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Unidentified Minors No Ground To Drop POCSO Charges In Cases Involving Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the absence of identifiable child victims or conclusive proof of their age cannot be a ground to discharge accused persons under POCSO Act in cases involving child sexual abuse material (CSEM).Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed noted that in majority of CSEM cases, children remain unidentified and untraceable, and cannot be produced before the Court,...
'Intellectual Disability Results In Lifelong Impairment': Kerala HC Assesses Functional Disability Of Child Injured In Road Accident At 100%
The Kerala High Court recently considered an appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to a child, who suffered intellectual disability, following an accident.Justice Sobha Annamma Eapen interacted with the injured person and opined that her functional disability should be assessed as 100% since intellectual disability results in...
Kerala Court Sends Director Renjith To Police Custody For 3 Days In Sexual Harassment Case
The Judicial First Class Magistrate-1, Ernakulam has granted custody of Malayalam film director Renjith Balakrishnan to police till Monday (April 6) in the sexual harassment case lodged against him.L. Usha, Magistrate allowed the custody application preferred by the police, granting permission to interrogate the director for three days from today till Monday.Earlier this week, the...
Bombay High Court Slams Party For Obstructing 2011 Eviction Decree; Imposes 25K Costs & Orders Immediate Possession Warrant
The Bombay High Court has held that it cannot remain a mute spectator when execution of its orders is kept pending for an indefinite period despite there being no subsisting restraint. The Court observed that a decree which remains unexecuted defeats the very purpose of justice, and delay in execution deprives the decree holder of the fruits of the litigation.Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar...
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Lawyer, Cop For Falsely Implicating Man In Gang Rape Case And Tortured In Police Custody
The Delhi High Court has upheld conviction of a lawyer and a cop for extortion and falsely implicating a man, now deceased, in a false gang rape case who was later on beaten up and tortured in police custody. Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha said that a strong message must be sent to the people occupying positions like a lawyer or a police officer that Courts would not treat such crimes lightly...
Pay Parity Can't Be Claimed On Common Recruitment When Pay Commission Maintains Cadre Distinction: Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that pay parity cannot be claimed solely on basis of historical parity, common recruitment, or similar designation and overlap in functional duties, when the Pay Commission has maintained a distinction between different service cadres i.e. Secretariat and...
NLU Odisha Invites Applications For Ph.D. Programme 2026-27; Entrance Test On May 10
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack has invited applications for admission to its Ph.D. Programme (2026–2027) in Law and Interdisciplinary subjects.As per the notification, the University has announced a total of 25 seats, including 20 seats in Ph.D. in Law and 5 seats in Interdisciplinary programmes with Law, with provisions for both full-time and part-time enrolment.The admission process will be conducted in three stages, namely entrance examination, evaluation of research synopsis,...
Challenging Ex-Parte Maintenance Order? File Recall Plea U/S 145(2) BNSS Before Moving HC, Clarifies Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a party wishing to challenge an ex parte maintenance order passed under Section 144 BNSS/Section 125 CrPC can't directly file a criminal revision plea in the High Court. A bench of Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay clarified that an aggrieved party must first approach the Family Court or Judicial Magistrate under Section 145 (2) BNSS/Section...
