High Court Orders SIT Probe Into Ekbalpore-Mominpur Communal Violence In Kolkata, Asks State To Compensate & Rehabilitate Victims

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, while hearing a writ petition relating to the Ekbalpore-Mominpur communal violence, ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team ('SIT') comprising of experienced police officials to probe into the incident. The petitioners had approached the Court alleging that the State Police administration remained silent spectators to the...

Self-Immolation Over Denial Of Community Certificate: Madras High Court Directs Revenue Divisional Officer To Conduct Field Enquiry

The Madras High Court has directed the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer to conduct a field inquiry and determine the community status of Velmurugan, the man who set himself ablaze inside the court premises earlier this week over denial of community certificate to his son.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar was hearing the suo moto case registered after...

Bengaluru Consumer Forum Denies Claim Against Defence Ministry For Private Vehicle Destroyed During 2019 Air Show

A Consumer Commission in Bengaluru has dismissed a complaint filed by one Goutham B C seeking compensation from the Union Ministry of Defence, for purchase of a new vehicle after his old vehicle which was parked at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka during the 2019 Air show was burnt down and destroyed. The forum led by President K S Bilagi in its order dated October 3 held that...

Appellate Court May Remand A Case Back Only Where Trial Court Skips Finding On Certain Issue Or Decides Suit Only On Preliminary Issue: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has made it clear that an order of remanding case back can be passed by the Appellate Court only if the trial Court skips finding on certain issue or decides the suit only on preliminary issue by leaving open the vital issue in respect of the real controversy between the parties. Bench of Justice Sandipkumar C. More sitting at Aurangabad added that no remand can...

Delhi Cantt Case: NCPCR Says Allegation Against Rahul Gandhi For Posting Photo of Victim's Parents Survives Even After Withholding Of Tweet

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in a case seeking action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday told Delhi High Court that the allegation, related to tweeting the picture of his meeting with the minor rape victim's parents, subsists, notwithstanding that his tweet has been withheld by Twitter."The content is only withheld in India. The offence still...

[Delhi Riots] 'Hatched Conspiracy To Kill Hindus, Harm Their Properties': Court Frames Charges Against Tahir Hussain And 5 Others

A Delhi Court has framed charges against former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain, his brother Shah Alam and four other men in a case of North East Delhi riots of 2020, observing that the mob hatched a conspiracy "to kill Hindus and harm (their) properties" and as part of that a gunshot injury was caused to one Ajay Jha. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala on Thursday...

BJP Leader Sangeet Som Fined ₹800 By UP Court For Violating Prohibitory Orders Post-Akhlaq Lynching In 2015

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Gautambuddha Nagar on Wednesday convicted BJP leader Sangeet Som under IPC Section 188 for violating CrPC Section 144 in the year 2015 in connection with the Dadri-Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (2) Pradeep Kumar Kushwaha imposed a penalty of ₹800 on him as punishment. Som had violated CrPC Section 144 restrictions put up...

Complainant's Presence Not Necessary While Recording Plea Of Accused: Karnataka High Court Restores Complaint U/S 138 NI Act

The Karnataka High Court has said that an acquittal order cannot be passed by the trial court under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, for non-appearance of the complainant while recording plea of accused. A single judge bench of Justice P N Desai sitting at Kalaburagi allowed the petition filed by Nagaraj and restored the prosecution before Additional Civil Judge. The...

Merely Because S.482 CrPC Does Not Prescribe Limitation Period Does Not Mean Parties Can Approach Court With Inordinate Delay: Bombay HC

A party cannot approach the High Court under Section 482 CrPC at his whim and caprice merely because the provision does not stipulate any period of limitation, the Bombay High Court has held. Division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rajesh S. Patil sitting at Aurangabad observed that within what time a petitioner should approach the Court under Section 482 CrPC depends upon...

Court Staff Required To Be Vigilant, Dereliction Of Duty Cannot Be Ignored Or Forgiven: Delhi HC Upholds Dismissal of Reader & Assistant Ahlmad

Observing that the court staff are required to be vigilant and well-versed with the day-to-day functioning of courts, the Delhi High Court has said they cannot claim ignorance of the procedures and the relevant safeguards, which are required to be followed.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan said:"They [court staff] are, in fact, required to be more vigilant...

'Marriage Dissolved, Chargesheet U/S 498A Without Any Substance': Karnataka HC Quashes Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court while quashing a case registered by a woman against her ex-husband and in-laws under section 498-A (dowry harassment) said the charge sheet filed on the basis of omnibus and general allegations is without any substance. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Dr. Shahul Hameed Valavoor and others and...

Department Failed To Pass Re-Assessment Order Within Prescribed Time Limit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has quashed the show-cause notice and the reassessment order as the department failed to pass the reassessment order within the prescribed time limit.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the department could not have issued another notice to the petitioner/assessee under Section 148A(b) dated June 2, 2022, after...