Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe, Directs WB Minister Paresh Chandra Adhikari To Appear Before CBI Today

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of political science teachers for Class X1 and XII in the state-run schools of West Bengal.In an unprecedented move, the Court also advised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to immediately suspend the minister for education,...

NEET-SS 2022: Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Changed Exam Pattern

MD Radiation Oncologists and MD Anaesthesiologists NEET SS 2022 aspirant have approached the Supreme Court challenging the changed examination pattern which would now consist of 150 questions from the general/basic component of the primary feeder broad specialty subject and from all sub- specialty/systems/component of that primary feeder broad specialty subject. The aspirants are...

'Will Confuse Clients': Delhi High Court Grants Ad Interim Ex-Parte Injunction In Favour Of Law Firm Against Use Of Deceptively Similar Mark

Delhi High Court recently granted ad-interim ex-parte injunction in favour of "Singh and Singh Law Firm LLP" against a company namely Singh and Singh Law, PLLC and two others, on grounds that the names are deceptively similar and can cause a confusion in the minds of clients in India and abroad. Justice Jyoti Singh observed : "Confusion amongst the clients can have...

Custodial Torture: Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused, Orders Enquiry & Preservation Of CCTV Footage

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused against whom proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) had been initiated after taking into account that he had suffered torture while in custody. The Court further directed the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad to immediately enquire into the allegations of torture against the...

Section 304A IPC -'Res Ipsa Loquitur' Stricto Sensu Does Not Apply ; Nexus Between Accused's Negligence & Victim's Death Has To Be Established : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court noted that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur stricto sensu would not apply to a criminal case."For bringing home the guilt of the accused, prosecution has to firstly prove negligence and then establish direct nexus between negligence of the accused and the death of the victim.", the bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli...

Section 482 CrPC - Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed Merely On The Ground That "No Useful Purpose Will Be Served" : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that when a clear case is made out for the offences alleged, the criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely on the ground that "no useful purpose will be served by prolonging the proceedings of the case".The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna reiterated that a High Court must pass a speaking and reasoned order while disposing petitions under...

Supreme Court Reserves Order In SP Leader Azam Khan's Plea For Interim Bail In Building Certificates Forgery Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved orders in a petition filed by Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan seeking interim bail in a case wherein he has been accused of forging building certificates to get recognition for Rampur Public School. The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna was hearing a writ petition filed through Advocate Lzafeer Ahmad BF wherein Khan along with grant...

'Bar U/S 362 CrPC Not Applicable': Madhya Pradesh High Court Recalls Order For Cancellation Of Bail As Accused Was Not Duly Served Notice

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently recalled its order for cancellation of bail which was passed ex-parte, holding that the person enlarged on bail was not duly served notice and therefore he could not appear before the Court to contest the said application. Justice Anand Pathak was essentially hearing an application under Section 482 CrPC moved by the Applicant...

'Lawyers Part & Parcel Of Justice Delivery System': Patna High Court Seeks Basic Facilities For Advocates In All Courts

While hearing a PIL filed for providing basic facilities to lawyers and their clients in all the courts of the state, the Patna High Court has directed the Secretary In-charge, Law to prepare a proposal regarding the same within six weeks. While hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Ramakant Sharma, a division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar...

Appear In Person Only To Advance Oral Arguments: Calcutta High Court Tells LeT Terrorist On Death Row Who Will Argue Appeal In Person

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday while adjudicating upon a plea moved by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist to argue in person his appeal against the order of conviction and death sentence imposed upon him, directed that he should ordinarily access Court proceedings through video linkage from the correctional home and appear in person before the Court only on dates that he wishes to advance...

Boy Hangs Himself After School Chairman Calls Him "Nalayak, Jhopadpatti-Chhap": Bombay High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Bombay High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a Chairman and disciplinary authority of a school in a case of abetting a student's suicide as he "shattered the tender mind" and "put him in deep frustration." Justice Vinay Joshi, in an order last month, observed that a young student had lost his life in proximity from the act of the applicant and custodial interrogation...

Gyanvapi Mosque Case - Protect Area Where Shivalinga Is Stated To Be Found, No Restrictions On Muslims' Rights : Supreme Court Clarifies Varanasi Court's Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the order passed by the Civil Judge Senior Division at Varanasi to protect the spot where a "shiv ling" was claimed to have been found during the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque will not restrict the right of Muslims to access the mosque to offer namaz and to perform religious observances.The Court issued notice on the petition filed by the...