Dhyandev Wankhede, Father of Sameer Wankhede Challenges Single Judge's Order Refusing To Restrain NCP Leader Nawab Malik

Dhyandev Wankhede, father of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has challenged the single judge's order refusing to restrain NCP leader Nawab Malik from posting against his family in the defamation suit.Advocate Arshad Shaikh for Wankhede mentioned the matter before a division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadav on Wednesday.The court has granted circulation for tomorrow.On Monday,...

Witness Testimony Inconsistent With Medical Evidence : Supreme Court Alters Conviction For Murder

The Supreme Court has converted the conviction of appellants from Murder (S.302/149) to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons (326/149) under the Indian Penal Code on the basis of inconsistencies between oral testimony of witnesses and medical evidence on record.A Bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and B.V.Nagarathna relied on Amar Singh v State of Punjab, wherein the...

Inter Country Adoptions: Delhi HC Issues Directions For Enabling Parties To Obtain Certification From DMs, Foreign Authorities And CARA

The Delhi High Court has issued various steps for enabling adoptive and biological parents to obtain the required certification and no- objection from District Magistrates, foreign authorities and Central Adoption Resource Authority(CARA) in relation with inter country adoptions.Justice Pratibha M Singh issued the following steps to be considered by the concerned authorities...

Don't Wait For Delhi Air Quality To Become Severe; Take Advance Measures Based On Scientific Model : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that advance measures must be taken with respect to the Delhi's air quality crisis, on the basis of anticipation about wind pattern and scientific model based on the air pollution levels in different seasons, instead of waiting for taking emergency steps after the air quality has become severe.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana,...

Plea Moved In Chhattisgarh HC Challenging 'Senior' Designation Conferred On 12 Advocates Alleging Arbitrariness, Favoritism In Process

A writ petition has been moved before the Chhattisgarh High Court challenging the 'senior designation' conferred on 12 advocates alleging that the decision was made by applying the pick and choose method which suffers from biases, favoritism, nepotism and is against the settled principles of law.Chhattisgarh High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 12 AdvocatesThe plea has been moved by...

Gujarat Riots : Mukul Rohatgi Defends SIT Clean Chit To Narendra Modi - Live Updates From Zakia Jafri's Case In Supreme Court Hearing

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter. Taking the Court through a range of voluminous documents and notes, Senior Advocate...

Haven't Made A Statement On Establishment Of Allahabad High Court's Bench At Agra: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju has said that he has never made any statement regarding the establishment of Allahabad High Court's bench at Agra.This statement by Union Law Minister has come in the backdrop of various media reports claiming that the Law Minister had made a statement regarding the creation of Bench of Allahabad High Court at Agra and that the demand was under...

'Whether Deliberate Attempt To Shield Offenders?': Court Orders Enquiry Into Police Investigation While Discharging 5 Accused In Delhi Riots Case

While discharging five men in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots, a Delhi Court has directed the DCP concerned to conduct an enquiry into the manner in which the investigation was conducted by the IO to "find out whether or not there had been any deliberate attempt to shield the offenders."Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat said,"The perusal of the charge­sheet does...

CA Exams December 2021 : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks 'Opt Out' Option For Symptomatic Students Without Insisting RT-PCR Test

A CA aspirant have approached the Supreme Court seeking various directions to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICA) with respect o the December cycle exams.The application seeks directions to make alternative arrangements for the symptomatic students/ having fever to appear in the upcoming exams scheduled to be conducted in December 2021.The application filed by Sanjeev K Arora,...

Land Acquisition Act 1894 -Section 17(4) Notification Liable To Be Quashed If State Fails To Show Exceptional Circumstances Justifying Urgency : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the urgency clause under Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 can be invoked only in exceptional circumstances.Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 gives power to the land acquisition authorities to take immediate possession of the land before the proceedings related to award of compensation are over. As per Section 17(4), the authority...

Oral Sex With 10-Yr-Old Boy Not An 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' But 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with the appeal of a POCSO Convict, accused of committing oral sex with a 10-year-old boy, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that putting the penis into the mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes into the category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act"Pursuant to the...

Allegations Against Anil Deshmukh Based On Hearsay : Param Bir Singh's Lawyer Tells Inquiry Commission

Ex- Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's lawyer told an inquiry commission on Tuesday that his corruption allegations against the then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh were based on "hearsay" material and therefore even if he deposed as a witness it would have "no value." Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, representing Param Bir Singh, made this submission before the one-member commission...