When asked to pen a piece on the late Iqbal Chagla, I was struck by the enormity of the task. What could I add to the narrative of a man who has been described as a giant in the legal world and revered by so many? To me, he was more than an extraordinary lawyer;…
In the recent case of Rina Kumari vs Dinesh Kumar Mahto, the Supreme Court provided the much-needed clarity on the nature of proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC). While non-compliance carries penal consequences, the Court reaffirmed the primarily civil nature of these proceedings, which leverage the efficiency of criminal courts…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken cognizance of the pollution of the Arpa River and directed the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, to expedite efforts to address the issue. The court’s order came in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Arvind Kumar Shukla, seeking measures to prevent pollution of the river. During the…
The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to take immediate steps to fill existing vacancies in the police force. The court’s order came in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in 2019, seeking directions to fill vacancies in the police department. According to the affidavit filed by the Inspector General of…
A sessions court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, prime accused in the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to life imprisonment. The order was passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das On January 18, the judge convicted Roy after conducting an in-camera…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a speech in March 2018 The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Jharkhand government and the complainant on the…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police to conduct a fact-finding enquiry on the allegations that Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra and an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was trying to influence the witnesses. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh…
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of a particular community into the Scheduled Tribe list in the State of West Bengal. The court observed that the petitioners’ prayer sought to include a community as a Scheduled Tribe, which is not within the court’s jurisdiction to grant. The…
The Orissa High Court has denied bail to one Mohammad Iqbal Hussain who was found to be having links with a Pakistani intelligence officer linked to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). A Single Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra passed this order while hearing an application under Section 439 CrPC filed by Hussain. The petitioner is in custody since…
A sessions court in Kolkata on Saturday convicted Sanjay Roy, prime accused in the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The order was passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das after concluding an in-camera trial for 57 days. Soon after the court pronounced it’s…