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Breaking: Aryan Khan Moves Bombay High Court Against Special Court Order Denying Bail In Drug Case
Aryan Shahrukh Khan approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail in the cruise ship drug case hours after a special NDPS court refused bail to him and two others. His counsels, Senior Advocate Amit Desai and Satish Mandeshinde were present before Justice SW Sambre to mention the matter, but the court rose for the day before the mentioning. The case it likely to be mentioned tomorrow. As...
'We Did Not Ask For Sealed Cover ' : Supreme Court To UP Govt Over Delayed Status Report in Lakhimpur Kheri Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the State of Uttar Pradesh for delay in filing a status report in the recent violence incident at Lakhimpur Kheri, which was filed by the in a sealed cover.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli observed that the report should have been filed at least one day before the hearing to give the Court enough time to...
'Gross Insubordination': Delhi Court Calls For Departmental Action Against Ahlmads Over Non-Compliance Of Order Citing Shortage Of Staff
A Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the Karkardooma District Court complex has requested for initiation of departmental action against Ahlmads over their non-compliance of its previous order for issuance of process, citing the issue of staff shortage.Calling it gross insubordination and dereliction of duties, CMM Arun Kumar Garg said:"The aforesaid explanation is unacceptable...
Breaking: Aryan Khan Denied Bail in Cruise Ship Drug Case
A Special NDPS court at Mumbai on Wednesday refused bail to Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, in the cruise ship drug case. Special Judge VV Patil pronounced the order. The NCB arrested them on October 3, following a raid at the international departure terminal of a Goa-bound cruise the previous day. They are booked under...
Merely Abusing Complainant Does Not Constitute Offence U/s 504 IPC; Intention To Provoke Him To Break Public Peace Necessary: Bombay HC
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court in a judgment has held that a mere allegation that the accused abused the complainant does not itself satisfy the ingredients of offence under section 504 of IPC. Section 504 speaks of 'Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace'. The Bench of Justice Rohit B. Deo observed that in the present case, the material on record...
Shahjahanpur Advocate Killing- BCI Directs UP Bar Council To Refrain From Abstaining From Judicial Work On Oct 20
The Bar Council Of India (BCI) addressed a letter to the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday directing the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to withdraw its call for abstinence from judicial work by lawyers across the State on October 20 as a mark of protest against the killing of an advocate inside the Shahjahanpur District Complex."The Uttar Pradesh Bar Council is forthwith directed to to...
"Govt Cannot Show Lackadaisical Approach To Court Orders": Delhi High Court Seeks Personal Appearance Of Secy. To Ministry Of Culture
Anguished by constant non-compliance of its orders, the Delhi High Court has recently sought personal appearance of Secretary of the Ministry of Culture in a case raising 'serious allegations' against the Government Officers.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed,"This Court is aware of that it is not proper to summons Senior Officers to the Court. But at the same time the Government cannot show...
Anti-Defection Law: Explained
The Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Mr.Biman Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court against the order of the Kolkata High Court. The Kolkata High Court in its order had, among other things, held that the Speaker must take a decision on the disqualification of Mr.Mukul Roy within 3 months from the date of the order. The following article shall seek to explain...
'Father Is Daughter's Fortress, There Cannot Be A Graver Crime': Kerala High Court On Sexual Assault Of Girl By Father
"There can never be more graver and heinous crime than the father committing rape on his own daughter," observed the Kerala High Court recently while upholding a man's conviction under Section 376 of the IPC and sentencing him to undergo 12 years rigorous imprisonment.Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi was dealing with the case of a 16 years old girl who fell prey to her father's repeated...
Cannot Expect Victim Child To Speak About The Occurrence In A Parrot Version: Madras HC Reverses Acquittal Of School Teacher For Sexually Assaulting 4 Year Old Student
The Madras High Court has recently set aside a trial court order acquitting a school teacher in Puducherry who had been charged with sexual assaulting a minor student by observing that a four-year old child cannot be expected to give cogent evidence regarding the sexual assault suffered. The teacher, Earlam Periera, had been sentenced on two counts under the Protection of Children from...
Lakhimpur Kheri Case : 'We Get The Impression That You Are Dragging Your Feet', Supreme Court Tells UP Police
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it was getting the impression that the Uttar Pradesh Police was "dragging its feet" in its investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by the vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP...