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'Crime Pierces The Soul Of The Society': Kerala Court Sentences Temple Priest To Life Imprisonment For Rape Of 13Yr Old Stepdaughter
"If the guardians of wards behave in this manner, who will guard the wards?" said a Kerala Court on Saturday while convicting a temple priest for sexually harassing his step-daughter for over a year. Special Judge Saleena VG Nair of the Fast-Track Court in Haripad, Alappuzha District, Kerala, convicted the priest for rape, sexual assault and criminal intimidation under the law,...
Breaking- Rules Abolishing One Year LLM Course Will Not Be Implemented This Year: Bar Council Of India Assures In Supreme Court
The Bar Council of India on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court the BCI Rules abolishing One Year LLM Programme will not be implemented this year ."The BCI rules to abolish One Year LLM are proposed to be brought into force from the academic year 2022-2023", BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra submitted before the Court.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the Consortium...
SC Allows Application For Impleadment of Chhattisgarh Govt. In CBIs' Plea For Transfer Of Trial In 2017 'Fake Obscene CD Case' Outside State
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the impleadment of the state of Chhattisgarh as respondent-party in the plea by the CBI for transfer of the trial in the 'fake obscene CD case' that had rocked Chhattisgarh politics in October 2017 to Delhi or at other place outside of Chhattisgarh. The incumbent Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel is an accused in the matter. The bench headed by...
Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Republic TV's Defamation Complaint Against Navika Kumar For Times Now Show On TRP Scam
The Patiala House Court in Delhi has taken cognizance of the criminal defamation case filed by ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd. (company running Republic TV and R Bharat channels) against Times Now anchor Navika Kumar, for making allegedly defamatory remarks against Republic TV and its Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with the TRP Scam case. The Court of ACMM Chander Jit Singh has...
Allahabad High Court Directs Govt To Provide Free Of Cost Treatment To A Poor Lady Suffering From Breast Cancer
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government and the Hospital authorities to carry out free of cost medical treatment to a poor lady suffering from breast cancer, unable to afford the treatment due to lack of income and funds. A division bench comprising of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Manish Kumar gave the order.The petition was filed by one...
"Not At This Stage": Supreme Court Rejects Bail Application Of Akhil Gogoi In UAPA Case Relating To Anti-CAA Protests
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed plea by peasants' rights activist Akhil Gogoi, challenging the Gauhati High Court order rejecting his bail plea. A three Judge Bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Aniruddha Bose denied bail at this stage in light of the allegations against Gogoi.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta appearing for Gogoi submitted...
Ganga Pollution- Large Quantity Of Untreated Water Flowing Into Rivers, Huge Amount Of Public Money Getting Wasted: Committee Informs Allahabad HC
A committee consisting of counsels for the U.P. State Pollution Control Board, the Central Government, the brief holder for the State and Amicus Curiae (A.K. Gupta) on Tuesday (09th February) informed the Allahabad High Court that large quantity of untreated water is still flowing into the rivers and a huge amount of public money is getting wasted. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar...
Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court's Direction To Insurance Company To Provide Life-Time Warranty On Prosthetic Limbs Including Replacement
Supreme Court has on Wednesday issued notice in a plea filed challenging the Delhi High Court's order directing the insurance company to provide a life time warranty on the prosthetic limb used or purchased by the claimant. A division Bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari has also ordered a stay on the impugned order in the meantime, only to the extent that it...
'Scale Of Drug Usage In Kerala Unacceptably High' : HC Issues Slew Of Directions To Check Drug Abuse In Schools, Colleges
Observing that the "scale of drug usage in Kerala is unacceptably high", the Kerala High Court has issued a slew of directions to control drug abuse among youngsters and students in educational institutions.Notable among the directions is the one given to the State Government to establish campus police units in all educational institutions to prevent drug abuses in campuses. The Court ordered...
Delhi High Court Stays Attachment Of Deccan Chronicles' Properties In ED Proceedings, On Plea By Union Bank Of India
A bench of Justice Prathiba Singh in the Delhi High Court has stayed proceedings arising out of the attachment of properties of Deccan Chronicles Holding Ltd by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), on a plea by Union Bank of India (UBI) stating that corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) was already initiated against Deccan Chronicles and that the attachment by ED has been done after...
Seeking To Declare Lord Muruga As 'Tamil God' Would Damage Federal And Secular Fabric Of This Great Nation : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court(Madurai bench) has dismissed a petition seeking to the direct the State Government to issue an order declaring Lord Muruga a Tamil God, saying it "would cause damage to the very fibre of the federal and secular nature of this great Nation".The preamble of the Constitution emphasizes on the secular nature of the Country, the Court said in the order passed...