SC Self-Immolation: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur In Abetment Of Suicide Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in the abetment to suicide case, in which a woman and her friend had set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court and succumbed to burn injuries. "Admittedly, the charge sheet is already filed and there is no averment in the counter affidavit for tampering any evidence," the bench of Justice Rajeev...

'Girls Are Married At 12-13 Years, Bear Children At 15-16' : Bombay High Court Seeks Data On Child Marriages In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to submit a report on the number of child marriages in the State as it may be a contributing factor to the deaths of women and children in the tribal belt of Melghat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a bunch of PILs regarding the death of women and children, especially due to malnutrition...

CLAT 2022 Postponed To June 19, Last Date For Submission Of Application Extended to May 9

The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test to June 19.The meeting has taken the following decisions at its meeting held on 14th March1. CLAT-2022 is rescheduled to Sunday, 19th June 2022 between 2 & 4 PM for both UG and PG programmes. 2. The last date for submission of CLAT-2022 online applications has...

Ishrat Jahan Not Involved In Chakka-Jam Or Conspiracy Meetings As Per Chargesheet In Riots Case : Delhi Court In Bail Order

While granting bail to former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case after over two years of custody, a Delhi Court observed that even as per the chargesheet, there was no allegation that she was physically present at the North East Delhi regions during the February 2020 riots, nor that she was a member of any organisation or any WhatsApp group which was part...

"Don't Try These Tricks To Get Matter Off My Bench, My Conscience Is Clear": Justice Chandrachud Warns Counsel

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday took strong objection to a lawyer "trying tricks" to get a matter off his Bench and warned him against it.While seeking an adjournment before a Bench comprising Justice Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant in the present case, the counsel appearing for the petitioner mentioned a senior counsel's name who used to appear for one of...

Failure To Pay Rent Is Not A Penal Offence: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against A Tenant

Failure to pay rent may have civil consequences, but is not a penal offence under the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court observed while quashing an FIR registered against a tenant by a landlord.The court was considering an appeal against the Allahabad High Court order that refused to quash an FIR registered for the offence of cheating under Section 415 and that of misappropriation under...

Congress MP Moves Supreme Court Seeking OBC Reservation In Madhya Pradesh Local Polls

Rajya Sabha MP and president of OBC Sangathan of Congress Party, Rajmani Patel, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking "maximum reservation" in Panchayat Elections to OBC candidates, stating that the category constitutes 52% population (voting share) in the State.The petition was listed on Monday before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar.The bench...

1993 Train Blasts Case: Supreme Court Directs TADA Court To Complete Trial Against An Accused By 30th November

In connection with the bail plea of Hameer Ui Uddin, accused in the serial blasts in multiple Rajdhani Express and other trains in 1993, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Special Judge of the Designated Court under TADA, Ajmer to endeavour to complete the trial by 30th November 2022.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant observed that in pursuance of...

Senior Advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu To Be The New Advocate General For Punjab

Senior Advocate Anmol Ratan Singh Sidhu has been appointed as Punjab's new Advocate General. The post fell vacant after senior advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia resigned from his post, in view of an apparent change in the State Government.The name of Sr. Advocate Sidhu, who has been Punjab And Haryana High Court bar association president at least 5 times, was cleared by Punjab...

Letters Patent Appeal Not Maintainable Against Orders Which Does Not Have Traits And Trappings Of Finality: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Letters Patent Appeal cannot be entertained against orders which does not have the traits and trappings of finality.An order of single judge, though may cause some inconvenience to one of the parties or, to some extent, some prejudice to one of the parties, cannot be treated as a 'judgment' under clause 15 of Letters Patent of the Calcutta High Court, the...

'Allegations Against Magistrate Unfounded & Invented': Chennai Sessions Court Dismisses Leena Manimekalai's Transfer Petition In Criminal Defamation Case

While declining a plea made by the poet/ filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for transfer of the criminal defamation case pending against her on the file of Saidapet IXth Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai Sessions Court also observed that the allegations against the court's presiding officer are 'unfounded' and 'invented for the purpose of transfer petition'.It is pertinent to note that the Supreme...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-107]

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