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Mandsaur Gangrape Case: Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Imposed On Man Accused Of Raping A 7-Year Old Girl
The Supreme Court of India has recently stayed the execution of the death sentence imposed on a man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Mandsaur in 2018, pending further consideration of the matter. The Bench has also directed a psychological evaluation of the accused and constitution of an evaluation team for the same.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash KSLU's Decision To Hold Intermediate Semester Exams For 5 Yrs LLB Course
The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on the petition challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course.Filed by one KP Prabhudev and others, the plea seeks to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. Justice Ashok S Kinagi reserved its order after hearing submissions of all parties in...
'Unintended Byproduct Of A Well Intended Legislation': Kerala High Court Calls For Ban On Nokkukooli, Calls It Illegal & Unconstitutional
The Kerala High Court on Monday pronounced an elaborate judgment observing that the practice of demanding gawking charges, often referred to as 'nokkukooli' in Malayalam, had to be banned in the State once and for all. Referring to the Kerala Headload Worker's Act, Justice Devan Ramachandran ordered as under:"It is unclear how nokkukooli - literally translated to mean gawking charges - spread...
Aircel Maxis Case: Delhi Court Exempts P Chidambaram From Personal Appearance For A Day
A Delhi Court on Monday exempted the personal appearance of Former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the Aircel Maxis case. The Court had last month issued summons to P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and others after taking cognizance of the chargesheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as well as the CBI in the matter.Today, Special Judge MK Nagpal exempted...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Woman's Plea Claiming To Be Heir Of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, Seeking Possession Of Red Fort
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by one Sultana Begum, seeking possession of Red Fort, claiming herself to be the widow of the great grandson of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II.She alleged that its possession was taken away from her forcibly, by British East India Company in 1857. Justice Rekha Palli dismissed the petition on the ground of there being...
Bombay High Court Extends Varavara Rao's Time To Surrender Till Jan 7, Permits Him To Respond To Private Hospital's Medical Reports
The Bombay High Court on Monday extended Telugu poet Varavara Rao's time to surrender before prison authorities till January 7, while posting his application for extension of medical bail for further consideration on January 4. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal also permitted Rao's counsels to file an affidavit and respond to a private hospital's...
Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Not Compulsory; Only Voluntary : Law Minister
During the introduction and passing of the Electoral Laws(Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today, Union Law Minister Mr. Kiren Rijiju explained that there were some disparities in the existing laws hence the need for the introduction of the Bill.The Law Minister explained that there were some "lacunae in existing law" that needed to be corrected. He explained that under existing...
BREAKING: Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws(Amendment) Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar.The Bill was passed in a voice vote.The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters "for the purpose of establishing the identity".It also seeks to allow the electoral...
Pegasus Case : West Bengal Governor Writes To CM Seeking Records Of Justice Lokur Commission
The Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday invoked Article 167 of the Constitution to seek all records pertaining to the proceedings of the Inquiry Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya constituted by the West Bengal government to investigate into the...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Formulation Of Fresh Accreditation Policy To Ensure Best Patient To Doctor, Patient To Nurse Ratio In NABH Hospitals
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking formulation of a fresh national accreditation policy for ensuring adherence of best patient to doctor and patient to nurse ratio in all the NABH hospitals. The plea also seeks directions on the Quality Council of India and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, to place on record the documents which it...
Bombay High Court Refuses Bail To Armaan Kohli In Narcotics Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail application of actor Armaan Kohli in a drug trafficking case.The court, however, granted bail to alleged consumers Kareem Dhanani and Imran Ansari in a case being investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau.Justice Nitin Sambre passed the order soon after hearing arguments by the NCB and the petitioners.The accused approached the High...