Legal Articles When Can Magistrate Order Investigation U/S 156(3): J&K HC Orders Training For All Magistrates in J&K, Ladakh UTs September 4, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a fresh and significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Sami-ullah Naqashbandi V/s Sadaf Niyaz Shah in CRM(M) No. 113/2020 : Crim. No. 316/2020 has elegantly, explicitly and effectively held that once a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence, he is, thereafter, precluded […] Read more » J&K HC Orders Training For All Magistrates Magistrate Order Investigation
Legal Articles SC Sentences Prashant Bhushan To A Fine Of Rupees One In The Contempt Case Over His Two Tweets September 1, 2020 / September 1, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment “Judges cannot speak out even if they are humiliated. How long can the Supreme Court and the Judges suffer the humiliation heaped regularly? It is not a question of one or two tweets. Look at the number of contemptuous statements made by him and the number of contempt cases initiated against him. Yet he […] Read more » Contempt Case Contempt Case Over Two Tweets e Soli J Sorabjee Justice BR Gavai Justice Krishna Murari Justices Arun Mishra Prashant Bhushan Prashant Bhushan To A Fine Of Rupees One
Legal Articles Bombay HC Allows Muharram Procession Of Only 5 Persons With One Videographer And Only One Tazia To Be Carried In The Entire State September 1, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Considering the dangerous, dreaded and deadly corona virus impact especially in Maharashtra and in Bombay in particular, the Bombay High Court most recently on August 28, 2020 in a noteworthy case titled All India Idara-E-Tahafuz-E-Hussainiyat Vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors. […] Read more » Bombay HC Bombay HC Allows Muharram Procession Of Only 5 Persons Muharram Procession Of Only 5 Persons
Legal Articles Why Central Govt Not Enacted Law To Prohibit Candidates With Criminal Backgrounds From Contesting Elections As Observed By SC?: Asks Madras HC August 28, 2020 / August 28, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is most refreshing, most reassuring and most remarkable that the Madras High Court has just recently on 13 August 2020 in a well-reasoned, well-articulated, well-worded, well-analyzed and well-balanced judgment titled Jamuna Vs 1. The Secretary to Government, Government of India, 2. The Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry, 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Authorised Officer, Puducherry in H.C.P. No. […] Read more » Law To Prohibit Candidates With Criminal Backgrounds Madras HC
Legal Articles SC Orders CBI Probe In Sushant Singh Rajput Case And Holds Bihar Police FIR Valid August 28, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a big setback to Maharashtra government which never wanted CBI probe in Sushant Singh Rajput case, the Supreme Court in this high profile case titled Rhea Chakraborty Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. in Transfer Petition (Crl.) No. 225 of 2020 delivered on August 19, 2020 has in no uncertain terms clearly, categorically and […] Read more » Bihar Police FIR Valid Bihar Police FIR Valid in SSR Bihar Police FIR Valid in Sushant singh Rajpoot case
Legal Articles HP Disapproves Of Employees Managing Posting In And Around Urban Areas And Asks State To Break The Cartel August 27, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a well-reasoned, well-analysed, well-balanced and well-articulated judgment, a two Judge Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua in Sheela Suryavanshi v. State of H.P. & Ors. in CWP No. 511 of 2020 delivered just recently on August 26, 2020 has clearly and convincingly […] Read more » Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan Sheela Suryavanshi v. State of H.P. & Ors
Legal Articles Orissa HC Bats For No Tolerance Approach In NDPS Cases August 25, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a recent, remarkable and righteous decision titled Bikash Duria vs State of Orissa in Case No. – BLAPL No. 2464 of 2020 delivered on August 20, 2020, the Orissa High Court minced no words to state in simple, straight and suave language that, “Instances of drug abuse is required to be dealt with […] Read more » No Tolerance Approach In NDPS Cases Orissa HC
Legal Articles Pension A ‘Property’ U/Article 300 & A Fundamental Right To Livelihood U/Article 21: Bombay HC August 25, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is quite remarkable, most reassuring and so refreshing to note that the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court just recently on August 20, 2020 in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Shri Naini Gopal Vs The Union of India and Ors. in Case No. – LD-VC-CW-665 of 2020 has minced no words to […] Read more » Fundamental Right To Livelihood Pension A Property Pension is Fundamental Right To Livelihood
Legal Articles Contempt, Constructive Criticism and Nuisance August 24, 2020 / August 24, 2020 by Himanjali Gautam | Leave a Comment Ms Himanjali Gautam From the eyes of a budding lawyer, working with senior advocates, I have witnessed several instances where there have been clashes between the judges and the advocates for several reasons. I observed that all these actions time and again have been given a blind eye to when done by someone on a […] Read more » Constructive Criticism and Nuisance contempt Dr. Rajiv Dhawan guilty of misconduct Mr. Prashant Bhushan
Legal Articles Not Open To Trial Courts Awarding Life Imprisonment To Further Specify Term Of Incarceration As Remainder Of Natural Life Or Rule Out Remission: Punjab and Haryana High Court August 21, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is quite refreshing and quite reassuring to see that in a recent, remarkable and righteous decision titled “Savitri vs. State of Haryana and others” in Case No. – CRWP-5238-2020 (O&M) delivered on August 19, 2020, a two Judge Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising of Justice Dr S Muralidhar and Justice Avneesh […] Read more » Awarding Life Imprisonment To Further Specify Term Of Incarceration Justice Avneesh Jhingan Justice Dr S Muralidhar Not Open To Trial Courts Awarding Life Imprisonment Punjab and Haryana High Court Remainder Of Natural Life Or Rule Out Remission
