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AAP MP Sanjay Singh Remanded To 5 Days ED Custody In Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh to five days of ED custody till October 10 in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi liquor policy.The AAP leader was arrested yesterday by the Enforcement Directorate. This was after searches were conducted at his residence in the national capital since early on Wednesday morning. Singh is the third AAP leader to...
Degrees Issued By Private Universities Not Recognised By UGC Invalid For Govt Jobs: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Reiterates
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has reiterated that a degree issued by a private university through a study centre or off-campus centre that lacks prior approval from the UGC is invalid and cannot be utilised to secure employment within the Government sector.Justice Sanjay Dhar added that when the petitioner himself was not eligible to be selected, he could not challenge the selection...
Disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Suspension Of Conviction In Attempt To Murder Case
Disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal, belonging to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has approached the Supreme Court against the order of the Kerala High Court refusing to suspend his conviction in a case of attempt to murder passed on 3rd October. The Kerala High Court however, had suspended his sentence of imprisonment. Shortly after the verdict, Faizal was disqualified from...
Hyderabad District Commission: India Post Directed To Pay Rs. 20,000 For Tampering With Parcel
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission – III, Hyderabad bench led by Mr. M. Ram Gopal Reddy along with Mrs. J. Shyamala and Mr. R. Narayan Reddy as members, partly allowed a consumer complaint filed by an IPS officer against India Post. The complaint alleged that the postal department had tampered with the parcels and valuable contents sent by the complainant from Hyderabad...
Karnataka High Court Disapproves Of Feeding Stray Dogs Near Vidhana Soudha Building, Says It May Lead To Health Hazards
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday frowned upon caregivers of street dogs feeding them next to the gate of Vidhana Soudha.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit while considering a lawyer's plea seeking proper implementation of Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, orally observed,“Some areas which are important areas, including for safety...
Married Woman Seeks Termination Of 24-Week Pregnancy Of 3rd Child Citing Health Conditions; Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination
The Supreme Court on Thursday (05.10.2023) while considering a plea for medical termination of pregnancy of a married woman who is beyond 24 weeks pregnant, orally remarked that if such a plea is allowed it will open the doors of the Supreme Court to parents who get ‘cold feet’ in the last minute.The petitioner, who is a mother of two children, told the Apex Court that she is suffering...
Hindu Marriage Not 'Solemnised' Unless 'Saptapadi' Ceremony (Saat Phere) Performed Between Parties: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Hindu marriage cannot be 'solemnised' unless the 'Saptapadi' ceremony (taking of seven steps by the the bridegroom and the bride jointly before the sacred fire) and other rituals have been performed. With this, the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh allowed a petition filed by one Smriti Singh challenging the entire proceedings...
Aadhar Deactivation May Have De Facto Consequence Of Terminating Citizenship: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief To Suspect ‘Bangladeshi’ Family
The Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to a woman and her family members whose Aadhar cards were suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs on alleged grounds of them being ‘Bangladeshi Nationals.’In noting that the petitioners had made a strong prima facie case for the Court’s interference and that the Union authorities had not followed statutory process while depriving...
'Not To Implicate Anyone' : Supreme Court Clarifies 'Why Political Party Not Made Accused' Query In Delhi Liquor Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 5) clarified that the question raised by it yesterday during the bail hearing of Manish Sisodia regarding the 'political party', which is alleged to be beneficiary, not being made an accused in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, was not meant to implicate anyone.The bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti orally said that it was only asking...
'Visitation In Court Premises Not In Child's Interest' : Supreme Court Allows Father To Meet Child In Mall
In a matrimonial dispute related to a child's custody, the Supreme Court recently modified a condition imposed by the Family Court requiring the father to meet the child in the premises of the Court.The Family Court had allowed the father to have visitation rights of the child on Sundays between 11:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m at Court premises. Since the Kerala High Court did not interfere with...
Supreme Court Asks NLU Consortium If Students Who Applied To NLU-Tripura For 2023-24 Can Be Accommodated
The Supreme Court recently asked the Consortium of the National Law Universities if the NLUs could accommodate students who had applied for admission in the National Law University Tripura for the academic year 2023-24.The Court noted with dismay that the NLU Tripura could not commence its operations for the academic year 2022-23 due to lack of facilities and teachers and all the 90 students...
'Article 142 Can't Be Invoked Against Statute' : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Time Under SARFAESI Rules For Purchaser's Deposit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (04.10.2023) held that the inherent powers of the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India though wide in its amplitude, cannot be exercised to supplant the substantive law applicable to the case or to the cause under consideration of the court. “It cannot be gainsaid that the court in exercise of powers under Article 142 cannot ignore...