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Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, with Governor Mangubhai Patel administering the ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal.

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva sworn in as Chief Justice of MP High Court

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, with Governor Mangubhai Patel administering the ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal.

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva took oath as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office to him at a function in the Raj Bhawan here.
Justice Sachdeva, who was the acting chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court since May this year, has been appointed as the 29th CJ of the MP HC.
The state's chief secretary read out a notification issued by President Droupadi Murmu, appointing Justice Sachdeva as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh HC.
Born in Delhi on December 26, 1964, Chief Justice Sachdeva completed his law degree from the Delhi University in 1988 and began legal practice the same year.
He did his graduation in commerce (honours course) in 1985 from the Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, and obtained the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1988 from the Campus Law Centre in the national capital.
He was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi on August 1, 1988.&nbsp;

The Karnataka High Court provides interim relief to KSCA officials, staying immediate police action over the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident, pending further legal proceedings scheduled for June 16.

Karnataka HC Stay on KSCA Officials Legal Actions

The Karnataka High Court halts coercive action against KSCA officials over a tragic stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium that resulted in 11 fatalities. This interim relief comes amidst ongoing legal investigations, with a follow-up hearing set for June 16.

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to KSCA officials, preventing immediate police action over a stampede incident at Chinnaswamy Stadium that led to 11 deaths.

&nbsp;The Karnataka High Court on Friday, in an interim order, directed the state police not to take any coercive action against the office bearers of KSCA in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy stadium here which claimed lives of 11 people, until further orders.
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A Shankar, and Treasurer E S Jayaram approached the court seeking to quash the FIR filed against them.
Justice S R Krishna Kumar, who heard the case, granted the interim relief to the KSCA officials.
The hearing was adjourned to June 16.
Senior advocates Ashok Haranahalli and Shyam Sundar appeared for the petitioners, while Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty represented the state.
The court, which was also hearing a separate petition filed by Nikhil Sosale, Marketing Head of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, adjourned the case to June 9.

Karnataka HC halts cases against Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami over INC's alleged Istanbul office claims, citing potential misinformation motives.

Karnataka HC Stays Cases Against Malviya, Goswami

Karnataka High Court pauses proceedings against BJP's Amit Malviya and Republic TV's Arnab Goswami amid claims regarding INC's alleged Istanbul office.

Karnataka High Court halts proceedings against Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami over false claims about INC's alleged Istanbul office.

The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on criminal proceedings initiated against BJP leader Amit Malviya and Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with allegations of spreading false claims that the Indian National Congress (INC) operates an office in Istanbul, Turkiye.
Justice S Rachiah passed the order on Thursday while hearing petitions filed by both Malviya and Goswami, seeking the quashing of the cases lodged against them. The stay will remain in effect until the next hearing.
Malviya is also facing a separate case over a controversial social media post in which he shared a morphed image showing half the face of Gandhi merged with that of Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir.
The caption alleged that Gandhi was aligning with Pakistan's narrative, particularly in the wake of India's military offensive Operation Sindoor, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Malviya's post further questioned whether Gandhi was aspiring for the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan's highest civilian award.
Both cases have now been stayed following petitions to quash them.
The Congress had filed multiple complaints across the country, including in Karnataka, accusing Malviya and Goswami of orchestrating a "criminally motivated campaign" to spread fabricated claims that the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkiye is an official Congress office.
The party alleged that the misinformation was aimed at defaming the INC, inciting unrest, and compromising national security, particularly sensitive in light of strained diplomatic ties between India and Turkiye following the Pahalgam attack and India's retaliatory action.
On May 20, Republic TV issued a public correction, stating that an image used in its digital coverage, which was purportedly linked to the alleged Congress office in Turkey, was mistakenly included by a video editor. The channel clarified that the image had no relevance to the broadcast content and was never aired on Goswami's primetime debate show. The error, the channel said, occurred after the live show had ended and was swiftly corrected. Republic TV extended an "unconditional and sincere" apology.
The next day, a post on Malviya's 'X' handle reiterated that the Congress had opened an office in Turkiye in 2019, shortly after it voiced support for Pakistan on the Kashmir issue at the UN. He dismissed the legal actions as evasive and insisted the party had yet to provide a credible explanation.
During Thursday's court proceedings, Senior Advocate Aruna Shyam, representing Malviya and Goswami, argued that the cases were politically driven and lacked substance. He highlighted inconsistencies in the application of legal provisions, particularly how an initially bailable charge under Section 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was reportedly upgraded to a non-bailable one under Section 353 after police approached a magistrate. Section 353 pertains to statements intended to incite public disorder.
Shyam questioned the applicability of Section 353, stating, "He (Gandhi) is not a government functionary but the opposition leader," suggesting that the legal escalation was politically motivated.
The State's counsel responded that the investigation was at a preliminary stage and only notices had been issued, with no intention of making arrests. He urged the court to allow the inquiry to proceed to ascertain the nature and context of the disseminated information.

Karnataka HC expands loss of consortium compensation to adult children, challenging prior dependency assumptions. Justice Joshi awards Rs 52,000 each to a widow and sons for emotional losses due to an accident.

Karnataka Court Explands Compensation Scope

In a landmark decision, Karnataka High Court extends loss of consortium compensation to adult children, challenging prior financial dependency notions. The court awarded Rs 52,000 each to the family members of a deceased accident victim.

Karnataka HC expands loss of consortium compensation to adult children

Karnataka High Court ruling expands compensation scope to adult children for loss of consortium, acknowledging emotional loss. Justice Joshi awards additional Rs 52,000 each to Subhash's widow and sons, challenging previous financial dependency assumptions.

The Karnataka High Court has held that not just the spouse but also adult children who are legal heirs of a deceased individual are entitled to compensation under the category "loss of consortium".
This form of compensation accounts for the emotional and familial void left behind after a person's untimely death, the HC said.
Justice C M Joshi, who presided over the case, declared that the wife and two adult sons of a man named Subhash, who died in a road accident, are each entitled to Rs 52,000 under the "loss of consortium category", bringing the total to Rs 1.56 lakh.
Subhash, a resident of Kalaburagi, lost his life on April 7, 2019, after a vehicle collided with his motorcycle while he was returning home from a temple visit with his grandson.
Initially, on March 18, 2021, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Kalaburagi had awarded a compensation of Rs 10.30 lakh.
While Subhash's wife received compensation for loss of dependency, the claims made by their two sons were dismissed on the grounds that they were financially independent and therefore not considered dependents.
Challenging the tribunal's verdict, the family approached the High Court, arguing that the compensation was inadequate and that Subhash's actual monthly income of Rs 15,000 had not been accurately factored into the decision.
Justice Joshi cited the Supreme Court's ruling in N Jayasree vs Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd, which affirms that every legal heir who suffers due to the loss of a family member in a motor accident has the right to seek compensation. He also referred to the Seema Rani vs Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd case, in which even married daughters were recognised as dependents under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Based on these precedents, the court determined that the two sons were rightful claimants.
Justice Joshi also questioned the tribunal's decision to deduct 50 per cent of Subhash's income as personal expenses.
"A 54-year-old man with a wife and two children is likely to contribute more towards his family than himself. In the Indian context, such a deduction is unrealistic," he observed.
The court revised the personal expense deduction to one-third of the income.

Delhi High Court demands removal of structures blocking Taimoor Nagar drain to avoid monsoon flooding. Emphasizing public safety and infrastructure integrity.

Delhi HC Orders Drain Blockage Removal

The Delhi High Court has instructed immediate removal of obstructions in Taimoor Nagar drain to prevent monsoon flooding, highlighting a critical need to prioritize public interest.

Delhi High Court demands removal of structures blocking Taimoor Nagar drain to avoid monsoon flooding

Delhi High Court mandates removal of drain obstructions in Taimoor Nagar to prevent monsoon flooding. Unauthorized structures must go, emphasizing public safety over unlawful encroachments.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the removal of structures blocking a drain in southeast Delhi and said it was a "shame" people lived in such conditions in the national capital.
A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet PS Arora observed monsoon on the anvil and stressed on clearing Taimoor Nagar drain of blockages to make it functional at the earliest to avoid "flooding" in various colonies in the area.
"It is a shame that we are living in Delhi in this condition. Monsoon is just one month away. Anything, including jhuggi jhopri clusters and colonies, which comes in the way of free flow of water in the drain will be removed. This drain has to be cleaned and laid within the next one month," the bench said.
A colony falling on a drain cannot be regularised, it added.
The bench examined a topographical survey and alignment plan of the drain submitted by the chairperson of the special task force (STF).
The court found a "substantial unauthorised encroachment" in the entire width of the drain owing to the "complete neglect" by the authorities, including Delhi Development Authority, Delhi government, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Jal Board.
"This building has to go. It is encroached, unauthorised, constructed on a drain and on public land. It cannot be allowed to stay. Larger public interest has to be given way," the court said.
The alignment of the drain, it said, was approved by the authorities and directed the STF to immediately start the work for laying of the drain.
"Any obstructions which come in the way of the construction of the drain, which is for the larger interest of all the inhabitants of the area, shall be removed...The free flow of the Taimoor Nagar drain is absolutely essential to avoid flooding in various colonies in the south Delhi area," it said.
It further ordered any regularised colony cannot be permitted to expand on a drain, public path, highway or a road, meant to enable movement of traffic and people.
The functioning of this drain is absolutely essential for the movement of people and traffic in the entire area which covers various residential colonies, hospitals, ring road and other important areas of Delhi, it said.
The court directed the additional chief secretary of Delhi government's Irrigation and Flood Control Department to hold a meeting with the authorities on April 23 for removal of the obstructions and lying of the drain.
The plan should be placed before the court on April 28, it said.
Advocate Prabhsahay Kaur, representing the DDA, said the area where the Taimoor Nagar drain would have to be constructed fell in Zone O and in the Yamuna flood plain, therefore, no unauthorised colony would be permitted to occupy the land and no rights would be conferred to such occupants.
The counsel for intervenors, who are occupants of a building abutting the drain, said there were several other similarly created constructions on the drain and the same treatment ought to be meted out to them.
"There cannot be any occupation, habitation, residences built on a drain. Such a position would not be acceptable in the court as much as if the free flowing drain is not created, it can cause enormous destruction to life and property especially during the monsoons," the court said.
The photographs on record indicated to the court that the drain was completely obstructed by the buildings constructed on it.
The court was hearing suo motu petitions on water-logging and rainwater harvesting aside from traffic snarls in the national capital during monsoon and other times.
Several Delhi residents, including lawyers, raised issues over flooding of roads, homes and offices after rains due to clogged drains.

RCB alleges Uber Moto's ad disparages its trademark. Ad features cricketer Travis Head altering Bengaluru signage. Legal dispute awaits Delhi High Court's decision, impacting sports marketing and trademark standards.

RCB vs Uber: Trademark Clash in High Court

RCB accuses Uber Moto of trademark disparagement. The ad with Travis Head challenges RCB's brand identity. Delhi High Court decision pending in this sports marketing case.

RCB alleges Uber Moto's ad disparages its trademark

RCB sues Uber Moto in Delhi HC for trademark disparagement via an ad featuring 'Royally Challenged Bengaluru'.

Indian Premier League cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday and accused an YouTube advertisement of disparaging its trademark.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee, after hearing submissions of parties on Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) interim plea for injunction, reserved its order.
Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited filed a suit against Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd claiming that Uber Moto's YouTube advertisement titled "Baddies in Bengaluru ft. Travis Head" disparages its trademark.
RCB said Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Head, the main character in the video, disparages its trademark.
Describing the video advertisement, RCB counsel said the cricketer could be seen running towards Bengaluru cricket stadium with an aim to vandalise the signage of "Bengaluru Vs Hyderabad", takes a spray paint and writes "Royally Challenged" before Bengaluru making it "Royally Challenged Bengaluru" which disparages RCB's mark.
The lawyer contended that when a negative comment is made, there is disparagement and added that Uber Moto, being the commercial sponsor of Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team, while promoting its product which is booking a ride, used RCB's trademark in the course of its trade, that too its "deceptive variant", which was impermissible under law.
The counsel representing Uber said RCB had "severely discounted" the sense of humour of the public at large. The general messaging of the advertisement, the counsel said, was that there was a match between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Bengaluru cricket stadium on May 13 and since it was a city with traffic jam, "public must use uber moto".
Uber's counsel said good humour, sense of fun and banter are intrinsic to advertising messaging and these factors "will be killed" if such a standard, as mooted by RCB, is applied.
The advertisement garnered 1.3 million views and a number of comments from users on the social media platform.

The court noted that the accused “is offering prayer to God many times in a day and he is ready to accept the punishment as he has surrendered before God.” 

Odisha HC commutes death sentence of man, citing his 'frequent habit of prayers'

The court noted that the accused &ldquo;is offering prayer to God many times in a day and he is ready to accept the punishment as he has surrendered before God.&rdquo;&nbsp;

The Odisha High Court commuted the death of sentence of a man who was convicted for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, citing his frequent prayers and his surrender to divine judgment.
The court noted that the accused &ldquo;is offering prayer to God many times in a day and he is ready to accept the punishment as he has surrendered before God.&rdquo;&nbsp;
On Friday, a division bench of Justices S K Sahoo and R K Pattanaik upheld the trial court&rsquo;s conviction of Shaikh Asif Ali for the rape and murder of the child under sections 302/376 of the IPC and section 6 of the Pocso Act.
However, the court decided that Ali, who was 26 at the time of the crime in 2014, should be imprisoned for life, with the order specifying that the state government should pay Rs 10 lakh to the victim&rsquo;s parents.
The bench further noted Ali's family circumstances, mentioning he has an elderly mother aged about 63 years, and two unmarried sisters who all depended on him as the sole breadwinner.&nbsp;
Ali was working as a color mistri in Mumbai, and his family&rsquo;s financial condition was not good.
&nbsp;

Although the petitioner had claimed a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the court held that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh would meet the ends of justice.

HC order JK admin to pay compensation to former spokesperson of banned Jamaat over PSA detentions

Although the petitioner had claimed a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the court held that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh would meet the ends of justice.

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the UT administration to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the former spokesman of banned Jamaat-e-Islami outfit advocate Ali Mohammad Lone alias Zahid for his illegal detention under the Public Safety Act.
Quashing Lone's detention under the PSA, Justice Rahul Bharti observed that the detention order passed by the Pulwama district magistrate read with consequent government orders of approval and confirmation of the preventive detention are held to be illegal and unwarranted.
"Therefore, the said order along with the petitioner's preventive detention are hereby set aside and quashed. The Superintendent of the Jail concerned, where the petitioner is being detained, is directed to release the petitioner free from his prison," the 13-page order passed by Justice Bharti reads.
Although the petitioner had claimed a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the court held that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh would meet the ends of justice.
"Therefore, besides holding and declaring the preventive detention of the petitioner illegal, also holds the petitioner entitled to compensation of rupees five lakh payable by the respondents within a period of three months from the date of this judgment," it added.
Lone was first arrested in 2019 but his preventive detention was quashed by the court in July that year. However, he was detained again under preventive laws within six days but the order was set aside by the court in 2020.
Within three months, he was again booked under preventive laws but the detention was set aside by the court in 2021.
"The passing of the impugned detention order, which is fourth in a row, against the petitioner by same set of mindset operating through SSP Pulwama and the respondent No.2-District Magistrate Pulwama and mechanically followed by the Govt., has been effected least bothering the SSP Pulwama and the respondent No.2-District Magistrate Pulwama to at least spare a reading, lest an appreciation, to the last judgment dated 24/02/2021 in which this court, in very clear and categoric terms, held the basis of the petitioner's third time preventive detention to be resting upon stale grounds," the court observed.
"Now if three judgments of this Court quashing preventive detention of the petitioner made three times hereto before have not been spared a passing glance, lest an application of mind, by and on the part of the SSP Pulwama, the respondent No.2- District Magistrate Pulwama and last by the respondent No.1- Govt. of UT of J&amp;K as well, then how can it be claimed by the said three authorities at their respective end that the fourth time preventive detention of the petitioner is an outcome of an open and fair mindset acting upon changed factual scenario," the court further observed.
Taking strong note of the authorities ignoring its orders, the court said, "This court cannot be diplomatic to avoid observing that if left to the whims and fancies of the SSP Pulwama and the respondent No.2- District Magistrate, Pulwama then the judgment of the High Court of J&amp;K and Ladakh quashing a given preventive detention of a person is of no interest to them and same very person by repeat of the pretext can be made to suffer cyclic preventive detentions to outnumber judgments quashing the given preventive detention." "It seems that the SSP Pulwama and the respondent No.2-District Magistrate Pulwama in continuing with the preventive detention of the petitioner meant to be law unto themselves having extra constitutional authority at their respective disposal in the matter of targeting the petitioner with repeated preventive detention custody unmindful of fact that each time failing to sustain the said preventive detention custody before the court of law," the court added.&nbsp;

The Manipur High Court has modified last year's order that directed the state government to include the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe status.

Manipur High Court modifies controversial order on Meiteis that sparked ethnic violence  

The Manipur High Court has modified last year's order that directed the state government to include the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe status.

The Manipur High Court has deleted a controversial paragraph from its March 27, 2023 order that directed the state government to consider including the Meitei community in Scheduled Tribe status.
The last year's order had sparked ethnic violence in the restive region, with the Kuki tribal opposing the court's direction.
The paragraph of the last year verdict stated the state government "shall consider the case of the petitioners for inclusion of Meetei/Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes list, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks" from the date of receipt of the order.
Justice Gaiphulshillu's ruling on February 21 emphasised the necessity of removing the directive, pointing to the Government of India's stipulated procedure for Scheduled Tribe list amendments.
Justice Gaiphulshillu said, "Accordingly, the direction given at para no. 17(iii) needs to be deleted and is ordered accordingly for deletion of the para no. 17(iii) of the judgment and order dated March 27, 2023..," reports PTI news agency.
Referring to the constitutional protocol detailed in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs' 2013-14 report, the court highlighted the need for alignment with the Supreme Court's constitutional interpretation.
"...I am satisfied and of the view that the direction given at Para no. 17(iii) of the single judge dated March 27, 2023...which is impugned herein needs to be reviewed, as the direction given at para no. 17(iii) of the single judge is against the observation made in the constitution bench of the Supreme Court," the high court said in its 19-page verdict.
A bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu stated that the judgment was passed in a "misconception of law" as the "petitioners failed to assist the court properly at the time of hearing of the said writ petition due to his misconception of fact and law".
Justice Gaiphulshillu also noted that the high court's direction was contrary to the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in the State of Maharashtra vs Milind &amp; Ors, in which the top court had observed that courts cannot modify, amend, or alter the ST list.
The high court's detailed 19-page verdict underlined the legislative limitations on judicial interference concerning Scheduled Tribe classifications, as outlined by a constitution bench ruling in November 2000.
(With PTI inputs)
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Amritpal Singh case: Habeas corpus petition moved in HC seeking his 'release'

Khara, who is the legal advisor of Amritpal and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De', apprehended threat to Amritpal's life.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Sunday issued a notice to the Punjab government on a habeas corpus petition seeking "release" of radical preacher Amritpal Singh from the alleged illegal custody of police.
The development comes amid the Punjab Police action against the Khalistan sympathizer and members of his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'.
Petitioner Imaan Singh Khara, an advocate, claimed that Amritpal has been &ldquo;illegally and forcibly&rdquo; detained by the police from the Shahkot area of Jalandhar.
Khara, who is the legal advisor of Amritpal and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De', apprehended threat to Amritpal's life.
The petitioner prayed for the appointment of a warrant officer to visit the spot if the detenue is found in illegal custody.
Khara further prayed that the habeas corpus petition be allowed for the "release" of Amritpal Singh from the alleged custody of police. &nbsp;Being a holiday, the hearing took place at the residence (camp office) of Justice N S Shekhawat.
Following the petition, the court issued a notice of motion to the state government for March 21.

The court said that Karnail Singh did not make reasonable provision for his wife of 66 years.

British-Sikh widow wins legal battle in London High Court to get 50% of husband's estate left to 2 sons

The court said that Karnail Singh did not make reasonable provision for his wife of 66 years.

A British-Sikh woman in the United Kingdom has won a legal battle to get a 50% share of her late husband's estate. In his will, Karnail Singh left his estate worth around &pound;1.2 million to his two sons.
Karnail's wife 83-year-old Harbans Kaur challenged the will and won the battle in the London High Court. The court said that Karnail Singh did not make reasonable provision for his wife of 66 years, despite her "full and equal" contribution to the marriage and the family business.
"I am satisfied that a) the deceased's estate did not make reasonable provision for C [Claimant Harbans Kaur]; b) C should receive 50 per cent of the net value of the estate, and the disposition of the estate affected by the will should be varied to that effect,&rdquo; Justice Peel concluded.
He also directed that a sum of 20,000 pounds should be &ldquo;forthwith paid to the claimant&rdquo; from the estate by way of monies on account of final distribution to her and her legal costs should also be met out of the estate, deducted from the gross value of the estate before an equal division.
The judgment follows a hearing in the family division of the High Court earlier this month, which heard that Karnail Singh passed away in August 2021 and under a will dated back to June 2005, the estate was left in equal shares to their two sons.
(With PTI inputs)

The HC observed that the basic dignity of a person in custody has to be upheld, which had been flouted in this case.

Delhi HC: Virginity test on women detainee or accused in custody unconstitutional

The HC observed that the basic dignity of a person in custody has to be upheld, which had been flouted in this case.

The Delhi High Court has noted that a virginity test conducted on a female detainee or accused under investigation whether in judicial or police custody is unconstitutional.
The Indian Express reported that a single judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that the virginity test conducted on on a Kerala nun, who was convicted for the murder of a fellow nun in 1992, was unconstitutional. The HC observed that the basic dignity of a person in custody has to be upheld, which had been flouted in this case.
Justice Sharma granted liberty to the convicted nun to seek compensation for the violation of her human rights after the criminal case is over.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order for removal of encroachments from 29 acres of land claimed by the railways in Haldwani, calling it a "human issue" and saying 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight.

Haldwani encroachment row: Will proceed according to Supreme Court's order says CM Dhami

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order for removal of encroachments from 29 acres of land claimed by the railways in Haldwani, calling it a "human issue" and saying 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that the government would proceed according to the Supreme Court's order staying a December 20 direction of the Uttarakhand High Court which had directed eviction of thousands of families occupying railway land in Haldwani district within a week.
"We've said earlier also that it is a railway land. We will proceed as per the court's order," said Dhami to ANI reacting to apex court's putting a stay on the High Court's order to remove encroachments from railway land in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura area.
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The top court said that thousands of people cannot be uprooted overnight.

Haldwani encroachment row: Supreme Court's interim order in favour of protestors, pauses eviction order

SC order on Haldwani eviction row: interim relief for protestors Supreme Court paused eviction from land claimed by Railways SC said thousands can't be uprooted overnight: reports

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Providing interim relief to protestors in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, the Supreme Court on 5 January 2023 paused their eviction from land claimed by the Railways.
The Supreme Court paused an Uttarakhand High Court order which had cleared the way for their eviction. The top court said that thousands of people cannot be uprooted overnight.
The disputed 2 km area reportedly has houses, 4 government schools, 11 private schools, a bank, 2 water tanks, 10 mosques, 4 temples, and many shops.
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"The pendency I am told will reach 5 crore soon. I want there to be a single window system so that everything can be dealt with one click," Rijiju said

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju expresses concern over pending cases in courts

"The pendency I am told will reach 5 crore soon. I want there to be a single window system so that everything can be dealt with one click,"&nbsp;Rijiju said

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the number of pending cases across various courts could touch the five crore mark in a couple of months.
Expressing concern over the issue of pendency, he said while such cases are likely to come down in the Supreme Court and high courts, the "real challenge" is in the lower courts.
Addressing an event at the Delhi High Court in the presence of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, the minister said the number of pending cases is inching towards the five crore mark and flagged the issue of inadequate infrastructure in lower courts.
Till a few months back, the pending cases were estimated at 4.83 crores.
"I try to analyse about the bottleneck when we take the numbers. It is inching towards the five crore pendency. It is a matter of great concern," he said.
Rijiju said he has to reply on the pendency issue in Parliament and elsewhere.
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"It is really difficult for me to answer ... it is about to reach five crore. At the present rate, maybe it will take another couple of months to reach the five crore figure, which does not sound nice," he said.
The majority of the cases are pending with the subordinate judiciary.
"I feel the pendency in the SC and the HCs will come down, but the real challenge is in the lower courts. The infrastructure in the lower courts is a real challenge for me and that is the responsibility of the central government and the state governments together," he said.
Rijiju said he clearly sees that in the very near future, the Indian judiciary will go paperless.
A digital judiciary will have a huge impact on the justice delivery mechanism, he underlined.
He said the judicial process is time-consuming. However, once all documents are available at the click of a button, things will become faster.&nbsp;

Can’t equate mutual acts of love between minor couple as sexual assault under POCSO, says HC

The court freed the accused minor from any liability in the criminal case while disposing a mutual plea filed by the accused minor and the mother of his girlfriend on Oct 27.

Can&rsquo;t equate mutual acts of love between minor couple as sexual assault under POCSO, says HC
Quashing a case against an accused minor, the Meghalaya High Court said that acts of mutual love and affection between a minor boy and girl can not be equated to &ldquo;sexual assault&rdquo; under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).
The court freed the accused minor from any liability in the criminal case while disposing a mutual plea filed by the accused minor and the mother of his girlfriend on Oct 27.
During the hearing the Court of Justice W Diengdoh observed that though consent of a minor is immaterial as far as prosecution for an alleged offence of sexual assault is concerned, &ldquo;...but considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of a particular case, such as in a case of a boyfriend and girlfriend particularly, if both of them are still very young, the term &lsquo;sexual assault&rsquo; as could be understood under the POCSO Act cannot be attributed to an act where, there is, as pointed above, mutual love and affection between them.&rdquo;,&nbsp; the Hindustan Times reported.&nbsp;
The matter came to light after the mother of the minor lodged a police complaint that her daughter was sexually assaulted by the boy on two occassions as a result the accused was arrested in put in jail for 10 months.&nbsp;
However, the girl during her deposition before a magistrate admitted that her relation with the accused was consensual.&nbsp;
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The Delhi High Court also refused to entertain a petition against a complete ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital.

'Spend money on sweets': Supreme Court rejects urgent hearing on Delhi firecracker ban ahead of Diwali

The Delhi High Court also refused to entertain a petition against a complete ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital.

With Diwali approaching, the Supreme Court reportedly denied an urgent hearing on a petition against a blanket ban on firecrackers in Delhi. The top court said on 20 October 2022, "Let people breathe clean air... spend your money on sweets."
On the same day, the Delhi High Court refused to entertain a petition against a complete ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital. The petitioners had called the ban imposed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on 14 September 2022 as "arbitrary and illegal".
The high court said that it would be inappropriate for it to hear the matter as the issue was "engaging the attention" of the Supreme Court.
Delhi's air quality is currently in the 'poor' category, and is expected to deteriorate to 'very poor' by 22 October. Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been enforced in the national capital region (NCR) to battle growing air pollution.

Hours after the Supreme Court halted Ganesh Chaturthi festivities at the Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru, the Karnataka High Court allowed a similar event at the Idgah Maidan in Hubbali.
The high court reportedly refused to interfere with the Hubbali-Dharwad Municipal Corporation's decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgah Maidan.
The petitioner had challenged the Ganesh fest at the ground claiming that it is conversion of a place of worship.
The Karnataka High Court reportedly observed that the ground is the municipal corporation's property, and it can take such decisions, but Ramzan and Bakr Id festivities cannot be interfered with.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had ordered status quo at the Idgah Maidan in state capital Bengaluru. The order came after the Karnataka Waqf Board challenged the state's decision and Karnataka High Court's endorsement of a Ganesh Chaturthi festival at the ground.
 

Ganesh Chaturthi allowed at Hubbali Idgah by HC, hours after Supreme Court paused fest in Bengaluru

The high court reportedly refused to interfere with the Hubbali-Dharwad Municipal Corporation's decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgah Maidan.

Hours after the Supreme Court halted Ganesh Chaturthi festivities at the Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru, the Karnataka High Court allowed a similar event at the Idgah Maidan in Hubbali.
The high court reportedly refused to interfere with the Hubbali-Dharwad Municipal Corporation's decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgah Maidan.
The petitioner had challenged the Ganesh fest at the ground claiming that it is conversion of a place of worship.
The Karnataka High Court reportedly observed that the ground is the municipal corporation's property, and it can take such decisions, but Ramzan and Bakr Id festivities cannot be interfered with.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had ordered status quo at the Idgah Maidan in state capital Bengaluru. The order came after the Karnataka Waqf Board challenged the state's decision and Karnataka High Court's endorsement of a Ganesh Chaturthi festival at the ground.
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The Karnataka High Court has set aside a sessions court order of life sentence on a woman from Andhra Pradesh who allegedly killed her two-month-old daughter, and ordered her release from prison.
The Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge, Madhugiri in Tumakuru district on July 22, 2017, convicted Kavitha, from Madakasira in Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh, under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code, to undergo life imprisonment for murder.
Kavitha and her husband Manjunatha had come to a hospital in Koratagere, Tumakuru, Karnataka to treat their child suffering from respiratory problems and epilepsy. Kavitha was also unable to feed her baby.
Manjunatha complained to the local police that Kavitha threw the baby in the Suvarnamukhi river on the outskirts of the town on August 24, 2016. The investigation and trial led to her conviction by the trial court in 2017.
A total of 15 witnesses and 16 documents were used by the prosecution to get the conviction.
However, the division bench of the High Court comprising Justice K Somashekar and Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar earlier this month allowed the woman's appeal, set aside the conviction, acquitted her and also ordered her release.
"In the instant case, the importance of corroboration of the evidence which was facilitated by the prosecution, it must be positive, cogent, consistent and probabalized that the accused had committed the murder of the deceased," the HC said in the judgement.
However, "in the instant case, though the prosecution subjected examination of PW.1 to PW.15, but no worthwhile evidence has been facilitated by the prosecution for securing the conviction of the accused for the offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code," it stated.

Karnataka HC sets free woman who 'threw her 2-month-old daughter into river'

The division bench of the High Court comprising Justice K Somashekar and Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar earlier this month allowed the woman's appeal, set aside the conviction, acquitted her and also ordered her release.

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a sessions court order of life sentence on a woman from Andhra Pradesh who allegedly killed her two-month-old daughter, and ordered her release from prison.
The Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge, Madhugiri in Tumakuru district on July 22, 2017, convicted Kavitha, from Madakasira in Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh, under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code, to undergo life imprisonment for murder.
Kavitha and her husband Manjunatha had come to a hospital in Koratagere, Tumakuru, Karnataka to treat their child suffering from respiratory problems and epilepsy. Kavitha was also unable to feed her baby.
Manjunatha complained to the local police that Kavitha threw the baby in the Suvarnamukhi river on the outskirts of the town on August 24, 2016. The investigation and trial led to her conviction by the trial court in 2017.
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A total of 15 witnesses and 16 documents were used by the prosecution to get the conviction.
However, the division bench of the High Court comprising Justice K Somashekar and Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar earlier this month allowed the woman's appeal, set aside the conviction, acquitted her and also ordered her release.
"In the instant case, the importance of corroboration of the evidence which was facilitated by the prosecution, it must be positive, cogent, consistent and probabalized that the accused had committed the murder of the deceased," the HC said in the judgement.
However, "in the instant case, though the prosecution subjected examination of PW.1 to PW.15, but no worthwhile evidence has been facilitated by the prosecution for securing the conviction of the accused for the offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code," it stated.

With the hijab controversy in Karnataka still blazing, Muslim girl students reportedly raised a fresh demand in the Karnataka High Court.
The petitioners sought permission to wear hijab inside classrooms on Fridays, and during the month of Ramzan, as per reports. The petitioners lawyer reportedly said that there was "mass hysteria" in the country over the hijab issue, and that the Islamic headdress was not against "health or morality".
The hearing is slated to continue on February 18.
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Meanwhile, the Karnataka government issued a fresh order for schools managed by the minority welfare department, including the Maulana Azad Model English Medium Schools. The students of these schools have been instructed to not wear saffron scarves, hijab, or any religious flags, as per reports. The government cited the High Court's interim order on uniforms in educational institutes.
With the issue continuing to dominate headlines, the BJP government led by CM Basavaraj Bommai reportedly claimed that the tussle over hijab is limited to only 8 out of 75,000 high schools and pre-university colleges in the state.

Hijab row: Govt's new order, students' new demand | Karnataka High Court hearing

The petitioners sought permission to wear hijab inside classrooms on Fridays, and during the month of Ramzan, as per reports.

With the hijab controversy in Karnataka still blazing, Muslim girl students reportedly raised a fresh demand in the Karnataka High Court. The petitioners sought permission to wear hijab inside classrooms on Fridays, and during the month of Ramzan, as per reports. The petitioners lawyer reportedly said that there was "mass hysteria" in the country over the hijab issue, and that the Islamic headdress was not against "health or morality". The hearing is slated to continue on February 18. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government issued a fresh order for schools managed by the minority welfare department, including the Maulana Azad Model English Medium Schools. The students of these schools have been instructed to not wear saffron scarves, hijab, or any religious flags, as per reports. The government cited the High Court's interim order on uniforms in educational institutes. With the issue continuing to dominate headlines, the BJP government led by CM Basavaraj Bommai reportedly claimed that the tussle over hijab is limited to only 8 out of 75,000 high schools and pre-university colleges in the state.
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With the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/hijab-row-verdict-karnataka-hc-dismisses-muslim-girls-plea-says-hijab-not-essential-to-islam-1647321217280" target="_blank">hijab controversy in Karnataka</a> still blazing, Muslim girl students reportedly raised a fresh demand in the Karnataka High Court.
The petitioners sought permission to wear hijab inside classrooms on Fridays, and during the month of Ramzan, as per reports.&nbsp;The petitioners lawyer reportedly said that there was "mass hysteria" in the country over the hijab issue, and that the Islamic headdress was not against "health or morality".
The hearing is slated to continue on February 18.
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Meanwhile, the Karnataka government issued a fresh order for schools managed by the minority welfare department, including the Maulana Azad Model English Medium Schools.&nbsp;The students of these schools have been instructed to not wear saffron scarves, hijab, or any religious flags, as per reports.&nbsp;The government cited the High Court's interim order on uniforms in educational institutes.
With the issue continuing to dominate headlines, the BJP government led by CM Basavaraj Bommai reportedly claimed that the tussle over hijab is limited to only 8 out of 75,000 high schools and pre-university colleges in the state.

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