Section 438(4) CrPC | No Bar Against Filing Pre-Arrest Bail Plea In FIR U/S 376(3) IPC When Alleged Incident Happened Prior To 2018 Amendment: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no bar to file anticipatory bail under section 438 (4) of CrPC in an FIR registered under section 376(3) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 when the alleged incident happened prior to introduction of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while denying anticipatory bail to a father accused of raping her...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Constitution Of 'Politically Neutral Body' For FCRA Implementation

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking constitution of an independent and "politically neutral body" for implementation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act to avoid misuse of law by the executive.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad pronounced the decision. The plea was moved by the Association...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Refuses To Order Postponement Of JEE Mains 2023

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to restrain National Testing Agency from conducting JEE Mains 2023 examination on the scheduled dates."Any orders passed to postpone may have a cascading effect...If a student does not fare well in JEE January, he can compete in April. Extraordinary circumstances don't seem to exist. It would not be appropriate to restrain the respondent from conducting...

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha Of Calcutta HC Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Lawyers For Ruckus Outside Courtroom

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against lawyers who held protests outside his courtroom on Monday. On Monday, largescale chaos prevailed outside the courtroom of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha after a section of lawyers prevented him from continuing with proceedings. Several posters describing Justice Mantha as...

Twitter Revokes Suspension Of Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde's Account

Twitter has restored the account of Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, which was suspended in October 2019. At the time of suspension, his handle @sanjayuvacha had slightly over 90,000 followers.Citing depiction of "hateful imagery", Twitter had blocked Hegde's account in October 2019, for posting the picture of August Landmesser wherein he refused to the Nazi salute at a rally, when everybody...

Gauhati High Court Reserves Verdict In NIA's Appeal Against Discharge Order In Sedition Case Against MLA Akhil Gogoi

The Gauhati High Court on Monday reserved its verdict in an appeal moved by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the Special Court's July 1, 2021 order to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in a sedition case and clearing him of charges under the stringent UAPA.The bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Malasri Nandi reserved the Judgement after the arguments from both sides...

Can’t Seek Private Hospital Treatment When Such Treatment Is Available In Govt Hospitals: Gauhati High Court To Undertrial

Dismissing an undertrial's petition seeking a direction for treatment at a private hospital, the Gauhati High Court said the fundamental right to seek medical treatment cannot be interpreted and extended to get him treated in a private hospital of his own choice, while such kind of treatment is very much available in the government HospitalsJustice Robin Phukan said "it cannot be lost sight...

Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education

The Delhi High Court has ordered that no coercive steps be taken against private unaided schools if the qualifications of their Managers are not in accordance with the circulars issued by Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) on November 24, 2004 and November 17, 2022.Justice Prathiba M Singh in the interim order said that any action may impact lakhs of students in the...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Requirement Of Clinical Study For Approval Of Coronary Stents

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking enforcement of a robust system of requirement of submitting a clinical study or data before grant of approval for marketing, sale and use of drugs for coronary stents. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response from the Centre through the Ministry...

After Ruckus In Advocates Association Election, Madras High Court Asks Teller Committee To File Report

After the elections to the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) turned violent, the High Court has asked the Teller Committee to file a report by Thursday on the alleged instances of booth capturing and subsequent violence. On Tuesday, two lawyers who were Presidential candidates in the election, mentioned the matter before the bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons On Yash Raj Films' Copyright Infringement Suit Against ‘Triller’

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons to Triller, an entertainment and music platform, on a suit moved by Yash Raj Films (YRF) accused it of copyright infringement by permitting third party users to modify and adapt the sound recordings of the production company through an extraction tool, without a valid license or authorization.Triller, which operates a website and an application, is...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice N Kotiswar Singh As Acting Chief Justice Of Gauhati High Court

The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as the acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, effective from January 12.Justice Singh's appointment will come into effect following the retirement of Chief Justice RM Chhaya. The notification in this regard was published by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on January 10.The Supreme Court collegium...