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Delhi High Court Passes Directions Regarding Advance Intimation Of Leave By District Court Judges, Immediate Updation On Website
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notification regarding advance intimation of leave by judges of all the District Courts and immediate updation of its status on the website. According to a notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, all the Principal District & Sessions are directed by the Chief Justice of the High Court to issue fresh circular and take...
Khori Gaon Evictions : Petitioners Raise Objections To Rehabilitation Policy; Supreme Court To Pass Orders On Nov 15
The Supreme Court has decided to issue on Monday (15th November) its orders on challenge to rehabilitation policy including the eligibility criteria framed by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad with respect to the demolitions at Khori Gaon.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari on Friday heard detailed arguments on behalf of the petitioners challenging...
Future v. Amazon: Supreme Court To Hear on 23 Nov Future's Plea Against Delhi HC's Refusal To Stay Singapore Tribunal's Order Halting Reliance Deal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Future Group's special leave petition challenging Delhi High Court's 29th October order refusing to grant an ad interim stay on the order passed by a Singapore based Arbitration Tribunal which refused to interfere with the Emergency Award restraining it to continue with the Reliance deal.The Singapore International Arbitration Centre had in...
"Was There Any Notification To Throw People Out?" Delhi HC Questions Police In Pleas By Indian Nationals Over FIRs Related To Tablighi Jamaat
The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Delhi Police in the pleas filed by Indian nationals seeking quashing of the FIRs registered against them for sheltering the attendees of Tablighi Jamaat congregation in their homes or mosques amid the covid 19 lockdown last year.Justice Mukta Gupta quizzed the Police as to where would the people have gone when a lockdown was suddenly imposed in...
How Two Supplementary Chargesheets Would Be Filed In A Delhi Riots Case Qua Two Separate Incidents? Court Asks Police To Clarify
A Delhi Court has asked the Delhi Police to clarify as to how two supplementary chargesheets would be filed qua two separate incidents in relation to a North East Delhi riots case. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat was dealing with FIR 105/2020 registered at Khajuri Khas police station under sec. 147, 148, 148, 188, 437, 435 and 436 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.The FIR was registered...
Chitrakoot Gang Rape Case- UP Court Sentences Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati, 2 Others To Life Imprisonment
A Special MP MLA in Lucknow today sentenced former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others to life imprisonment in connection with the Chitrakoot Gang Rape Case of 2017.Apart from life imprisonment, a fine of Rs 2 lakh each has also been imposed on the three convicts. Earlier, on Wednesday all three were held guilty in the Chitrakoot Gang Rape Case on 2017.Special Judge...
High Court Cannot Quash Criminal Proceedings U/Sec 482 CrPC Relying On 'Draft Charge Sheet' Which Is Yet To Be Filed Before Magistrate: Supreme Court
A High Court cannot place reliance on a "draft charge-sheet" which is yet to be placed before the Magistrate to quash the criminal proceedings under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered on Friday (12 November 2021).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna observed that a High Court can neither direct an investigating agency...
Gauhati High Court Seeks State Gov's Response On Health Welfare Measures Undertaken For Transgender Persons As Per 2019 Act
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday sought the State's response on its measures taken for the health and welfare of the transgender community. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by by transgender activist Swati Bidhan Baruah, raising several issues faced by members of the said community in accessing health and medical facilities. The PIL had been filed in the year 2018,...
Many Child Care Institutions Misusing Foreign Contributions : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ("NCPCR") has told the Supreme Court that NGOs having FCRA registration receive foreign funds and further give the same to other NGOs, which don't have FCRA registration. To bring on record the work done by NCPCR to stop the misuse of foreign funds by various NGO's, the Apex Child Rights Body has filed an affidavit in the writ petition...
