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"Not Standing Up For National Anthem Or Standing Quiet May Amount To Disrespect & Failure To Adhere To Fundamental Duties; Not An Offence Per Se": J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that not standing up for National Anthem or singing it may amount to disrespect and failure to adhere to the fundamental duties as enshrined in the Constitution, however, the same is not an offence under the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act, 1971. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Sanjeev Kumar quashed an FIR against a...
Calcutta High Court Lifts Stay On Teacher Recruitment Process For Upper Primary Schools, Issues Directions To Expedite Process
The Calcutta High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay order that had been imposed on the West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers for primary schools. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay vide an earlier order dated June 30 had imposed an interim stay on the recruitment process in light of the emerging allegations involving irregularities in the marking scheme...
Madras High Court Forms Committee To Check Adherence To Roster System In Junior Civil Judge Recruitment 2003, 2009 & 2012
The Madras High Court on Thursday constituted a Committee pursuant to a plea alleging defects in the seniority list pertaining to the recruitment for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division). The plea had been filed by judicial officers who were recruited in 2009.A Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy entrusted the Committee to rectify...
Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends Lawyer's License For Allegedly Submitting Fake Covid-19 Report For Seeking Financial Help
The Bar Council of Delhi has temporarily suspended an Advocate's license who had allegedly submitted a fake Covid-19 report for seeking financial help. The Council observed that it amounts to misconduct, forgery and cheating.Stating that the Laboratory had confirmed that no such Covid-19 report was issued by them, the Bar Council of Delhi suspended the license of the lawyer."It is apparent...
Hathras Victim's Lawyers Call For Afresh Departmental Inquiry & Penal Charges Against Police Officer
In the Hathras Rape Case, the lawyers on behalf of the victim have called upon the Director-General of Police (Uttar Pradesh) on Saturday for afresh departmental inquiry against Circle Officer (Sadabad) Ram Shabd in conformity with the rule of law and principles of natural justice.Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover, through the representation, called upon to invoke penal laws for...
CB Judgment Which Held Delay Beyond 45 Days In Filing Written Statement Before NCDRC Can't Be Condoned Applies Only Prospectively: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the Constitution Bench judgment in New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited [(2020) 5 SCC 757, which held that the delay beyond the period of 30+15 day (45 days) in filing the written statement cannot be condoned by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission operates only prospectively.In this case,...
'Authorities Have Woken Up': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In Fake Vaccination Camp Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps, allegedly conducted by accused Debanjan Deb. The accused had allegedly been operating Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata by masquerading himself as an IAS officer associated with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.A division bench...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Delhi Govt's Plea Against Thermal Plants In Neighboring States
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by Delhi Government seeking directions to 10 coal fired thermal power plants in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that have not installed the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) to immediately cease operations till such time as the FGD technology is installed.A bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Subhash Reddy...
Delhi Court Seeks Response Of IMA President, Secretary In Plea Seeking Their Removal For Allegedly Showing Superiority Of Christianity Over Hinduism
A Delhi Court on Friday sought replies of the President as well as the Secretary General of Indian Medical Association (IMA) on the maintainability of the suit seeking their removal, on allegations of hurting religious sentiments of people belonging to the Hindu religion by showing comparative superiority of Christianity over Hinduism.Civil Judge Deeksha Rao of the Tis Hazari Court asked...
Instruct Judicial Officers Over The Manner Of Reflecting Facts Of FIR In Bail Order: P&H High Court To Judicial Academy
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday directed the Director, Chandigarh Judicial Academy to issue appropriate directions to the judicial officers on the manner in which the facts in the FIR need to be reflected in the Bail order, before an opinion whether bail/anticipatory bail is to be granted or declined is formed.The Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Sangwan ordered thus while...
Espionage Case- Delhi Court Further Remands Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma To ED Custody Till July 14
A Delhi Court on Friday further remanded freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma to Enforcement Directorate's custody till July 14 after he was arrested for allegedly supplying confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana pronounced the order on the second application moved on behalf of the investigating officer seeking futher...