After Living In India For Over 50 Yrs, Karachi-born Man Set To Get Indian Citizenship; MHA Tells Bombay HC

In a major relief to Asif Karadia, a 51-year-old resident of Jogeshwari, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to issue a certificate granting him citizenship within the next 10 days. Karadia has been living in Mumbai ever since his mother brought him back to India after delivering him in Karachi at her parent's house. However, Asif did not have an Indian passport till now and was...

Juvenile Not Entitled To Move Application For Anticipatory Bail : MP HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has held that a juvenile is not entitled to move application under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail.The petitioner, aged 17, was an accused in an FIR lodged for committing offences under section 307 r/w section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The bench of Justice Virender Singh of Indore Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh observed that a...

Ishrat Jahan's Mother Challenges Gujarat Govt's Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Vanzara, Amin

The Gujarat government's refusal to grant sanction to prosecute former IPS officers and key accused DG Vanzara and Narendra Amin, in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case has been challenged before a Special CBI court in Ahmedabad. In her application before the Special Judge for CBI cases, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad, Ishrat's mother Shamima Kausar has contended that the rejection of sanction...

No Release For Professor G N Saibaba As Bombay HC Refuses To Suspend Sentence [Read Order]

The academic was sentenced to life in 2017 under UAPA for Maoist links.

Judge Can't Recuse From A Case Merely Because His Father Appeared In It For The State Earlier: Sikkim HC [Read Order]

"In my view, it is the duty of a Judge to hear every matter placed before him without fear or favour"

Gauhati HC Quashes Rape Case Against Union Minister Rajen Gohain As Victim Changes Statement

The Gauhati high Court, on Monday, quashed a rape case against Union Minister Rajen Gohain after the victim and her husband filed an affidavit denying the occurrence of the incident. Justice Suman Shyam also observed that the allegations in the FIR, even if taken on the face value, do not constitute any offence or make out a case against him under section 376 of the Indian Penal...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 8 Advocates As Judges Of Karnataka HC, Sends Back 1 Name [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of eight Advocates as judges of Karnataka High Court.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana approved the following names: Savanur Vishwajith Shetty Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar Maralur Indrakumar Arun Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal Ashok...

Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Cases In Which Charges Have Not Been Framed Does Not Amount To Suppression In Election Affidavit: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

"The petitioner has misconstrued that filing of charge-sheet amounts to taking of cognizance or framing of charge", observed the Court.

Workmen's Dues Of Pension, Gratuity, PF Not Included In Liquidation Estate Assets :NCLT [Read Judgment]

The New Delhi bench of National Company Law Tribunal has ruled that dues of provident fund,pension and gratuity do not form part of liquidation estate of corporate debtor and cannot be included in the assets to be liquidated for settling claims of creditors as per Section 53 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The ruling was given in an application filed by workmen seeking release of...

Guj HC Dismisses Petition On Delay In Appointment Of New Lokayukta [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the State to make appointment to the post of Gujarat Lokayukta which has been lying vacant since December 11, 2018. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav dismissed the petition moved by Candravadan Rangildas Dhruv who informed the court that even as Justice DP Buch completed...

NDPS Special Court Not Exercising Magisterial Powers While Remanding Accused Under Sec.309 CrPC At Post-Cognizance Stage : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The restriction on the magisterial power to remand beyond 15 days engrafted in the first proviso of section 309(2) Cr.P.C. does not apply to NDPS Special Court while remanding the accused during inquiry and trial.

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court Held that the reimbursement received under a medical claim policy cannot be deducted from compensation payable under Motor Vehicles Act.Lashing out at the investigating agencies probing the murders of CPI member GovindPansare and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, the High Court observed that in the future a scenario would appear where only a few individuals...