Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Directs WB Minister Paresh Adhikari To Appear Before CBI At 3PM Over Alleged Illegal Appointment Of Daughter

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed Minister of State for School Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by 3pm today over the alleged appointment of his daughter as a teacher in a government-aided school.The direction was issued on a petition by a candidate who had alleged that she was deprived of the job despite having secured...

Trial Court Has Power To Modify Orders Of Custody & Disposal Of Property Pending Trial U/S 451 CrPC As Per Changed Circumstances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Trial Court would not be powerless to modify orders of custody and disposal of property pending trial as provided under sec. 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as per changed circumstances. Justice Asha Menon added that the power to modify orders passed under sec. 451 Cr.P.C. is inherent in the provision as the purpose is only safe custody...

Supreme Court Enhances Sentence Of Navjot Sidhu To One Year Imprisonment In 1988 Road Rage Case, Allows Review Of Victim's Family

The Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the sentence of Congress leader and former Indian Cricket team member Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year imprisonment in a 1988 road rage accident in which a 65-year old person named Gurnam Singh had died.The Court allowed the review petition preferred by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against its 2018 Supreme Court verdict that had reduced the sentence...

SSC Recruitment Scam: Justices Harish Tandon & Rabindranath Samanta Recuse From Hearing State's Appeal Against Deployment Of CRPF In SSC Office

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday recused from hearing an appeal preferred by the State government against a Single Bench order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take assistance of central forces to secure the West Bengal School Service Commission (SCC) building in Kolkata over claims of evidence tampering pertaining to the case of alleged...

Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque Dispute | Mathura Court Holds Lawsuit To Remove Mosque As Maintainable

A Mathura court today held that the suit to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi is maintainable. With this, the Court overturned a civil court order dismissing the suit in September 2020.Also read: Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To 2020 Suit On Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute: Mathura CourtIt may be noted that the...

False Rape Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court Says Prosecutrix Must Be Asked To Refund Compensation Paid By State

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the trial court to issue direction against the Prosecutrix in a rape case to refund the compensation she had received from the State Government because she had admitted in her statement that she had lodged a false report against the accused. Deciding the bail application moved by the Applicant/accused, Justice Vivek...

Kashmiri Separatist Leader Yasin Malik Convicted In J&K Terror Funding Case After He Pleads Guilty

A Special NIA Court in Delhi on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, after he pleaded guilty in connection with Jammu & Kashmir terror funding case.The arguments on quantum of sentence will be heard on May 25. The Court has sought an affidavit from Malik regarding his financial assets. Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also been asked to submit a...

Trial Court Must Give Opportunity Of Hearing To IO Before Ordering Action For Allegedly Botched Up Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the order passed by the trial court, directing the Superintendent of Police to take action against the Investigating Officer for an allegedly botched up investigation, observing that he was not given an opportunity by the lower court to explain his position. Quashing the impugned order, Justice Atul Sreedharan...

Mere Joining Of Son In Execution Of Sale Deed Does Not Raise Presumption That Subject Property Is "Family Property": Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed that merely because a son has been added as a co-vendor in a sale deed would not give rise to the presumption that the property being dealt with is a family property. The court further held that the burden of proof to prove that the property was a joint family property or was purchased from the surplus income...

'Consent Can Be Reasonably Deciphered': Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Doctor In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a doctor who was accused of raping another doctor finding that the prima facie evidence shows that it was a consensual relationship.Justice C. Jayachandran held that the question of whether such consent was vitiated by the alleged false promise to marry should be considered by the trial court. "Going by the prosecution's allegations,...

Order 14 Rule 2 CPC | Where Suit Involving Mixed Question Of Law & Fact Can Be Disposed On Issue Of Law Alone, Same Must Be Decided First: Manipur HC

The Manipur High Court has recently held that Order 14 Rule 2(1) CPC is a general rule which provides that the Court shall pronounce judgment on all issues, notwithstanding the fact that the case may be disposed of on a preliminary issue.However, it added that an exception to this Rule is provided under Order 14 Rule 2(2), which states that where issues of law and of fact arise in the same...

Calcutta High Court Modifies Order Sealing SSC Office, Permits Chairman, Officials & Stenographers To Enter Premises

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday modified its earlier order for sealing of the office of the State's School Service Commission till 1pm on Thursday by granting liberty to the Chairman, Advisor to the Chairman, Assistant Secretary and stenographers of the Commission to enter the office without any hinderance caused by the central forces deployed there. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay in...