Sharon Murder Case : Kerala High Court Dismisses Bail Application Of Greeshma's Mother

The Kerala High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the petition seeking Bail moved by Greeshma's mother Sindhu, who is one of the accused booked for the murder of Sharon Raj. Justice Viju Abraham passed the order. The investigation is only in the initial stage, and the petitioners were arrested only on 01.11.2022...Further, role if any of the petitioners, who are the mother and uncle of the...

Muslim Woman Can Marry Person Of Her Choice After Attaining 15 Yrs Of Age: Jharkhand High Court Reiterates

The Jharkhand High Court has held that there is a presumption under Muslim law that people attain puberty at the age of '15 years' and upon attaining the same, they are at liberty to marry persons of their choice without any interference of their guardians. While quashing a pending criminal proceeding against a man for marrying 15 years-old-girl, a Single Bench of Justice Sanjay...

'Girls' Rights Can't Be Restricted In The Guise Of Protection' : Kerala High Court Questions Hostel Curfew, Frowns Upon Patriarchy

Questioning the curfew in the girls hostel in the Government Medical College, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the competent authorities to provide the rationale as to why restrictions have been imposed on students from even walking in the campus after 9.30 PM. The Court observed that there could be justification for the same only if compelling reasons could be shown. The Court in...

Karnataka HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Doctor Accused Of Outraging Patient's Modesty, Says Question Of Medical Practitioner Absconding Does Not Arise

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a doctor accused of outraging the modesty of a woman who visited him for treatment. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar allowed the petition filed by MS Ubedulla Khan and granted him anticipatory bail on his executing a personal bond in a sum of Rs.50,000 with one surety for the like-sum. It said,"The...

[Ragging At CMC Vellore] Madras High Court Closes Suo Moto Proceedings After College Lists Out Actions Taken

The Madras High Court on Tuesday closed the suo moto proceedings that were initiated following a ragging incident at Christian Medical College, Vellore.Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar took note of the 'preventive actions' taken by the college to ward off any future incidents of ragging.A police complaint was filed after a video went viral detailing the incidents of...

Delhi High Court Declares 'Bukhara' A Well-Known Trademark, Says ITC Restaurant 'Intrinsically' Connected To Indian Cuisine

The Delhi High Court has declared ITC Limited's 'Bukhara' as a well known trademark under Section 2(zg) read with Section 11(2) of the Trade Marks Act and directed the Registrar to add it to the list of well-known trademarks upon completion of requisite formalities.Justice Prathiba M. Singh in the judgment said that certain trademarks or names attaining the status of well-known marks have...

Prisoners' Rights | Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail To HIV Positive NDPS Accused "To Ensure Better Treatment"

The Calcutta High Court has granted 3 months' interim bail to a woman accused under NDPS Act for alleged possession of commercial quantities of ganja, on the basis of her condition of being an HIV positive patient. A division bench of Justices Ajay Kumar Gupta and Joymalya Bagchi said,"Sub-section (1) of the Section 31 of the Act of 2017 entitles every person in the care and custody...

TN Governor RN Ravi Incurred Disqualification By Accepting 'Office Of Profit': Plea In Madras High Court

The Kancheepuram District President of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam has approached the Madras High Court challenging the authority by which Governor RN Ravi is continuing to hold office as he has been appointed as the Chairman of the Auroville foundation.The petitioner, M Kannadasan submitted that as per Section 13 of the Auroville Foundation Act, the Chairman was entitled to...

"Old Boys' Club": Sr Adv Indira Jaising Asks Bombay High Court To Do Away With Endorsement Criteria For Senior Designations

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has written to Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta urging the High Court to do away with the criteria of an endorsement from two senior advocates when lawyers apply to be designated as 'senior advocates.' Jaising's letter states that such a requirement under Rule (e) of the Bombay High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules,...

Court Questions Delhi Police Probe While Granting Bail To Eight Persons In Case Linked To PFI Ban

Granting bail to eight accused in a case registered in connection with the ban on Popular Front Of India, a Delhi Court on Monday said that the police has not been able to show sufficient evidence to justify how the accused persons carried out the alleged unlawful activities when they were in custody from September 27 and remained in Tihar Jail till October 03 or October 04.Additional...

Jail Before Conviction Is A Sort Of Punishment As Conviction Rate Is 'Abysmally Low' In Our Country, : PH High Court

While quashing a lower court's order canceling the bail of a murder accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week observed that the imprisonment of the accused before his/her conviction becomes a sort of punishment in view of abysmally low rate of conviction in our country.The bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal also observed that life of every human being is most precious gift of God...

PFI Ban : Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging Centre Giving Immediate Effect To UAPA Notification Against PFI

The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed questioning the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, declaring the Popular Front of India and its associates or affiliates or fronts as "unlawful associations" with 'immediate effect' for a period of 5 years in exercise of the powers under Sec 3(1) of UAPA. A single judge bench of Justice...