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Children Born Out Of Second Marriage Cannot Be Treated As Illegitimate Children, Eligible For Compassionate Appointment: Telangana HC
Children born out of second marriage cannot be treated as illegitimate children, the Telangana High Court observed while considering plea of a man whose application for compassionate appointment was rejected.In this case, Arpula 's application seeking compassionate appointment was rejected on the ground that he is an illegitimate child and he was born out of second marriage and his father was...
Retired Allahabad HC Judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain Appointed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairperson
The Delhi Government has appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain as the next chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed in a tweet.Justice Hasnain will take the place of Justice (retd) Satyendra Singh Chauhan, a judge at the Allahabad HC who retired on July 4 upon turning 65.Delhi Government...
'Sexual Violence Against Women Is Unlawful Intrusion Into Right To Privacy': Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention Of Man Accused Of Stalking, Voyeurism
Observing that sexual violence against women is an unlawful intrusion into her right to privacy, the Telangana High Court has upheld the detention order passed against a 22 year old accused of stalking women, voyeurism and allegedly inducing them to do nude video chats.Noting that to show mercy in such heinous crimes would be a travesty of justice, a division bench comprising of Justice...
Espionage Case- "Money Trail Yet To Be Traced": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma
A Delhi Court on Saturday denied bail to freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana rejected the bail plea after observing thus:"The investigation is at a crucial juncture as the complete money trail is yet to be traced and releasing...
Don't Treat Them Like Criminals- Bombay High Court Directs Mumbai police To Protect Trans Person
The Bombay High Court, on Saturday, directed the Mumbai police to protect a 23-year-old person identifying as a transgender male, from being forced to leave the city at the instance of the parents. The court also directed the police not to take any coercive steps against them ("they" is the petitioner preferred gender pronoun).A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar granted...
Bikru Encounter: "She Was An Important Player In Horrendous Crime Of Killing Of 8 Cops": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Accused
The Allahabad High Court on Friday denied Bail to the wife of Amar Dubey (hereinafter 'K') who was a close associate of Vikas Dubey, a gangster who is said to be the mastermind behind the killing of eight policemen in the Kanpur's infamous Bikru encounter last year. She allegedly instigated Vikas Dubey's men to do the policemen to death and she is stated to have been atop a house...
'Society & State Failed To Take Responsibility In Such Cases': Himachal Pradesh HC Denies Bail To Woman Allegedly Indulging Minor Girl Into Flesh Trade
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a 32 year old woman for allegedly indulging a minor girl into flesh trade with strangers. The Court observed that both the society and the State have failed to take responsibility in such cases.Justice Anoop Chitkara observed,"The reasons for the victim to run away from her home were very tragic. There was none to take care of her. The society...
Calcutta High Court Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till August 20 (Read Order)
Pursuant to the suo moto case registered last year, the full bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till August 20 in light of the Covid-19 situation in West Bengal. The extension has been granted by a full bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice...
Dismissed Police Inspector Sachin Waze Seeks Default Bail
Dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze, accused in the Antilia bomb scare-Mansukh Hiran murder case, moved the Special NIA Court for the second time seeking default bail under section 167(2) of the CrPC. In an application sent from prison, Waze has said that he is entitled to bail as the National Investigation Agency has failed to file the charge sheet within 90 days from...