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'Time Taken For Pre-Arrest Medical Exam Can't Justify Detention Beyond 24 Hours': Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Accused
The Bombay High Court has held that the period of pre-arrest medical examination cannot be excluded from the 24-hour timeline for producing an arrestee before a Magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution and Section 57 of the CrPC. It declared the arrest of the accused illegal and ordered his release, observing that he was not produced before the Magistrate within the required time of...
Proposal For Transgender Reservation Will Be Placed Before Appropriate Council Of The Varsity: NLSIU Tells Karnataka High Court
The National Law School of India University has agreed before the Karnataka High Court to place the issue of granting reservation in admission to Transgender persons, before an appropriate council of the varsity.This comes in Varsity's challenge to a single bench decision, asking it to provide reservation of 0.5% to transgender persons, with fee waiver, until the State takes a policy decision...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Technician for Habitual Absenteeism, Says Imposition Of Punishment Is 'Managerial' Function
Dismissing a plea of reinstatement of a former Technician of Bhilai Steel Plant, whose services were terminated on account of habitual absence from duty, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that imposition of punishment in disciplinary matters is a managerial function which does not warrant interference by the Court unless the punishment seems patently shocking.For context— petitioner...
'Once A Rowdy Need Not Always Be A Rowdy': Kerala High Court Orders Removal Of Man's Name With 8-Year Clean Record From List
The Kerala High Court has recently directed the removal of the name of a person from the rowdy list of Fort Kochi Police Station since he has not been involved in any criminal activity for the past 8 years.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan cited that reformation is the main goal of Indian criminal jurisprudence and hence, a person on the path of reformation need not be retained in the rowdy list of...
Centre Flags IT Act Violations By Proton Mail, Says Response Being Analysed; Decision Within 8 Weeks, Karnataka HC Told
The Karnataka High Court today continued hearing an appeal preferred by Proton AG, a Switzerland-based email service providing company, which has challenged a single judge order directing to block its services in India. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice CM Joshi took note of the Centre's submission that apart from the two URLs initially flagged by...
WhatsApp, Email Communications Between Parties Can Constitute Valid Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that communications between the parties through WhatsApp and emails can constitute a valid arbitration agreement. Justice Jasmeet Singh perused Section 7(4)(b) of the Arbitration Act and said that it is not necessary for a concluded contract to be in existence for a valid arbitration agreement to be existing between the parties.The Court was dealing with a...
Kerala High Court Objects To Kochi Municipal Corporation Projecting Steps Taken Under Statutory Duty As Judicial Command, Seeks Secy's Response
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 03) came down heavily on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for not issuing proper notices of cancellation of occupancy certificate to entities responsible for polluting the Thevara-Perandoor Canal.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji noted that the notices issued by the Corporation suffer from fundamental errors...
PCS-J Exam 2022 'Irregularities' | Justice Govind Mathur Commission Submits Its Report Before Allahabad High Court
The former Chief Justice Govind Mathur-led Commission, appointed to probe into the alleged irregularities in the UP-PCSJ (Mains) 2022 examination, has filed its report before the Allahabad High Court in a sealed cover. The development comes almost 6 months after a Division Bench of the HC comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh appointed Justice Mathur as...
'Justify His Suspension': Karnataka High Court To State In Challenge To CAT Order Revoking Cop's Suspension In Bengaluru Stampede Case
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (July 03) asked the State government to justify its action of suspending police officers over the charge of dereliction of duty, following the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of the RCB team's 2025 IPL victory celebration.A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice T M Nadaf was hearing the petition filed by the State government challenging...
2016 Forced Eviction Case | Allahabad HC Extends Stay On Passing Of Final Order In Trial Against Azam Khan Till July 15
The Allahabad High Court today extended the stay (until July 15) on the passing of a final order in the consolidated trial of the 2016 Forcible Eviction Case involving former UP Minister and MP Mohammad Azam Khan and others. The order was passed by a bench of Justice Sameer Jain after AAG Manish Goyal sought time to seek instructions and file some compilations in the matter. Earlier, a stay...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To POCSO Accused In 'Interfaith Relation' To Look After Pregnant Victim; To Review His Conduct In September
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted two-month interim bail to a man accused under the POCSO Act and the BNS, directing him to look after the minor victim, who belongs to a different faith, is five months pregnant and is alleged to be in a relationship with him.The order was passed by a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan, who clarified that the Court would consider whether to...
Kerala High Court Reserves Judgment On ED Official's Bail Plea In Bribery Case, Extends Interim Protection From Arrest
The Kerala High Court has reserved its verdict in the bail application preferred by a senior official of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), who was arrayed as an accused in a bribery case registered by the Vigilance.Today (July 03), when the case came up for consideration, the counsel for the ED official submitted that he has been currently transferred to Shillong but that he is ready to...