LEGAL UPDATES
State of Karnataka Vs Ashik and Ors
CRLP NO. 1995/2020
The Supreme Court directed the release of 21 persons accused of violence during CAA protests last year in Mangalore. The Karnataka HC had said that this arrest was staged by the police in accordance with political parties. The SC confirmed the view of Karnataka High Court
Khalid v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
CRL.M.C. 1697/2020
The Delhi High Court has held that an accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has the right to be heard to oppose the extension of detention and the time for completion of the investigation but he/she is not entitled to a copy of the application or the report furnished by the public prosecutor under Section 43D of the Act
Stalin v State
Criminal Appeal 577 of 2020
The Supreme Court has stated that there is no hard and fast rule that in a case of single injury Section 302 IPC would not be attracted.
The Court further added, in regard to the present case, that even in cases when death occurs due to single stab injury, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code [Murder] can be attracted.
Balachandar Krishnan Vs State Of Karnataka
Case Number: WP 8788/2020
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday passed an interim order to stay the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Amendment Act 2020 passed by the Karnataka Assembly to grant 25% domicile reservation to Karnataka students in NLSIU, Bengaluru.
The court has also stayed the 5 percent concession on the cut-off score in the admission test to students of Karnataka which was introduced by NLSIU by a notification dated August 4 for granting the impugned reservation.
"Attempt To Make NLSIU From Island Of Excellence To Island of Exclusion": Former NLSIU VC Venkata Rao Moves SC Challenging NLAT 2020
A PIL is filed in SC by Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, former VC of NLSIU, challenging the sudden withdrawal of NLSIU Bangalore from CLAT 2020 &holding a separate test NLAT, alleging that it is a move to create an Elitist institution.
Rakesh Malhotra v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
W.P.(C) 3031/2020
The Delhi High Court has directed that from now on, any resident of the national capital can get himself tested through RT-PCR for COVID-19, at his own expense, without producing a doctor's prescription. The Court has nonetheless ordered that private labs who are testing COVID-19 samples should not lax in analysing the test samples from the Government.
Balamurugn Vs Inspector of Polics, Thiruchapethi Police Station
Crl.A 39/2015
The Madras HC has raised concerns over the declining level of investigation with respect to a case where the court had to acquit a murder accused due to shabby police investigation. Court called for reformation in the investigation process and decided to award 10L compensation for the victim of such investigation
M. VISHNU VARDHAN RAO VS LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT
Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s).1002/2020
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the summons issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat's Committee of Privileges to the Superintendent of Police, Deoghar, to appear before it tomorrow in connection with a complaint filed by a BJP MP from Jharkhand.
Nishikant Dubey, a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Godda constituency, has lodged a complaint with the Committee of Privileges claiming that some officials of the JMM-led Jharkhand government allegedly conspired to defame him by implicating him and his family members in false criminal cases with an aim to cause hinderance to his working as a lawmaker.
National Insurance company Ltd v. Ashwani Kumar & Ors
M.A. 191 of 2017
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court stated in an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) that fake or invalid licenses are not valid defences to avoid liability of insurer.
The court further added that, "To avoid its liability towards the insured, the insurer has to prove that the insured was guilty of negligence and failed to exercise reasonable care in the matter of fulfilling the condition of the policy."