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Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Challenge To Constitutionality Of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022
The Madras High Court has sought a response from the Central Government on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022. When the matter came up before the bench of Acting Chief Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice Sunder Mohan, the court asked Senior Advocate NR Elango appearing for the petitioner if any directions...
Kerala High Court Pulls Up State Authorities For Not Setting Up Temporary Detention Centres For Foreign Citizens Lacking Travel Documents
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, pulled up the State Authorities for failing to implement its orders for setting up of temporary detention centres for foreign citizens, who do not possess travel documents, and has directed the Secretary to Social Justice Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Vigilance Department to set up the temporary facility on a war footing basis.Justice...
Delhi Resident Wants His Body To Be Handed Over To Third Party After Death, Moves High Court To Bar Family From Performing Last Rites
A 56 year old man, suffering from a cardiac problem, has approached the Delhi High Court praying that his family be prevented from performing the last rites after his death. The Delhi resident instead wants his body to be handed over to a man who he treats as a son, claiming that the person looked after him in his bed-ridden days. The plea filed by Kunj Bihari Bansal challenges Clause 7.1 of...
Delhi High Court Seeks Data On Functioning Of District Consumer Forums, Pendency Of Final Cases
The Delhi High Court has sought a data-based report from Registrar General on the functioning of all District Consumer Redressal Forums across the city and pendency of final cases before them.Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the Registrar General may constitute a team for collecting the data, adding that he is free to make physical visits and enquiries from the forums. "The comprehensive...
"Stop Salaries Of Prosecutor, IO Till Witnesses Are Examined": PH High Court Slams Prosecution's 'Casual' Approach In A POCSO Trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently issued a direction to stop the salary of a public prosecutor and an investigating officer (IO) after it noted that the prosecution had been 'casual' in their approach to conducting the trial in a POCSO Case."Since the Public Prosecutor and the Investigating Officer of the case have not performed their duties with due promptitude, therefore, they...
Bengaluru Potholes: Karnataka High Court Orders BBMP To Repair Major Roads In 10 Days, Submit Fortnightly Reports On Clearance Of Storm Water Drains
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fill up/ repair 221 potholes on major roads as identified by the corporation, within ten days. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said, "On instructions Sreenidhi V, counsel for BBMP submits that a total number 2010 potholes were filled up...
Delay In FSL Reports Where Cause Of Death Unknown Makes Victim Family Suffer, May Lead To Degradation Of Samples: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has said that the delay in getting scientific reports related to investigations not only has a high social cost but leads to extreme suffering of the victim's family as they remain unaware of the exact cause of death.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the delay for "whatever reason" cannot be countenanced under law and may even lead to "degradation or putrefaction of...
Applications For Correction In Birth Certificate Can't Be Rejected Summarily, Registrar Must Consider Evidence Placed Before It: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently directed all the Registrars under the Municipality and Grama Panchayat to conduct an enquiry adhering to provisions under the Registrations of Birth and Deaths Act, 1969, while considering applications seeking correction of Birth Certificates, and not to reject such applications summarily. Justice Amit Rawal made the direction upon noting instances where...
COVID-19: Delhi High Court Closes Plea Challenging Centre's Permission For Clinical Trials Of Covaxin Among 2-18 Yrs Old
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea filed during the second wave of COVID-19 against Centre's permission for conducting Phase II and III clinical trials of Covaxin in the age group of 2 to 18 years. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the Supreme Court's judgment in Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India &...
Specify Steps Taken To Ensure That Religion Of Accused, Victim Isn't Mentioned In FIR: Punjab And Haryana High Court To State DGP
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the DGP, Punjab to file an affidavit specifying what steps have been taken to ensure that the religion of the Accused, Victim, and witnesses are not mentioned in the FIR.The bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri was essentially dealing with a bail plea moved by an NDPS Accused when it noted that in the vernacular of the FIR, the expression...