Know Thy Judge | Justice A. S. Bopanna
by Kamini Sharma†
Justice
Kar HC | In the absence of any declaration that the child is deserted by his biological or adoptive parents or guardians; no offence can be made out under S. 80 JJ Act
Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned proceedings initiated against alleged offence under Section 80 of
What is the Incentive for Speedy Justice?
by Murali Neelakantan† and Ashish Kulkarni††
Bom HC | Tendency of guaranteeing decision to come in favour of one party or other, amounts to maligning a particular Judge and at large, institution itself by giving an impression that justice can be bought
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a matter wherein a mother was cheated of an amount Rs 16,50,000 by a man
Compromise cannot be taken to be a solitary basis for reduction of sentence: Supreme Court
In a case where a compromise was reached between parties, 28 years after an incident left the victim crippled for life, the Court said that such a brutality cannot be ignored which is not against the individual but the crime is against the society which has to be dealt with sternly.
No more Tareekh pe Tareekh! Repeated adjournments break the back of the litigants; kill justice: Supreme Court
“Any effort which weakens the system and shake the faith of the common man in the justice dispensation has to be discouraged.”
Del HC | Justice to which mercy is alien is no justice at all: HIV + BSF Personnel granted relief on his transfer order || HC deals with a notable situation
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of C. Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., while addressing the matter expressed that: Within the
Know Thy Judge| Justice L. Nageswara Rao
Justice L. Nageswarara Rao took oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 13.05.2016 and is due to retire on 07.06.2022.
Ker HC | “Protestors shall not be deprived of access to justice”; HC directs release of detained Lakshadweep protestors
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., ordered the release of persons detained for protesting
10 Additional Judges of Bombay High Court to be Permanent Judges
Appointment of Permanent Judges President appoints the following Additional Judges to be Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court: Avinash Gunwant Gharote
Deficiencies in Criminal Trials and pendency of cases| Supreme Court directs all High Courts to adopt the Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2021
Supreme Court: After noticing common deficiencies which occur in the course of criminal trials and certain practices adopted by trial courts in
Curtailing vexatious litigation is a crucial step towards a more effective justice system; Supreme Court examines role of lower judiciary in preventing abuse of process
The Magistrates are the first lines of defence for both the integrity of the criminal justice system, and the harassed and distraught litigant.
‘Reasoned Judgment must be passed alongwith the operative order’; SC asks NCDRC President to discontinue the upsetting trend of delayed reasoned orders
“The rights of the aggrieved parties are being prejudiced if the reasons are not available to them to avail of the legal remedy of approaching the Court where the reasons can be scrutinized.”
All HC | “A woman or a girl who is raped is not an accomplice”: HC re-establishes while explaining the significance of testimony of rape victim
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Ved Prakash Vaish and Vikas Kunvar Srivastav, JJ., expressed that: “Justice demands that courts should
Remembering Justice Hidayatullah
by Upendra Baxi
Gau HC | Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done; Court directs requisite authority to at least consider application for compassionate appointment irrespective of the delay
Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Burjor Barua, J., while allowing a Writ Petition, issues direction to the Director-General of Police (DGP), Assam
Kar HC | “Justice should not only be done but also seem to be done”: Court quashes order of disqualification and directs re-inquiry
Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J. allowed the writ petition in part by quashing the previous order by the Joint Registrar
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
Union Cabinet has cleared the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 to curtail the blanket immunity provided to the