Allahabad HC Orders CBI Probe Into 'Fake' Cases Lodged Against Advocates, Others U/S 376IPC, SC/ST Act To Extract Money

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into a bunch of cases allegedly filed falsely against Advocates, others implicating them under charges of rape and offences under the SC/ST Act for the purpose of extracting money.The bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary emphasized that in the interest of justice and to protect...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officers, Damaging Public Property During CAA-NRC Protests

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to one Azahar Khan accused of assaulting the police officers, damaging police bikes by setting them on fire, and also causing damage to public property during the CAA-NRC Protests.As per the prosecution's case, a protest against NRC and CAB was organized by Muslim Clerics (Ulemas) of Rampur city and they called the public at Eidgah on December 21,...

Not Necessary To Refuse Bail In Every Case Of Economic Offence: Bombay High Court On Granting Relief To Vipul Chitalia In PNB Scam Case

The Bombay High Court has made it clear that bail cannot be refused to an accused merely because the offence is in nature of economic offence. "...it is not imperative that in every case of economic offences, bail should invariably be refused", the court observed. Justice Bharati Dangre on August 11 granted bail to Vipul Chitalia, former vice president (banking operations)...

[Delhi Riots] No Respect For Judicial Time, Public Money: Court Calls For Sensitization Of SPPs, IOs To Drop Irrelevant Witnesses, Imposes 5K Cost

A Delhi Court yesterday called for sensitization of special public prosecutors (SPPs) and investigating officers (IOs) for taking steps to drop irrelevant witnesses in the 2020 riots cases, rather than obtaining summons for them.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala also imposed Rs. 5,000 cost on the prosecution for calling an irrelevant and unrelated witness in a riots case, who...

Issuing Summons On Printed Proforma After Passing Hand Written Cognizance Order On Chargesheet Isn't Invalid: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if the order of taking cognizance has been passed on the first page of the charge-sheet in the hand writing not by filling up the proforma then the summoning order carried on the order-sheet on printed proforma won't be invalid.The bench of Justice Mohd. Aslam clarified that if after taking cognizance of the police charge sheet by way of a written...

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail, Says Accused Allegedly Tried To Create A "Rift Between Two Communities"

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied anticipatory bail to an accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri riots observing that his conduct was allegedly an "attempt to disturb the communal harmony of the area" by trying to create a "rift between two communities."Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also noted that suspicious material was found on the terrace of his house during the riots and he...

Non Joining Duty Vacancies Should Be Treated As Fresh Vacancies: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that the Non Joining Duty (NJD) vacancies that arose in the post of Preventive Officer at the Public Service Commission (PSC) after the amendment of Part III of Kerala State & Subordinate Service Rules (Special Rules) will have to be filled as per the amended Rules and not the erstwhile Rules. A Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar...

Merely Because Some Benefit Accrued To Litigant Due To Interim Order, They Cannot Claim Such Benefits When Litigation Ends Against Them: Gujarat HC

A recent order of the Gujarat High Court has clarified that merely because of some benefit has accrued to the litigant because of operation of interim orders, the litigant cannot claim such benefits when the litigation finally ends against them.Considering this well-settled principle of law, Justice Biren Vaishnav declined to entertain a second appeal challenging the order of the...

Delhi High Court Directs CBSE To Declare Result Of Class X Student Who Failed To Remit Fee Due To COVID Difficulties

The Delhi High Court, while taking into account the economic background and the effect of COVID-19 pandemic of a student, directed CBSE to declare his result of Class X student despite the fact that he had failed to remit fee to the school. Justice Sanjeev Narula acknowledged that under ordinary circumstances, attendance criteria must be met, as pre-condition for appearing in the...

Judges Can't Overstep Defined Jurisdiction & Expose Administration Of Justice To Individualistic Whims & Fancies: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 107 and 108 read with Order 43 Rule 2 CPC does not empower an appellate court to mutate the very script of the suit before the trial court and create a new fact situation alien to the original lis and proceed on to carry forward its own perception-based outcome to a given civil suit. The bench comprising...

Sanjay Raut Pleads 'Not Guilty' In Criminal Defamation Case By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife

Jailed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday pleaded 'not guilty' in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife- Medha Somaiya.Raut is imprisoned in a money laundering cases being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate and was produced before a Mumbai Court through video conference.Metropolitan Magistrate PI Mokashi directed prison officials to produce Raut at 12pm,...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Aviation Ministry, DGCA On Allowing Sikhs To Carry 'Kirpans' In Domestic Flights

A public interest litigation has been moved before the Delhi High Court challenging a notification that allows Sikh passengers to carry Kirpans whilst on board any domestic flight in the country.Issuing notice on the plea, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad today sought response from the Centre through Ministry of Civil...