Bombay HC acquits Salman Khan in 2002 Hit and Run Case [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court Today allowed the Appeal filed by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan against a Trial Court verdict which sentenced him for Five Year Imprisonment in the 2002 Hit and Run Case. Justice A.R.Joshi acquitted him of all charges holding that the prosecution failed to prove the Case beyond reasonable doubt.On 28 September 2002, Salman Khan’s car had run over a group of persons who...

Father in Law not part of family to get Medical reimbursement: Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Father in Law of a Government employee is not entitled to get medical reimbursement under the Punjab Medical Attendance Rules, 1940. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia held that father in law cannot be treated as part of family in the definition given in the rules.A Government official, Monika had filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her...

Banks cannot attach pension account to recover loan dues: Madras HC [Read Order]

While allowing a Writ Petition filed by Mrs. A. Muthuiruvakkal of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district the Madras High Court Madurai Bench of Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu held that a Savings Bank Account maintained primarily for the purpose of depositing monthly pension amount could not be attached by a bank just because the account holder had defaulted repayment of a loan availed from...

Delhi High Court ‘apologizes’ to authors for copying their article in the judgment; takes corrective action [Read Order]

The bench, in its order yesterday, said that it is offering apology to the learned authors of the Article and simultaneously taking corrective action.In a rare and remarkable gesture, the Delhi High Court has apologized to the authors of an Article, the contents of which were copied in the Judgment it delivered in F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd vs. Cipla Ltd. Division bench comprising of Justice...

Police Authorities are obliged to give the Copy of FIR under RTI Application; Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The accused can make an application to the police station concerned or office of the Superintendent of Police or the Court of concerned Magistrate which is required to be provided to him immediately within forty eight (48) hours, the bench said.High Court of Kerala has directed the police to make available the copy of First Information Report to the accused within two days of his...

Karnataka HC directs Public Prosecutors to make effective representation in Courts to ensure victims are compensated [Read Judgment]

This Court is of the considered opinion that all the public prosecutors, representing the department of prosecution in the criminal Courts in the State will have to make sincere efforts to request the Court to award suitable compensation not only in the cases where they end in conviction but also in the cases where the criminal cases end in acquittal or discharge, the Court said.In a...

High Court vacancies increase to 41% of approved strength

The vacancies in the High Courts of the country currently account for 41% of the total approved strength of Judges for the High Courts, showing a significant 2% increase since October. The following graph shows the approved strength, the working strength and the vacancies in the High Courts across the country, as on December 1, 2015:Out of the 24 High Courts, 17 are working on less than 65%...

RTE does not mean Right to insist on getting Admission in School of one’s choice: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Himachal has held that right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school envisaged section 3 of the Right to Education Act does not include the right to insist on getting admission in school of one’s choice. The first bench comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, dismissing the Writ petitions preferred by parent of...

CIC asks CBSE to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation for denying RTI seeking copy of answer sheets [Read Order]

CBSE compelling RTI applicants to sign undertakings illegal. The Commission directs the CBSE to put in place such system with conducive practices by which the Right to information of the appellants is not limited but facilitated, by removing the obstacles such as undertaking to give up their legal rights, Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu said in his order. The Central Information Commission directed...

Son Attaining majority disentitles him from receiving maintenance from his father: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

Thus, if a child whether legitimate or illegitimate has attained majority as per the aforesaid Act of 1875 and is not suffering by any physical or mental abnormality or injury, thereby unable to maintain itself, would not be entitled to receive maintenance u/S. 125, the Court said.High Court of Sikkim has set aside an order by Family court which had enhanced maintenance to ‘son’ who...

Gujarat HC directs State Election Commission to make Poll affidavits online, within six months [Read Order]

If such information about the contents of the affidavit are made available to the voters through the website of the State Election Commission, it would certainly help the voters to take appropriate decision at the time of voting, the bench said.Gujarat High Court has directed the State Election Commission to make available all the Poll affidavits online, through the website of the...

Supreme Court of South Africa holds Oscar Pistorious guilty of Murder: Holds identity of the victim is irrelevant to guilt of the perpetrator

I have no doubt that in firing the fatal shots the accused must have foreseen, and therefore did foresee, that whoever was behind the toilet door might die, but reconciled himself to that event occurring and gambled with that person’s life. This constituted dolus eventualis on his part, and the identity of his victim is irrelevant to his guilt, the Supreme Court said.The Supreme Court of...