“Sentinel on the qui vive” is how the Allahabad High Court Magistrate Remand ruling describes a Magistrate’s duty at remand, and it holds that a heavy workload is no answer, with the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Lucknow, now to prepare training modules. Prayagraj: A habeas corpus petitioner held in a cyber fraud case […]
Who may complain about a false election affidavit? Any person, the Supreme Court has held: private complaints over false election affidavits can be filed under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, without satisfying Section 195(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. New Delhi: A voter or any other private person can […]
Delhi High Court lets SIR-deleted voters apply through Form 6, with the Bench calling a petitioner’s fear of a false-declaration charge misplaced because the suggestion to file the form came from the Election Commission’s counsel, acting on the Electoral Registration Officer’s instructions. New Delhi: Two voters whose names were struck off the Delhi electoral rolls […]
Notice, not a finding: the Supreme Court has asked journalist Nikhil Wagle and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut to show cause in the criminal contempt petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association over their remarks about the Chief Justice of India. New Delhi: Taking up the criminal contempt petition of the Supreme Court Bar […]
Will Pinarayi Vijayan’s Plea Against Kerala High Court FIR Order be heard in the vacation? The Supreme Court says it may be, if a Bench is available, and otherwise on October 26. New Delhi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who has challenged the Kerala High Court’s direction to register an FIR against him in […]