'Lives In Victim's Neighborhood, Took Advantage Of Her Mental Faculties': Delhi High Court Cancels Bail Of Rape Accused

The Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail of a man accused of raping a 37 year old woman suffering from bipolar mental disorder episodic mania and psychotic features after taking her undue advantage, while directing him to surrender in custody within a week. Justice Mukta Gupta noted that the Trial Court failed to notice that the accused was living in the neighbourhood of the prosecutrix,...

Madras High Court Directs De-Sealing Mylapore Club, Orders Re-Determination Of Rent Arrears

In a writ appeal arising from a dispute regarding payment of rent to Kapaleeswar temple by Mylapore Club, Madras High Court has directed the HR & CE Department to de-seal the premises of Mylapore Club.The first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy has also instructed the respondents for revision/ re-determination of rent arrears by applying...

Acquittal In Criminal Case Is A Factor While Deciding Confiscation Proceedings Under MP Cow Slaughter Prohibition Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the acquittal of an accused in a criminal case under Madhya Pradesh Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 2004, is a factor to be considered while deciding confiscation proceedings under the Act."In a case where the offender/accused are acquitted in the Criminal Prosecution, the judgment given in the Criminal Trial should be factored in by the District Magistrate...

Can't Reopen Entire Premises Of Nizamuddin Markaz, Few People Can Offer Prayers For Shab-e-Barat, Ramzan: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that while few people can be permitted to offer prayers during the upcoming occasions of Shab-e-Barat and Ramzan festivals in the Nizamuddin Markaz, its entire premises cannot be reopened.Public entry was banned at the Nizamuddin Markaz in the aftermath of Tablighi Jamaat members testing positive for Covid-19 in 2020.Justice...

Senior Citizens Act Does Not Contemplate Eviction Of Children, Tribunal Can Only Order Maintenance: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court observed that Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act, 2007) does not envisage an order of eviction even by the District Magistrate, much less the Tribunal. The court dealt with the question whether pursuant to an application filed under Section 5 of Act, 2007 read with Rajasthan Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules,...

Class X Exams 2021 - Students Not Entitled To Know Attendance Sheet, Result Committee Report & Detailed Scorecard Of All Students Of A School : CBSE Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday granted 2 weeks time to file rejoinder in the petition filed by class Xth passed out students against the alleged illegal action of St Xavier International School, Orissa ("School") of denying to provide detailed scorecard and answer sheet for concealing its malpractices in awarding marks to the students for the alternate assessment followed in 2021 following...

Supreme Court Upholds Gauhati HC's Order Awarding 10.5 Additional Marks To Assam Civil Services Exam Candidate

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the order of the Gauhati High Court to award additional 10.5 marks to a candidate who appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), 2015 for recruitment to various posts of the Assam Civil Services.Essentially, the Bench of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari was hearing a plea moved by the Assam Public Service Commission challenge...

"Can't Curtail Discussion In Academic World": Delhi High Court To Vikram Sampath In His Suit Against Audrey Truschke

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant any urgent relief to historian Dr. Vikram Sampath, who is aggrieved over circulation of a google document, purportedly signed by various academicians who came in support of historian Audrey Truschke over allegations of plagiarism regarding Sampath's work on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Sampath claimed that the document was posted Truschke on...

Punjab & Haryana HC Again Directs Centre To File Reply On Pleas Challenging Haryana's 75% Job Quota For Locals Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has once again directed the Union Government to file its response on a bunch of pleas challenging the Haryana law (The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020) which provides 75% reservation for local people in the private sector jobs having a monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000.On February 22 as well, the Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and...

Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar Death Case: Delhi High Court Grants Time To CBI For Filing Further Status Report

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted time to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for filing further status report in connection with the alleged murder of inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old alleged gangster, who was found dead inside Tihar Jail.Rajesh Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor for CBI told Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri that while the agency has completed the investigation for...

Kerala High Court Notifies Directions For Road Safety Amid Rising Accidents Involving Sabarimala Pilgrims

In a judgment that runs beyond 120 pages, the Kerala High Court has issued a set of directions to ensure road safety and adherence with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act in the wake of the rising number of accidents reported concerning Sabarimala pilgrims travelling in buses and other contract carriages.A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar...

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges S.108 Of Finance Act 2021 Which Levies GST On Members' Club, Notice Issued

The Madras High Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Ootacamund Club through its Secretary, challenging the vires of Section 108 of the Finance Act, 2021, insofar as it purports to levy Goods and Service Tax on a members' club in an incorporated form by insertion of Section 7(1)(aa) in the CGST Act.When the matter came up before the Division Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and...