[POCSO Act] Alleged Victim's Sole Testimony If Found Reliable Can Be Used To Decide Whether Case For Conviction Made Out Or Not: Meghalaya HC

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday observed that the statement of an alleged victim girl in a POSCO case has a telling effect with regard to the fate of the criminal case as the sole testimony of a reliable witness, more so, when alleged victim of sexual assault will persuade and convince the court as to whether a case has been made out or not as far as conviction is...

Consider NGO’s Request For Co-organising Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Birth Anniversary Event With Maharashtra Govt At Agra Fort: Delhi High Court To ASI

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to expeditiously consider the plea of an NGO in case it wishes to co-organize a cultural programme at Agra Fort on February 19 on the occasion of birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, with Maharashtra government. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea moved by Maharashtra based registered trust...

Covid-19 Duty By Medical Students Pursuing Super Speciality Courses Can Be Set Off Against Compulsory Bond Service Period: Madras High Court

In a relief to five doctors, the Madras High Court has held that the period of service rendered by them during Covid-19 can be adjusted towards the two years of compulsory bond service. Justice CV Karthikeyan held that the Government should extend an arm to the doctors as there was no refusal to undergo the compulsory bond period but only a request to adjust the period already...

Karnataka High Court Rejects Bail Application Of Scrap Shop Owner Accused Of Staying Illegally In India For 20 Years

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a bail application filed by a 42-year-old, who is alleged to have been living illegally in India for the last 20 years. According to the police, he is a Bangladesh citizen. A single judge bench of Justice M G Uma, while refusing bail to Syadul Akhon @Shahid Ahmad, said: “It is alleged that he (petitioner) concocted the several ID Cards to...

Party Challenging Land Acquisition Proceedings Must Establish Locus, Any Relief Qua Compensation Can Be Sought Only By Erstwhile Owner: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has made it clear that a person challenging the land acquisition proceedings or claiming any relief with regard to Award / compensation must first establish its locus standi.Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed,"since the petitioner was not the original owner of the land from who the land was acquired by the State in 1972, the petitioner cannot seek a direction on...

'People In Villages Also Must Get Services Of Specialists': Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Rural Posting Of PG Doctors

In a plea challenging the posting of non-service PG doctors in Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) and Additional Primary Health Centre (APHC), the Madras High Court refused to interfere with the decision of the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and directed the doctors to report to duty in the Centres allotted to them. The main contention of the doctors was that the posting...

Take Down URLs Or Posts Containing Sexually Explicit Video Of Judicial Officer: Delhi High Court To Social Media Platforms

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Google, to take down URLs or posts relating to a video, showing a judicial officer in a compromising position, if not already removed in terms of the interim restraining order passed earlier.Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a suit seeking permanent injunction to restrain the social media platforms...

Karnataka High Court Sends Lawyer To Jail For One Week For Making ‘Wild Allegations’ Against Judges & Judicial System

The Karnataka High Court has directed an advocate to be taken into judicial custody for a week for contempt of court. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi passed the order in a suo-motu contempt initiated in 2019, against advocate K S Anil, on February 2. “This Court is left with no other option except to pass an order for taking the accused...

[Mohsin Sheikh Lynching] Eye-Witnesses Failed To Identify Accused, “Hate Speech" By Hindu Rashtra Sena President Not Exhibited: Pune Court On Acquitting 21

Not a single eye-witness in court identified the men who lynched Pune techie Mohsin Sheikh (28) neither was the “hateful” speech by Hindu Rashtra Sena President Dhananjay Desai brought on the record by the prosecution, the Pune Sessions Court observed in the detailed judgement acquitting 21 people for the 2014 brutal murder. “It is clear that the accused no.19 (Desai) who...

Principles Of Res Judicata Would Apply To Criminal Proceedings, Reiterates Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that principles of res judicata and constructive res judicata would squarely apply not just to civil proceedings but to criminal proceedings as well.Justice A. Badharudeen was hearing a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to quash a complaint pending before Magistrate Court, where she was alleged to have committed...

Article 226 Petition Can Be Moved Even When Fundamental Right Is Threatened, Provided Apprehension Is Well Founded: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday reiterated that a petition under Article 226 can be entertained even when the fundamental right of a citizen is threatened and one need not await the actual prejudice or adverse effects for filing the same, provided his apprehension is well founded.The observations were made by Justice Rajesh Sekhri while hearing a plea in terms of which...

Delhi High Court Restrains 24 Food Entities From Using ‘Khan Chacha’ Trademark, Directs Zomato And Swiggy To Delist Infringers

The Delhi High Court has restrained 24 food entities from using “Khan Chacha” trademark and also directed their delisting from the platforms of food delivery companies Zomato and Swiggy.Justice C Hari Shankar observed that Gupta and Gupta Private Limited, which has been using “Khan Chacha” trademark since 1972, has made out a clear prima facie case of infringement in its favour....