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Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Shahrukh Pathan In A Delhi Riots Case; Discharges Him Under Arms Act
A Delhi Court has framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, in a case related to rioting, causing injuries to police personnel and gunshot injury sustained by one Rohit Shukla by an armed mob. (FIR 49/2020 registered at Jafrabad Police Station)However, the Court discharged him of the offences under the Arms Act....
Preventive Detention Powers Shouldn't Be Exercised Sans Possibility Of Person Being Released From Custody: Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a detention order passed against a murder accused by exercising powers under the National Security Act, 1980 as it observed that if a person is in custody and there is no imminent possibility of his being released, the power of preventive detention should not be exercised.The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi with...
"Scheme A Reform In Targeted Public Distribution System": Calcutta High Court Upholds Vires Of State Govt's 'Duare Ration Scheme'
In a significant judgment, the Calcutta High Court today upheld the vires of the ambitious meal scheme of the West Bengal Government, the Duare Ration Scheme which essentially seeks to ensure doorstep delivery of essential food items. The words "Duare Ration" in Bengali translate to "ration at the doorstep" in English.Noting that the scheme could be seen as a step in the direction to...
Indecent Behaviour During Virtual Court: Madras High Court Issues Notice To Accused Lawyer
In the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated in light of indecent behaviour during the court proceedings, Madras High Court has issued notice to the accused lawyer, R.D. Santhanakrishnan. Today, A Division Bench of Justices P.N Prakash and R. Hemalatha noted that the lawyer involved in the matter has been identified based on a preliminary report filed by the Inspector of...
CJI Ramana Expresses Deep Shock At Ludhiana Court Blast; Raises Concern About Lack Of Adequate Security In Courts
The Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice N. V. Ramana expressed deep shock at the incident of blast that occurred in Ludhiana District Court Complex today. Expressing grave concern at the lack of adequate security in court complexes, he hoped that the law enforcing agencies will pay necessary attention to ensure protection for the court complexes and all the stakeholders. Such...
Kolkata Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court Reserves Orders In Petitions By CPI(M) Candidates Seeking Repoll Over Alleged Violence
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved orders in two petitions filed by CPI(M) candidates alleging that booths were captured, votes were rigged and large-scale violence had taken place in the recently concluded Kolkata Municipal polls which took place on December 19. The petitions had been filed by CPI(M) candidate Debolina Sarkar (from ward number 2) and Faiyaz Ahmed Khan (from ward...
Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites
The Allahabad High Court last week called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal, while hearing a suo moto matter [In Re - Regular Publication of All The Enactments of The State Legislature, as well as Rules, framed]...
Dowry Death Shall Be Presumed If It Is Shown That Wife Was Harassed For Dowry Soon Before Death : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that once the prosecution is able to establish that a woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment for or in connection with any demand for dowry soon before her death, the Court shall proceed on a presumption that the persons who have subjected her to cruelty with demand for dowry have caused dowry death u/s 304B of the Indian Penal Code.The bench of Chief...
Delhi High Court To Hear In January Amazon's Plea Challenging Enforcement Directorate's Jurisdiction To Investigate Matters Beyond It's Power Under FEMA
The Delhi High Court will hear on January 5 next year, the plea filed by Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited India challenging the jurisdiction Directorate of Enforcement and its officers to investigate it in the matters beyond the scope of power of the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.The plea which was listed for hearing today before a single bench of Justice Rekha Palli,...
Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversions & Inter-Faith Marriages
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religious conversions and inter-faith marriages. The bill was passed in a voice vote amid strong opposition from Congress and JD(S). The ruling BJP government had introduced the bill on Tuesday. What...
Kolkata Municipal Polls : BJP Seeks Preservation Of CCTV Visuals Of Alleged Violence; Calcutta HC Reserves Orders
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record compliance reports filed by the State government as well as the State Election Commission pursuant to the directions of the Court in its order dated December 17, 2021. The Court had last week dismissed an appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment...