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'Health More Important Than Revenue' : Kerala High Court Seeks Explanation For Overcrowding At Liquor Outlets
"...it is to be added that as of today, the State of Kerala stands No.1 in COVID-19 cases.The government, on the one hand, is trying to reduce the number of COVID cases, by taking appropriate measures, vaccination, etc. Simultaneously, crowding at public places should not be allowed, more particularly, in liquor shops. Health is more important than revenue", HC said.
Breaking: Kiren Rijiju Is The New Union Minister For Law And Justice
Kiren Rijiju is appointed as the new Union Minister for Law and Justice after the Cabinet reshuffle. He replaced Ravi Shankar Prasad, who resigned from Union Government.Rijiju is a Law Graduate from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.PM Modi has kept the Ministry of Science & Technology with himself, whereas, Amit Shah has also got additional charge of Ministry...
He Has Already Undergone More Than Half Of The Sentence Which Could Be Awarded To Him If Convicted: SC Grants Bail To Man Accused In A Corruption Case
The Supreme Court granted bail to an under trial in a corruption case on the ground that he has already undergone more than half of the sentence which could be awarded to him if convicted.Pawandeepsingh Mahendrasingh Kohli was arrested on 15th April 2016 in connection with crime registered for offence initially under Sections 408, 409 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Later, the police...
Trial Courts Cannot Order Denial Of Remission To Convicts While Imposing Life Imprisonment, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that Trial Courts cannot, while imposing life imprisonment, order denial of remission to the convicts.In this case, the Trial Court convicted the accused under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code [Dacoity with murder] and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life without any entitlement of remission for a period not less than 20 years. The High Court upheld...
Is Ratification By States Needed For Constitution Amendment On Cooperative Societies? Supreme Court Hears Appeals Against Gujarat HC Judgment Striking Down 97th Amendment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard detailed arguments in the appeals filed by the Union of India challenging Gujarat High Court's judgment striking down certain provisions of the 97th constitutional amendment relating to cooperative societies.The Gujarat High Court had quashed the amendment for no recourse being taken to Article 368(2) of the Constitution providing for ratification by...
Anil Deshmukh Case : Also Probe Committee Which Reinstated Sachin Waze, Bombay High Court To CBI
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said in unequivocal terms that it expects the CBI to also investigate the committee that had reinstated, now dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze into the police force after a gap of 15 years. The bench said that the then' head of administration' cannot be 'let off,' neither can he 'plead innocence' that some executive told him...
Interfaith Couple- "No Sign That She Is Major & Wants A Marital Life": Allahabad High Court Refuses Protection
The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to pass a protection order in favor of a woman/girl (claiming to have married a Hindu Man) noting that she did not produce any documentary evidence showing that she belongs to the Muslim religion and that she now wanted to adopt the Hindu religion.Observing that the petition does not even show that the Couple is major, the Bench of Justice Dr....
Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of HCs To NCMSC Report On Aspects Of Judge Strength, Case Load, Infrastructure
The Supreme Court on Wednesday called for the responses of all High Courts to the suggestions and recommendations of the NCMSC on the aspects of judge strength, case load and infrastructure.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah passed this direction in connection with the Imtiyaz Ahmad v. State of UP matter, where on January 2, 2017, the court had ordered that until the National...
SCBA Group Housing Society Dispute- Supreme Courts Asks SCBA President To Resolve Within.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged Senior Advocate and President, SCBA, Mr. Vikas Singh, to use his office to resolve the dispute that has broken out openly within the Bar Association in connection with the construction and repair of residential flats at NOIDA, on a cooperative model, by its members.On Monday, the Miscellaneous Application filed by the Supreme Towers Apartment Owners...
'Demitting Office With Fullest Satisfaction Of Having Discharged My Responsibilities As Per Constitution': Justice JR Midha Bids Farewell To Delhi HC
"A judge's job is to impart justice. I'm demitting office today with fullest satisfaction of having discharged my responsibility as per constitution, be it the district Court or this Court," said Justice JR Midha in his virtual farewell function organized by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.Justice JR Midha retired from the Delhi High Court today, after serving there as an Additional Judge...