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BREAKING | "Failure Of State Machinery": Calcutta High Court Questions Lack Of Security Measures To Curb Vandalism At RG Kar Hospital
In a breaking development, the Calcutta High Court has questioned the lack of preventive measures to curb the large-scale vandalism and violence which occurred at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on the night of 14th August.The State submitted that the police put up resistance, but were overwhelmed by the 5000-7000 strong mob who broke through barriers and inured several policemen.In noting that...
Delay In Adjudication Doesn't Affect Justice Earned On Merits: Rajasthan HC Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Named In Criminal Case
The Rajasthan High Court has laid down that justice earned on merits of the case by litigants shall not be adversely affected in cases pending for a long time due to prolonged adjudication with no interim order operating. In doing so, the high court observed that the rights of a person needs to be protected against its dilution due to such delay.A division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Complaint Against Police Inspector Booked For Not Depositing Seized Amount With State Treasury
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a complaint lodged under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, against a police inspector who did not deposit with the state treasury the seized money which was received while investigating a cheating case.A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Shankar Naik G K and said “In the light of...
Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Over Offensive Youtube Videos Against Arya Samaj And Its Founder But Imposes ₹50K Fine
The Gujarat High Court has quashed the FIR lodged by the Ahmedabad cybercrime cell against one Yash Vishnudutt Tiwari for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through offensive YouTube videos targeting the Arya Samaj.The FIR was registered under Sections 295A, 505(1)(b), and 153A of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.The complaint was lodged...
No More Sick Notes, Case Not Argued For Months: Gujarat High Court Orders Arguments In PIL For Preservation Of Gandhi Ashram
In the ongoing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the protection and preservation of buildings established during Mahatma Gandhi's era, the Gujarat High Court has mandated the counsels in the matter to argue the matter positively on the next scheduled hearing.The PIL seeks judicial intervention to protect and preserve buildings, associated with the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation...
No Parent Would File False Case Alleging Rape Of Unmarried Daughter: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that in normal human conduct, no parent would lodge a false case alleging that their unmarried daughter was raped.The Division Bench comprising Justice P B Suresh Kumar and Justice M B Snehalatha thus upheld the conviction of a 27-year-old man for raping and sexually abusing the victim and condoned the six-month delay in filing the FIR, given that...
MCD's "Helplessness" To Take Action Against Illegal Constructions Reflects "Connivance" With Builder: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court disapproved the conduct of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to take any effective actions against unauthorised constructions, despite having issued a demolition order against such illegal constructions.It remarked “This Court cannot permit a situation where rampant unauthorized construction continues to be raised with impunity, and the...
Can AI Be Used To Analyse Videography Of Crime Scene, Interpret Sign Language Of Disabled Person Lodging FIR? MP High Court Asks
With the increasing use of technology in law, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently asked if Artificial Intelligence enabled applications can be used to interpret the sign language of disabled victims/ complainants, who approach the Police for lodging a FIR.The bench of Justice Anand Pathak at Gwalior also wondered if videography data of a crime scene, now mandatorily recorded as per...
Accused Has No Right At Investigation Stage, He Can't Seek Further/ Reinvestigation Of Case U/S 173(8) CrPC: Allahabad HC
Emphasizing that an accused has no right at the investigation stage, the Allahabad High Court last week said that an accused does not have the right to seek further/reinvestigation of a case by filing a plea under Section 173(8) CrPC. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania observed thus while relying upon the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in the case of State vs Hemendhra Reddy |...
Industrial Disputes Act | Whether Person Raising Dispute Is A Workman Can Only Be Decided By Labour Court, Not By Govt: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a government employee who was dismissed from his job without a hearing 15 years ago, by directing the government to refer his industrial dispute to the labour court.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed against the order of the Government of India (“respondent”) where the respondent had refused to make reference...
Sitapur S-I's 'Mysterious' Death | Allahabad High Court Orders FIR, Probe By A Senior IPS Officer Of A Different District
The Allahabad High Court last week directed an investigation by a Senior IPC Officer into the 'mysterious' death of a 54-year-old police sub-inspector (S-I), who died in April this year after he allegedly shot himself with his service weapon at the Machhrehta police station in Sitapur. A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari directed the Inspector General...
Additional Director Under Central Govt Health Scheme Has No Authority To De-Empanel Hospital: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the Medipulse Hospital (“the Hospital”) which was de-empanelled from the Central Government Health Scheme (“CGHS/Scheme”) for five years by the Government of India pursuant to a complaint against the Hospital by a retired central government employee alleging deficient services by the Hospital.The bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta observed that there...