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Bombay High Court Dismisses Railway's Appeal Against Compensation Award for Amputation of Fingers Due to Overcrowding. Compensation of Rs.1,20,000 under Railway Accidents and Untoward Incidents (Compensation) Amendment Rules, 1997 for untoward incident held proper.

The appellant, Union of India through General Manager, challenged the judgment and award dated 17 July 2005 passed by the Railway Accident Claims Trib...

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Supreme Court Judgment on Prison Reforms and Legal Aid for Inmates "Ensuring Human Dignity and Equal Access to Justice for Prisoners"

The Supreme Court of India addressed critical issues related to the overcrowding of prisons and the inadequate access to legal aid for prisoners. The ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole for Agricultural Work Despite Prison Overcrowding — Emphasizes Parole as Reformative Tool Under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. Parole Granted to Convict Serving Life Sentence for Murder to Cultivate Land, Subject to Conditions.

The petitioner, Ramesh s/o Girjaram Bansode, a convict serving life imprisonment for murder, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the orders of ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bail Orders for Accused in IPC Murder Case Due to Lack of Cogent Reasons and Seriousness of Offences. High Court Erred in Granting Bail Without Proper Consideration of Gravity Under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302 IPC and Failed to Assign Reasons as Required in Bail Jurisprudence.

The Supreme Court heard appeals filed by the original informant/complainant challenging bail orders granted by the Allahabad High Court to three accus...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Administrative Directions on Bail Listings During Pandemic Due to Judicial Overreach. Single Judge's Orders Restricting Bail Applications and Arrests Exceeded Jurisdiction and Infringed on Chief Justice's Administrative Powers Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme Court of India heard two connected criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasth...

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Supreme Court Upholds Slum Rehabilitation Authority's Declaration and Clearance Orders for Entire Area Including Undeclared Land. Prior Notification Under Section 4 of Maharashtra Slums Areas Act Not Required Before Proceedings Under Chapter I-A.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the occupants (appellants) challenging the declaration of 5168.50 sq. mts. in Survey Nos. 27 and 28 at...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole for Medical Treatment of Mother Despite Prison Overcrowding. Parole granted under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 for compassionate reasons, not as a matter of right.

The petitioner, Roshan alias Chini Danichand Thakur, a convict serving sentence in Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challeng...