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Revenue Record Is Not A Document Of Title : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed in a judgment that revenue record is not a document of title. The Court added that a lessee would not be entitled to any right on the land only on the basis of an entry in the revenue record. The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian was hearing an appeal against the High Court's order wherein the Court had set aside the order dated July...
Delhi High Court Transfers 11 Judicial Officers Including ASJ Vinod Yadav Dealing With Delhi Riots Cases
The Delhi High Court today issued an order transferring/posting a total of 11 Judicial Officers [7 Metropolitan Magistrates and 4 Additional Sessions Judge] including ASJ Vinod Yadav who has been dealing with Delhi Riots matter in the Karkardooma Court.ASJ Yadav, who has been critical of the Delhi Police mode of conducting probes in the riots cases, has been transferred to the Rouse Avenue...
Aryan Khan's Friend Arbaaz Merchant Moves For Bail, Seeks CCTV Footage In Cruise Ship Drug Case, Alleges That "Contraband Was Planted"
Arbaaz Merchant(26), friend of Aryan Khan has filed for bail before the Magistrate Court in the cruise ship drugs case accusing the Narcotics Control Bureau of "misguiding" and "misleading" the court by concealing material facts. Merchant has claimed that despite allegedly recovering only six grams of 'small quantity of charas from him, NCB's remand application against him and...
"Sorry State Of Affairs": Court Expresses Dismay Over Police Witness Lying On Oath About Identification Of Accused In Riots Case
Terming it to be a sorry state of affairs, a Delhi Court has expressed dismay over the action of a police witness lying on oath regarding identification of three accused persons in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, who sought a status report to be filed by DCP, North East in this regard, said thus: "Prima facie, one of the police witnesses...
Employer Cannot Be Compelled To Appoint A Candidate Merely Because He Made Truthful Declaration Regarding Criminal Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an employer cannot be compelled to appoint a candidate merely because truthful declaration regarding criminal cases has been made by the employee.The court said that the employer still has the right to consider criminal antecedents of such a candidates.If a person is acquitted giving him the benefit of doubt, from the charge of an offence involving...
"Used Servant's SIM Against Will, Tainted His Reputation": Allahabad HC Dismisses Vikas Dubey Wife's Plea To Quash Case U/S 419, 420 IPC
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by slain gangster Vikas Dubey (Bikru, Kanpur) wife, Richa Dubey wife seeking quashing of the entire criminal proceedings in a case registered against her under Sections 419 and 420 of IPC for using her servant's SIM card without his will.The Bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed dismissed the plea noting that the ingredients for the offence...
'Not Everyone Above Poverty Line Is A Millionaire' : Kerala High Court Suggests Govt To Provide Free Post-Covid Treatment
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the government's move to charge for post-Covid treatment. Considering that patients experienced graver health problems after testing negative, rather than while being Covid positive, the Court ruled that one month of follow-up treatment should be ideally provided free of charge.A Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran...
'Is This The Way To Argue?Saying That Court Will Repent In Future?': Supreme Court Pulls Up Lawyer Of Unitech Accused
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah on Wednesday expressed unhappiness with the nature of arguments made by Senior Advocate Vikas Singh on behalf of the Chandra brothers in the Unitech case.Singh submitted that the Supreme Court was passing ex-parte orders to take over the running of companies. Referring to the Supreme Court's orders in Amrapali and...
Consumer Protection Act - Onus To Prove Deficiency In Service Is On The Complainant : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that, in a consumer case, the onus of proof that there was deficiency in service is on the complainant. Without any proof of deficiency, the opposite party cannot be held responsible for deficiency in service, Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed.The complainant Dolphin International Ltd., engaged the respondent SGS India Ltd. for providing services...
Cruise Ship Drug Case -Mumbai Court Remands Four Fresh Arrestees To NCB Custody Till October 14
Four new arrestees in the Cruise Ship Drug Case were remanded to Narcotics Control Bureau's custody till October 14 after the court rejected their pleas for release where they alleged illegal detention. So far 16 people who have been arrested in the case, including Aryan Khan are in NCB's custody. The NCB claimed the fresh arrestees are event organizers of the party on October 2,...
"HC Can't Order Release Of Vehicle/Property Confiscated Under Forest Act R/W MP Amendments Either Under Article 226/227 Or U/S 482CrPC: MP HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that if any vehicle or property is involved and confiscated in forest offence, no direction for its release can be given by the High Court either under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India or under S. 482 CrPC in view of Madhya Pradesh amendments to the Forest Act 1927. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi ruled thus while relying...