NDPS Act | Failure To Videograph Chance Recovery Doesn't Vitiate Seizure: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that failure to videograph or produce CCTV footage of a chance recovery does not vitiate seizure of alleged contraband from an accused.Though the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 does not mandate video-recording of seizure, the same has become mandatory with the introduction of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.Even the...

Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Lawyer For Running Office From Basement After 22 Yrs

After a 22 year long battle, the Delhi High Court quashed the criminal complaint and consequent proceedings initiated against a lawyer for running his offices from the basement of a residential building in the city.In doing so, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna cited Clause 10 of the Master Development Plan 2001, which permits non-residential use of residential premises.It stipulates that a...

Legal Executive Vacancy At Induslnd Bank [Chennai; Apply Now]

Induslnd Bank invites online application for the post of Legal Executive.Name of the Post: Legal Executive Location: Chennai Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate should have degree in LL.B. (Either five years integrated course or three years course) from a reputed university. • Strong communication and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work independently and manage time efficiency. Roles & Responsibilities • Manage arbitration proceedings. ...

Police Laxity In Handling Missing Persons Cases Leading To Filing Of Habeas Corpus Pleas: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently criticised filing of habeas corpus petitions in cases of missing persons, without establishing a prima facie case of illegal detention.The Madurai bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira and Justice R Poornima noted that though the police department had sufficient infrastructure to deal with missing cases, they were not using it properly and often ignoring...

Bihar SIR : Supreme Court Directs Free Legal Aid To File Appeals Against Exclusion From Electoral List

In the Bihar SIR matter, the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) passed an interim order to ensure free legal aid for persons excluded from the final voters' list so they can file appeals against their exclusion. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi requested the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to issue necessary communication to the District Legal Services...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Review Petition Seeking To Scrap EVMs And Conduct General Elections Through Ballot Papers

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a plea for review of its earlier order dismissing a PIL seeking a direction on the Union Government and Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct general elections through ballot papers and not electronic voting machines (EVMs).A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the review petition filed...

Kerala High Court Seeks Clarity From BCI On Reservation Of Seats For Transgender Students In LLB Courses

The Kerala High Court has sought clarity from the Bar Council of India on reservation of seats for students belonging to the Transgender community in professional colleges.Justice N Nagaresh, was hearing a writ petition seeking reservation under the transgender category for admissions to integrated Five year LL.B courses in Government Law Colleges.The State has previously submitted that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Chandigarh To Frame Rehab Policy For J&K Migrant Workers Evicted After 4 Decades

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to consider framing a rehabilitation policy for migrant labourers from Jammu & Kashmir who have been residing in government quarters for nearly four decades. Acknowledging that the petitioners have been living in the premises for approximately 37 years, the Court held that immediate eviction would be "unjust...

High Courts Cannot Reduce Sentence Below The Statutory Minimum: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that High Courts cannot reduce the sentence for a criminal offence below the minimum punishment prescribed by a statute. Justice A. Badharudeen relied on the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Dashrath v. State of Maharashtra to observe that such an action would be overstepping into the legislature's domain. The case before the Court was an...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone's Plea Seeking Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu & Kashmir

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea by MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran will be hearing the application filed by Lone. Notably, a similar application was filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshaid Ahmad Malik is also listed tomorrow. The application are filed in...

Lok Adalat Can't Take Up Case Suo-Motu Or Dismiss It For Absence Of Party; Duty To Return Matter If No Settlement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Lok Adalat has no authority to dismiss a pending complaint for want of prosecution on the mere non-appearance of a party and must, where no compromise or settlement is arrived at, return the case back to the court concerned. A bench of Justice Anish Kumar Gupta also added that a Lok Adalat can't take up the matter on own motion, without...

CJI BR Gavai Breaks Silence On Attempted Shoe Attack: "For Us, It's A Forgotten Chapter"

Justice Bhuyan however said that it was a serious matter which should not be let off lightly.