Junaid Khan Lynching Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Father's Plea For CBI Probe [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Monday, dismissed a Petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the brutal lynching 16-year-old boy, Junaid Khan, in June this year."During the course of hearing, complainant has not been able to show that there are serious flaws in the investigation which would lead to the conclusion that same is shoddy or tainted....

Cab Driver Allegedly Attempts To Abduct Woman Judicial Officer In Delhi; HC Expresses Concern

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, expressed grave concern over the safety and security of woman judicial officers of the subordinate judiciary, after it was apprised of the alleged attempt to abduct a woman judicial officer.High Court Registrar General Dinesh Kumar Sharma reportedly told PTI that the cab driver allegedly change the route when the woman Judge was travelling from Rajinder Nagar...

2011 I-T Dept Circular On Not To File Appeals Before HC Where Tax Impact Is Less Than Rs.10 Lakh Applies To Pending Matters Also: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Director Of Income Tax vs SRMB Dairy Farming (P) Ltd, has clarified that the Income Tax administrative circular, providing for appeals not to be filed before the high court(s) where the tax impact was less than Rs. 10 lakh, would apply even to pending matters, but subject to the two caveats provided in CIT Central-III vs Surya Herbal Ltd.The Income Tax department had...

Insurer Can’t Raise Defence Of Victim’s Negligence In Proceedings Under Sec. 163A MV Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Sunil Kumar & Anr, has held that, in a proceeding under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, it is not open for the insurer to raise any defence of negligence on the part of the victim.A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi was answering a reference to it by the division bench wherein it...

No, The Delhi High Court Didn't Ask The Parties To "Chill"

The news was recently abuzz with the Delhi High Court asking the parties to "chill". My social media timelines were swamped with screenshots of the judgment, lauding the Delhi High Court for finally saying it.However, the observations that the Delhi High Court is being appreciated for, were actually made by the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Let me explain.So, the US Court was approached by toy manufacturer, Mattel, Inc., against the Danish band Aqua over the lyrics of the...

Latur Bar Association Seeks CBI Probe Into Suspicious Death Of Judge Handling Sohrabuddin Case

The Latur Bar Association on Friday passed a resolution demanding  a court-monitored CBI inquiry into allegations of foul play in the death of Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, the Special CBI Judge presiding over the trial of BJP President Amit Shah and several Gujarat Police Officers in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.The Association resolved:"The suspicious circumstances in which death of...

Yogi Adityanath Hate Speech Case: Allahabad HC Cites 'Wrong Reporting' To Gag Media [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court has prohibited the media from reporting the proceedings in the 2008 Gorakhpur hate speech case, in which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the prime accused.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Akhilesh Chandra Sharma was informed by Additional Advocate General Mr. Manish Goel that "wrong reporting of the day to day proceedings of...

The Legend Of Padmini And A Humble Shishodia

Memories from childhood rebound of so many visits to Chittor fort. A long climb winding through ramparts from Padan Pol (the first gate) to Ram Pol. You pass through desolate remains of Kumbha Mahal to climb up the Vijay Stambh, the tower of victory. The Mira temple used to be without any statute before a ‘swayambhu’ brand new Krishna in white shining marble appeared on own some time back. The Jain temples and Kirti Stambh, the tower of fame always fascinated for intricate work in stone carving....

Kerala HC DB Declines To Stay Single Judge's Order Directing Exhibition Of "S DURGA" In IFFI [Read Order]

The Division Bench of Kerala High Court has refused to stay the operation of the order of the Single Bench directing exhibition of the film “S DURGA" in IFFI. While considering the appeal filed by Union Ministry for admission in the forenoon session, the Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Antony Dominic and Justice Muhammed Mustaque refused to stay the operation of the Single...

The Farce of Banning Films Before Their Release By The Governments

Substantive morality of Constitution in the context of the right to freedom of speech and expression would mean fixing the ambit of this right with precision. The most important goal of constitutional morality, however, to quote, Sujit Chaudhary, Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta is “to avoid revolution, to turn to constitutional methods for the resolution of claims.”[1] This constitutional morality of ‘form’ or ‘procedure’ is the condition precedent for a debate on substantive constitutional...

Unanswered Questions In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination, Writes Justice KT Thomas

I had been a member of the three - member Supreme Court bench along with Justice D P Wadhwa and Justice Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri which heard the appeal in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Twenty six members of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam), who were charged with the murder of the former Prime minister by the investigating agencies had been found guilty and sentenced to death by the trial court. The appeal we heard was filed by the convicted prisoners challenging the trial court’s...

CBI Court Sentences Former Chief Secretary To 5-Year Jail

A CBI special judge on Wednesday sentenced former chief secretary (CS) of Jharkhand Sajal Chakravarty to five-year imprisonment in a fodder scam case (RC 20A/96). The case is related to fraudulent withdrawal of around Rs 37 crores from Chaibasa district treasury in Jharkhand.CBI judge Sambhu Lal Shaw ordered five-year jail term for the former CS and imposed fine of Rs 4 lakh on him under...