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'Thief' Remark| Lucknow Court Rules In Favor Of Ex-UP Minister In Defamation Suit Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Awards ₹1 Lakh Compensation
A Lucknow Court on Tuesday decreed a Defamation Suit in Favour of Ex-UP Minister (Presently an MLC) and BJP Leader Dr Mahendra Singh against AAP Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sanjay Singh has also been directed to pay 1 Lakh as compensation to Mahendra Singh.The suit was essentially filed by Mahendra Singh (Plaintiff) in response to Sanjay Singh's defamatory and derogatory remarks,...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Removing Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kundu
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) stayed order passed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court which removed him from the post of Himachal Pradesh's Director General of Police. The Court also stayed the consequent order issued by the State governmentt transferring Kundu as the DGP and posting him as the Principal Secretary of the Ayush Department.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Seeks Lok Sabha Secretariat's Response To Mahua Moitra's Plea Against Expulsion From Lok Sabha
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) asked the Secretary General of Lok Sabha to file a reply to the writ petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra challenging her recent expulsion from the Lok Sabha over allegations of unethical conduct.A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that one of the issues will be the jurisdiction of the court...
Understanding The Controversy Surrounding 'Hit and Run' Provision Under BNS
Recently, the All India Transporters has called on a nationwide strike to register their protest against a provision contained in the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) prescribing harsher punishment for causing death in a hit and run cases. What does the new law say on hit-and-run cases? Section 106 (2) of BNS stipulates that “Whoever causes death of any person by rash and negligent driving...
Supreme Court Refuses SIT/CBI Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Case; Endorses SEBI Investigation, Regulations
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) refused to order a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) into the allegations levelled in the Hindenburg Research report regarding stock price manipulations by the Adani group of companies.A three-Judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...
Allahabad High Court Launches Automatic District Allocation System For Newly Recruited Civil Judges
On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court released a press note stating that it has successfully posted 225 newly recruited candidates as Civil Judge (Junior Division) in different District Courts across the State of Uttar Pradesh using Automatic District Allocation System.“As a novel and first-time exercise the posting has been done with the use of office automation and Automatic...
Truck Drivers' Protest : Hit & Run Provision Of BNS Will Be Invoked Only After Consultations, Says Centre
In a significant development, the government of India (on January 02) issued a press release stating that “hit and run” provision of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which seeks to replace the Indian Penal Code, will be invoked only after consultations with the All India Motor Transport Congress.President Draupadi Murmu, on December 25, assented to the three new criminal code bills that...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Pleas To Probe Adani-Hindenburg Issue
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment tomorrow (January 3) on a batch of petitions seeking independent probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had reserved the judgment on November 24 on the PILs which seek a court-monitored probe into the allegations levelled in the Hindenburg Research...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Appoint Advocates To Vacant Judicial Member Posts In Armed Forces Tribunals
The Supreme Court on January 2, rejected a plea for the appointment of experienced advocates to fill the vacant judicial member positions in the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT). The petition filed under Article 32 prayed for the appointment of experienced advocates with at least 10 years of practice as judicial members for all the empty positions throughout the Armed Forces Tribunals....
Kerala High Court Set To Launch Its Monthly Newsletter 'High Court Chronicles'
The Kerala High Court is set to launch its monthly newsletter, namely 'High Court Chronicles' tomorrow (January 3, 2024) at 9:45 A.M. by Chief Justice Ashish J. Desai. The newsletter intends to inform citizens about legal insights, landmark cases and other initiatives launched by the High Court for better dispensation of justice. The editorial board comprises Kerala High Court judges,...