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MP High Court Grants Interim Relief To Candidate Who Could Not Perform Well In Physical Test For Constable Post Due To 'Torrid Heat'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted interim relief to a candidate who appeared for the physical proficiency test for the post of Constable by directing authorities to give him another chance to reappear for the test. The Petitioner/Candidate had claimed that he could not perform well in the test as he was made to stand in the sun for 5 and a half hours by the selectors,...
FIR Against Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Bharti Singh Over "Backbenchers" Show: High Court Directs Punjab Police To Not Take Coercive Steps
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab Police to not take any coercive steps against Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, filmmaker Farah Khan, comedian Bharti Singh, Screen Player, Writer Abbas Aziz Dalal & Frames Production in connection with a FIR lodged against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a web show titled as 'Backbenchers'...
Belated Claims Of Homebuyers, If Reflected In The Records Of Corporate Debtor Shall Be Included In Information Memorandum By Resolution Professional: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Ms. Shreesha Merla, Mr. Naresh Salecha in the case of Puneet Kaur versus K V Developers Private Limited has held that the claims of those homebuyers who could not file their claims within stipulated time but the same were reflected in the record of the Corporate Debtor ought to...
"Prosecution Failed To Produce Evidence To Complete Chain Of Circumstances": Allahabad High Court Acquits 2 Accused Of Murder Charges
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted two accused of murder charges. The Court held that the instant case was based on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution had completely failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the complete chain of events and circumstances which unerringly points toward the involvement and guilt of the two appellants.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and...
Relaxation In Additional Fee On Delay in filing Form 11 By LLPs Till 30 June 2022: MCA
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the relaxation in additional fees on delay in filing Form 11 by LLPs till June 30, 2022. This Ministry has received representation seeking an extension on the timelines for filing the Annual Return (Form 11) by LLPs without paying additional fees. In view of the transition from version-2 of MCA-21 to version-3 and to...
Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage
The Orissa High Court has recently denied bail to a man, who was accused of having sexual intercourse against the will of a woman on the false assurance of marriage. While rejecting the bail, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi quoted the following observation made by the Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Madanlal, "Dignity of a woman is a part of...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Rape Survivor's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Tattoo Artist Sujeesh
The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking to cancel the bail granted to tattoo artist Sujeesh P.S, who was accused of rape by multiple women.While admitting the plea moved by one of the survivors, Justice Kauser Edappagath issued notice to the State and Sujeesh.Sujeesh, who runs two tattoo studios in the State, had earlier made the front page for reportedly...
NCLAT Terminates The CIRP Of National Textile Corporation Ltd. As Parties Enter Settlement
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member) and Shri Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in National Textile Corporation Ltd. v Hero Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., has terminated the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against...
"People Of Rural Areas Have Much Better Eye-Sight Than That Of Town Folks": Allahabad HC Upholds Life Sentence Of 3 Murder Convicts
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently upheld the life sentence awarded to three murder convicts for killing one Kadhiley in April 2004. The Court also underscored that mere delay in lodging the FIR may not prove fatal in all cases.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav further stressed that the Court the criminal jurisprudence in India recognizes that the...
PIL Filed In Orissa High Court Against Felling Of Hundreds Of Trees For Construction Of MLA Quarters In Bhubaneswar
On Wednesday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed against the proposal to cut around 870 numbers of age-old trees to construct multi-storey quarter buildings for Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Odisha, in the heart of the capital city of Bhubaneswar. It is filed by a social activist named Ms. Jayanti Das. She has impleaded ten parties as respondents including the...
Virtual Court For Traffic eChallan Cases Launched In State of Tripura
The 'Virtual Court Web Portal' has been launched in the State Of Tripura, w.e.f.1 st June, 2022 to facilitate online payment of fines by the citizens in cases relating to eChallans arising out of Traffic violations in the area within the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Police (Traffic), West Tripura, on a pilot basis. As per the press release by Tripura High Court, the High Court...