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Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged Killer Arrested In October 2019
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Ashfaq Hussain, one of the two prime accused in the 2019 murder case concerning Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal noted that the material on record, including eyewitness identification, CCTV footage and recovery of a .32 bore pistol from the accused, did not make the case fit for his release...
Electronic Document Must Be Produced In Entirety To Be Admissible Even If Supported By Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that a person relying on an electronic document must produce the same in its entirety even though only parts of it is relied on. It also made it clear that the specific portions of the document can be marked.Justice Gopinath P. referred to Sections 65A and 65B of the Evidence Act and observed:“redacted portions of a conversation cannot be...
Centre Appoints Former SC Judge BS Chauhan For Judicial Inquiry Into Leh Violence
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice B.S. Chauhan to conduct a judicial inquiry into the violent incidents that occurred in Leh on September 24, 2025, which resulted in the death of four individuals. The violence broke out during protests seeking statehood for Ladakh.According to the order issued by the MHA Department of...
NCLT Can Direct Legal Heirs & Power Of Attorney Holders To Execute Sale Deeds To Perfect Title Of Corporate Debtor's Asset: NCLAT
The NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Barun Mitra (Member-Technical), has held that the adjudicating authority can direct the legal heirs and the power of attorney holders to execute the sale deeds to perfect the title of the corporate debtor's asset under section 60(5) of the IBC, 2016. The appeal was filed against the order passed...
'Prosecution Suppressed Origin & Genesis Of Offence', Supreme Court Acquits Four Men In 1990 Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 17) acquitted four persons who were convicted in a 1990 murder case, giving them the benefit of doubt since the prosecution is found to have suppressed the origin and genesis of the occurrence of the offence. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta allowed the appeal filed by the convicts, after noting grave inconsistencies with respect to...
Jharkhand High Court Initiates Suo-Motu Criminal Contempt Against Lawyer Seen On Video Having Heated Exchange With Judge
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday (October 17) initiated suo-motu criminal contempt against a lawyer who was seen in a video clip involved in a heated exchange with a single judge during court proceedings on Thursday.A five judge bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Justice Ananda Sen and Justice Rajesh Shankar heard the suo...
Lex Gazette Academy Announces National Article Writing Competition 2025 with Prize Pool Worth ₹40,000
Lex Gazette Academy stands as an independent academic and research-driven institution, established under the patronage of the Ram Shree Education Research and Social Welfare Foundation—a not-for-profit organization registered under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act and duly listed with NITI Aayog, Government of India. Functioning as the dedicated educational and intellectual arm of the Foundation, the Academy is committed to advancing quality education, cutting-edge research, and...
'Undue Delay Causes Mental Agony, Stigma': Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Timeline For Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
Observing that "undue prolongation of proceedings often causes mental agony, financial hardship, and social stigma, even before the charges are proven, which is a punishment in itself," the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued set of guidelines for conducting departmental disciplinary proceedings by the Government authorities.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, that "the Court is...
Input Tax Credit Not Admissible On Electricity Supplied To Township Maintained By Bharat Aluminium: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has stated that the ITC is not admissible on electricity supplied to a township maintained by Bharat Aluminium. The bench, consisting of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Ravindra Kumar Agrawal stated that Input Tax Credit (ITC) is not admissible on the electricity supplied to the township maintained by Bharat Aluminium/appellant. This is because such...
When Exceptions Swallow The Rule: Problem With Section 479 BNSS
According to the National Crime Report Bureau, over the last 10 years, the number of undertrial prisoners in jails has risen constantly, and around 77% of the population of total prisoners are undertrial prisoners1. The crisis of prolonged pre-trial incarceration is not merely administrative; it raises serious constitutional concerns related to personal liberty, the presumption of innocence, and the right to a speedy trial under Article 21, also defying the principle that bail is the...
Played With Student's Career: P&H High Court Raps Haryana Officers For Allowing Admission In Unauthorised Course, Directs Inquiry
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has strongly criticized the Haryana Government for admitting students to a four-year B.A./B.Ed. programme at two State Institutes of Advanced Studies in Teacher Education (SIASTE) without mandatory approval from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor said, "we find it to be a prima facie case...