High Courts
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...
DCW Appointments: Delhi High Court Dismisses Former Chairperson Swati Maliwal's Plea Against Framing Of Corruption Charges
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal challenging a trial court order framing corruption charges against her for allegedly abusing her official position by illegally appointing various acquaintances, including AAP workers, in the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) between August 6, 2015 to August 1, 2016.Maliwal was then...
NCERT Module To Integrate Transgender Concerns In School Curriculum Pending Since 2 Yrs, Show More Sensitivity: Madras HC To WCD Ministry
The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to act upon the draft module submitted by the NCERT enabling transgender issues to be studied at school level. The court noted that the draft module had been forwarded to the Ministry but had been pending since almost two years. Justice N Anand Venkatesh remarked that a lot of effort had taken to prepare...
Public Speeches Should Not Falsely Malign Character In Garb Of Dissent: Karnataka HC In Pramod Muthalik's Defamation Case Against BJP Leader
The Karnataka High Court while refusing to quash criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader V Sunil Kumar, on the complaint made by Founder President of Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik said “In the garb of dissent being the essence of democracy, the speeches should not malign the character of any person unless it is borne out by facts.”Muthalik filed...
Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Negligent Approach Of Police In Investigating Assault Case For 7-Yrs, Seeks Response Of DGP On Supervision Of Probe
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought an affidavit from the Director-General of Police (DGP) Chandigarh on supervising the investigation of cases delineated to senior police officers.The development came after the Court found that in a case pertaining to assaulting a woman, the investigation was not concluded in 7 years and despite the Court's direction to SSP failed to file...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Guidelines Which Did Away With Grant Of Grace Marks In UG Medical Examinations
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by undergraduate medical students seeking a grant of five grace marks for the exams conducted in January, which would help them pass their examination.The primary contention of the students was that under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) 2019, provision for grace was available and the benefit of the...
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Making Casteist Remarks Against Ex-President Ram Nath Kovind On FB
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one Sandeep Tiwari, who has been accused of making certain abusive posts on Facebook against former president of India Ram Nath Kovind. In its order, a bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan emphasised the importance of restraint and respect when discussing individuals holding high constitutional positions, particularly on...
Karnataka High Court Notifies Guidelines For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings, Restricts Usage Of Recordings
The Karnataka High Court on Friday posted a note before live streaming of court proceedings would begin, informing the general public about the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, which prohibits/restricts usage of court proceedings recordings or live stream. The note was issued after videos of court proceedings went viral on social media, where the judges...
Donors Collecting Money From Sabarimala Pilgrims For Accommodation In Donor Rooms 'Legally Impermissible': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that donor rooms at Sabarimala registered under individual donors can be used only by the donors themselves or their family members. The Court further stated that donor rooms associated with trusts or organizations can be occupied by its trustees, office bearers and registered members on identity verification. The Court also stated that donors...
Trial Court Judges Often Convict Accused Despite Clear Grounds For Acquittal To Avoid Action By HC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that in many cases where the accused deserves clear acquittal, presiding officers in trial court pass a judgment of conviction just because they want to avoid the issuance of notice and action by the High Court. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi made this observation while dealing with certain criminal appeals...
Government Is Responsible To Look Into Financial Crises Of Municipal Councils: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the order removing the President of a Municipal Council for allowing loan to a Nagar Panchayat in need of funds to pay its employees and sanitation workers.The President of Municipal Council Barnala was removed for allegedly "misusing power" by granting a loan to the Nagar Panchayat by not following the procedure, which was later rectified in...
Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Husband Noting That His Extra-Marital Affair Would 'Per Se' Not Attract Abetment Of Wife's Suicide
While granting bail to a man accused of abetting his wife's suicide, the Rajasthan High Court recently observed that solely because a husband was involved in an extra-marital relationship and there was some suspicion in the wife's mind, cannot be regarded as abetment under Section 306 IPC. After considering the facts of the case, a single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni said,...