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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - January 2023

Jan 2023

Jun 24, 2023

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Withdrawn PIL Seeking Inclusion of Kudmi Community under Constituti...

The Calcutta High Court dismissed as withdrawn a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the Union of India to correct by including Kudmi Community under the Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order 1950. The advocate appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not a third party but is claiming to be the proposed beneficiaries.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hrranmay Bhattacharyya prima facie of the view that such relief is not maintainable in a petition.
Technically, this petition should not have been classified as public interest litigation as rightly pointed by the Additional Solicitor General, the Court said.
Since the writ petition was presented as public interest litigation as could be seen from the presentation form, the Registry has entertained the same as public interest litigation. In any event, since the advocate for the petitioner states that the petitioner can be termed to be the proposed beneficiary, the Bench granted liberty to the petitioner to withdraw the petition and approach the appropriate forum.

Jun 20, 2023

Madras High Court Constitutes Special Bench for Implementation of POCSO Act, JJ Act

Taking in view the importance of implementation of the provisions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, the High Court of Madras constituted a Special Bench for the purpose.
The Division Bench of Justice Sunder Mohan and Justice N. Anand Venkatesh directed the Registry to inform all the associations of lawyers and advocates in both Chennai (principal bench) and Madurai to assist the court in dealing with the subject matter, given the importance of the issue.
The High Court further instructed the Director General of Police (DGP), Pondicherry and the Tamil Nadu DGP to submit before it, all data related to the children in conflict with law and survivors below 18 years of age.
It also sought details of all cases pending before the police for investigation and before the court for adjudication under the JJ Act and the POCSO Act.
The Special Bench, comprising Justice Mohan and Justice Venkatesh, was constituted in line with an administrative order dated April 4, 2023, passed by the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, T. Raja.

Jun 18, 2023

Approver Need Not be Examined As Witness by Magistrate When Cognizance Is Taken By Special Court ...

The Supreme Court has held that when the Special Court chooses to take cognizance directly under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the question of Approver being examined as a witness in the Court of the Magistrate as required by Section 306 (4)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not arise.
A Bench comprising Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal passed the judgment in a case pertaining to allegations of criminal conspiracy to cheat BHEL. The Apex Court acquitted the accused persons who were convicted by the Special Court for CBI and whose appeals were dismissed by the Madras High Court.

Jun 15, 2023

Centre Notifies Appointment of 3 Advocates as Judges of Bombay High Court

The Centre cleared the appointments of three advocates, Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, and Jitendra Shantilal Jain, as additional judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years. The Supreme Court had last month (May) recommended their names as judges of the Bombay HC.
The Bombay HC is functioning with 63 judges, 40 permanent judges, and 23 additional judges. However, the sanctioned strength of the Bombay HC, which is the second-largest in the country after the Allahabad High Court, is 94. With the elevation of three lawyers as additional judges of the HC, its strength will go up to 66.
The Bombay High Court was one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Queen Victoria. It was inaugurated on August 14, 1862.

Jun 12, 2023

Panchayat Polls: West Bengal Government Disagrees to Calcutta High Court Suggesting Online Filing...

The government of West Bengal opposed the recent Calcutta High Court order, which suggested the state to permit online filing of nomination forms in the panchayat polls, slated to be held in the state on July 8.
Noting that no other state in the country had allowed online filing of nomination forms, the Counsel for the state government said that such a direction should be issued first to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre.
The Bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya had suggested the State Election Commission (SEC) of West Bengal to accept forms online.

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