Madras High Court Releases On Probation Mother Who Killed Her Two Daughters Due To Societal Taunts About Bearing Only Female Children

In a rare incident, the Madras High Court released a mother, convicted for killing her two daughters, on probation of good conduct under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy saw the case as a testimony to the gender inequality prevailing in the country. The mother, who had birthed three girl children, being unable to bear the taunt of the...

Choice Of Collector In Appointing Lambardar Must Be Respected Unless It Is Perverse: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates

Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently reiterated the well settled position of law that the choice of the Collector in appointing Lambardar must be respected in all cases unless and until it is perverse.It is settled law that the choice of the Collector must be respected unless and until the same is perverse. The bench comprising Justice Sudhir Mittal, further added that...

"Ensure That Court Matters Aren't Delayed Unnecessarily": Rajasthan High Court To State's Pension Dept Over Delay In Filing Replies

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed state's Pension and Pensioners Welfare Department to take apposite steps to prevent delay in filing replies to judicial proceedings and ensure that the Court matters are not delay unnecessarily. Justice Arun Bhansali made the observation while hearing the case of a retired Ward Boy of Ayurvedic Department whose pension was not released since more...

Continued Incarceration Would Endanger His Life, Violate Article 21: Bombay HC On Bail To 72-Yrs-Old Alleged Naxal Operative In Gadchiroli Blast Case

Continued incarceration would endanger 72-year-old ailing naxal operative Satyanarayana Rani's life in gross violation of Article 21 of the Constitution, the Bombay High Court said in its detailed order granting him bail in the 2019 Gadchiroli IED blast. A division bench of Justices V. G. Bisht and Revati Mohite Dere noted that -Satyanarayana was suffering from serious ailments, and...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 7 Judicial Officers As Andhra Pradesh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of seven Judicial Officers as Judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The approval was given in its meeting held on 20th July, 2022. Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Shri Adusumalli Venkata Ravindra Babu, 2. Shri Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar, 3....

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 9 Judicial Officers As Allahabad High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of nine Judicial Officers as Judges in the Allahabad High Court. The approval was given in its meeting held on 19th July, 2022. Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Smt. Renu Agarwal, 2. Shri Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi, 3. Shri Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, 4. Smt....

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 5 Judicial Officers As Karnataka High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of five Judicial Officers as Judges in the Karnataka High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 19th July, 2022.Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Shri Anil Bheemsen Katti, 2. Shri Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja, 3. Shri Chandrashekhar Mrutyunjaya Joshi, 4. Shri...

Forcing Pregnancy Would Permanently Scar Her Psyche: Delhi High Court Permits Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 26 Weeks Pregnancy

The Delhi High Court has permitted a minor victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy of 25 weeks and 6 days old pregnancy. Justice Yashwant Varma, while noting that the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act deals with pregnancies which may only extend upto 24 weeks, highlighted that in exceptional situations, the Court could invoke its extraordinary powers to permit for such...

Dowry Death | Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Conviction U/S 304B IPC Citing Discrepancies In Multiple Dying Declarations

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the conviction handed down to a husband under section 304-B (Dowry Death) of the Indian Penal Code, noting that there were discrepancies in the two dying declarations of the deceased wife, recorded before the police. A single judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz while partly allowing the appeal filed by Nazrulla Khan, upheld the conviction...

Madras High Court Quashes AIADMK Headquarters Sealing Order, Directs Handing Over Of Keys To Edappadi Palaniswamy

The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the order of Revenue Divisional Officer sealing the headquarters of AIADMK party. Justice Sathish Kumar made the order on pleas filed by the new incumbent General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswamy and former Chief Minister O Paneerselvam challenging the lock and seal of the party headquarters. The AIADMK party headquarters was locked and sealed by the...

Non Applicability Of Section 9 Of The A&C Act Can't Be Presumed If Parties Opted For Foreign-Seated Institutional Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that merely because the parties have chosen a foreign-seated institutional arbitration under the UNCITRAL Law, they cannot be presumed to have entered into an agreement to exclude the applicability of Section 9 of the A&C Act as provided under the proviso to Section 2(2) of the A&C Act. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Narula held that the words...

Kerala High Court Directs Russian Ship To Be Detained At Cochin Port Trust For Unpaid Dues To An Estonian Firm

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed a Russian vessel, MV MAIA-1 to be detained at the Cochin Port Trust for non-payment of dues to an Estonian firm, Bunker Partner OU. Justice Sathish Ninan issued the ex-parte order against the Russian cargo ship after being prima facie satisfied that the arrest was warranted in this case. "On going through the averments in the plaint and also the...