Rapist Degrades Very Soul Of Helpless Female: Patna High Court Affirms Conviction Of Man For Raping Minor

"The Court ought to be mindful that a rapist not only violates the victim’s privacy and personal integrity, but inevitablycauses serious psychological as well as physical harm in the process." -Patna High Court

Determination Of Culprit Not Relevant For Granting Compensation; State Bound To Protect Lives Of Citizens: Patna High Court

Holding that the State has a duty to protect the life of its citizens, the Patna High Court on Wednesday granted Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the father of a 18 years old boy who died in October last year in the Munger Maa Durga Pooja firing incident. The order is significant as compensation has been granted pending investigation into the firing incident. A Single Bench of...

[Second Covid Wave] Madhya Pradesh High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode At All Benches Till April 24

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to hear all the cases listed from 8th to 24th April through virtual mode of hearing at the Principal Seat Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior. The directions came on Wednesday in view of representations recieved from the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, Jabalpur, High Court Advocates Bar Association, Jabalpur, State Bar Council of...

[Delhi Riots] Court Stays Proceedings In A Case Where Man Complaining Of Loot, Damage To His House Was Made Accused

A Delhi Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings pending before a CMM Court wherein a man named Hashim Ali, who had complained to the police about loot, arson and damage to his house during the North East Delhi riots, was subsequently made an accused by the police after tagging his complaint with another FIR alleging theft, destruction of property and arson. Additional Sessions Judge...

'State Has Declared Protocol To Be Adhered During Elections': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Postpone UP Panchayat Elections Due To Covid Surge

The Allahabad High Court has refused to postpone the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election, scheduled to be held from 15th April, 2021, in light of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery said that adequate health protocol has been notified to be followed at the election booths. Thus, there is no need...

[Param Bir Singh Letter] Spl. Court Grants Permission to CBI To Question Sachin Waze In the Inquiry Against Anil Deshmukh

The Special Court under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's application to question suspended API Sachin Waze in connection with the corruption allegations made against Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Special Judge PR Sitre also extended Waze's NIA custody till April 9 in connection with the explosives found...

COVID Surge : Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities To Conduct Surprise Visits At Hotels, Apartment Complexes Etc To Ensure Compliance

Amidst rising covid-19 cases in the State and especially in Bengaluru Urban district, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that surprise visits are undertaken in various establishments, hotels, restaurants and apartment complexes to ensure that directions are followed. A division bench of...

Lodhi Road Mosque Anti-Demolition Plea: Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To Fill Vacancies In Waqf Tribunal Expeditiously

Hearing a plea by the Delhi Waqf Board challenging the demolition order of an ancient mosque alongside on Lodhi Road in New Delhi, for use of the land by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously fill up vacancies in the Delhi Waqf Tribunal - which is supposed to adjudicate the land dispute in...

Compliance Duty For Covid-19 Mask Norm Higher For Advocates, Cannot Be An Ego Issue : Delhi High Court

Dismissing petitions by 4 advocates challenging the Delhi government's order to wear masks as part of Covid-19 protocol even while travelling alone in a personal vehicle, the Delhi High Court today observed in a strongly worded order that, "Advocates as a class, owing to their legal training have a higher duty to show compliance especially in extenuating circumstances such as the...

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : High Court Calls For Unredacted Statements Of Protected Witnesses In Sealed Cover

Hearing an application by the Delhi Police for the unredacted statements of protected witnesses in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court today directed the concerned trial court to send the statements to it in a sealed cover on or before Apr 14. The application was put in the case where Jamia Milia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha faces prosecution for his alleged role...

Disclose Reasons For Deferring Rajya Sabha Elections For Kerala : High Court Asks Election Commission

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to place on record its reasons for keeping in abeyance elections to fill vacancies of three Rajya Sabha seats. The incumbents of the three seats from Kerala are retiring on April 21.A Bench of Justice PV Asha was considering the writ petitions filed by the Secretary of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and S Sharma, CPI(M)...

Plea in Delhi High Court Seeks Constitution Of Regulatory Authority For Non-Film Songs, Music Videos

A petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for constituting a regulatory authority/ censor board to review or grant certification to non Film songs, their lyrics and music videos. The petition also seeks directions on Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to regulate...