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'Hope Wiser Heads Will Prevail and the Issue Will Be Resolved Amicably': Lawyers' Strike Against LADC Scheme: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court considered a Public Interest Litigation alleging that the ongoing strike by lawyers in Punjab against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Scheme has disrupted the functioning of district courts and denied litigants access to justice. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice…
Asking EWS Student to Repeat Class V After Failing Re-Examination Does Not Violate the RTE Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of a private school to make an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) student repeat Class V after he failed both the annual examination and the re-examination. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 must be…
Coercive Action Restrained Against Ex-DGP Sreelekha Booked for Disclosing POCSO Victims' Names: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has granted interim protection to former Director General of Police and Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Councillor Sreelekha R. IPS by directing the Investigating Officer not to take any coercive action against her during the pendency of her petition. Justice Jobin Sebastian passed the interim…
Police and Professionals Appearing Before Court as Witnesses Must Wear Prescribed Uniform and Maintain Discipline: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed that police officers, medical practitioners and other professionals appearing before courts as witnesses must attend in the prescribed uniform wherever applicable and maintain absolute integrity, discipline and devotion to duty while giving evidence. The Division Bench of Justice SM…
State Directed to Return Land Given for Government School After Its Closure Due to Zero Enrolment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that the State cannot continue to keep land that was provided only for running a government school after the school has been permanently closed. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua held that once the purpose for which the land was given no longer exists, the State has no legal right to…
District Collector Cannot Direct Police to Recall Closure Report or Reopen Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a District Collector has no authority under criminal law to direct the police to recall a closure report or reopen a criminal investigation after the report has been submitted before the competent court. The Court observed that once a closure report is filed under Section…
Trial Court Need Not Defer Section 125 CrPC Maintenance Order Merely Because a Section 340 CrPC Plea Is Filed After Judgment Is Reserved: Allahabad High Court
Title Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure: Allahabad High Court Says Filing Section 340 Code of Criminal Procedure Application After Judgment Is Reserved Does Not Stop Maintenance Order Introduction The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a Trial Court is not bound to postpone the pronouncement of judgment in a…
Media Cannot Publish Identity of Child Victim Even in the Child's Interest; Case Against Reporter and Editor Not Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the identity of a child victim cannot be published by the media even if the publication is claimed to be in the child's interest or intended to secure justice. The Court held that Section 74 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 provides mandatory…
Prescribing a Minimum Viva Voce Cut-Off for Judicial Appointments Is Reasonable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the proviso to Rule 41 Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010, which prescribed a minimum of 25% marks in the viva voce for appointment to the post of Additional District Judge from the advocates' quota. The Court held that prescribing a minimum qualifying benchmark in the…
Sunday Hearing | Status Quo Ordered on Demolition at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Diamond Harbour MP Office: Calcutta High Court
In a special Sunday sitting, the Calcutta High Court ordered the authorities to immediately stop the ongoing demolition work at the Amtala property in South 24 Parganas, where the Diamond Harbour parliamentary office of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee is functioning. The Court directed all parties to maintain…
