The latest roundup of news from courts across the country..1. Gujarat HC bans Chinese Lanterns.The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday prohibited the use of Chinese Lanterns in the state for being a potential fire hazard. In a PIL filed in February this year, it was submitted to the Court that the lanterns had caused 21 incidents of fire, killing three children..A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice VM Pancholi directed the state government to ban the lanterns for the duration of the Uttarayan festival in January..2. Maharashtra Govt. to appeal Salman Khan’s acquittal.It appears that the actor is not home free just yet, with the Maharashtra Government announcing its plans of filing an appeal against the Bombay High Court’s acquittal..According to Indian Express, Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani informed Justices AS Oka and GS Patel that the government will move a Special Leave Petition to file the appeal against the actor’s acquittal from the trial court’s 5-year sentence..3. Judgment in German Bakery blast case reserved .The Bombay High Court yesterday reserved its judgment in the German Bakery blast case. The prime accused, Himayat Baig, is facing a death sentence for his alleged involvement in the bombing of the Pune eatery. Baig has also filed an appeal against the conviction and the sentence..In last Thursday’s hearing, Public Prosecutor Anand Sukhadeve said that an RDX blast can be triggered by two methods – one through setting up a timer or from a mobile phone. He submitted that the accused used a mobile phone to trigger the blast. To prove this contention, he cited the mobile phone back cover that was recovered from the site..3. Shootout at Karkardooma.A constable was killed during a gunfight that broke out in Delhi’s Karkardooma district court today. The Quint reports that the incident took place around 11 am this morning, when an undertrial was being escorted to court by the constable..4. Justice Malimath passes away.Former Chief Justice of the Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, VS Malimath, passed away last night. The 86-year-old was Chairman of the Karnataka Border Protection Commission. He may be best remembered for heading the Committee on Reform of the Criminal Justice System in India, which released a report in 2003.
The latest roundup of news from courts across the country..1. Gujarat HC bans Chinese Lanterns.The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday prohibited the use of Chinese Lanterns in the state for being a potential fire hazard. In a PIL filed in February this year, it was submitted to the Court that the lanterns had caused 21 incidents of fire, killing three children..A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice VM Pancholi directed the state government to ban the lanterns for the duration of the Uttarayan festival in January..2. Maharashtra Govt. to appeal Salman Khan’s acquittal.It appears that the actor is not home free just yet, with the Maharashtra Government announcing its plans of filing an appeal against the Bombay High Court’s acquittal..According to Indian Express, Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani informed Justices AS Oka and GS Patel that the government will move a Special Leave Petition to file the appeal against the actor’s acquittal from the trial court’s 5-year sentence..3. Judgment in German Bakery blast case reserved .The Bombay High Court yesterday reserved its judgment in the German Bakery blast case. The prime accused, Himayat Baig, is facing a death sentence for his alleged involvement in the bombing of the Pune eatery. Baig has also filed an appeal against the conviction and the sentence..In last Thursday’s hearing, Public Prosecutor Anand Sukhadeve said that an RDX blast can be triggered by two methods – one through setting up a timer or from a mobile phone. He submitted that the accused used a mobile phone to trigger the blast. To prove this contention, he cited the mobile phone back cover that was recovered from the site..3. Shootout at Karkardooma.A constable was killed during a gunfight that broke out in Delhi’s Karkardooma district court today. The Quint reports that the incident took place around 11 am this morning, when an undertrial was being escorted to court by the constable..4. Justice Malimath passes away.Former Chief Justice of the Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, VS Malimath, passed away last night. The 86-year-old was Chairman of the Karnataka Border Protection Commission. He may be best remembered for heading the Committee on Reform of the Criminal Justice System in India, which released a report in 2003.
