Adopt Procedure To Identify Imposter Lawyers At Entry Gates 'Without Causing Embarrassment': Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the High Court to adopt appropriate procedure for identification of Lawyers entering the gates of the High Court, after taking the Bar into confidence.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh noted that there is no verification or identification of Lawyers to distinguish a genuine Lawyer from an imposter in lawyers' uniform.The bench...

Woman's Consent For Sexual Relations Does Not Extend To Capturing Private Moments, Posting Them On Social Media: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging in sexual relations with a man does not extend to capturing her private moments and posting inappropriate videos on social media.“Even if the consent for sexual relations had been given at any point of time by the complainant, such consent cannot, in any manner, be construed as consent to capture and post...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs NMC To Create Appellate Body To Address Disability Disputes In Medical Admissions

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the National Medical Commission to ensure creation of Appellate Medical Body to address disputes related to disability certificates for medical admissions.The developments comes while hearing pleas of two disabled medical course student who challenged the the Medical Board's decision whereby they were declared 'unfit' for admission to M.S....

Take Action Against Companies Wholesaling Banned Contraband Drugs Online: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Police, NCB & Drug Controller

The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order has directed the police authorities, narcotics bureau and Drug Controller to take immediate action against manufacture and sale of banned drugs on wholesale basis online. The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “Till further orders, the respondents/police and Narcotic Bureau...

Unnao Rape: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Kuldeep Sengar For Undergoing Cataract Surgery At AIIMS

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case, in order to undergo cataract surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar ordered that Sengar be released on bail tomorrow (January...

[Service Law] HC Can Interfere With Compensation Commissioner's Order If Employer-Employee Relationship Not Established: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that it can exercise jurisdiction over the order of Compensation Commissioner when there is lack of evidence to prove the existence of an employer-employee relationship, which is a jurisdictional fact to be established, for the Commissioner to exercise its jurisdiction.As per the facts, the appellant was ordered to pay over six lakhs by the...

Duty Of Deed Writers To Look Into All Papers Before Scribing A Deed, Which Includes Investigating Title Over Property: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against a licensed deed writer accused of writing an agreement for the sale of a land based on a general power attorney (GPA) which was allegedly a forged one.Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by one Shekar and said “Merely because he is a deed writer, the proceedings against him cannot be quashed, as...

[Income Tax] Assessing Officer Not Only An Adjudicator But Also An Investigator, Cannot Remain Oblivious To Claim Without Enquiry: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court stated that the Income Tax Commissioner can exercise Revisional Jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. observed that “The role of the assessing officer under the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not only that of an adjudicator but also of an investigator and he cannot...

Show Steps Taken To Prevent Encroachment In Reserve Forest: Andhra Pradesh HC To Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Nellore Collector

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (January 22) has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Guntur District along with District Collector, Nellore District to file a counter showing the steps taken to prevent illegal encroachment in the reserve forest land.A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati passed the order in a Public...

Kerala HC Dismisses Appeal Against Integrity Certificate Granted To SP Who Probed Walayar Rape-Death Case, Says Selection Committee Can Evaluate

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the mother of two girls–who were allegedly raped and killed in Walayar in 2017–against the Integrity Certificate issued by the State to Superintendent of Police MJ Sojan, who probed the case. The certificate is a requirement for considering his candidacy for conferring an officer with IPS cadre. It is the mother's case that the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Four Additional Judges At Telangana High Court, Two At Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Central government today notified the appointment of four additional judges at the Telangana High Court and two at the Andhra Pradesh High Court.The list of judicial officers elevated to the position is as follows:Telangana HC-(i) Smt. Renuka Yara,(ii) Shri Narsing Rao Nandikonda,(iii) Smt. Tirumala Devi Eada @ Thirupathamma K., and(iv) Shri Madhusudhan Rao Bobbili Ramaiah.Andhra Pradesh...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL For OBC Admissions In Jamia's Residential Coaching Academy

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking a direction on the University Grant Commission (UGC) to frame guidelines to enable Jamia Millia Islamia to give admissions to OBC (Non-creamy layer) students in its Residential Coaching Academy for preparation of civil services from its next session. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and...