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POCSO: Gauhati High Court initiates suo motu bail cancellation case after “casual” release of hostel warden booked for raping 21 students

Apart from initiating suo motu bail cancellation case, the sensitization of POCSO court judges in Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. Five months after a hostel warden accused of raping 21 students under the age of 12 was released on bail, the Guhati High Court on Friday initiated Suo motu bail cancellation proceedings in the matter […]

Karnataka High Court rejects plea by sons to reduce maintenance granted to aged mother

We are living in an age when bread is costlier than blood and money is losing its purchasing power, the Karnataka High Court remarked recently while rejecting a plea by two men to reduce the amount payable by them to maintain their aged and ailing mother. [Sri Gopal and Anr v. Deputy Commissioner and ors] Both […]

Rape law misused like a weapon by women in modern society: Uttarakhand High Court

The law punishing rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is being misused like a weapon by women these days when differences arise between a woman and her male partner, the Uttarakhand High Court recently said [Manoj Kumar Arya v. State of Uttarakhand]. Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma made the remark while quashing criminal proceedings initiated […]

Gujarat High Court expresses anguish over misuse of SC/ST; quashes complaint by one BJP against another

“While the Act is essentially meant for protecting the members of a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe from atrocity or oppression, at the same time, it cannot be allowed to be misused,” the Court said. The Gujarat High Court on Thursday expressed concern over the misuse of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) […]

Manipur Video: Supreme Court takes Suo motu cognisance of women paraded naked; says court will act if government does not

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said that the Court was deeply disturbed by the video and it will act if the government does not. In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a video that emerged online yesterday in which two Manipuri women belonging to […]

Bombay High Court lifts stay on offering prayers in disputed Jalgaon mosque

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed, till August 1, an order issued by the Jalgaon district collector restraining people from offering prayers in a mosque within the district [Jumma Masjid Trust Committee v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.] The collector had issued the order on July 11 after he was approached […]

HIV positive status of person cannot be sole ground to deny promotion in employment: Allahabad High Court

A person who is otherwise physically fit cannot be denied employment or promotions solely on account of an HIV AIDS diagnosis, the Court said while granting relief to a CRPF officer. The Allahabad High Court recently highlighted that persons diagnosed with AIDS cannot be denied employment or promotions solely on account of their HIV-positive status, […]

KERALA POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A LAWYER PLACED UNDER SUSPENSION

The City Police Commissioner of Ernakulam on Tuesday placed junior sub-inspector K Saiju under suspension for assaulting a lawyer. Saiju was alleged to have assaulted one advocate Srinath CV and his friend while they were standing near a shop taking cover from rain on July 12. A complaint was filed by the lawyer alleging that […]

SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO PASS DIRECTION TO PROHIBIT SLAUGHTER OF COW PROGENY

  The Supreme Court recently refused to pass directions to prohibit the slaughter of cow progeny, stating that the issue falls within the domain of the legislature [Mathala Chandrapati Rao vs Union of India and ors]. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol said that it cannot compel the legislature to enact […]

BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI SUSPENDS 15 MORE LAWYERS FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN TIS HAZARI COURT VIOLENCE.

BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI SUSPENDS 15 MORE LAWYERS FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN TIS HAZARI COURT VIOLENCE The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on July 14 suspended the licenses/enrolment of 15 more advocat4s suspected of being involved in violent clashes at Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court Complex earlier this month. Advocates Vibhu Tyagi, Vishal Yadav, Akash […]