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Judiciary Taking Firm Stand Against Child Sexual Harassment Encourages Victims, Their Families To Report Crimes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that when the judiciary takes a firm stand against child sexual harassment, it encourages victims and their families to report such crimes and reduces the stigma associated with seeking justice and ensuring that cases are handled with the utmost seriousness.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that victim and victim's family shaming must not be allowed as it will...
SC Collegium's Reasons For Rejecting HC Judges' Appointment If Published, Will Be Detrimental To Those Whose Names Were Recommended: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court recently observed that publication of reasons by the Supreme Court Collegium for rejection of the recommendations made by the High Court Collegium for elevation of Judges to the High Court will be detrimental to the interests and standing of people whose names have been recommended by the High Courts.A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan said that...
Bombay High Court Decides To Implead Backward Commission In Pleas Challenging Maratha Reservation
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) headed by former judge Justice (retd.) Sunil Shukre, on whose recommendation the Maharashtra government decided to grant 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha Community in public service and education through the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) Act.A three-judge bench...
Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Allows BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari To Stage Protest Outside Raj Bhavan
The Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, to hold a protest outside the Raj Bhavan premises over the alleged post-poll violence which has taken place in West Bengal in the aftermath of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha allowed the proposed protest meeting by the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu Government, on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it had acted diligently following the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.The state informed the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq that the state had responded swiftly to the issue and taken every possible steps. The state added that investigation was rapidly progressing.The state...
Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: June 2024
HIGH COURTS Official Liquidator Must Adhere To Ethical Principles And Fairness To Discharge Their Duties Under IBC: Delhi High Court Case Title: Sundaresh Bhat vs Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board of India Case No.: W.P.(C) 14389/2022 The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad held that official liquidators must adhere to ethical principles and...
Abandonment Of Senior Citizen Must Be Total & Complete Without Any Arrangement Of Care To Constitute An Offence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court observed that to constitute an offence of 'abandonment of senior citizen', there should be total and complete abandonment without any arrangement of taking care of the person.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed:“Thus unless there is a total and complete abandonment of the parent by leaving him in a place without any arrangement for taking care of the senior citizen,...
Kerala HC Dismisses Plea By MLA Mani Kappan Challenging Magistrate's Order Framing Charges Against Him For Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust, Cheating
The Kerala High Court has dismissed the criminal revision petition filed by MLA Mani C Kappan against the order of a Special Judge framing charges against him for allegedly committing offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust. MLA Kappan currently represents the Pala constituency in Kerala.Justice C S Dias quashed the Revision Petition filed by MLA Kappan on finding that the Special...
Allahabad HC Comes To Aid Of Elderly Couple 'Locked' In Room By Son & Daughter-In-Law With Limited Access To Sanitation, Food
The Allahabad High Court today came to the rescue of an elderly couple who were allegedly confined to a room by their son and daughter-in-law. The couple was severely restricted, with 'limited or no' access to basic necessities such as sanitation and food. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh constituted a committee consisting of the District...
Plea In MP High Court Seeks Jain Community's Right To Worship At Disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Site
The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court will likely hear a plea filed by a social activist tomorrow, seeking a declaration of the Jain Community's 'right to worship' at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque. The Bhojshala is currently a monument protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).Salek Chand Jain, the petitioner belonging to Jain Community, has...
“Legal Service Is Not Business”: Madras HC Asks State Bar Councils To Take Action Against Lawyers Soliciting Work Through Online Service Providers
The Madras High Court has come down heavily on lawyers soliciting work through online websites in violation of Bar Council of India Rules. The court has asked the Bar Council of India to issue circulars/instructions/guidelines to State Bar Councils to initiate disciplinary proceedings against lawyers for advertising or soliciting their services directly or indirectly. The court added...
Calcutta High Court Directs Release Of Man Arrested For Making Untoward Remarks In Comment Box During CM Mamata Banerjee's Facebook Live-Stream
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the release of a man who was arrested for making allegedly untoward and 'defamatory' comments against certain government functionaries during a Facebook live stream of an administrative meeting held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha directed the release of the accused upon holding that the police's actions in arresting...