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'Unfortunate That Provisions For Probation Are Not Much Utilized By Courts': Allahabad HC Grants Probation In 28 Yrs Old Case For Attempt To Homicide [Read Judgment]
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court asked the courts to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which it was executed or committed. While reproducing Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Section 360 of CrPC, the high court observed that it was pertinent to release deserving convicts on probation and to cater to the...
Do Something Which Will Mitigate Your Wrong : Karnataka HC To Deccan Herald And Local News Channels Come Which Published Fake News
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday while adjourning the hearing on a suo-moto criminal contempt petition filed against newspaper, Deccan Herald and three other local TV news channels, for publishing flase news titled "Rupees 9 crores was seized from the residence of a City Civil Court (Bengaluru) Judge in a raid by the "vigilance wing of the Karnataka High Court," suggested them to...
CAA Protests : Everyone Has Right To Protest But Within Parameters Of Constitution, Says Tis Hazari Court During Bail Hearing
The Additional Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari Courts on Wednesday heard the bail applications of 15 persons who were arrested by Daryaganj police on December 21 on allegations of violence during anti-CAA protests.The hearing began with Public Prosecutor, Pankaj Bhatia taking the court through the charges and alluding to the incident as a criminal conspiracy. Judge Kamini Lau interjected and said...
Delhi HC Asks CBI Director To Appear Personally If Investigation Against Rakesh Asthana Is Not Completed Within 3 Weeks
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the CBI Director to make an appearance before the court if the investigation against Rakesh Asthana, the former Special Director of CBI, is not completed within 3 weeks.While criticising the agency for not completing the investigation despite the multiple extensions granted by the court, Justice Vibhu Bakhru noted that if the investigation is...
Maintenance Tribunal's Enquiry Process Is Inquisitorial Than Adversarial : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Kerala has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 has to follow an enquiry process as similar to inquisitorial system than adversarial system.The Court also observed that the Senior Citizens Act is not intended at dispute resolution but to promote measures to secure the welfare and interest of the...
Land Grabbing Case : Karnataka HC Directs Govt To Produce Steps Taken For Implementing Lokayukta Order Against H D Kumaraswamy
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to place on record by January 14, steps taken for implementation of a 2014 order passed by the Lokayukta, in relation to land grabbing case involving former Karnataka Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy and others. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar gave the direction while...
Allahabad HC Passes Slew Of Directions For Increasing Security In Courts [Read Order]
While making crucial observations with regards the deplorable condition of security cover at Courts, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to prepare a roadmap for security of courts across the state and submit it before January 15. "…matter of security is under consideration for the last more than 10 years and umpteen meetings have been held from time to time but...
'Give Urgent Medical Treatment To Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad If Required' : Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail Authorities
A Delhi Court on Wednesday passed an interim direction to the Tihar jail authorities to provide urgent medical treatment to Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad if the same is required.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Atul Verma of Tis Hazari courts adjourned the hearing of application filed by Azad for medical treatment in custody till 2 PM tomorrow, as the Daryaganj police had failed to submit...
Hypothetical Income Not Taxable, Reiterates Guj HC [Read Order]
The High Court of Gujarat has reiterated that for the purpose of taxability, income should not be hypothetical but should have accrued to the assessee in the year under consideration. A bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Bhargav D Karia said so while refusing to interfere with the May 2019 order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal confirming the order of Commissioner of...
Plea To Stay 'Chhapaak' Movie: Copyright Can't Be Claimed On True Events; Meghna Gulzar Tells Bombay HC
Meghna Gulzar, Director of the movie 'Chhapaak' filed an affidavit before the Bombay High Court on Tuesday and told the Court that it was a settled law that copyright cannot be claimed on true life events and sought dismissal of a suit seeking stay on release of the said film scheduled for release on January 10. One Rakesh Bharti filed the said suit and Gulzar stated in her affidavit that...
Even After Assignment Of Copyright, Author Has Legal Right To Protect His Intellectual Property : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
Holding that an author has right to protect his intellectual property even after assignment of copyright, the High Court of Kerala granted relief to author-scenarist Sajeev Pillai, who is fighting a legal battle against the makers of big budget Malayalam movie "Mamankam". A single bench of Justice V Shircy observed that Section 57 of the Copyright Act protects the special rights of...
Anti-CAA Protests: Noted Theatre Artiste Deepak Kabir Gets Bail
A local court (Lucknow) on Tuesday granted bail to theatre artiste Deepak Mishra, popularly known as Deepak Kabir, in connection with the December 19 violence during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow. Additional District Judge SS Pandey granted bail to Deepak on furnishing two sureties of Rs 50,000 each and a personal bond of the same amount. The court found that the prosecution failed to...