Future Generations Won't Have Walkable City: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Address Perils Of Pedestrians

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued a slew of directions addressing the concerns of pedestrians on roads."The lives of citizens particularly pedestrians are in peril every moment and this has to change very very rapidly, lest the next generation will find this City and our State to not be capable of being walked upon", Single Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran remarked. The order comes...

[PIT-NDPS Act] Detaining Authority Takes Over Two Months To Decide Detenue’s Representation, Gauhati High Court Orders Immediate Release

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday set aside a detention order under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT-NDPS Act) on the ground that the detaining authority took more than two and half months to dispose of the representation of the detenu.The division bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Justice Robin...

Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide, one Pardeep Sharma to 6 months imprisonment in the contempt case for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC. The bench of Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan...

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Approaches Bombay High Court Seeking Whereabouts Of His Children Who Are In Estranged Wife's Custody

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has approached the Bombay High Court in a Habeas corpus petition seeking the whereabouts of his children who are in his estranged wife Aaliya's custody.After a brief hearing the division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik asked Siddiqui and his wife's counsels to arrive at a consensus regarding visitation rights for Siddiqui. He expressed the desire to speak to...

Delhi High Court Judge Hints At Recusal In Asif Iqbal Tanha’s Case Against Media After NBDA Seeks Impleadment

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on Friday hinted at his recusal from hearing Asif Iqbal Tanha's plea against leak of his alleged confession statement to media in the larger conspiracy of 2020 North East Delhi riots, after News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) filed an application seeking impleadment in the matter. As the proxy counsel appearing for NBDA...

Additional Document Can Be Produced After Prosecution Evidence Is Complete If It Is Vital And Omission Was Bonafide Mistake: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that an additional document can be produced after prosecution evidence is complete if the omission of such document was a bonafide mistake and the document is purported to be vital. A single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a challenge to an order of the Additional Sessions Court that permitted the prosecution to produce an FIR to...

Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai Appointed As The Acting Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court

Justice A. J. Desai has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court with effect from February 26. Chief Justice Sonia Gokani, who was recently appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court, retires on February 25.Justice Desai is the senior-most puisne judge of the Gujarat High Court. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in a tweet, informed that Justice Desai has been...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Order Of Legal Services Authority Referring Litigant For 'Psychiatric Help' Following Offensive Letter To Judges

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set aside the order of State Legal Services Authority by which a litigant, facing financial crunch due to failed business and working as an advocate’s clerk, was referred for psychiatric treatment for writing derogatory and offensive letters to the high ranking officials and High Court judges.A single judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha observed:“Out...

Proceedings Under Section 12 Domestic Violence Act Not Bar To Initiating Criminal Action, Lodging FIR U/S 498A IPC: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday ruled that merely because proceedings have been initiated by a wife against her husband under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), no bar can be construed against lodging an first information report (FIR) for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.The observations were made by a bench...

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that if a term of life imprisonment under section 302 of Indian Penal Code is imposed on an accused and another fixed term sentence is imposed for another charge, then both sentences will run concurrently and not consecutively.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna gave this clarification while allowing the petition filed by convicts...

Man Or Woman, A Judge Should Be Addressed As ‘Sir’ Rather Than ‘My Lord’ Or ‘Your Honour’: Gujarat HC Chief Justice Sonia Gokani

Adding her bit to the debate over whether a Judge should be addressed as Milord’ Or ‘Your Honour’, Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sonia Gokani on Thursday observed that whether a Judge is a man or a woman, the right way to address him is to call him/her ‘Sir’. Chief Justice Gokani was prompted to make the remark after an advocate repeatedly addressed the bench led by...

Remove Defamatory Material Against BJP Leader Shyam Jaju, His Son From Social Media: Delhi High Court To AAP Leaders

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Aam Aadmi Party leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh and Dilip Kumar Pandey to remove the alleged defamatory material and allegations made on social media platforms against politician and former BJP National Vice-President Shyam Jaju and his son. Justice Navin Chawla observed that prima facie case is made out in favour of Jaju and his...