High Courts Weekly Roundup [Oct 26 - Nov 01]

Week commencing from October 26, 2020 Till November 1, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. UP Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act Being Misused Against Innocent Persons; Any Recovered Meat Is Shown As Beef : Allahabad High Court [Rahmu @ Rahmuddin v. State of UP] While hearing the bail application of one Rahmuddin, accused of cow slaughter and sale of beef under Sections 3, 5 and 8 of the...

Trans-woman Student Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Exclusion Of Transgenders from Enrolment with National Cadet Corps (NCC)

A Petition has been moved in the Kerala High Court challenging Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 as illegal and ultra vires of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution to the extent that it excludes the transgender community from enrolment with the National Cadet Corps.The Petition had been filed by Hina Haneefa, through Advocates Raghul Sudheesh, Lakshmi J., Glaxon K. J....

Disconcerting That One Party Should Change His/Her Faith Just For The Sake Of Matrimony, Says Allahabad HC [Read Order]

"Marriage is one thing and religion quite another."

Delhi Government Makes Use Of Aarogya Setu App Mandatory For Wholesale Liquor Vends Staff In Delhi [Read Circular]

The Delhi Government on Tuesday (27th October) issued a Circular directing all wholesale liquor vends in national capital to ensure mandatory use of Aarogya Setu app by their staff. The Circular directs All the licensees of wholesale liquor vends (L- I /1,-1 F), Excise Department, GNCT of Delhi to ensure the COVID-19 proper behavior and follow the below Action  plan:...

Stipend Scheme For Young Advocates: Tamil Nadu Govt. Launches Scheme To Provide Rs. 3,000 Aid Per Month For 2 Years

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday (28th October) at an event, launched the lawyers' stipend scheme for young graduates by presenting nine young lawyers with a stipend of ₹3,000 per month for two years.Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Law Minister CVe Shanmugam, Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, and senior officials were present on the occasion. The scheme aims...

In Transnational Child Custody Cases, 'Mirror Orders' From Foreign Courts Ensure Welfare Of Minor: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

"The object of a mirror order is to safeguard the interest of the minor child in transit from one jurisdiction to another, and to ensure that both parents are equally bound in each State".

Media Trial Is Interference With Administration Of Justice; Amounts To Contempt Of Court: Aspi Chinoy Argues In Bombay High Court

Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy submitted before the Bombay High Court on Thursday that 'trial by media' results in interference with the administration of justice and therefore amounts to contempt of court as per Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.He submitted that when media pre-judges the guilt of the accused, the right to free and fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution...

Sushant Singh Rajput's Friend Moves Bombay High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Disha Salian's Mysterious Death

Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's friend, Sunil Shukla, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the death of actor's former Business Manager Disha Salian. Shukla claims to have documents to prove that the "mysterious death" of Ms. Salian was not a Suicide but a Murder. The petition is filed through Advocates Sriram Parakkat, KR Sripathy and...

[SSR Medial Trial] 'We Would Like Media Not To Cross Boundaries': Bombay High Court Mulls Guidelines For Reporting On Investigation

The Bombay High Court on Thursday indicated that it was thinking of laying down guidelines for the media reporting on ongoing criminal investigations."We would like the media not to cross boundaries", observed a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni which is hearing a batch of Public Interest Litigations(PILs) seeking regulation of "media trial" in...

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations along...

U'khand Govt. Dismisses A Civil Judge From Service For Allegedly Torturing Her 13 Yr Old Domestic Help [Read Notification]

Accepting the full bench resolution of the Uttarakhand High Court and on the recommendation of the State Government, the Uttarakhand government has dismissed a Civil Judge from service for allegedly torturing a minor girl (13-year-old) who worked as a domestic help at her residence in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.The government has issued a notification dated Wednesday (21st October) notifying that...

Pre And Post-Summons Online Mediation, Summons Via SMS/WhatsApp, Disclosure Of Defence Before Trial [Read Amici Reports On Fast Disposal Of Cheque Cases]

Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra and Advocate K Parameshwar, the amici curiae appointed by the Supreme Court to suggest steps to expedite the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, have submitted a preliminary report before the SC on October 11.Yesterday, a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India sought the responses of all High Courts to...