BREAKING| Madrassas Run On State-Funds Can't Impart Religious Instructions: Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Law

"The Madrasas in question, which are "wholly maintained out of State funds", cannot impart religious instructions in terms of the mandate of Article 28(1) of the Constitution of India", the Court observed.

POCSO | Child Witness' Testimony Must Be Evaluated More Carefully, Sufficient For Conviction If It Inspires Confidence & Is Reliable: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that a trustworthy testimony of a child witness is sufficient to record a conviction under the POCSO Act. At the same time, the Court struck a note of caution that the testimony has to be evaluated more carefully..The observation was made by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri while hearing an appeal against conviction under Section 12 of the POCSO Act, which pertains...

COVID Death Compensation : Supreme Court Directs States To Appoint Nodal Officers To Reach Out To Kin Of Deceased

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed all the State Governments to appoint a dedicated officer, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat, as a nodal officer to coordinate with the Member Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority to reach out to kins/family members of persons who have succumbed to COVID-19 and ensure all eligible claimants apply...

Entire Service Record To Be Considered For Order Of Premature Retirement, Though Recent ACRs Carry Weight : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an order of premature retirement is required to be passed on the basis of entire service records.The recent reports would carry their own weight, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian added. The court also noted that such an order of compulsory retirement is not liable to be quashed by the Court merely for the reason that...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Filed By Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a bail plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Justice Mukta Gupta sought response of the Delhi Police while posting the matter for further hearing on March 28.Sushil Kumar was arrested from Delhi last year. His associate,...

CCI Imposes Hefty Penalty On 6 Tyre Manufacturers For Cartelization

The Competition Commission of India in In Re: Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Appolo Tyres & Ors., in a Bench consisting of Mr. Augustine Peter, Mr. U.C. Nahta and Justice G.P Mittal imposed hefty penalties on Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT, JK Tyre, Birla Tyres and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association for cartelization. It also passed a "cease and desist" order against...

Public Prosecutors Under Duty To Read Correct Allegations As Case Diary Isn't Available During VC Bail Hearings: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that during the video conference hearings in bail pleas, since the Courts have no access to case diaries, therefore, the duty heavily lies on the Public Prosecutor to read out the correct allegations against the accused/applicant.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia was hearing the bail pleas filed by the applicants apprehending their arrest...

Consent Decree Cannot Be Modified/Altered Unless The Mistake Is A Patent Or Obvious One: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless the mistake is a patent or obvious mistake. Or else, there is a danger of every consent decree being sought to be altered on the ground of mistake/ misunderstanding by a party to the consent decree, the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai observed.The court observed thus while disposing...

Murder Conspiracy | Kerala High Court To Pronounce Order On Dileep's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea On Monday

The Kerala High Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday, in the anticipatory bail plea moved by actor Dileep and other accused in the alleged criminal conspiracy to kill police officers investigating the sensational 2017 sexual assault case.Justice Gopinath P. heard the prosecution and the accused at length today before reserving its orders. DGP T.A Shaji appearing for the...

NEET PG 2022: Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Extend Internship Deadline On February 8, 2022

The Supreme Court today adjourned for Tuesday, February 8, 2022 a writ petition filed by six MBBS seeking deferment of NEET PG 2022 which is scheduled to be conducted on March 12, 2022 so as to accommodate candidates who are currently undergoing NEET-PG 2021-22 counseling and would want to appear in NEET-PG 2022-23, subject to the seat allocation in NEET PG 2021-2022.The matter was listed...

Emergent Powers U/S 41 Of Assam Excise Act Do Not Include Closing Of Premises Not Engaged In Liquor Manufacturing Possession Or Sale: Gauhati HC

The emergency powers encompassed within Section 41 of the Assam Excise Act 2000 accords on any excise or police officer the power to search premises and seize material and documents found and arrest any person, after having recorded his grounds to believe that an offence has been committed, however, this power does not include sealing/closing the premises, Guwahati High Court...

"Tainted Investigation": Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Convict's Life Sentence In A 40-Year-Old Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court today set aside the life sentence of a murder convict in a case that dates back to 1981 after concluding that the investigation of the case appeared to be tainted and not as per law. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vivek Varma didn't find the statements of the eyewitnesses of the incident to be credible and it also discarded several theories put up by...