewer and garbage which is definitely a cruelty, the court said.In a bail application moved by persons accused of slaughtering cow, which is a crime punishable with 7 years imprisonment in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court, apart from granting bail to the accused, has...

RTE does not mean Right to insist on getting Admission in School of one’s choice: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Himachal has held that right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school envisaged section 3 of the Right to Education Act does not include the right to insist on getting admission in school of one’s choice. The first bench comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, dismissing the Writ petitions preferred by parent of...

CIC asks CBSE to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation for denying RTI seeking copy of answer sheets [Read Order]

CBSE compelling RTI applicants to sign undertakings illegal. The Commission directs the CBSE to put in place such system with conducive practices by which the Right to information of the appellants is not limited but facilitated, by removing the obstacles such as undertaking to give up their legal rights, Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu said in his order. The Central Information Commission directed...

Son Attaining majority disentitles him from receiving maintenance from his father: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

Thus, if a child whether legitimate or illegitimate has attained majority as per the aforesaid Act of 1875 and is not suffering by any physical or mental abnormality or injury, thereby unable to maintain itself, would not be entitled to receive maintenance u/S. 125, the Court said.High Court of Sikkim has set aside an order by Family court which had enhanced maintenance to ‘son’ who...

Gujarat-owned PSU Discom doesn't need permission to pay compensatory tariff to Adani Power: Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Division Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justices J. Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre while hearing a Civil Appeal preferred by M/s. Adani Power Ltd. held that Gujarat-owned Discom does not require its permission to pay "compensatory tariff" to Adani Power Ltd and such a decision would be subject to final verdict on the plea of the private power generating firm.Adani Power is...

CCI has not participated in any commercial event; Arun Jaitley

Under the mandate given by section 49 of the Competition Act, 2002, Competition Commission of India (CCI) takes measures to engage in competition advocacy, creating awareness and imparting training on competition issues. This is done, inter-alia, by participation of Chairperson, Members and officials of the Commission in various conferences, seminars and workshops organized by...

Headless Central Information Commission again: Reforms necessary

Central Information Commission (CIC) has once again headless after retirement of Vijai Sharma from post of Chief Information Commission on 01.12.21015. Earlier also post of Chief Information Commissioner lied vacant for nine long months before the then senior-most Information Commissioner Vijay Sharma was appointed Chief Information Commissioner.Chief Information Commissioner should be made...

Gujarat HC directs State Election Commission to make Poll affidavits online, within six months [Read Order]

If such information about the contents of the affidavit are made available to the voters through the website of the State Election Commission, it would certainly help the voters to take appropriate decision at the time of voting, the bench said.Gujarat High Court has directed the State Election Commission to make available all the Poll affidavits online, through the website of the...

Madras HC prescribes “dress code” for devotees to Enter the Temples [Read Order]

In a recent judgment, the Madras High Court  has prescribed a dress code for men, women and even children to visit temples maintained by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department across the State. Justice S. Vaidyanathan gave the above direction in a Writ Petition filed by Mr.Rasu seeking to quash the order of the Sub-Inspector Thuvarankurichi Police Station,...

Supreme Court of South Africa holds Oscar Pistorious guilty of Murder: Holds identity of the victim is irrelevant to guilt of the perpetrator

I have no doubt that in firing the fatal shots the accused must have foreseen, and therefore did foresee, that whoever was behind the toilet door might die, but reconciled himself to that event occurring and gambled with that person’s life. This constituted dolus eventualis on his part, and the identity of his victim is irrelevant to his guilt, the Supreme Court said.The Supreme Court of...