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Katchanatham Caste Killings: Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of 26 Accused, Acquits One
The Madras High Court has confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on 26 men involved in the caste killings that happened in Katchnatham Village in Sivagangai District. The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima acquitted one person, noting that his presence at the crime scene was highly improbable. The case relates to the violence that took place...
Lokpal Must Give Reasons To Order Probe Despite CBI Clean Chit: Delhi High Court Quashes Investigation Against DRI Officer
The Delhi High Court has quashed an order of the Lokpal of India directing CBI probe against a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer, holding that such a decision cannot be taken without recording clear reasons, especially when a prior inquiry has exonerated the officer.A division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar allowed the writ petition filed by the officer...
'Need Civic Sense Like Japanese People': Bombay High Court While Granting Compensation In Mumbai Local Train Death Case
While holding that standing near the door in a moving local train or standing on the edge of the platform cannot be considered as 'negligence', the Bombay High Court recently called for inculcating 'civic sense' in Mumbaikars, especially those travelling in local trains just like that amongst the citizens of Japan.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain observed that citizens using local trains...
“Crime Was Not Result Of Lust But Love”: HP High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused, Cites Marital Relationship & Birth Of Child
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under the POCSO Act, taking note of the admitted marital relationship between the accused and the minor girl and the fact that a child had been born out of the union. The Court further remarked that continued incarceration of the accused would result in hardship to the prosecutrix, who would otherwise be left to raise...
Orissa High Court Organises Awareness Programme On Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplaces
An awareness programme on the provisions and implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the 'POSH Act') and the Rules framed thereunder was conducted on Tuesday (April 07) in the Convention Hall for the employees of the Orissa High Court. The programme was organized by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)...
No 'Mens Rea'; Merely Filing 'False' Cases Against Husband Not Abetment Of Suicide: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Wife
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a wife and her relatives cannot be held liable for abetting her husband's suicide merely because they filed cases against him over a matrimonial dispute. The Court said that the mere act of lodging cases alone, even if they are alleged to be false, does not establish the requisite mens rea (guilty intention) needed to constitute the...
Ex-Cricketer Kiran More Moves Gujarat High Court Against Disqualification To Contest Baroda Cricket Association Elections
Former cricketer Kiran More has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order which set aside the candidature of four persons (including More) from contesting elections to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA). The single judge had last month, set aside the candidature after noting that they had completed cumulative term of 9 years as Councillor or Office Bearer. It had said...
Bombay High Court Upholds Murder Charge Against 7 Cops In 2014 Custodial Death Case, Notes 'Disgusting' Sexual Abuse Allegations
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 07) cleared the decks for a special court in the city to frame charges of murder and outraging religious sentiments against seven officers of the Mumbai Police, named in the 2014 custodial death case of Agnello Valdaris.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Shyam Chandak upheld the September 17, 2022 order passed by the special POCSO...
FSSAI Can't Regulate Animal Feed Under Food Safety Law, Scheme Limited To Food For Human Consumption: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) cannot regulate animal or cattle feed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as the legislation is confined to food meant for human consumption.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia allowed a plea filed by Godrej Agrovet Ltd. and...
What If Your Weight Could Make Your Holiday Illegal?
From Santorini to Shimla, the question is no longer just about holiday and travel, but about the invisible weight animals are forced to carry.On the steep stone paths of Santorini, something quietly radical has entered the tourism economy: a weighing scale. Since 2018, tourists over 100 kg (200 pounds) have not been allowed to ride donkeys, and no animal may carry more than one-fifth of its body weight. What seems like a minor inconvenience is, in fact, a profound legal shift. For decades,...
Disciplinary Authority Cannot Review It's Own Decision In Concluded Enquiry Without Express Provisions: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a disciplinary authority cannot review or revisit its earlier decision taken based on an enquiry report unless the applicable service rules expressly confer such power, and any subsequent attempt to reopen the matter would be legally unsustainable.The Court was hearing two connected writ petitions challenging the imposition...