TN knocks SC doors against Madras HC decision for CISF protection

The Tamil Nadu government today filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging High Court's orders to  deploy Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for manning the High Court premises in both Chennai and Madurai.Rejecting charges of any deficiency on its part in protecting the Madras High Court and its judges against violence by protesting lawyers who were demanding that Tamil be made...

Retired SC judge to re-evaluate answer sheets of Delhi judicial exam 2014 [Read Order]

Amidst complaints of irregularities in the results of Delhi Judicial Services Exam 2014, the Supreme Court today said it will appoint a retired judge of the apex court to re-evaluate the answer sheets.“Yes. How can there be a so much of a difference between marking of two evualtors. There is a concept of rationalization of marks. We don’t know if that system was followed. Anyways we...

SC pulls up centre for improper implementation of MGNREGA; issues notice [Read Petition]

The supreme court today pulled up the centre and issued notice to it for improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages, compensation, unemployment allowance, and for  pending liabilities.The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by well known social activist Aruna Roy. It sought setting up of independent Social Audit Units and indexing wage rates...

Collegium to meet soon for appointing HC Chief Justices

As a legal development which follows the landmark judgment of October 16 declaring the NJAC Act as unconstitutional, it is speculated that the Supreme Court Collegium is likely to take a call on appointing regular Chief Justices in 8 high courts in the coming days, namely the high courts of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Karnataka, Bombay, Gauhati, Gujarat, Patna, Punjab and Haryana...

HP High Court reduces sentence imposed on an Octogenarian who raped an infant [Read Judgment]

The persons who commit rape are psychologically sadistic persons.  But punishment should not only be punitive but also reformative, the High Court held.In an appeal filed by an 83 year old man convicted by Trial Court for raping a 4 year old kid, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, though it found no infirmity in his conviction recorded by the trial court, has reduced the rigorous...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtIn a matter of Reference to ensure the security in district courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh, a seven-judge bench of Allahabad High Court directed the state government to enhance the strength of judges in lower judiciary by 25% by the next year. The bench, headed by the Chief Justice directed the state government to complete the security work of High Court...

Gujarat HC directs State Election Commission to include “NOTA” option in impending local body polls

In a Civil Appeal preferred by Social Activist and Advocate Shri K R Koshti the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice N V Anjaria directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to provide the option of NOTA (None Of The Above) on the Electronic Voting Machines in the upcoming local body polls in the state. The petition was filed...

Appointment of Raghuvir Pandya as Prosecutor quashed by Gujarat HC; Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Prosecutors [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has quashed the appointment of Raghuvir  Nandkrishna Pandya, as Government Pleader­ cum ­Public Prosecutor. Justice J.B. Pardiwala allowed the Writ applications challenging the Government order appointing Pandya as the District Government Pleader and Public  Prosecutor  of  Vadodara.Residents of  Vadodara had approached the High court praying for a writ of quo...

Accused fell short of majority by single day is a 'Juvenile' in conflict with law ; MP HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High court held that even if an accused fell short of the date of majority by a single day, he is entitled to be treated as the juvenile in conflict with law. Justice C.V. Sirpurkar observed that the trial court had erred in holding that he was not a juvenile in conflict with law.A charge-sheet was filed  against Chhotu @ Ranvijay and eight other co-accused persons. In...

Madras HC DB stays Justice Kirubakaran's order to entrust Bar Council's functions to an Expert Committee

The Madras High Court has stayed  single judge's order  which had directed the government to  consider entrusting  the functions of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to an Expert Committee headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge.  A division bench of Chief Justice S.K Kaul and Justice T.S. Shivagnanam stayed the order, in an appeal filed against it by Bar Council of India.PTI reports that...

Sendhwa Bus Burning Case : “Death penalty” of Bus Staffer trio upheld, Owner acquitted

Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the Trial Court judgment awarding Death penalty to three staffers of a Private Bus involved in Sendhwa Bus burning case in which 15 passengers were charred to death and more than 20 sustained severe injuries. However the Court acquitted the owner of the bus who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Trial Court.A division bench of Justices PK Jaiswal and...

7 Judges Bench of Allahabad HC directs the Govt. to enhance the strength of Judges by 25% in Lower Judiciary [Read Judgment]

In a matter of Reference to ensure the security in district courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh, a seven-judge bench of Allahabad High Court directed the state government to enhance the strength of judges in lower judiciary by 25% by the next year. The bench, headed by the Chief Justice directed the state government to complete the security work of High Court before celebration of 150...