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'Barbaric, Must Be Curbed With Iron Hands': Karnataka High Court Upholds Death Penalty Of 3 For Gang Rape, Murder Of Minor Girl
The Karnataka High Court upheld a 2024 trial court order imposing death penalty on three men convicted for gang rape and murder of a minor girl, observing that the offence was barbaric and such acts must be curbed with iron hands. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in its 176 page order observed:"Having considered all these factors into...
'Attestation Of Vakalatnama Is Mandatory Safeguard Against Impersonation, Unauthorised Litigation': Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that attestation of vakalatnana is not a mere formality, but a mandatory safeguard to ensure genuineness of authorisation and to prevent impersonation or unauthorised institution of proceedings.For reference, a vakalat is a written authority executed by a litigant authorising an advocate to appear and conduct proceedings before a Court. Justice...
Partition Decree Becomes Executable Only After Stamp Duty Is Paid; Decree Holder Can Recover Amount From Co-Sharers: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a final decree in a partition suit cannot be fully executed unless it is duly engrossed on stamped paper upon payment of the requisite stamp duty, observing that compliance with the Stamp Act is a condition precedent for execution. At the same time, the Court clarified that to avoid delay in enforcement, the decree holder may deposit the entire stamp duty...
Disability Pension Must Be Granted To Voluntary Dischargee When Chronic Condition Acquired Due To Military Service: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a person would be entitled to disability pension if his chronic disability was acquired due to military service even though he voluntarily discharged himself from service.The Division Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John was considering a plea preferred after the petitioner's application before the Armed Forces Tribunal against...
Passed Exam On 'Thoughts Of Mahatma Gandhi', Not Let Out During Covid-19: Bombay High Court Reduces POCSO Convict's Life Sentence To 12 Yrs
Upholding a man's conviction for subjecting a minor girl to oral sex, the Bombay High Court recently reduced his life sentence to 12 years after noting that while in jail, the man 'successfully' passed exams on 'thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi' besides other programmes and also the fact that he had no other antecedents. A division bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice Sandesh Patil reduced...
'No Instigation': Allahabad High Court Quashes Suicide Abetment Case Against School Authority Accused Of Humiliating Student For Cheating
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Assistant Principal of St. Peter's School Raebareli after a 6 years old student, caught cheating in exam, committed suicide.Petitioner argued though the student had mentioned in his suicide note that he was caught cheating in the exam, Petitioner was not named in the suicide note nor in the FIR.It was pleaded...
Police's Ignorance Of DGP Circular Unjustifiable: Allahabad High Court Declares Arrest Illegal Over Non-Supply Of Grounds
The Allahabad High Court recently slammed the claim of the state government that a Station House Officer in Mainpuri had no knowledge about the July 2025 circular of the Director General of Police regarding a new memorandum of arrest. Declaring the arrest of two persons-petitioners as illegal over non-supply of an arrest ground to them, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai...
Madras High Court Permits 'Jana Nayagan' Movie Producer To Withdraw Plea Against CBFC
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (February 10) permitted KVN Productions, producers of Vijay starrer "Jana Nayagan" movie to withdraw their plea challenging the certification process of the Central Board of Film Certification. Justice PT Asha permitted a request made by Vijayan Subramaniam, advocate for the production company. The production company had sent a letter to the High Court...
Contempt Court Cannot Grant Fresh Relief Beyond Original Order; Compliance With Direction Ends Contempt: Calcutta High Court
Observing that contempt jurisdiction is meant to secure compliance with court orders and not to grant fresh or additional reliefs, the Calcutta High Court has held that once authorities implement a writ direction to mutate names in land records, petitioners cannot seek further corrections such as change in the nature or character of the land through contempt proceedings. The Court emphasised...
'Post Doesn't Mention PM Modi, Police Attributing Meanings To It & Criminalising Political Speech': Sangram Patil Tells Bombay High Court
In a development in the criminal proceedings initiated against YouTuber Dr Sangram Patil for allegedly posting 'obscene and defamatory' posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the UK-based doctor has 'categorically' told the Bombay High Court that he has not made any post against the PM and that the Mumbai Police is only trying to 'criminalise' political speech.For context, Patil has...
'Trees Are A Poem Which Earth Writes Upon Sky': Bombay HC Says Officers Can Be Prosecuted For Illegal Tree Felling Under Maharashtra Trees Act
Emphasising the need to 'strictly' follow the laws protecting trees and observing that 'trees are a poem which the earth writes upon the sky', the Bombay High Court recently held that even an officer, who fails to adhere to the due procedure for permitting felling or cutting of trees, is liable to be prosecuted under the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Tress Act,...
'Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist': Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch In POCSO Case
While setting aside a POCSO conviction against a former Sarpanch, Rajasthan High Court observed that it was highly improbable that once rape was committed upon a minor girl, she would voluntarily accompany the alleged perpetrator to another place. Furthermore, while raising suspicion over the age of the victim, the division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar...