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Forest Scam: Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Bail To IFS Officer Vishal Chauhan In Corruption Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday granted bail to IFS Officer Vishal Chauhan and others in connection with the Punjab Forest Scam and WWICS resorts extortion case. Chauhan was nominated in the FIR last year after the vigilance department busted the forest scam with the arrest of Guramanpreet Singh, divisional forest officer (DFO), Mohali, and forest...
IIT-Kanpur Caste Discrimination Complaint : Supreme Court Favours Conciliation, Suggests Talks Between Dalit Faculty & His Colleagues
The Supreme Court recently adopted a conciliatory approach in a cased filed by a Dalit faculty member of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur against four senior professors alleging caste harassment.Observing that the allegations and counter-allegations damage the reputation of the premier institution, the Court suggested that the Chairman of the Board of Governors invite the...
Compensation For Death Payable If Nexus With Injuries Sustained In Motor Accident Established: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court recently modified the award of a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal which refused compensation for death of a 58-yr-old Jaipur resident on the ground that there was no nexus between the injuries sustained by him during the motor accident and his subsequent death.A single judge bench of Justice Birendra Kumar held:“There is no material on record to substantiate that prior...
Disability Rights : Supreme Court Invites Suggestions From Persons With Disability & Rights Activists On Improving Accessibility
The official website of the Supreme Court of India now displays questionnaires on Accessibility.On 3rd December, 2022, the Chief Justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud constituted a Committee on Accessibility with the aim to conduct a comprehensive accessibility audit of the Supreme Court premises. The aim of the audit is to ensure accessibility in the justice system and understand...
Breaking: Supreme Court Utilises AI To Make Live Transcriptions Of Its Hearings
For the first time, the Supreme Court of India is set to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology powered by Natural Language Processing to provide live transcriptions of its hearings. The live transcription service has been launched on a trial basis in the courtroom of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is presiding over a Constitution Bench dealing with a case concerning...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: 13 February To 19 February, 2023
Nominal Index: PUNARVASU @ VASU And INDRANI S. 2023 LiveLaw (kar) 54 M V Guruprasad & ANR And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 G And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Shadaksharappa And Kumari Vijayalaxmi. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 57 M.B.Jayadevaiah And The Managing Director, BMTC Central Offices & ANR.. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 58 M/s...
BREAKING| Shiv Sena Rift : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow Uddhav Thackeray's Petition Against ECI Decision
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear tomorrow the petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the decision of Election Commission of India to recognize Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Uddhav Thackeray, mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent hearing. Sibal submitted that urgent protective orders...
How Constitutional Right To Hold Peaceful Demonstration Can Be Curtailed? Calcutta High Court To Police On CPI(M) Leader's Plea
The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal Police why it refused permission to CPI(M) leader Tushar Kanti Ghosh to hold a peaceful demonstration in Bhangore area of South 24 Parganas district.A single judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha directed the Inspector-in-charge of Bhangore Police Station to explain:“as to how the constitutional right to hold a peaceful demonstration by...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On PIL Seeking Prevention Of Forced Hysterectomies
The Supreme Court of India directed the Union of India to file a reply in a PIL highlighting the issue of alleged illegal and forced hysterectomies conducted on women from marginalised communities in the States of Bihar, Chattisgarh, and Rajasthan. The PIL was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. On the last occasion,...
Gauhati High Court Imposes Cost On Electoral Registration Officer For Referring Retired Army Officer To Foreigners Tribunal To Determine Citizenship
The Gauhati High Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000/- on Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of 52 Dibrugarh Legislative Assembly, for referring to Foreigners Tribunal, a retired army personnel who has rendered a service of 38 years, for adjudication as to whether he is a citizen of India.The court observed that the order of reference itself provides that the ERO had got the...
Telangana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Khadeer's Custodial Death Case
The Telangana High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of custodial death of 35 years old Mohammed Khadeer, a daily wager, held by the Police over a chain-snatching case in Medak district.The matter is listed before a bench comprising of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji today.The court has initiated the proceedings based on a report published by the Indian Express Daily, as...
Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court In Shiv Sena Case
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the cases related to rift in the Shiv Sena party, which led to the political changes in Maharashtra in June-July 2022.A 5-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had on last Friday deferred the decision on the preliminary question whether to reconsider the decision in Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker which held that a...












