Showing 10499 articles
Enduring Success Of Constitution Has Disproved Its Early Detractors, Says CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, while speaking at the Milan Court of Appeal, firmly responded to early skepticism by Western scholars about the Indian Constitution. Recalling a 1951 remark by British jurist Sir Ivor Jennings, who had called India’s Constitution “too long, too rigid, too prolix,” CJI Gavai said…
₹2 Lakh Compensation Awarded To Woman For Son’s Custodial Death Dubiously Attributed To Railway Line Fall: Chhattisgarh High Court
A woman from Chhattisgarh approached the High Court after her 27-year-old son, Suraj Haththel, died while in police custody. The Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking an independent investigation into the custodial death and compensation for the loss of her son. She alleged that the police were responsible for…
Litigants Prohibited From Carrying Mobile Phones And Electronic Gadgets Inside Courtrooms: Chhattisgarh High Court
Court bans mobile phones and electronic devices in courtrooms The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued a strict notice prohibiting litigants from bringing mobile phones or any electronic devices into courtrooms. This directive applies even if the devices are switched off. Notice warns against recording court proceedings…
Authority To Determine Validity Of Marriage Lies Exclusively With Civil Court, Not Marriage Registrar: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that registrars of marriages are not empowered to decide on disputed questions regarding the legal validity of a marriage. The Court clarified that such issues can only be decided by a competent civil court. Background of the case The judgment came in a petition filed jointly by a…
Bank Responsible For Financial Loss Arising From Negligent Encashment Of Cheques Bearing Forged Signatures: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that banks cannot evade responsibility for the negligent encashment of cheques that contain forged signatures. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench consisting of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar, while considering a batch of appeals related to forgery and…
Korba Gangrape-Murder | Death Sentence Of Five Convicts Commuted As Case Doesn’t Qualify As ‘Rarest Of Rare’: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court, while delivering judgment on a reference case and connected appeals, upheld the conviction of five accused who were sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 16-year-old girl and the killing of her father and 4-year-old niece. The crimes were committed in January 2021, and the…
Bail Refused To Ex-APPSC Secretary In Case Of Irregular Manual Evaluation Of Exam Papers: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to the former Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (A1) and a representative of M/s. Camsign Media Pvt. Ltd. (A2) in connection with alleged irregularities in the manual evaluation of Group-I main exam answer scripts. The Court found that the…
Prima Facie State Seems To Be Reintroducing OBC Reservation Categories Earlier Invalidated By Court: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has stayed a series of executive notifications issued by the West Bengal government regarding the categorisation and reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state. The division bench of Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Tapabrata Chakraborty observed that the state appeared to be…
Judicial Officers Discharging Official Duties Immune From Prosecution Unless Clear Malafide Intent Is Proven: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that judicial officers acting in their judicial capacity are protected under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The court clarified that such officers cannot be prosecuted or personally targeted through collateral proceedings, and any interference under…
Secured Creditor’s Priority Under RDB Act Overrides State’s VAT Dues In Recovery Proceedings: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Central Bank of India filed a writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court to assert its right to recover secured debts by selling mortgaged properties of a defaulting borrower. The case involved loans sanctioned to M/s Sri Rajarajeswari Raw and Boiled Rice Mill, which failed to repay the dues, prompting the…
