Legal Articles Criminal Prosecution On Same Allegations Cannot Continue If Exoneration In Departmental Proceedings Is On Merits: SC September 14, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Ashoo Surendranath Tiwari vs Deputy Superintendent Of Police, EOW, CBI & Anr. in Criminal Appeal No. 575 of 2020 (arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 5422 of 2015), the Supreme Court has held explicitly, effectively and elegantly that in a case of exoneration in departmental proceedings on […] Read more » Criminal Prosecution Criminal Prosecution On Same Allegations Exoneration In Departmental Proceedings Is On Merits
Legal Articles Duty Of State Is To Save Lives Of Those Infected With Covid; Non-Availability Of ICU Ventilators Cannot Be A Reason For Denying Admission: Bombay HC In Suo Motu Case September 12, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment At a time when Maharashtra is among the worst affected State in whole of India with most number of persons suffering from Covid, the Bombay High Court has commendably, courageously and correctly in a suo motu case titled Court On Its Own Motion Vs. Union Of India Through Its Secretary And Others on September […] Read more » Non-Availability Of ICU Ventilators Non-Availability Of ICU Ventilators Cannot Be A Reason For Denying Admission
Legal Articles Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Judicial Order Passed By High Court: SC September 11, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a well-reasoned, well-analysed, well-drafted and well-articulated judgment titled Neelam Manmohan Attavar vs Manmohan Attavar (D) Thr LRs Transferred Case (Criminal) No. 1 of 2020 delivered on September 3, 2020, the Supreme Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution would not be maintainable in order to challenge an order […] Read more » Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Judicial
Legal Articles Kerala HC Issues General Directions For Investigation And Trial In POCSO Cases September 10, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a righteous, remarkable and recent decision, the Kerala High Court in Abhishek K.A. @ Bhanu vs. State of Kerala in Case No. : CRL.A. No. 1087 of 2019 has as recently as on September 9, 2020 issued general directions to be followed by the Investigating authorities and Trial Courts while dealing with POCSO crimes […] Read more » Kerala HC Trial In POCSO Cases
Legal Articles Bombay HC Directs State & University To Pay Rs 5 Lakhs Each To Bhima Koregaon Accused Shoma Sen September 9, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Shoma Sen D/o Kanti Sen Vs. State of Maharashtra and others in Civil Application (CAW) No. 886/2020 in Writ Petition No. 1857 of 2020 decided just recently on 28th August, 2020 by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court comprising […] Read more » Bhima Koregaon violence case Rs 5 Lakhs Each To Bhima Koregaon Accused Shoma Sen
Legal Articles Extremism And Violence Has Permeated Through Pakistani Society; Need To Discourage Crime Against Women: Pakistan SC September 9, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a well-reasoned, well-researched, well-analysed and well-articulated judgment titled Muhammad Abbas Vs The State in Jail Petition No. 499 of 2015 (On appeal against the judgment dated 8.9.2015 passed by the Lahore High Court, Lahore in Criminal Appeal No. 300-J/2013 and Murder Reference No. 138/2011), the Supreme Court of Pakistan just recently […] Read more » Extremism And Violence Has Permeated Through Pakistani Society honour killing Justice Qazi Faez Isa Justice Sardar Tariq Masood Need To Discourage Crime Against Women No ‘Honour’ In Honour Killing
Legal Articles Institution Of 2 Bail Petitions Arising Out Of The Same FIR By The Same Petitioner Is A Matter Of Serious Concern: HP HC Issues Slew Of Directions September 4, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Sunil Kumar v. The State of Himachal Pradesh in Case No. : Cr.MP(M) No. 1303 & 1321 of 2020 delivered just recently on August 31, 2020, the Himachal Pradesh High Court expressed its concern over the case of the institution of two bail petitions arising out […] Read more » Same FIR By The Same Petitioner Same FIR By The Same Petitioner Is A Matter Of Serious Concern
Legal Articles Rape Is Violation Of Victim’s Fundamental Right Under Article 21: Gauhati HC September 4, 2020 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is remarkable, refreshing and reassuring to learn that just recently on 31 August 2020, the Gauhati High Court in a latest and laudable judgment titled Nasiruddin Ali vs The State of Assam and Anr. Represented by P.P. in Case No. Crl.A. 227/2016 has laid down in no uncertain terms that rape is a violation […] Read more » Gauhati HC Gauhati High Court Mrs Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan Nasiruddin Ali vs The State of Assam Rape Is Violation Of Victim’s Fundamental Right Under Article 21
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
