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Woman's Character & Morals Not Related To Number Of Sexual Partners, Her 'No' Means 'No': Bombay HC Upholds Gang Rape Conviction
"A woman's character or morals are not related to the number of sexual partners she has had", said the Bombay High Court on Wednesday while emphasising that a 'No' by a woman means a 'No' and there is no 'presumption of consent' based on a woman's so called 'immoral activities.'In a strongly-worded order, a division bench of Justices Nitin Suryawanshi and MW Chandwani upheld the conviction...
POCSO Act Not Meant To Criminalise Consensual Romantic Relations: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that the POCSO Act, which was enacted to protect children under the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation, has now become a tool for their exploitation. Stressing that the Act was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, a bench of Justice Krishan Pahal said that the fact of...
No Instructions From Centre To Specify Timeline For Decision On Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship Issue: Dy. SG To Allahabad HC
The Central Government on Monday informed the Allahabad High Court that no timeline could be specified within which the citizenship issue concerning Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, may be brought to its logical conclusion. Deputy Solicitor General of India and Senior Advocate SB Pandey submitted before a bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev...
No Curbs On Religious Activities At Bahraich Dargah, Only Permission For Mela Outside Shrine Campus Denied: UP Govt To Allahabad HC
The Uttar Pradesh Government today informed the Allahabad High Court that its decision to refuse permission for the annual 'Jeth Mela' at the Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in Bahraich does not interfere with religious practices at the shrine. The restriction, it clarified, applies solely to the Mela held outside the Dargah campus, which is primarily commercial in nature,...
Burden Of Rebutting Presumption That Forest Produce Is State's Property Lies On Accused Booked Under State Forest Act: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that under the State Forest Act there is a presumption that a forest produce belongs to a State government and the burden on rebutting the presumption lies on the accused booked for offences under the Act such as illegally transporting such produce. For context, Section 80 (Presumption that forest produce belongs to Government) when in any proceedings taken...
Amazon Moves Delhi High Court Against Ruling To Pay ₹339.25 Crore To 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' Over Trademark Infringement
Amazon Technologies Inc has moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge ruling asking it to pay Rs. 339.25 crore damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul reserved order on Amazon's plea for stay on the ruling, after hearing both the sides in detail. The...
Gauhati HC Issues Notice To Centre, Arunachal Pradesh Govt On Plea Claiming Denial Of Scheduled Tribe Benefits To Yobin Community
The Gauhati High Court (Itanagar bench) on Monday (May 5) issued notice to Central and Arunachal Pradesh Governments on a PIL claiming that people belonging to the state's YOBIN tribe community are not getting the benefits that are provided to the other Scheduled Tribe Communities. It was contended by the petitioner that YOBIN Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh have their own culture,...
Unauthorisedly Entering Parliament To Show Protest Not Permitted But Will It Attract UAPA? High Court Asks In 2023 Security Breach Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 7) questioned the Delhi Police as to whether offence under the stringent UAPA is made out against the accused persons in the 2023 Parliament security breach case.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice C Vaidyanathan Shankar remarked that even though undoubtedly entering inside the Parliament is not a joke and cannot be a form...
Bahraich Dargah Sharif Committee Moves Allahabad HC Over Denial Of Permission For Annual Syed Salar Mela
The Management Committee of Dargah Sharif, Bahraich and four other UP residents have moved the Allahabad High Court against the recent decision of the District Administration to deny permission for the annual 'Jeth Mela' at Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in Bahraich, citing law and order concerns given the situation in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Challenging the decision...
Rajasthan HC Quashes Order Denying Promotion To Female Lecturer Due To Gender, Directs State To Rectify All Discriminatory Rules & Policies
Expressing "pain" on the prevalence of gender bias, the Rajasthan High Court issued a mandamus to the State to take an immediate policy decision to rectify shortcomings in policies/rules leading to discriminatory practices against women performing the same duties as their male counterparts, but who are denied equivalent benefits.In doing so the court set aside the order of the Rajasthan...
17 Years On, AP High Court Awards ₹3.70 Lakh To Kin Of Deceased Lorry Helper, Crushed To Death While Confronting Negligent Tractor Driver
After seventeen years, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted compensation to the dependents of a deceased cleaner on a lorry who was crushed to death after getting off the vehicle to confront a tractor driver who was driving negligently.Holding that the accident occurred out of and in the course of employment, a Justice Nyapathy Vijay held,“…what all is required to make the...
AgustaWestland Scam: Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Christian Michel's Plea To Modify Bail Conditions In ED Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved order on a plea filed by British Arms Counsultant Christian James Michel seeking modification of bail conditions in the FIR registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Agusta Westland chopper scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the order after hearing the counsels appearing for Michel and ED and said that a detailed...