No Need To Examine Complainant Before Ordering Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(CrPC) before a Judicial Magistrate orders police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.Holding so, the Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Bombay High Court which had granted anticipatory bail on the ground that order of magistrate...

Legislative Privileges & Immunities Not Gateways To Claim Exemption From Criminal Law : Supreme Court In Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case

"Acts of vandalism cannot be said to be manifestations of the freedom of speech and be termed as "proceedings" of the Assembly".

"Total Non Compliance Of IT Rules": Delhi HC Takes Strong Objection Of Twitter's Affidavits; Grants One Last Opportunity

Taking strong objection of the Affidavits filed on behalf of Twitter stating that it has appointed Chief Compliance Officer and Grievance Officer as 'contingent workers', the Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted one last opportunity to it for filing a 'better affidavit' within a week setting out the details of the appointments and also as to why a Nodal Contact Person had not been...

Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police's Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order Imposing Rs. 25k Cost For Callous Investigation'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on Delhi Police's plea challenging Trial Court's order which had imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on it by calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of Nasir, the complainant in the riots matter, while posting the matter...

'Destruction Of Property Not Freedom Of Speech In House' : Supreme Court Rejects Kerala Govt Plea To Withdraw Prosecution In Assembly Ruckus Case

The criminal prosecution against six members of the Left Democratic Front , who are accused in the Kerala assembly ruckus case of 2015, cannot be withdrawn, held the Supreme Court on Wednesday."The action of the members have trodden past the constitutional means", the Supreme Court observed while holding that they cannot claim protection of legislative privileges and immunity under Article 194...

Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex CD Case : Karnataka High Court Questions Legality Of SIT Probe With Chief On Leave; Stops Filing Of Final Reports

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday raised questions at the legality of the SIT probe in the alleged sex CD scandal involving former State Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, as the SIT Chief has been on leave since May 1. Therefore, the Court has ordered to stop the SIT investigation in the two FIRs lodged on the complaints of Jarkiholi and the victim-woman in relation to the sex CD scandal and...

Actor Vijay's Entry Tax Case : Madras High Court Stays Single Bench Judgment Which Had Scathing Remarks

Vijay told the bench that he was not challenging the tax demand and was only aggrieved with the adverse remarks.

Production Of Injury Report Is Not A Sine Qua Non For Establishing Offence Under Section 323 IPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that production of injury report is not a sine qua non for establishing the case for the offence under Section 323 Indian Penal Code.In this case, the accused are convicted for the offences under Section 323 and 147 IPC and are sentenced to undergo six months simple imprisonment. The accused had allegedly formed an unlawful assembly "to snatch the voters list and...

Bhima Koregaon Violence Caused By Another Group : Jaising Argues Relying On Ex-CM's Statements, Pune Police Affidavit

The caste violence at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, was not caused by the "lawful" Elgar Parishad event held the previous day, and the case would not attract the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, researcher Rona Wilson told the Bombay High Court. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for Wilson submitted that she would be relying on two statements made by then...

Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Trial Court Order Imposing Rs. 25K Cost For It's ''Farcical & Callous' Investigation In Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi Police has moved the Delhi High Court against the Trial Court's order which had imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on it by calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case.The trial court was dealing with a revision petition filed by SHO, PS Bhajanpura challenging an order directing them to register a seperate FIR of one Mohd. Nasir who had...

Letter Of Intent Is Not A Binding Contract Unless Such An Intention Is Evident From Its Terms: Supreme Court

A Letter of Intent is not a binding contract unless such an intention is evident from its terms, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing an appeal filed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a Government company.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta observed that such intention must be clear and unambiguous as LoI normally indicates a party's intention to enter into a...

'Reservation For Physically Disabled Horizontal' : MP High Court Allows Plea Of SC-PwD Candidate In Civil Judge Selection

The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that vertical reservation can be granted in favor of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes concerning Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India and the reservation in favor of physically handicapped concerning Article 16(1) of the Constitution of India shall be considered as a horizontal reservation.Holding so,...