Court Acquits Man In Delhi Riots Case, Pulls Up Delhi Police For "Falsely" Citing Witness To Identify Accused As Offender

While acquitting a Muslim man in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case, a Delhi Court pulled up the Delhi Police for "falsely" citing the complainant as a witness who could identify accused as the offender. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shirish Aggarwal of Karkardooma Courts also disbelieved the testimony of an alleged Police witness observing,“It appears that his statement was procured and prepared falsely and belatedly to solve this case.”The court acquitted Noor Mohammad of the offences of...

Civil Services Exam 2023: Central Administrative Tribunal Issues Notice To UPSC On Plea Seeking Reduction In Cut Off For CSAT From 33% to 23%

The Central Administrative Tribunal today issued notice to the Union Public Service Commission on a plea seeking reduction in the cut off for qualifying Part II (CSAT) exam conducted by UPSC last month from 33% to 23%. The matter was listed today before the Principal Bench of the Tribunal.However, the Tribunal has refused to direct the Commission to keep the preliminary result in abeyance as prayed for by the applicants, advocate Saaket Jain told the LiveLaw. The matter is listed now on July 06...

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023: Plea Before Central Administrative Tribunal Seeks Reduction In Cut Off For CSAT From 33% to 23%

Alleging that the difficulty level of the questions was similar to those asked in CAT and IIT JEE examinations, some of the candidates of the 2023 Civil Services Examination have challenged the qualifying Part II (CSAT) exam conducted by UPSC last month and asked the Central Administrative Tribunal to direct the Commission “to reduce the cut off for Paper II CSAT from 33% to 23%.”“Alternatively, this tribunal should direct the commission to conduct a re-exam for Paper II (CSAT) as part of Civil...

Difficult To Assume 'Mob' From Muslim Community Would Chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’: Court Raps Delhi Police For Clubbing Complaints Without Probe, Acquits 3

While acquitting three Muslim men in a case connected to the Northeast Delhi riots, a court in the national capital pulled up the Delhi Police for clubbing several complaints with the case without investigation. The court acquitted the three accused in the main complaint and referred the matter related to the wrongly clubbed complaints back to the investigating agency.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said the charges levelled against Akil Ahmed, Raheesh Khan and Irshad in respect of...

NCW Acts On Complaint Regarding Lack Of Toilets For Women Lawyers In Nilgiris Court Complex; Writes To Madras HC Registrar

The National Commission For Women on Wednesday urged the Madras High Court Registrar to take immediate cognizance of the lack of toilets for female lawyers at the Nilgiris Court Complex. The commission asked the Registrar to communicate the steps taken within three days.In the letter, the NCW said the court complex, which was inaugurated in 2022, boasts of several amenities but lacks a designated toilet that the women lawyers can use. "The complainant has mentioned in their complaint that the...

Mukhtar Ansari's Aide Sanjeev 'Jeeva' Shot Dead By Unidentified Assailants Inside Lucknow Court Premises

Alleged gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari 'Jeeva', a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari was shot dead today by unidentified assailants inside the Lucknow court premises. The attackers had reportedly come dressed as a lawyer. One of them was caught by the police. A girl and a policeman also got injured in the shootout.Jeeva's name had surfaced in the murder of senior BJP leaders Brahmadutt Dwivedi and Krishnanand Rai. In an official statement, Lucknow Police Commissioner S B Shiradkar...

Chennai Court Grants Bail To Kalakshetra Faculty Member In Sexual Harassment Case

The Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, has granted bail to Hari Padman, a faculty member of Rukmini Devi College, run by Kalakshetra foundation, who has been accused of sexually harassing students.In December 2022, one the former Directors of the foundation had made a Facebook post accusing the male teacher of molesting and threatening the students. This led to many other students coming forward with similar instances of sexual harassment. The students sat on dharna demanding action from...

Bar Council Of Delhi’s Special Committee Opposes BCI’s Rules For Entry Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, Calls For Stay

A special committee constituted by the Bar Council of Delhi has opposed the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. The Special Committee comprised of various members of Bar Council of Delhi, President and Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association, other Bar Associations of the national capital, Chairman and Secretary of Coordination Committee of the lawyers’ body. According to the interim report of the Bar Council...

Ailing Senior Citizen Granted Medical Bail By Mumbai Court Two Days After His Demise

A Sessions Court in Mumbai granted medical bail to a 62-year-old man two days after his demise in the state-run Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gaike granted medical bail to Suresh Dattaram Pawar for six months on May 11, 2023, while he passed away on May 9, 2023. The bail was granted on humanitarian grounds.Pawar was arrested in a cheating case in 2021. In the medical bail application filed on May 3, 2023 he claimed he was highly diabetic and was suffering from lung...

Karnataka High Court CJ Visits Central Prison On World Environment Day, Inaugurates Manufacturing Unit

Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Prasanna B Varale on the occasion of “World Environment Day”, on Monday, inaugurated the new Areca Nut Leaf Products Manufacturing Unit inside the Central Prison, Bengaluru. The unit aims to promote an eco-friendly environment and to say no to plastic. Attending an awareness programme organised at the Central Prison. The Chief Justice inaugurated the programme by planting a sapling in the premises of the Central Prison. Justice Varale also visited...

BCI Signs MoU With Bar Council Of England & Wales For Mutual Exchange Program Of Lawyers & Law Students

The Bar Council of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Bar Council of England and Wales & Law Society of England and Wales for an exchange programme of Lawyers and Law Students for mutual exchange of training & learning amongst each others jurisdiction.Under the MoU, the Bar Council of India has been authorized to recommend some young Lawyers to the Law Society and to the Bar Council of England & Wales to provide opportunities of training and learning in...

Prayagraj Violence| 'Serious & Anti-Social Acts': Court Denies Bail To Javed Pump In Damage To Public Property Case

The Prayagraj/Allahabad Court on Monday denied bail to the former Welfare Party Of India Leader Javed Mohammad 'Pump' in a case pertaining to the June 2022 Prayagraj Violence incident wherein he has been accused of causing damage to public property.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Birender Singh observed that the alleged acts of the accused are anti-social and are of serious nature and hence, he is not liable to be released on bail as there is a possibility that he might tamper with the...