Mumbai Sessions Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Revision Petition Against Summons In Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case

A Sessions Court at Dindoshi, Mumbai rejected the revision application by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to "suspend" the proceedings against her in the criminal defamation case filed by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar. Akhtar has accused Kangana of damaging his "immaculate reputation by falsely attributing statements to him," in her interview with Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, on...

Allahabad High Court Lays Down Procedure & Standard Of Evidence For Enquiry Into Criminal Antecedents Of A Candidate During Selection Process

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has laid down the procedure to be adopted by the competent authority for inquiring into the criminal antecedents of a candidate for the purpose of selection. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot has elucidated the type of materials that may be considered by such authority, the standard of proof, and other aggravating/ mitigating...

Compulsory Service Not Applicable To PG Medical Students Admitted Before 2018-19 : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that provisions of "Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012" will not be applicable to the PG medical students/petitioners who were admitted to the course during the academic years 2016-17 and 2017-18. The PG students admitted from the academic year 2018-19, onwards who have been informed...

CRPF Officers Face Stagnation In Promotion: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Look Into Plea

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to decide on a plea by a group of officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) upon their stated grievance that they have not been promoted in the past 10 years.The petition was moved by directly appointed Assistant Commandants of the Executive Cadre, who claimed that despite having put more than 10 years of service "they have not earned...

"Indeed, Commendable": Bombay High Court Lauds Special Judge, Police Station, Lawyers For Completing POCSO Trial Within A Year

In the course of its judgment confirming the conviction of a person under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court lauded the police investigating team and the Special Judge concerned for completing the trial within the timeframe stipulated by the POCSO. Specifically, the Bench comprising of Justice Revati Mohite Dere appreciated Special...

President Promulgates Tribunals Reforms Ordinance; High Court Made Appellate Body Of Many Tribunals

The Central Government has notified the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, to dissolve certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to other existing judicial bodies. Whereas a Bill to the above effect as introduced in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session 2021, it could not be taken up for consideration and passing....

Rajkot COVID Hospital Fire: Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Restraining Inquiry Commission From Submitting Report

A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court has set aside a Single Bench order restraining a State-appointed Inquiry Commission from pronouncing its report in the unfortunate Rajkot Hospital Fire incident, that consumed the lives of 8 Covid patients last year. The Bench comprised of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav D. Karia observed, "When an incident, as shocking as...

"Normal Wear And Tear In Family Cannot Amount To Torture To An Extent That Bride Committed Suicide": Delhi Court Acquits Husband And Family Members

"The tendency of the Court should not be “that since any bride had died after marriage, now somebody must be held culprit and the noose must be meted to fit some neck." -Delhi Court

"There Can't Be Any Authoritarian Regime Possible In The Country": Madras High Court Disapproves Sec.144 CrPC Prohibitory Order In Puducherry

The Madras High Court in a Special Sunday Sitting (April 4), disapproved of the prohibitory order passed by Puducherry Administration/Collector exercising her powers under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). The first Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, asked the Election Commission to issue a...

2011 Shanti Bhushan CD Case: Delhi Court Directs Further Investigation On Nine Points

A Delhi Court has recently directed the police to continue its probe for the second time into the 2011 case pertaining to a controversial CD involving conversation between former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and politicians Mulayam Singh and Amar Singh. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma, in the order dated 10th December 2020, ordered thus: "After careful perusal of the record,...

President Promulgates IBC Amendment Ordinance To Allow Pre-Packaged Insolvency Process For MSMEs

The Central Government has promulgated Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to allow pre-packaged insolvency resolution process for corporate debtors classified as micro, small or medium enterprises under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.The Ordinance amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 to allow the Central Government to notify...

Preventive Detention -MP High Court Directs Govt. To Issue Guidelines To Strictly Adhere To The Provisions Of National Security Act

Highlighting that in many cases, on account of procedural lapses in following due process of law under the NSA, the orders of preventive detention (passed on justified grounds) suffer annulment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issues a slew of directions for the State Government. The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anand Pathak was hearing the plea filed assailing the order...