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'Barbarity Dripping From Every Ounce': MP High Court Confirms Death Penalty For Rape, Murder Of 5-Yr-Old
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed the order of a Special Court convicting a man and sentencing him to death penalty for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed that the accused used a knife inside the victim's vagina to enlarge it, making it easier for penetration on an infant girl. Further, the...
Delhi Court Issues Ex-Parte Interim Injunction To Take Down Video Accusing Chhatarpur Guru Ji Of Fraud, Rape
A Delhi Court has recently passed an ex parte ad interim injunction order for removal of a defamatory video on YouTube, claiming that the Chattapur Guruji and his followers were 'fraudsters'. Judge Sachin Mittal of the Saket Court emphasized that defamation is an injury to a person's reputation and that the person has the right to maintain and preserve his reputation unassailed. Therefore,...
Supreme Court Appoints Justice Kaul As Mediator In Devarajaswamy Temple Dispute
The Supreme Court today appointed Former Judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as Principal Mediator to decide 120 years old dispute between two sects over performing rituals at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a challenge to the Madras High Court's decision dismissing a writ petition seeking permission for...
Prior Written Demand Not Necessary For 'Industrial Dispute' To Exist; Apprehended Dispute Can Be Referred : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 27) observed that a trade union is not obliged to serve a formal “charter of demands” on the management before approaching the Conciliation Officer under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court observed that the Industrial Disputes Act is both preventive and remedial in character, and therefore a trade union or a worker is entitled to invoke...
'Direct Nexus With Safety': Delhi High Court Seeks DGCA Stand On Plea To Implement Pilot Resting Norms
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) sought stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea challenging its decision to keep in abeyance the regulations on Flight Duty Time Limitations, which prescribe minimum resting time for pilots and flight crew members to ensure passenger safety.The plea states that the norms are meant to strengthen "fatigue management"...
Supreme Court Seeks TN Govt Response On Plea Seeking Action Against Protests Targeting Justice GR Swaminathan
The Supreme Court today(January 28) issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking actions against the protestors who allegedly spread defamatory remarks against Justice G.R. Swaminathan, Judge of the Madras High Court, subsequent to his order to light the Karthigai Deepam on the Deepa Thoon (lamp pillar) at the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy Hill Temple, Madurai. A bench...
Procedural Compliance U/S 133 CrPC Mandatory; Well-Intentioned Orders Can't Survive Procedural Lapses: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the remand of proceedings under Section 133 CrPC to the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for fresh consideration, holding that procedural compliance under Chapter X CrPC is mandatory and cannot be bypassed even for a "well-meaning" order.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti held that if the provisions of Chapter X of...
Future Medical Treatment Abroad Can't Be Ignored While Computing Motor Accident Compensation: P&H High Court Awards ₹9.16 Crore
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident victim from ₹52 lakh to ₹9.16 crore, holding that the claimant, who has suffered 100% permanent functional disability and his future medical treatment cannot be ignored.The Court also granted ₹6 crore towards advanced medical treatment in the United States of America.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said,...
Forgery Conviction Can't Sustain Sans Proof Of Authorship; Mens Rea Must Be Established Independently If Doc Accepted By Authority: J&K&L HC
Underscoring the foundational requirement of mens rea in criminal prosecution for forgery and corruption, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that even if the prosecution's version that a tampered document was used to secure a benefit is assumed to be correct, the mental element of the offence must still be independently proved.A bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar ruled...
'Unbelievable That Husband Would Set Wife On Fire Over Separate Residence Demand': 22 Years On P&H High Court Acquits Man In Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man after 22 years, who was sentenced to life for allegedly setting his pregnant wife on fire, holding that it was highly unbelievable that a "trivial dispute" over separate residence could lead him to murder his wife adding that the alleged motive was extremely weak.The Court set aside the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, in...