Madras High Court Directs TN Govt To Include Photographs Of President & Prime Minister In All Advertisements Of Chess Olympiad 2022

On a plea seeking the inclusion of photographs of the Prime Minister and the President of India in the advertisements for the 44th Chess Olympiad organised by the Federation Internationale des Echecs [FIDE], the Madras High Court directed the State government to ensure that the pictures of the Prime Minister and the President are included in all the advertisements. The division bench of...

Gujarat High Court Stays IBBI's Order Requiring Resolution Professional To Undergo Pre-Registration Educational Course From IPA

The Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad Bench, comprising of Justice A.S. Supehia, while adjudicating a writ petition in Sunil Kumar Agarwal v Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), has stayed the order passed by the Disciplinary Committee of IBBI against the Resolution Professional, requiring the latter to undergo pre-registration educational course from the IPA of which he is...

Supreme Court Declares AOR Exam Result

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the results of the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record (AoR) Examination which was conducted in December, 2021. 253 advocates have cleared the examination, whereas 94 advocates have been listed as eligible to re-appear.As per the notice dated July 28, issued by the Secretary & Registrar, Board of Examiners, the AOR exam, 2022 would be held on...

Can't Convict Accused U/S 3 (2) (v) SC/ST Act Sans Evidence That Offence Was Committed On Ground Of Victim's Caste: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that to prosecute a person for an offence committed under Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, there must be evidence to show that the accused committed on the ground that such person/victim is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.It may be noted that Section 3(2)(v) penalizes a person, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled...

Mother Can Give Surname Of Second Husband To Child After Death Of Biological Father : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a mother who remarries after the death of the biological father can decide the surname of the child and include it in her new family.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which directed a mother to change the surname of her child and also to show the name of her new husband in...

Madras High Court Gives Clean Chit To IPS Officer In Fake Passport Case; Lauds BJP State President For Highlighting The Scam

The Madras High court recently gave a clean chit to Madurai's former Commissioner of Police, S. Davidson Devasirvatham in connection with matters pertaining to issuance of fake passports to Sri Lankan and Indian Nationals by using forged documents. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan observed that field enquiry police officer play the most crucial in verification process and the buck...

Question Of Constitutional Validity Cannot Be Dealt In A Casual/Cryptic Manner: Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment

The Supreme Court set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment which held the Section 20 of the Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1973 as unconstitutional.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna observed that the High Court dealt with this issue in a cryptic manner without analyzing all relevant aspects needed to be considered by a Constitutional...

Nature Of Property Being Ancestral Or Self-Acquired Can Only Be Decided After Trial: Karnataka High Court Permits Amendment Of Plaint

The Karnataka High Court has said only in a trial can it be held whether a property is ancestral property or self acquired properties and therefore amendment of the plaint at the pre-trial stage to include such properties, is permissible. A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum rejected a petition filed by K Durga Prasad Shetty, challenging an order dated November 16,...

[Delhi Riots] Umar Khalid's Membership Of WhatsApp Groups Can't Make Him Criminally Liable: Argument For Bail Before Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday continued hearing the appeal filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the Trial Court's order refusing him bail in case involving UAPA charges alleging a larger conspiracy in the riots of 2020.Senior Advocate Trideep Pais appearing for Umar Khalid, told a special bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar that...

Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case: Special CBI Court In Jharkhand Convicts Both Accused

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Jharkhand today convicted both the accused in Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case. The Court found both the accused - Rahul Kumar Verma and Lakhan Kumar Verma - guilty under sections 302, 201, and 34 IPC. Now, the hearing on the quantum of sentences will take place on August 6th. It may be noted that exactly a year ago, on July 28, ASJ...

Satyendar Jain Money Laundering Case: Delhi High Court Restrains Trial Court From Considering AAP Minister's Medical Report By LNJP Hospital

The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained city's Rouse Avenue Court for the time being from considering the medical report from LNJP Hospital of Aam Aadmi Party Minister Satyendar Jain who is presently in judicial custody in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice on the plea filed by ED seeking Jain's medical evaluation from...

BBMP Elections : Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government To Publish Ward Wise Reservation List Within One Week

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Karnataka Government to publish the ward-wise reservation list for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP- Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation) within a period of one week from today, so that the Karnataka State Election Commission can take steps towards constitution of local bodies within a reasonable period of time, in accordance...