'Trial Is Going On, Look At How It Is Being Recreated': Karnataka High Court Flags Sensational Media Coverage Of Renukaswamy Murder Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 09) reserved its verdict on Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa's plea, against his 'brazen media trial' in connection with the Renukaswamy Murder case.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum also orally disapproved of the conduct of media channels and opined that it interferes with the administration of justice, since the trial is ongoing.“A trial is...

Telangana High Court Reserves Order On Pawan Khera's Anticipatory Bail Plea In FIR By Assam CM's Wife Over Passport Row

The Telangana High Court on Thursday (April 9) reserved its orders in the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.Justice K Sujana is likely to pronounce the verdict tomorrow.The anticipatory bail petition has been filed...

'Mandatory Tender Conditions Cannot Be Relaxed': Patna HC Sets Aside Technical Qualification Of Bidder For Non-Submission Of Required Document

The Patna High Court has held that mandatory conditions stipulated in tender documents cannot be overlooked or relaxed by authorities while determining technical qualification of bidders, setting aside the technical qualification and L-1 declaration of a bidder who failed to furnish a mandatory payment certificate.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra Singh was hearing...

Police Can't Detain Vehicle For Drunk Driving; Must Inform Relative/Friend To Take Custody: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that police officers have no power to detain or seize vehicles on the ground that the person driving was found in an intoxicated condition, and in case no one other than the intoxicated driver is there the police must inform the nearest relative or friend to take back the custody of the vehicle. Justice E.V. Venugopal in his order referred to a...

Understanding The Procedure Of Mediation Under Mediation Act, 2023

In India, access to timely justice has become a mere theoretical fantasy due to the massive backlog of cases and procedural complexities within the judicial system. The growing burden on the Indian courts has resulted in the shift to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms like arbitration, conciliation, negotiation and mediation. Both arbitration and conciliation have long been...

Delhi High Court Upholds 'Fugitive Economic Offender' Tag For UK-Based Arms Consultant Sanjay Bhandari

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari challenging a trial court order declaring him as a “fugitive economic offender”.“Appeal dismissed,” Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the verdict.Bhandari was represented by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal with Advocates Avneesh Arputham, Aparajita Jamwal and Ankit...

Only Subsisting, Enforceable Obligations Qualify As 'Existing Commitments' In Tender Process: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that only subsisting and enforceable obligations can be treated as “existing commitments” for purposes of tender disclosure requirements, setting aside the disqualification of a bidder for alleged non-disclosure of a work which had already been proposed to be dropped by the department.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra Singh...

'Infiltrators Getting Aadhaar Cards' : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks To Limit Aadhaar Enrolment Only For Children Below 6 Years

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking that an Aadhaar Card be issued to citizens only upto the age of 6 years, and after the said ceiling limit, they be allowed to obtain an Aadhaar from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Tehsildar office.The PIL has been filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay impleading the Union of India, the States/Union Territories and...

'Future Of Children Jeopardised': Jharkhand High Court Seeks Status Of Probe Into HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Minor Patients

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that transfusion of HIV-infected blood to several minor children has jeopardized their future, and directed the State to place on record details of the investigation being carried out in the matter.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay was hearing a writ petition seeking direction for registration of an FIR on the basis of a complaint...

Common Intention | S. 34 IPC Not Attracted Sans Proving Prior Concert: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man In 1985 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court has observed that to convict someone for an offence with the aid of Section 34 IPC, it must be established that the accused person had a prior concert with one or more persons for the commission of the crime. With this, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi set aside a 1989 judgment that convicted a man (appellant no. 2) for murder with the...

Telangana High Court Directs Old Pension Scheme Benefits For Retired HC Judge Within 8 Weeks

The Telangana High Court has asked the concerned authorities to expeditiously implement benefits of old pension scheme entitlement to retired High Court judge Justice G Sri Devi within 8 weeks. In doing so the court disposed of the judge's plea after noting the submission of the authorities that they had granted sanction to her entitlement to pension under the Old Pension Scheme. A Division...

'Personal Cause Disguised As Public Interest': P&H High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Mohali Dy Mayor For Misusing PIL Jurisdiction

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed Rs. 25k cost on the Deputy Mayor of Mohali for filing a PIL to further a personal cause. The Court observed that a public interest litigation cannot be entertained where the cause raised is, in fact, a personal cause presented as a public cause. A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a public...