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S.482 CrPC | Criminal Proceedings Can't Be Quashed If Specific Accusations Made Against Accused, Can't Conduct Roving Inquiry: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh high Court reiterated that when there are specific accusations in the FIR, charge sheet and witness statement to police, the court does not have the jurisdiction to embark upon appreciation of material in a petition under Section 482 of CrPC. Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy observed: "Prima facie when an accusation has been made, this Court would not embark...
Child Bearing Age Of All India Service Officers Should Not Be Prejudiced By Non-Grant Of Relieving Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that child-bearing age for the young couple should not be irretrievably prejudiced by the non-grant of a relieving order for the All India Service officers.A division bench comprising of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma observed:"….the right to a healthy family life, to start a family and the right to parenthood have to be respected...
Send SHO For Six Months Training To Learn Law & Manner Of Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs DGP
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior bench recently directed the DGP of the State to send a Police Officer for a training for not less than six months to learn the law and the manner of investigation. Court passed the said directions pursuant to its observation on a regular basis that the police was filing charge-sheet only on the basis of confessional statements made by...
Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile Even If Encircled By Vested Forests: Kerala High Court
In a significant judgement, the Kerala High Court has held that the land principally used for the cultivation of crops of long duration cannot be declared as ecologically fragile land under the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act even if it is encircled by vested forests.Upon perusal of Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of the Act, a Division Bench of Justice P.B....
Kumar Vishwas' Plea To Quash FIR Filed Over Comments On Arvind Kejriwal: Punjab & Haryana HC Reserves Order On Interim Relief
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today reserved its order on interim relief sought by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas who has approached the High Court to quash the FIR registered against him by the Punjab Police in connection with his statements against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Reserving the order for interim reliefs sought by Vishwas, the Bench of...
Lawyer Moves Kerala Court Against Alleged Leak Of Privileged Communication To Media By Police
The lawyer who had previously approached the Bar Council of Kerala seeking appropriate legal action against the police officers who allegedly leaked privileged communication between lawyers and their clients in the cases involving actor Dileep has now moved the Sessions Court with his grievance. The Bar Council had on April 24, unanimously decided to take up the issue with the...
'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: Allahabad High Court Extends Interim Protection Against Arrest Of MLA Abbas Ansari Till May 12
The Allahabad High Court today extended the interim protection of arrest granted in favor of Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.This case was registered against him for his alleged statement threatening the government officials with payback at a public rally in Mau district last month. Ansari had said that he...
AIIMS Nurses Union Strike: Delhi High Court Asks Union To Submit Undertaking That Functioning Of Institute, Patient Services Shall Not Be Disrupted
In connection with the issue of strike by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nurses Union, the Delhi High Court has asked a responsible office bearer of the Union to submit an undertaking before the competent authority of AIIMS regarding good behaviour and conduct on behalf of all of its members and that the functioning of the Institute including extension of patient services...
"Will Take Appropriate Measures Regarding Uncalled For Strikes By Bar Associations": UP Bar Council Assures Allahabad High Court
The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has assured the Allahabad High Court that it shall take appropriate measures to ensure that frequency of the strike calls, boycott calls, and resolutions regarding abstinence from active work in the court is arrested.The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh was being represented before the Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi to...
Delhi Riots: Court Acquits Man Charged For Vandalizing Shop, Robbery; Says No Cogent & Reliance Evidence On Record To Hold Him Guilty
A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted one Noor Mohammad @ Noora of all the charges in relation to a Delhi riots case, observing that there was no cogent and reliable evidence on record to hold him guilty. (FIR 129/2020 registered at Khajuri Khas Police Station)Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat acquitted Noora who was charged under sec. 143, 147, 148, 454, 392, 436 and 149 of the Indian...
Yes Bank Initiates Insolvency Proceeding Against Zee Learn Ltd, An Essel Group Company: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Justice P.N. Deshmukh (Judicial Member) and Shri K.K. Vohra (Technical Member), has issued notice to Zee Learn Limited in a petition filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), titled Yes Bank Ltd. v Zee Learn Ltd. The order was passed on 12.04.2022. Zee Learn Ltd. is an Essel...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Allahabad High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Ashish Mishra's Bail Plea
Justice Rajiv Singh of Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench today recused himself from hearing the bail plea of Union Minister's Son, Ashish Mishra, who is a prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case.Mishra is facing a case of Murder for an incident that took place on October 3, 2021, when four protesting farmers were killed after they were mowed down by an SUV, in which Mishra...