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Breaking | Gujarat High Court Extends Temporary Bail To Aasaram In Rape Case, Tie-Breaker Judge Finds Sufficient Medical Grounds
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (March 28) allowed three months temporary bail to Asaram who was convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in 2023 and is serving a life sentence.Justice AS Supehia– the third judge who heard Asaram's plea after a division bench earlier today delivered a split verdict, in his order said,"Thus on an overall appreciation of the respective orders passed...
Illegal Or Unlawful Content Can't Be Protected Under Fundamental Right To Free Speech: Union Tells Karnataka HC In X Corp's Plea
The Union Government has said that illegality or unlawful content cannot attract the same level of Constitutional protections as Free speech.The submissions were made by the union in its objections filed seeking dismissal of the petition filed by X Corp with exemplary cost. 'X' corp had approached the Karnataka High Court to declare that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act,...
RG Kar Incident Not Gang Rape, Investigating Alleged Cover-Up: CBI Tells Calcutta HC, State Questions Revival Of Concluded Investigation
The CBI on Friday told the Calcutta High Court that it had concluded from its investigation and available expert medical opinion that the rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital was not an instance of gang rape.DSG appearing for the CBI told Justice Tirthankar Ghosh that the agency was presently investigating the involvement of people in...
High Court Grants Interim Bail To Delhi Riots Accused To Arrange Funds For Daughter's Academic Fee
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Mohd. Salim Khan, accused in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur ordered Khan's release on interim bail for 10 days in order to permit him to arrange funds for payment of academic fees of his daughter who is pursuing law...
MSME Council Cannot Pass Award On Account Of Failure Of Conciliation Proceedings, Has To Refer Matter To Arbitration: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council cannot pass an award on account of conciliation having failed without referring the matter to arbitration. Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing the petition filed by M/s Enmas GB Power Systems Projects Ltd. It said, “The matter is remitted to the Karnataka Micro and...
Centre Notifies Repatriation Of Justice CD Singh From Delhi HC To Allahabad HC
The Centre cleared the Supreme Court Collegium recommendation to transfer Delhi High Court judge Justice Chandra Dhari Singh to Allahabad High Court.A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday.The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant in November 2024 had recommended Justice...
Centre Approves Transfer Of Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row
The Central Government today (March 28) notified the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi to the Allahabad High Court based on the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations on March 24. Justice Varma is facing an in-house inquiry by a 3-judge panel constituted by the Chief Justice of India over the allegations regarding the discovery of illicit cash currencies at his...
'Can't Shut Our Eyes' To Fact That Asaram Is Rape Convict, No Need Shown For Temporary Bail: Justice Sandeep Bhatt In Split Verdict
In a split verdict given by the Gujarat High Court on Friday on Asaram's temporary bail plea, Justice Sandeep Bhatt in his dissenting opinion said that it seemed that Asaram was only interested in extending the interim bail granted by Supreme Court earlier this year on medical grounds, without "properly utilizing the time period". Justice Bhatt further said that though the court is aware that...
High Court Raps Punjab Govt For Delay In Arresting Policemen Who Allegedly Assaulted Army Officer
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today pulled up the Punjab Government for not yet arresting the Punjab Police Personnel allegedly involved in the assault of an Army Officer.Justice Sandeep Moudgil, referring to the affidavit submitted by the State, said that "despite clear allegations and the identification of policemen, why have they not been arrested so far, and what has the police done...
Force Majeure Clause 'Eclipses' Contractual Terms, Existence And Duration Of Force Majeure Event To Be Determined By Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma has held that while deciding a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, courts cannot adopt the approach of one-size-fit-for-all. Courts can interfere into the award only if it shocks the conscience of the court and is prone to adversely affect the administration of justice. The court held that...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Centre's Order Cancelling Academic Ashok Swain's OCI Card
The Delhi High Court on Friday (March 28) set aside an order issued by the Central Government cancelling the OCI card of academic and writer Ashok Swain.Justice Sachin Datta said that the concerned authority would be at liberty to pass a fresg order as it thinks fit after considering the reply or explanation, if any, furnished by Swain.”Needless to say, once such an order is passed,...
Service Charge Is Voluntary Payment By Consumers, Can't Be Made Mandatory On Food Bills: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.Justice Prathiba M Singh thus rejected two petitions filed by Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), challenging CCPA guidelines of...