Being Member Of Social Media Group Where Objectionable Content Posted Makes One Accomplice To Offence: P & H HC [Read Order]

In a significant observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week opined that the fact that one is a member of the social media group where an objectionable video was circulated makes him/her an accomplice to the offence. Justice Suvir Sehgal was hearing an application for anticipatory bail in a FIR under Sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage...

Accused Cannot Be Kept In Custody Only On A 'Hunch' That He Will Impede Trial Or To Send A Message To Society : Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has stated that the personal liberty of an accused person cannot be curtailed by denying him bail merely on the basis of the investigation agency's "hunch" that he will interfere with administration of justice. "Nowhere is it the law that an accused, yet to be tried, is to be kept in custody only on a hunch or a presumption that he will prejudice or impede trial;...

The Meanderings Of Section 65B, Indian Evidence Act, 1872- A Poem

Nostalgic we are for the analogue days hard copy missives with postal receipts photos clicked on Kodak film duly accompanied with negative sheets. The digital revolution brought changes galore emails and servers, hard disks and clouds. Outside the vision of James F. Stephen, the proving of CDs and printouts. Then at the turn of the millennium Section 65B made an appearance (And that somewhat superfluous 65A) in our neat statute of evidence Brands, models, serial numbers, ...

Fatal Motor Accident Cases: Principles For Computing Compensation

With over 1.5 lakh deaths annually in motor accident cases in India (as per the latest official records), it is not unsurprising that claims on account of compensation for motor accident deaths is one of the most disputed arenas of litigation in the Supreme Court. Time and again the Apex court has attempted to lay down a rule of thumb to grant compensation to ensure that...

[LIVE NOW] Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija Speaks On "Introduction To Law Of Writs"

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" today at 6 pm.Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija (Supreme Court of India) will speak on the topic "Introduction To Law Of Writs".The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: 24 July,2020, 6:00 pmZoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94838668320?pwd=UmUwMmZ5ZlNRK2M3eDRESDFrM1luUT09Meeting ID: 948...

Mother Publishing Video Of Children Painting On Her Nude Body : Kerala HC Prima Facie Says Its Use Of Child For Sexual Gratification [Read Order]

Rejecting the argument of controversial Kerala activist Rehana Fathima that she published the video showing her children draw paintings on her naked body with the aim of imparting sex education, the High Court of Kerala on Friday dismissed her application seeking anticipatory bail.The Court observed that while she was free to give sex education to her children - a boy aged 14 years and a...

"You Are Too Senior To Implead In this Case": SC Tells Shanti Bhushan In Prashant Bhushan- Tehelka Contempt Case [Courtroom Exchange]

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Karnataka HC Says It Will Stay Draft EIA Notification 2020 If Centre Does Not Publish It In Regional Languages

Expressing displeasure over the stand taken by the Central Government that it will not publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment, (EIA) notification issued on March 23, in the official languages of the states, the Karnataka High Court has decided to consider on August 5, consider the prayer to stay the notification. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...

Contempt By 'Scandalizing The Court' : A Battle Of Perceptions On An Uneven Field

An analysis of the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing what constitutes 'scandalizing the court'.

Voices Of Dissent Cannot Be Suppressed In A Democracy : Justice Arun Mishra While Hearing Rajasthan MLAs Case

Voice of dissent cannot be suppressed in a democracy, observed Justice Arun Mishra, while hearing the matter related to the disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs of Rajasthan led by Sachin Pilot.Justice Mishra's comments came in response to the submission made by Rajasthan Speaker's counsel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, that anti-party statements and refusal to...

Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple Case (Marthanda Varma v. State of Kerala) - A Critique

The Supreme Court judgment in the Padmanabhaswami Temple case may be said to have brought to a close a longstanding controversy regarding the management of this renowned temple at Tiruvananthapuram. The main issue was as to who is to manage the temple which has been under the control and management of the Travancore royal family at least for the last more than 250 years. One of the main contentions was that the management or trusteeship of the temple was vested in the Ruler of...

[Rajasthan Assembly Speaker's Plea Against HC Order] Live Updates From Supreme Court

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