Adoptive mother cannot be deprived of the custody of her child without following due process of law: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Terming the action by Child Welfare Committee, in forcibly taking a child from the custody of adoptive mother, as “extremely unusual and dangerous”, the Delhi High Court said that an adoptive mother cannot be deprived of the custody of her child without following due process of law.The petitioner had filed a Habeas Corpus petition in Delhi High Court alleging that CWC, through an...

It wasn’t the Selfie After all!

I am a graduate in media and communication specializing in journalism. Having done that, I’ve worked with various news channels and newspapers for a brief period.Objectivity, accuracy and timeliness were some of the few things every journalism teacher talked about in class.I personally don’t think being objective is possible while publishing a story. We all are humans and the...

Delhi HC issues Notice on Students’ PIL to quash appointment of Assistant Professor, JNU alleging plagiarism [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the appointment of an Assistant professor, at School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi who has been alleged of having committed plagiarism.The petition had been jointly filed by one Mr Arshad Parvez, a First Division Graduate in B. A. (Hons.) Turkish...

Delhi HC relief to MBBS aspirant who was denied admission due to her 80% disability [Read Judgment]

In a relief to an MBBS aspirant, who was declared not eligible for admission to MBBS due to her 80% disability, the Delhi High Court has directed the University not to deny admission to her on the ground of disability, if she is successful in a future NEET examination.Sanjana Sinha, when she was seventeen, had underwent amputation of her left leg, and got an artificial leg/prosthetic limb...

IPC provisions are not ancillary to Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that provisions of Indian Penal Code are not ancillary to the provisions of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Justice Mukta Gupta observed that same set of facts may constitute offences both under the IPC and the special enactment.The appellants before the High Court who were convicted for the offences under IPC and ITP Act had contended that there was no material...

Madras High Court Advocates Association passes unanimous Resolution against new ‘Disciplinary’ Rules introduced by HC

The Madras High Court Advocates Association, in a unanimous resolution, has expressed its “deep” concerns about the newly introduced amendments to rules framed under S.34 (1) of the Advocates Act, by the High Court.Couple of days ago the Madras High Court, had introduced new sets of disciplinary rules for the Advocates through an amendment, enabling it to debar lawyers who indulge...

An Advocate cannot be added as an Accused for filing an affidavit contains false name of Accused; Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently held that only on the basis that an affidavit had been filed in the capacity of an Advocate along with an application for Anticipatory bail identifying the accused therein as named in the F.I.R., a Lawyer cannot be added as an Accused.Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa has quashed the order passed under Section 319 CrPC by the Additional Sessions...

Criminal proceedings are not a short cut for other remedies; Allahabad High Court [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court has recently in K.L. Agarwal vs State Of U.P, held that Criminal proceedings are not a short cut for other remedies. Justice Bharat Bhushan has quashed the Criminal proceedings under Sections 420 and 406 IPC against the Accused holding that even if all the allegations in the complaint are taken at the face value, the basic essential ingredients of dishonest...

Delhi HC directs Delhi University to finish new building for law students by June 28

A Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi on Monday rapped Delhi University for the delay in completion of its new building for law students. The bench, comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Najmi Waziri granted time till June 28 to the University to ensure that all infrastructure, including furniture in the new building, was ready so that students could shift in the coming...

Pin-hole camera recordings Admissible in Evidence; Rajasthan HC [Read Judgment]

Benefit of ‘Privilege Communication between Husband and Wife’ [S.122 Evidence Act] not available in Family Court Proceedings, said the Court.The High Court of Rajasthan has held that Family court can admit the evidence in the form of Pin Hole camera with a hard disk memory on which a recording was done, as Primary evidence and Section 65 B of Evidence Act is not applicable, since it...

Fake Babas practise fraud, trap innocent followers, rob their hard earnings and lead a licentious life; Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Orissa High Court has rejected the Bail Applications filed by self-styled God-man Sura Baba alias Surendra Nath Mishra and his son Trilochan Mishra in a Cheating and land grabbing Case.Rejecting the Application, Justice S.K.Sahoo stated that the facts of the case is a glaring example of how a so-called spiritual Guru created a pseudo belief in the disciple to cure his mentally retracted son...

Commercial Courts start functioning in Delhi, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Almost five months after the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 received the President’s assent, Commercial Courts have reportedly begun functioning in Delhi, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.Introduction of Commercial Courts in India is being welcomed as a positive step for reducing the backlog of cases as well as ensuring...