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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Jaamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Member In UAPA Case After Over 4 Years Jail
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to an alleged member of the banned organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The accused was arrested in 2019 in a case under various provisions of Explosive and Substance Act, Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The division bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta and Justice Joymala...
No 'Public Interest' Involved In Disclosure Of PM's Degree Details; Arvind Kejriwal Made Mockery Of RTI Act's Intent: Gujarat High Court
Setting aside the 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Gujarat University to provide information regarding degrees in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Gujarat High Court today held that the educational degrees of the PM are exempted from disclosure under the provisions of Section 8(1)(e) and (j) of the...
Senior Advocate Harpreet Singh Brar Appointed As An Additional Judge Of Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Senior Advocate Harpreet Singh Brar as an Additional Judge of the Punjab And Haryana High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had reiterated the proposal for his appointment as a judge of the High Court on March 22. The SC collegium had earlier recommended his name for elevation on July 25, 2022, however, he could not be appointed after...
Transgender Person Who Underwent Surgery To Change Gender To Female Can File Complaint Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that a transgender woman who has undergone sex re-assignment surgery can be an “aggrieved person” under the Domestic Violence Act and has the right to seek interim maintenance in a domestic violence case.Justice Amit Borkar dismissed a man’s petition challenging maintenance awarded to his wife, a trans-woman, observing –“…the Transgender who...
Supreme Court Again Expresses Anguish At Trial Courts Ignoring Its Judgments On Bail; Says Prosecutors Should Also Inform Correct Position
The Supreme Court has yet again expressed its anguish at trial courts dismissing bail applications in violation of its judgments. In this case, after setting aside an order passed by a Magistrate in Bihar, the Court directed that the regular bail application be assigned to another Magistrate. The Court also granted interim protection to the accused till the regular bail application...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 19 To March 25, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 148 - 158]Seawoods Estates Ltd. v. Mona Mohan And Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 148Terezinha Martins David v. Miguel Guarda Rosario Martins and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 149National Textile Corporation Ltd vs. Elixir Engineering Pvt Ltd & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 150Raj Shrikant Thackeray v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 151Mahadev Gaur Bishwas v. State of...
Manish Sisodia 'Architect Of Criminal Conspiracy' In Liquor Policy Scam, Advance Kickback Of Over Rs 90 Crore Was Meant For Him, His Colleagues: Delhi Court
Denying bail to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the CBI case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for the year 2021-22, a Delhi Court on Friday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader can prima facie be held to be architect of the criminal conspiracy. Sisodia is currently under judicial custody in the cases registered by the CBI and ED.Special Judge MK...
Ram Navami Violence: LoP Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking NIA & CBI Probe, Deployment Of Central Forces
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari today moved the Calcutta High Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a probe by NIA and CBI into the incidents of violence which took place in the state during the Ram Navami procession. The Plea by Adhikary also seeks deployment of the Central Armed Forces in the violence-affected districts of the state (Howrah...
Rule 161 Of RPF Rules Which Dispenses Departmental Enquiry Is Exception, Sufficient Reasons Must Be Recorded To Invoke It: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to reinstate a dismissed RPF Constable on the ground that no departmental enquiry was conducted and no opportunity of being heard was given to the said constable for his dismissal. The single judge bench of Justice Suman Shyam observed: “The petitioner is facing trial in a criminal proceeding arising out of...
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute: Mathura Court Directs Court Amin To Survey Disputed Site, Submit Report On April 17
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district has once again directed the Civil Court Amin (also known as court officers) to visit and survey the Sri Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah dispute case and submit an aakhya report (along with maps) before the Court on April 17.The order is similar to Court's order passed in December last year (Civil Judge III Sonika Verma) wherein the Civil Court Amin...
Can't Declare Entire Animal Kingdom As Legal Entity With Same Rights As Humans : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for declaration of the entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquatic species, as "legal entities" having a distinct persona with corresponding rights of a living person. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath.The bench stated that it could not entertain the petition in...
Breaking: Delhi Court Denies Bail To Manish Sisodia In Liquor Policy Case
A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in the case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for the year 2021-22.Sisodia is currently under judicial custody in the cases registered by the CBI and ED.Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts pronounced the order in Sisodia's plea for bail...