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High Court Issues 'Stern Warning' To Delhi Police, NDMC, Over Illegal Hawking In Connaught Place Area
The Delhi High Court has observed that the failure of municipal authority, NDMC in the present matter, in discharging their duties severely and adversely impact the rights of citizens including the Right to life, which also includes a right to clean and healthy environment.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh expressed their displeasure over the illegal hawking, squatting or...
Rejection Of Permanent Commission Claims Of 72 Women Army Officers: Supreme Court Grants Time To Centre And The Army To Resolve The Issue
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed time until October 22 to the Centre and the Indian Army to resolve the issue of grant of Permanent Commission to those women Short Service Commission officers against whom there is no problem of disciplinary or vigilance clearance. Posting the matter for October 22, the Court required ASG Sanjay Jain, for the Union, and Senior Advocate R. Balasubramanian,...
"Accused Cannot Claim Discharge Merely On Ground Of Delay In Recording Of Statements": Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 9 In Riots Case
A Delhi Court has framed charges against 9 men in relation to a North East Delhi riots case after observing that they cannot claim discharge merely on the ground that there was a delay in recording of statements of witnesses.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat also observed that it would be a miscarriage of justice to throw of Prosecution case merely because the statements of witnesses...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Declaration That National Commission For Scheduled Castes Has No Power To Interfere In Sub Judice Matters
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking a declaration that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has no power to interfere in sub judice matters in terms of Rule 7.4.1(e) of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on the plea and granted four weeks' time to the Commission for filing a status report in the matter.The plea also seeks...
Case Closed Via Lok Adalat Amounts To Decree/ Award; Courts Can't Recall The Said Order, Bar Under S. 362 CrPC Will Apply: Karnataka High Court
“The only option available to the petitioner is to file execution case before the same Judge for the execution of the order in terms of the compromise for recovery of the amount mentioned in the cheques..."
WhatsApp Chats Misunderstood By NCB; Friendly Banter May Seem Suspicious To Others : Aryan Khan's Lawyer Amit Desai
On Thursday, even as counsels for the Narcotics Control Bureau cited India's freedom struggle and the menace that drugs pose to society to oppose bail to actor Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, his lawyers urged the court to consider that Indian law mandates a reformative approach in dealing with consumers of drugs, who are seen as victims. In his rejoinder arguments, Senior Advocate Amit...
Centre Notifies Appointments Of New Judges To Patna, Allahabad & Bombay High Courts
The Central Government has notified the appointments of new judges to Patna, Allahabad and Bombay High Courts.The following are the new appointments.Patna High Court.1. Shri Sandeep Kumar, Advocate.2. Shri Purnendu Singh, Advocate.3 Shri Satyavrat Verma, Advocate.These names were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on September 23 along with three other names.Allahabad High Court :1....
'Favouritism By Karnataka Housing Board, Due Procedure Not Followed': High Court Cancels Land Allotment To Trust Headed By BJP MP's Wife
Observing that, "Favoritism has been done by Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) to respondent No.3, Murthy Charitable Trust, without following the prescribed procedure," the Karnataka High Court recently quashed and set aside the allotment of a plot of land to the trust, represented by its President Gayathri, who is the wife of BJP Member of Parliament, Umesh G Jadhav. A division bench of...
'No Irregularities In Rituals' : Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Responds To Devotee's Plea In Supreme Court
In response to a devotee's special leave petition alleging irregularities in in rituals at the iconic Tirupathi Temple, the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam ("TTD") has told Supreme Court that the Sevas to Lord Venkateshwara are performed by Archakas under the supervision of His Holiness Pedda Jeeyangar Swamy and Chinnayajeeyangar swamy strictly in accordance with Vaikhanasa Agama....
Man Poses As Army General In Matrimonial Site; Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail
The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man who allegedly pretended to be a Major in Indian Army on a matrimonial website and entered into sexual relations with a woman on a false promise to marry her, despite being married to another woman.Observing that the man prima facie duped the woman for entering into a relationship, Justice Anu Malhotra said:"Taking into account...
Karnataka High Court Passes Interim Order To Exempt SJMC Doctors From Compulsory Rural Service
The Karnataka High Court by way of interim relief has directed that the state government notification dated 04.10.2021 in regards to compulsory one-year rural service, shall not be operative as against 38 MBBS graduates of St John's Medical College. A single bench of Justice R Devdas while hearing a petition filed by Dr. Gali Samrat and others said, "Since the petitioners have made out...