Orissa High Court Notifies Its Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres Scheme, 2022

With the objective of ensuring safe and conducive environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses and in the light of the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra and Anr., the High Court of Orissa has formulated "The High Court of Orissa Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres (VWDC) Scheme, 2022" ("the Scheme").In a...

Section 122 CrPC - Executive Magistrate Can Order Detention Of Person For Breach Of Bond Given For Good Behaviour : Supreme Court

While upholding an order of detention passed by an Executive Magistrate, the Supreme Court has explained the scheme of Chapter VII of the Code of Criminal Procedure which contains provisions relating to bond for keeping peace and good behaviour and also the consequences flowing from the breach of such bond.The Court explained the provisions as follows :Chapter VIII of Cr.P.C. confer powers to...

Bombay Court Grants Bail To Actor-Producer, Sachin Joshi Accused of Money Laundering

The Special Court in Bombay has granted bail to the businessman and actor-producer Sachin Joshi, who was allegedly involved in the case of money laundering. Special Judge, M. G. Deshpande has observed that Sachin Joshi was not "directly or indirectly" involved in the money laundering case linked to city-based firm Omkar Realtors and Developers. Sachin Joshi is...

Kunal Kamra's News Statements Against Supreme Court Be Produced In Ongoing Contempt Proceedings, Attorney General Suggests

Replying to a letter seeking consent to initiate contempt action against Kunal Kamra for his recent remarks against the Supreme Court, Attorney General for India KK Venugopal suggested that Kamra's fresh statements be placed on record before the SC in the ongoing contempt proceedings against him.The AG was replying to a letter written by lawyer Shashank Shekhar Jha seeking consent to...

Section 436A CrPC Setting Cap For Pre-Trial Custody Applicable To PMLA Offences, Says Supreme Court At Hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that Cr. P. C. section 436A is an independent scheme under the Cr. P. C. dealing with specific situations, which has not been modified by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and therefore section 436A will also apply under the PMLA regime by virtue of section 65 of the PMLA.The Court told Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that though...

Employee Can't Claim ACP Benefits On The Ground That It Is More Beneficial Than MACP Scheme : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of the Delhi High Court which directed for applying the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme in the Delhi Development Authority with effect from January 1, 2006.The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and Bela M Trivedi was considering SLP assailing Delhi High Court's order of directing to extend the MACP benefits to the Delhi...

Poor Quality 'Oflovis' Drug Supplied By Himachal Based Pharma Firm: Chennai Court Imposes ₹1.2L Fine On Partners

A Chennai Court has found the partners of Himachal based Quixotic Health Care guilty of supplying poor quality variants of the drug 'Oflovis', thereby contravening Sections 18(a) and 18(B) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.Before the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, Georgetown, three of the pharmaceutical firm's partners had pleaded guilty and filed guilty memo. It is pertinent to note that the...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To MP Azam Khan In Case Over His Alleged Remarks Against RSS, BJP

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the Senior Samajwadi Party leader and a Member Of Parliament, Azam Khan in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory statements against BJP, RSS by way of misusing his official letterhead and seal as a UP Minister.Noting that Khan has been in jail since February 2020, a charge-sheet has been submitted...

Employee In Transferable Job Has No Vested Right To Remain Posted At One Place, Courts Should Not Readily Interfere With Transfer Order: Delhi HC

Emphasizing that an employee in a transferable job has no vested right to remain posted at one place, the Delhi High Court has said that Courts should not readily interfere with the transfer order which is made in the public interest and for administrative reasons, unless the transfer order is made in violation of any mandatory statutory rule or on the ground of mala fide.A division...

Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Appearance Of Doctor On The Basis Of Whose Medial Certificate Former Advisor Of WBSSC Had Declined Appearance In Teacher Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought the personal appearance of a doctor on the basis of whose medical certificate the former advisor of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission Prof. Santi Prasad Sinha had sought the Court's leave to not appear before it despite a prior direction to this effect. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea alleging illegal appointment of...

First Version Of The Story Reliable; Exaggeration May Occur With Passage of Time: Gujarat High Court

"In normal circumstances, we believe that, the first version is showing the true story of the complaint. If the version is changed at the time of deposition, it means there may be exaggeration in the version by passage of time," the Gujarat High Court has opined in connection with a challenge to the acquittal order of the Sessions Court. It was the Complainant's case that...

Supreme Court To Commemorate First Ever 'International Day Of Women Judges' On 10 March, 2022

The Supreme Court will commemorate the first ever 'International Day of Women Judges' tomorrow(March 10). The special programme organised by Supreme Court Registry, shall be held on 10 March, 2022 through online mode.The event is organised in furtherance of a United Nations General Assembly resolution which had resolved on 28 April, 2021 to proclaim 10 March of each year as the 'International...