Kerala High Court Acquits Assam Migrant Labourer Who Was Sentenced To Death In Rape-Murder Case Of 60 Yr Old

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 31) acquitted Parimal Sahu, the migrant labourer from Assam, who was accused of the rape and murder of a 60-year-old widow in Puthanvelikkara Grama Panchayat in Ernakulam district in 2018.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian reversed the finding of guilt by the Additional Sessions Judge, North...

Professor Of Law, Associate Professor Of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor Of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law) Vacancy At Gujarat Maritime University

Gujarat Maritime University invites application for the post of Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law).Name of the Post: Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law) No. of Post: Professor of Law: 01 (One) Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade...

Superior Authority Not Bound To Record Or Communicate Detailed Reasons When Rejecting Representation Against Adverse Remarks: Delhi HC

A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav held that a superior authority rejecting a representation against adverse remarks is not legally obligated to record or communicate detailed reasons for its decision. Background Facts The employee joined the BSF as a Group A officer in November 2012. Before that he served in...

Multiple Roles Vacancy At PP Hegde Associates [Apply Now]

PP Hegde Associates invites application for the post of Research Associates, Associate Legal Officers, Senior Associates, and Chief Legal Officers.Name of the Post: Research Associates, Associate Legal Officers, Senior Associates, and Chief Legal Officers No. of Post: Research Associates: 04 (Four) Associate Legal Officers: 08 (Eight) Senior Associates: 03 (Three) Chief Legal Officers: 03 (Three)Location: Advocates, Embassy Square, Infantry Road, Bangalore 560001Essential Qualification and...

KELSA Internship Program (NYAYA PRAVESHIKA) At Kerala State Legal Services Authority [Apply Now]

Kerala State Legal Services Authority invites applications from law students for the Nyaya Praveshika – KeLSA Internship Programme (November–December 2025), scheduled to be held from 24 November 2025 to 18 December 2025 at the High Court of Kerala and various allied institutions in Ernakulam.Name of the Post: Intern Duration: 24 November 2025 to 18 December 2025 Certification: Upon successful completion of the internship, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Internship issued by...

Ex-MLA's Statue Installed On Govt Land? Allahabad High Court Registers Suo Moto PIL, Seeks Removal Plan For Illegal Structures

The Allahabad High Court in September this year registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of the recurring issue of statues being installed on government land illegally without sanction. A Division Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar bench essentially converted a petition concerning the statue of Ex-MLA Indrabhadra Singh (Dhanpatganj, Sultanpur) into a...

MP High Court Seeks Report On Service Of Notices To Newspapers, Social Media Platforms Over OBC Youth Foot-Washing Video

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (October 31) directed its Registry to clarify whether notices were issued to the newspapers, YouTube channels and other social media platforms that are stated to have published a video and news reports showing an OCB Youth allegedly compelled to wash the feet of another person. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar...

Delhi High Court Orders Finalization Of SOP On Mobile Phone Access To Open Prison Inmates

The Delhi High Court has directed the Director General (Prisons) to frame and notify a SOP on the access of mobile phones to open-prison inmates. Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the SOP should either allows such inmates to keep their mobile phones with proper rules and checks or sets up a secure system for them to deposit their phones and get them back during the hours they must stay inside...

Frame Solid Policy To Ensure Teachers' Regular Attendance In Rural Schools; Record Their Presence Digitally: Allahabad High Court To UP Govt

In continuation of its earlier directions aimed at ensuring teachers' regular presence in rural primary and junior schools, the Allahabad High Court on October 30 reiterated that the Uttar Pradesh Government must come out with a 'solid' solution ensuring attendance of the teacher in the institution where the children of poor villagers are studying. A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar...

Police Can Order Bank Account Freeze If Suspicious Dealings Found In Probe, Party Can Approach Magistrate For Relief: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that police can direct freeze of bank accounts if it finds suspicious transactions during investigation and the affected party has the remedy to approach the Magistrate concerned for defreezing of account after investigation is concluded.Referring to the judgment of the Apex Court in Teesta Atul Setalvad vs. The State of Gujarat (2018), a division bench...

Suspended Directors Are Not Entitled To Access Valuation Reports Rejected By CoC: NCLAT New Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi held that suspended directors are not entitled to access valuation reports rejected by Committee of Creditors (CoC), since such documents were confidential and not relied upon in the resolution process. A bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) held that “when only the fresh...

Delhi Court Orders Action Against Cops For Filing False Report Against Accused, Supervisory Lapse In Bullet Firing Case

A Delhi Court has ordered against the Delhi Police officials for supervisory lapse and filing a false report against a man accused of firing bullet shot outside the house of the complainant. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Tushar Gupta of Karkardooma Courts denied bail to the accused- Mustakeem but issued notice to the Joint Commissioner of Police to take appropriate action against the...