Karnataka HC Acquits Autorickshaw Driver Sentenced To Death By Trial Court [Read Judgment]

‘If Sec.25 states that no confession of an offence made to a police officer can be proved against an accused, Sec.26 further prohibits proof of such confession made before others also if at the time of making such statement accused is in police custody, and only exception to this Section is confession made before Magistrate.’The Karnataka High Court has acquitted a...

Weekly Counseling Of Students, Plain Clothed Policemen Outside Schools, etc.: Uttarakhand HC Issues Directions To Curb Drug Peddling In The State [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday issued a slew of directions to check drug peddling and abuse in the State.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh specifically took note of drug abuse in educational institutions, and directed the State to ensure that a policeman in plain clothes is stationed around each educational institute from 8am to 6pm. It further ordered...

For Independence of Judiciary, Ability to Decide without Fear is Very Important: Justice Abhay Thipsay

Justice Abhay Thipsay (retd) is known to be frank and forthright in his views. No matter how high profile the case might be, he has always given precedence to the rule of law. He recently criticised the discharge orders of accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. What made it more significant was that he heard bail applications of accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, so he was somewhat familiar with the facts of the case. But when he was...

Shift All Stray Dogs From Roads To Shelter Homes Within 6 Months: Uttarakhand HC Directs State [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed the State to ensure that all stray dogs are shifted from the streets to shelter homes within a period of six months.The Bench comprising Justice V.K. Bist and Justice Alok Singh directed, "It is to be ensured that no stray dog should be found on road after a period of six months. Such dogs should be kept inside shelter house."To this...

Is Resolution By Faridabad Distt Bar Assn Barring ‘Outstation’ Advocates Valid?

The District Bar Association, Faridabad, recently passed a resolution that an outstation advocate will not be allowed to appear in Faridabad courts unless he is accompanied by a local counsel. A drastic step to stop members of the fraternity from appearing in courts! In my view the resolution is, however, legally sustainable although it deserves to be withdrawn at the earliest. Let us see, how the resolution is legally acceptable.Handicapping advocates from appearing without a local counsel;...

Faridabad Distt Bar Assn Passes Resolution Barring Outstation Advocates From Appearing In Courts Sans Local Lawyers

The District Bar Association of Faridabad has passed a resolution barring all out station advocates from appearing in any court of law there without local counsel saying it affects work of both the court and the local lawyers adversely.“It has been observed by the executive members that advocates appearing from out stations without local counsel cause inconvenience to members of the...

Here Is Karnataka HC's New Procedure For Getting Designated As A Senior Advocate [Read Notification]

The Karnataka High Court on 8 June notified The High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018 in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in October last year on Senior Advocate Indira Jaising's petition.The new Rules allow lawyers who appear in courts subordinate to the Karnataka High Court to apply for the designation as well. Further, they...

They Can’t Be Permitted To Be Left Unattended In The Twilight Of Their Lives: Uttarakhand HC Issues Directives For Senior Citizens’ Welfare [Read Order]

The State Government should establish/set-up the old age homes at its own level instead of relying upon NGOs or Societies, the Bench observed.The Uttarakhand High Court has issued a slew of direction for welfare and protection of rights of senior citizens in the state.A bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh issued the following directives while disposing of a PIL filed by...

Gujarat HC Rejects State's Appeal Against 3 Lakh Compensation Payment To 15 YO Rape Victim [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected the State's revision application against a lower Court order directing payment of Rs. 3 lakh as compensation to a 15-year-old rape survivor from Gir Somnath district.The minor girl was reportedly raped in 2015. The perpetrator was convicted in March 2017 by a Special Court, which sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment under the Protection of...

Delhi HC Tells AIIMS To Compensate Medico Aspirant Who Couldn’t Take MBBS Entrance Exam As Aadhaar QR Code Failed [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed AIIMS, country’s premier health institution, to compensate an aspiring medical student, who was not allowed to sit in this year’s MBBS entrance examination just because the QR Code in his Aadhar Card could not be scanned at the examination centre in Karnataka. Justice Pratibha M Singh asked AIIMS to pay Rs 50,000 to Abhimanyu Bishnoi who had moved...

Kerala HC Gives Name To 5-Yr-old Boy; Dismisses Estranged Father’s Plea To Insert His Surname [Read Judgment]

I am of the view that a simple name, without a family name appended to it, should be assigned to the child for the present, leaving it open to the child to seek a modification of his name in future and after attaining the age of majority, should he so desire, the Judge observed.The Kerala High Court has come to the rescue of yet another ‘nameless’ child.Recently, a division bench headed...

Kerala High Court Showers Praise On Health Workers For Effectively Containing Nipah Virus Outbreak

The Kerala High Court lauded the efforts of the State Health Department in effectively containing the Nipah Virus outbreak. The Court also appreciated the Central Government for rendering necessary assistance in the matter.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice C.T Ravi Kumar was dealing with a public interest litigation filed by two law students seeking directions...