"Farmers/Protestors Put The Entire Capital In Ransom": Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Deploy Paramilitary Forces To Ensure Safety Of Life And Property Of Citizens

A Writ Petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of "people squatting" under the garb of Kisan Agitation, putting adequate para military forces to ensure safety of life and property and removal of the present Commissioner of Police from his post including punishing other police officers who had failed to discharge their...

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply

Prima facie, it appears that such direction of the Supreme Court as well as the basic tenets of equality, enshrined in the Constitution, were violated by such exclusion: Calcutta High Court

If A Middle Man Usurps Crops Price Of Hard Working Farmer & He Is Allowed To Go Scot-Free, It Would Amount To Great Injustice: P&H High Court

If some middle man successfully usurps the price of the crops and is allowed to go scot-free, that shall result in perversity of the justice and would amount to great injustice to the affected complainant/farmers. : Punjab & Haryana High Court

'Do Not Pass Adverse Orders If Advocates Are Not Able To Attend Virtual Courts ': SCAORA & SCBA Write To Supreme Court Citing Internet Blockade In Parts Of Delhi

In light of internet blockade in several parts of Delhi amid farmers' tractor rally, the Supreme Court Advocate's on Record Association (SCAORA) has written to Supreme Court India, urging the Judges to not take any adverse action against parties/ lawyers, for non-appearance. In a letter dated January 27, the SCAORA sais, "In view of the disconnection of internet in several areas...

Remembering H M Seervai

It is 25 years since the great and incomparable Homi Seervai passed away and it is appropriate that we remember and pay tribute to him on this occasion. It is given to very few to receive high honours while not compromising the highest standards of integrity and independence. Hormasji Maneckji Seervai is a shining example of that rare breed. He was born on December 5, 1906 at Bombay....

The Distinction Between Section 7 Of The POCSO Act And Section 354 Of IPC

Correctness of the Bombay High Court judgment ( Nagpur Bench) in Satheesh Vs State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal 161/ 2020 decided on 19.01.2021 is highly doubted. The court held that touching a child over her clothes will not attract an offence under the POCSO Act. At the same time it held that it attracts an offence under 354 IPC and convicted the accused thereunder for a period of...

'Such People Must Not Be Spared': Madhya Pradesh High Court Reserves Orders On Munawar Faruqui's Bail Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court(Indore Bench) on Monday reserved orders on the bail application of comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested by Indore police on January 2 in a case for alleged hurting of religious sentiments."But why you take undue advantage of other's religious sentiments and emotions. What is wrong with your mindset? How can you do this for the purpose of your business?",...

Breaking: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon passed the order."There is no doubt about the complicity of the applicant and there are no reasonable grounds to believe that he...

Maskless Invigilators, No Temperature Checks, Disregard For Social Distancing: How BCI Organised AIBE During A Pandemic

After 15 months, the Bar Council of India finally organised the All India Bar Examination through the physical mode on January 24. The exam, which is organised twice a year, was postponed multiple times in 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic, and with BCI claiming that it was not feasible to organise the same through the online mode. However, as the exam finally took place, law...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Jan 18 – Jan 24]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

Two Supreme Court Judgments Killed The Working Class & Converted India Into A Country Of Slaves: Colin Gonsalves In KG Kannabiran Lecture

[This lecture, originally titled "Educate, Agitate and Litigate" was delivered on 11 January 2021 as part of the KG Kannabiran Lectures on Law, Justice and Human Rights – organised by the family of KG Kannabiran (1929-2010) to celebrate his life, work and its futures]. Abstract: Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves speaks on challenges in our times and the way ahead – reflecting...

'Reputation A Facet of Article 21' : Delhi Court Slams Media For Publishing News Against Umar Khalid Without Verifying All Facts In Riots Case

In a significant order, a Delhi Court has criticized media for publishing the alleged confessional statements of Umar Khalid in Delhi riots conspiracy cases, without clarifying that such confessions are not admissible in evidence."The news reports have only highlighted that accused Umar Khalid had confessed his involvement... However, none of the news item is shown to have made...