Bombay HC Upholds Vires Of S.56 Of CPC Which Prohibits Arrest Of Women For Non Payment Of Money [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently refused to entertain a PIL that stated a section of the civil procedure which prohibits the arrest or detention of women for non payment of money is violative to the principles of equality in the Indian Constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak was hearing a public interest litigation filed by an 82 year old...

Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice To 13 Advocates For Misbehaving With Junior Judges [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to 13 lawyers of Agra district after taking cognisance of an illegal strike and an allegation of misbehaviour with several judges upon a reference by Smt. Saroj Yadav, district judge, Agra.The contempt notice was issued for unethical conduct shown by these lawyers when they allegedly barged into a courtroom in July and August and created...

16 Guidelines Issued By Supreme Court In The Matter Of Investigation Of Police Encounters

Supreme Court of India in PUCL VS State of Maharashtra had issued the following Guidelines in the matters of investigating police encounters as the standard procedure for thorough, effective and independent investigation.(1) Whenever the police is in receipt of any intelligence or tip-off regarding criminal movements or activities pertaining to the commission of grave criminal offence, it...

Challenge Against Collegium System: Kerala HC Directs Centre To Make Available MoP Governing HC Judges’ Appointment

The single bench of the Kerala High Court has directed the Union of India to make available the memorandum of procedure (MoP) governing the appointment of judges of high court for considering the correctness of the objection raised by the Registry as to the maintainability of the writ petitions filed by Jacob Samuel and P Bijimon.Posting the matter of hearing, the above order was issued...

Not Living Close To Spouse Doesn’t Violate Fundamental Or Civic Rights: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

It is trite to state that the petitioner cannot claim that right to have his wife transferred near his residence is a civil or fundamental right. Therefore, the petitioner is not justified in claiming that her non-transference to another place would violate his civil or fundamental right, the court stated.The Karnataka High Court in Sri Shreeshail Mudakappa vs The Chief Secretary, has dismissed...

Bombay HC Directs College Students Accused Of Sexual Assualt To Do Social Work To Quash FIR

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has agreed to quash an FIR against five college students who were accused under various Sections under Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (sexual assault) in exchange for a fine and some cleaning work in the Badlapur Municipal Council. The alleged victim is a 17 year old who is studying...

PM’s Foreign Visits: CIC Seeks File To Decide If Disclosure Of Details Can Compromise India’s Security [Read Order]

Acting on an RTI query seeking details of the Prime Minister’s foreign trips, the Central Information Commissioner has observed that without due examination of the file, it cannot be decided that whether the sought information contains security-related information.Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur has directed the CPIO, PMO, that one representative file be produced before...

Citing SC Bar, Delhi HC Rejects Plea Of Coal Scam Accused Against Framing Of Charge [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging a Special Court order framing charges against Director of Gagan Sponge Iron Private Ltd (GSIPL) Mr. Girish Kumar Suneja in a Coal block allocation case.The High Court relied on the Supreme Court order dated July 14, 2014, wherein the Apex Court had made it clear that challenges to Special Court’s orders in the Coal Scam...

Alcohol Content: Patna HC Lifts Licence Ban On Ayurvedic, Homeo Medicine Manufacturers [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court has quashed the Bihar government order that prohibited issuance of licence to manufacturers of ayurvedic, homeopathic and other indigenous system of medicines containing alcohol. The notification was issued owing to prohibition in the state.A division bench of Chief Justice Iqbal Ahmad Ansari and Justice Samarendra Pratap Singh set aside the government order, stating that...

Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Motor Transport Workers’ Act [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has refused to strike down provisions of the Motor Transport Workers’ Act, 1961, as unconstitutional.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice MS Sonak pronounced its judgement in a matter where the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Undertaking (BEST) Workers’ Union had challenged the second proviso of S.13 and S.16(1) of the said Act as being...

Madras HC Lifts Tamil Nadu’s Ban On Private Law Colleges [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court in Advocates' Forum for Social Justice v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors, has struck down an enactment of the Tamil Nadu state government that banned the setting up of private law colleges in the estate.A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a bunch of petitions against the Tamil Nadu Establishment of Private Law...

Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association Proposes Stipend Scheme For Young Lawyers

In a unique move, the Gujarat High Court’s Advocates’ Association (GHAA) has proposed a few schemes for the benefit of young bar members.A scheme related to life and medical insurance has been proposed for members in 23-50 year age bracket.As many as 200 lawyers have already registered under this scheme, which provides a life insurance cover for Rs. 5 lakh and a medical insurance cover of...