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Allahabad HC & UNICEF Host Statewide Consultation On Effective Implementation Of JJ & POCSO Acts With Focus On Safeguarding Girl Child
Allahabad High Court Juvenile Justice Committee, in collaboration with UNICEF, Lucknow, hosted a state-level stakeholder consultation on "Effective Implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the POCSO Act, 2012 with Specific Focus on Safeguarding the Girl Child: Towards a Safer and Enabling Environment for Her in Uttar Pradesh" on September 7.The event, organised at JTRI, UP,...
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Prof Naima Khatoon's Appointment As Aligarh Muslim University's Vice Chancellor
The Supreme Court today(September 8) refused to interfere with the appointment of Professor Naima Khatoon as the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. A bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Professor Muzaffar Uruj Rabbani and Professor Faizan Mustafa against the Allahabad High Court's order,...
Supreme Court Asks UPSC To Send Recommendations For Tamil Nadu DGP Appointment Soon
The Supreme Court today (September 8) asked the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) to expeditiously consider sending recommendations for the appointment of the Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu.On receipt of recommendations from the UPSC, the State should immediately process the appointment of a regular DGP, the Court added.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran...
Delhi Bar Associations Withdraw Strike After Police Says Its Officials Shall Physically Appear Before Courts For Evidence
The district court bar associations of Delhi have decided to withdraw their strike after a clarification was issued today (September 8) by the Delhi Police that its officials shall appear physically in the Courts before the national capital for deposition or recording of their evidence.A circular issued today by the Coordination Committee of all district court bar associations of...
Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions In High Courts Challenging Online Gaming Act 2025
The Supreme Court today (September 8) allowed transfer petitions by the Union Government, seeking the consolidation and transfer of three writ petitions pending before Delhi High Court, Karnataka High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court filed by online skill-gaming companies, challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 ("Online Gaming Act"), which seeks to prohibit...
Supreme Court Directs ECI To Accept Aadhaar Card As '12th Document' In Bihar SIR As Proof Of Identity
In the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) matter, the Supreme Court on Monday (September 8) directed the Election Commission of India to treat Aadhaar card as a "12th document" which can be produced as proof of identity for the purpose of inclusion in the revised voters list of Bihar.This means that Aadhaar card can be submitted as a stand-alone document for inclusion in the voters list,...
UP Court Registers Complaint Case Against 'Aaj Tak' Anchor Anjana Om Kashyap Over Her Show On Partition Of India
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has directed the registration of a complaint case against 'Aaj Tak' anchor Anjana Om Kashyap in connection with a programme on her show 'Black and White' titled 'भारत विभाजन का मकसद पूरा क्यों नहीं हुआ?' (Why was the purpose of India's partition not fulfilled?), which was...
Bihar SIR Case: Live Updates From Supreme Court
Supreme Court to hear today the pleas challenging Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in BiharBench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi Earlier, the Court refused to extend the Sept 1 deadline for filing of claims/objections to the draft roll after ECI said that all claims/objections filed even after Sept 1, but before the last date of nominations, will...
All Police Officials Shall Physically Appear Before Courts For Evidence: Delhi Police Clarifies
The Delhi Police on Monday clarified that all the police officials shall appear physically in the Courts before the national capital for deposition or recording of their evidence. A circular to the said effect has been issued by Special Commissioner of Delhi Police, Crime Devesh Chandra Srivastava.On August 13, Delhi LG VK Saxena issued a notification designating all police stations in Delhi...
Supreme Court Orders MP Govt To Pay Rs 25 Lakhs Compensation To Convict Who Spent Extra 4.7 Years In Jail After Serving Sentence
The Supreme Court today(September 8) directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to pay compensation of Rs. 25 lakhs to a convict who had to remain in jail for more than 4.7 years after having undergone the entire sentence of seven years in a rape case.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan passed an order after coming down heavily on the State of Madhya Pradesh for...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Tenant Who Disowned Undertaking To Deposit Rent Arrears; Directs Cost To Be Paid To Punjab Flood Relief Fund
The Supreme Court recently deprecated the conduct of a tenant who tried to disown his undertaking given to the Court to deposit rent arrears by claiming that his advocate had given the statement without his instructions.The bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the tenant. The cost has to be deposited in the Punjab CM's disaster relief...