Can’t Delve Into Quality Or Quantity Of Evidence At The Stage Of Adjudicating A Bail Application: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that at the stage of adjudicating a bail application, it cannot delve into the quality or quantity of evidence and it can only consider whether the delinquent appears to have committed the crime and whether he is entitled to bail or not. With this, the bench of Justice Krishan Pahal denied bail to a man who has been accused of killing his...

Patra Chawl Case: Bombay High Court Questions ED For Challenging Sanjay Raut's Bail Without Arresting Main Accused

The Bombay High Court on Saturday questioned the Directorate of Enforcement for not arresting the prime accused in the Patra Chawl Case but seeking to cancel MP Sanjay Raut's bail."You are not going to arrest the main accused? They are in judicial custody, not police custody...You want to keep the accused as an undertrial prisoner... and you are not arresting the main accused?", Justice N....

Gauhati High Court Grants Compensation To Kin Of Two Alleged ULFA Cadres Shot Dead By Assam Rifles, Rules Out CBI Probe

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Union of India to provide compensation of Rs. 4 Lakhs each to the mothers of two alleged ULFA cadres (United Liberation Front of Asom), who were killed by the Assam Rifles personnel while exercising their power under Armed Forces Special Powers Act.While allowing the writ petition the division bench of Chief Justice Mr. R. M. Chhaya and Justice...

Mentioning Looks Of A Person Without Reference To Dress Or Any Body Part Not ‘Sexually Coloured Remark’: Delhi Court

Mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a person would not be considered as sexually coloured remark, a Delhi Court has observed.Additional Sessions Judge Rajinder Singh of Patiala House Courts made the observation while dismissing a woman’s plea against discharge of a man under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to...

S.52A NDPS Act Not Bar To Grant Interim Custody Of Seized Vehicles U/S 457 CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday held that jurisdictional courts, such as the Special Court and Magistrate Court, are vested with the power to grant interim custody of vehicles seized in connection with offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) under Section 457 CrPC, irrespective of the procedure for disposal stipulated in Section 52A of the Act.Justice V.G....

Immediately Release ₹5 Crores To AIIMS Delhi For Treatment Of Children With Rare Diseases: High Court Directs Centre

The Delhi High Court has directed Union of India to immediately release Rs. 5 crores to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ensure that treatment of children with rare diseases, where it has already commenced, is not stopped due to lack of funds.Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the fund to be released within two weeks and that its expenditure shall be maintained by AIIMS...

Prisoners Have Fundamental Right To Get Compensation For Work Related Injuries Suffered In Jail: Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of guidelines for cases where an inmate or convict sustains work related injuries in prison, observing that there is no monitoring or remedial mechanism available to address such cases. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that when there is no employee or employer relationship between prisoners and jail authorities, such inmates must be provided...

YouTube Video Against HC Judges: Kerala High Court Seeks Personal Appearance Of KM Shajahan In Contempt Case

The Kerala High Court has directed K.M. Shajahan, the then private secretary of the former Chief Minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan, to appear in person before the Court in the suo motu contempt proceedings that have been initiated against him for making serious allegations against High Court judges in a YouTube video. The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice...

Sikkim High Court Holds Full Court Reference To Condole Demise Of Former Chief Justice Ripusudan Dayal

The Sikkim High Court on Friday at 12:30 PM held a Full Court reference to condole the demise of Former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Ripusudan Dayal. Justice Dayal passed away on 8th January. Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Biswanth Somadder made his obituary reference at the proceedings. Additional Advocate General for the State of Sikkim Dr Doma T. Bhutia and...

Gujarat High Court Permits Alleged Minor Rape Victim Insisting Termination Of Pregnancy 'At Her Own Risk'; Medical Board Immune From Any Litigation

The Gujarat High Court on Friday permitted an alleged rape victim (minor), who insisted to terminate her pregnancy of 19 weeks and 4 days despite the risks cited by the Medical Board, to do so at her own risk.Justice Ilesh J. Vora presiding the Court said that the doctors constituting the Medical Board will remain immune in the event of any litigation arising in this matter. It observed,"It...

Notification Under S. 5 of FTDR Act Can’t Be Applied Retrospectively To Refuse Advance Authorization To Importer: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a notification issued under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (FTDR Act), which empowers the Central Government to formulate and announce the foreign trade policy, cannot be applied retrospectively by the Central Government. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh held that once a notification issued under Section 5...

Family Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction To Entertain Claim For Defamation: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that a family court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain a claim for defamation. For a family court to assume jurisdiction, the dispute must have a proximate relationship to the marital relationship of the parties, the court observed. A division bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar was hearing an appeal filed by the...