Supreme Court To Hear Abdullah Azam Khan’s Plea To Stay Conviction Which Led To His Disqualification As MLA On April 5

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, agreed to take up the plea filed by Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, who has now been disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly two days after he was convicted and sentenced to 2 year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case. After briefly hearing the Senior Counsel appearing for Khan, the Court asked him to serve a copy of the plea to the Standing Counsel...

Seek District & Sessions Judge's Opinion Before Interpreting SC's Stay Vacation Verdict In 'Asian Resurfacing' Case: P&H HC Directs Civil Judges

In a significant order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Civil Judges/Judicial Magistrates in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to seek the opinion of their respective District and Sessions Judges before interpreting Supreme Court's direction in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency (P) Ltd. v. CBI.It may be noted that in the Asian Resurfacing judgment (supra), the...

Court Cannot Declare Equivalency Of A Course: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on 28th March rejected the appeal filed to grant promotion to Grade-I and Assistant Engineer on the ground that the appellant did not possess the required degree and court cannot prescribe the qualification or declare the equivalency of a course.The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar said, “It is trite law that...

'We Are Concerned About The Children': Bombay High Court Seeks Appearance Of Nawazuddin Siddique, Ex-Wife On April 3

The Bombay High Court has summoned actor Nawazuddin Siddique and his estranged ex-wife Aaliya aka Anjana Pandey to explore the possibility of a settlement for the sake of their children. The court directed the duo to remain present in their chamber on April 3, 2023 at 4.30pm. "We are also concerned about the children," the bench said in response to a statement by Siddique's advocate.A division...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Grant Probate Of Will Attested By Witness Two Days Prior To Execution By Testator

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to grant probate of a ‘Will’ on the ground that one of the attesting witnesses had signed the ‘Will’ two days prior to the execution of the ‘Will’ by the testator.The single judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao observed:“The Will is a registered Will and the date of registration is also 24th October, 2013. In the Will, there are two...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Government's Plea Against LG Appointing 10 Nominated Members To MCD

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 29) issued notice in Delhi Government's petition seeking the quashing of notifications through which the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi appointed ten nominated members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on his own initiative, and not on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The plea heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud,...

Trial Court Can Only Alter Or Add To Charges Already Framed, Can't Delete A Charge: Karnataka HC Allows Plea Against Deletion Of Charges In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court has held that under Section 216 of Criminal Procedure Code, a trial court can only alter the charge or add to the charge which is already framed. It cannot delete a charge which has been already framed by it, said the courtA single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said: “If a charge is framed by the Trial Court for an offence which is not made out by...

"Better Serviced Airport Necessity For Meghalaya": High Court Suggests State To Identity Land For Acquisition

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday suggested to the State government to locate suitable areas of land for the construction of a greenfield airport, as the current Umroi airport near Shillong is unable to accommodate larger aircrafts.The bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh was hearing a PIL pertaining to augmenting the facilities at the existing airport....

Breaking: Bombay High Court Quashes Journalist's Criminal Intimidation Complaint Against Actor Salman Khan

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the private complaint against actor Salman Khan filed by a journalist in 2019 alleging criminal intimidation. A metropolitan court in Andheri had earlier issued summons to the actor, which was challenged in the High Court.Justice Bharati Dangre had asked, "Before the process was issued, was the procedure followed? You claim force was used, but...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Imposes ₹1L Cost On CWC And JJB Members For "Forum Shopping" Regarding Their Re-Appointments

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition to quash and set aside an advertisement notification for selections to constitute Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Welfare) Act, 2015.The bench comprising Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Puneet Gupta while deciding a plea noted that the petitioners, ninety six (96)...

Calcutta High Court Orders West Bengal Police To Probe Filing Of 'Fake' Writ Petition By Co-operative Society Members

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed ADGP, CID, West Bengal to initiate criminal proceedings and investigation against persons who were allegedly involved in filing of a "fake" writ petition before it by forging signatures of eight persons including a dead person.The single judge bench of Justice Md. Nizamuddin observed:“This is a serious criminal offence committed before this...

Can't Allow Protest Petition When Finding Of Expert Committee In Medical Negligence Case Is In Favour Of Doctor: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that proceeding further on a protest petition when the finding of the expert committee constituted in a medical negligence case is in favour of the doctor, amounts to abuse of process of law.The court passed the above order in a criminal miscellaneous petition that was filed to quash the entire criminal proceeding, including the order taking cognizance passed...