High Courts
Victimology Not Just About Compensation, But Proportionate Punishment: Jharkhand High Court Confirms Death Sentence In Brutal Rape & Murder Case
The Jharkhand High Court has confirmed the capital punishment for a man convicted of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Ranchi, emphasizing that victimology extends beyond mere compensation.The division judge bench comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary noted, “Victimology is not all about victim compensation, which cannot be a recompense for valuable life lost...
Citizens Have 'Right To Free Speech', Not State's Burden To Ensure That They Only Know Truth: Bombay HC On IT Amendment Rules
The Bombay High Court's 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Justice Atul Chandurkar, while opining that the amendments to the Information and Technology Rules, 2021 are 'unconstitutional' held that the citizens only have the 'right to free speech and expression' but not a 'right to truth' and thus the State cannot claim to have a responsibility to ensure that citizens know only 'truth' and not 'fake or...
NDPS | Does Entire Case Property Need To Be Sent To FSL Or Can A Sample From Each Strip Of Tablets Be Sent For Testing? P&H High Court Explains
The Punjab & Haryana High Court while answering a reference question has said that there is no need to send the entire seized bulk of the contraband tablets under the NDPS Act and only samples of the tablet in homogeneous quantity are sufficient for sending for chemical examination.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "There is no requirement for the sending of...
Uttarakhand High Court Expresses Concerns Over Spread Of Chronic Disease Amongst Nainital Residents Due To Naini Lake's Harsh Water
The Uttarakhand High Court expressed concerns over the spread of chronic problems amongst the residents of Nainital because of the harsh water of Nainital Lake. The Court asked the State's Pollution Control Board to consult and provide solutions to the problem. “The other issue, which the respondents will consult with the Jal Sansthan or the Pey Jal Nigam, is that the water of Nainital...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Shamim Ahmed From Allahabad High Court To Madras High Court
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed from Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court.The notification issued on 20th September read as under,"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Shamim Ahmed,...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Additional Judges, Including Justice Victoria Gowri As Permanent Judges Of Madras HC
The Central government has notified teh appointment of five additional judges, including Justice Victoria Gowri as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. The notification dated 20th September 2024 read as under,"In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (I) Smt. Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri (ii)...
'Our Orders Are Only On Papers': Gujarat HC Flags State's Silence On 'Specific Queries' On Functioning Of State Child Rights Commission
While hearing a PIL seeking effecting implementation of child protection laws in the state, the Gujarat High Court on Friday orally said that the court's "specific queries"–including functioning of state child rights commission and conducting of social audit, recorded in its earlier order had remained unanswered further questioning how affidavits were being drafted which do not answer...
High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Framing Of Policy For Issuing Revised Punjab Board Exam Certificate As Per Transgender Act, Rules
The Punjab & Haryana High Court issued notice on a plea seeking the formulation of a policy for Punjab board examination certificate for transgender persons in consonance with the provisions of the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons Rules, 2020.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri issued notice to authorities including the Chairperson, the Secretary...
SP Jamnagar Himself Inquiring Into Alleged Beating, Abuse Of 14-Year-Old Boy By 'Police Personnel': State Tells Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 20) disposed of the plea for registration of FIR moved by the mother of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly "beaten by police personnel", after it was informed that Jamnagar's Superintendent of Police (SP) is himself looking into the matter and would pass appropriate orders after considering all available material.The mother had claimed that her son...
BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of...
Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To High Court Chief Justice Requesting Temporary Stoppage Of Live-Streaming
Advocates Association of Bangalore has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, N V Anjaria, requesting to stop the live streaming of court proceedings for a few days.In a communication dated September 20, the association states that for the past few days, the Karnataka High Court has hit national headlines for some controversial statements made by a certain judge during the...
S.27 Evidence Act Vulnerable To Abuse, Courts Must Be Vigilant About Its Frequent Use By Police: Chhattisgarh High Court
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court expressed concern over the misuse of Section 27 of the Evidence Act by the police and suggested the courts be vigilant about its application to ensure the credibility of evidence. The court said so while acquitting the accused persons who were charged with murdering after the prosecution failed to complete the chain of circumstances evidence based on...