Initiation Of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Persons With Mental Disabilities Is A Facet Of Indirect Discrimination : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against persons with mental disabilities is a facet of indirect discrimination. The Apex Court was adjudicating upon a case wherein disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against an officer of the Central Reserve Police Force who had been diagnosed with 40 to 70 percent mental disability. A...

"If One-Year-Old Girl Isn't Safe It Would Create Havoc In Society": MP High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Rape Convict

"If a girl aged about 1 year is not safe in Society, then it would create havoc in the Society. Thus, such incidents are to be dealt with in all seriousness," observed the Madhya Pradesh High Court as it upheld the life sentence awarded to a man for raping a one-year-old girl.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava was hearing the plea filed by one...

Supreme Court Directs Bar Councils To Decide Complaints Against Advocates Within One Year Of Their Receipt; Suggests Empaneling Retired Judicial Officers As Inquiry Officers

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued directions to the State Bar Councils to dispose of complaints under Section 35 expeditiously and conclude the same within a period of one year from the date of receipt of the complaint as mandated under Section 36 B of the Advocates Act. The Apex Court also passed directions to expedite the disposal of the transferred proceedings before the Bar Council...

Allahabad HC Orders Action Against CWC Chairman For Failure To Follow 'Junaid Case' Guidelines In Case Of 12-Yr-Old Sexual Assault Victim

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered action against the Chairman, Child Welfare Committee of district Pilibhit who failed to follow the guidelines laid down by the High Court in the case of Junaid Vs. State of U.P. and another.It may be noted that in Junaid's case, the High Court had, inter alia, issued directions and a timeline for the disposal of bail applications under the POCSO...

CCI Revokes Approval For Amazon's Deal With Future Group; Imposes Rs 200 Crore Penalty On Amazon For Violations

The Competition Commission of India has kept in abeyance the approval granted for the American e-commerce giant Aamzon's deal with Future Group.In a 57-page order passed on December 17, the CCI said that the approval granted as per order Order dated 28th November, 2019, for the deal of Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC to acquire 49 percent stake in Future Coupons Private Limited...

'Nothing To Show His Active Involvement': Kerala High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused Under Judicial Custody Since 2015

The Kerala High Court on Thursday reversed an order of a Single Judge denying bail to a 67-year-old suspected Maoist undertrial charged under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He was arrested in 2015 and was lodged in judicial custody since then. A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran while granting bail to the appellant,...

How Many Students Appeared For Offline Exams Conducted For 5-Yr LLB Course? Karnataka High Court Asks KSLU

The direction followed after the court was informed that most of the students had boycotted the exam.

Attachment Of Bank A/C By Tax Authorities During Pendency Of CIRP Violative Of Section 14 IBC: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai has ruled that an attachment by the Tax Authorities during the pendency of a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) is violative of Section 14 (Moratorium) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code."The claim of the Respondent (Dy. Commissioner of State Tax) will be dealt in the manner as provided u/s. 53 of the IBC and therefore, Respondent No....

Power To Issue Notification Under S. 48(1) Of Land Acquisition Act Includes Power To Rescind : Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Tuesday, reversed a High Court judgment which had set aside a notification cancelling a previous notification issued under S.48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the release of land of respondents from acquisition, and stated that, "A notification under S.48(1) confers benefit upon an individual and hence it is not supposed to be preceded by any enquiry. An...

Kangana Ranaut Files Appeal In Sessions Court To Transfer Javed Akhtar Defamation Case

Close to two months after the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate rejected actress Kangana Ranaut's application to transfer her defamation case from a particular Magistrate, the actor has approached the Sessions Court against that order.Kangana's plea filed through her Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee states that Akhtar, the complainant in the case has remained absent on six occasions, out of...

UP BJP MLA Indra Tiwari Disqualified Following Conviction In Fake Marksheet Case, Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh-Ayodhya's Gosaiganj seat, Indra Pratap alias Khabbu Tiwari has been disqualified from the membership of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly following his conviction in a fake mark sheet case by a Special UP Court.In a notification issued by the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat on December 7, it has been notified that Tiwari would be considered as...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea By Orissa Private Engineering Colleges Association To Conduct 'O-JEE – 2021'

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition by the Orissa Private Engineering Colleges Association for a direction to the authorities of state government of Odisha, Policy Planning Body and Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee to hold 2nd Special 'O-JEE – 2021' in respect of admission into B-Tech (Engineering) and Lateral Entry (L.E) courses.The bench of Justices D....