Delhi High Court Grants Transit Anticipatory Bail To Senior IAS Officer In Rape Case

The Delhi High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to Jitendra Narain, ex-Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in a rape case registered against him.Narain, a senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, was transferred from the post of Chief Secretary on July 22. As per media reports, Narain has been placed under suspension by the Ministry of Home Affairs following...

Complainant 'Highly Qualified', Shared 'Intense Relationship' With Accused: Kerala Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Congress MLA In Rape Case

The Additional Sessions Court at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, has granted anticipatory bail to the Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly in a case accusing him of rape and attempt to murder.ASJ Prasun Mohan in the order said the victim or rape survivor in her first complaint dated September 28 never "asserted" that the accused raped her "on any dates before the date of presenting the complaint"....

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Challenging De-Recognition Of SP Member As Leader Of Opposition In UP Legislative Council

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a writ plea moved by a Samajwadi Party leader (Lal Bihari Yadav) challenging UP Govt's notification derecognizing him as the leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla had reserved the orders in the plea on September 9 after responses were filed on behalf of...

Custody Disputes Involve "Human Issues", Can't Devise Straight-Jacket Formula For Resolution: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that disputes involving custody of minor children are complex, involving "human issues" and thus, there can be no straight-jacket formula to resolve the same.A division bench of Justices B Veerappa and KS Hemalekha said that such cases have to be decided on their own facts and circumstances, and no hard and fast rule can be laid down.Further referring...

UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Yrs, No Charges Framed Till Date; Delhi HC Asks Trial Court To Decide Bail Plea In 75 Days

The Delhi High Court has asked the trial court to decide the bail plea moved by an accused, who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, within a period of 75 days. Manzer Imam, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, was arrested in August 2013 in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) alleging that he,...

Crimes U/S 354, 506 & 509 IPC May Not Qualify As 'Sexual Offences' For Rescinding Airport Entry Permit: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that offences under Sections 354, 506 and 509 IPC may not fall within the ambit of 'sexual offences' for the purpose of cancellation of Airport Entry Permit as included in the provisions of Airport Entry Permit Guidelines, 2019.Section 354 penalizes use of assault or criminal force upon woman with intent to outrage her modesty; Section 506...

[Children With Rare Diseases] Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Reconsider Its Stand On Funding Clinical Trials

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to take a "more pragmatic view" on its suggestion that the financial support of Rs 50 Lakh per patient for treatment under the National Policy For Rare Diseases could be also considered for covering the expenses likely to be incurred in the clinical trials under which 54 children are already enrolled.Responding to the observations made by the court...

J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Of Pending Cases Against MPs/ MLAs From Trial Courts

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Thursday sought status of 13 cases which are pending in various courts against 16 former and sitting Member of Parliaments (MPs) and ex-MLAs in the Union Territory (UT). A bench comprising Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the Registrar Judicial of the High Court to seek status of the trial of...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Developers' Pleas Against Levy Of ₹800 Crores Aggregate Development Charges

The Bombay High Court has held that developers undertaking redevelopment on state owned land wouldn't be exempt from paying Development Charges under Sections 124A & F of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. Development charges are imposed to provide public amenities and for the improvement of the area. Only planning authorities undertaking such development would...

Bombay High Court Directs Lower Courts To Comply With SC, HC Orders & Processes Based On E-Copies; Amends Civil & Criminal Manual

The Bombay High Court amended the Civil Manual, 1986 and Criminal Manual 1980 directing compliance of Supreme Court and Bombay High court orders based on the e-copies without insisting on a hard copy of the same. The notification, issued by Registrar R. N. Joshi inserted para 675 (A) to Chapter XXXV of the Civil Manual. Paragraph 675 (A) states that the receiving Court should...

High Court Asks Ahmedabad Municipal Corp To Decide Sunni Waqf Board's Plea Against Renaming Of 'Afzal Khan no Tekro' To 'Shivaji no Tekro'

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to decide a representation made by the Ahmedabad Sunni Muslim Waqf Committee against its agenda changing the name of a residential locality of the Waqf from "Afzal Khan no Tekro" to "Shivaji no Tekro". It is the case of the petitioner that the Resolution was passed by considering the representations of...

IO Duty Bound To Subject Accused To Mental Examination Immediately After Arrest In Appropriate Cases: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently observed that that the investigating officer has a duty to have the accused examined for mental issues immediately after apprehension, if he comes to know that there is some doubt about the soundness of mind of the accused. A division bench of Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Milind N. Jadhav acquitted the appellant in a criminal appeal against his...