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"Situation Is Alarming": Allahabad HC Depracates Practice Of Delayed Examination Of Materials In Forensic Lab During Trial
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its displeasure over the delayed examination of materials in the Forensic Lab during the Criminal trials. Noting that such delays are becoming a routine now, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal directed the Director General of Police, U.P. and the Secretary, Home, Government of U.P. to inform the Court as to what steps are being taken by them...
Time Period Under Regulation 35A Is Directory And Not Mandatory: NCLAT, Delhi
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) principal bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Dr. Alok Srivastava, Ms. Shreesha Merla in the case of Aditya Kumar Tibrewal v. Om Prakash Pandey held that time period prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (CIRP) Regulations (CIRP Regulations) is directory in nature and not mandatory. Resolution Professional of M/s...
Wife Can Be Granted Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC Even If Decree For Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Is Passed Against Her: Allahabad HC
In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that there is no bar under Section 125 Cr.P.C. to grant maintenance to a wife, even against whom, a decree for restitution of conjugal rights has been passed. The Bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh further stressed that it would be very harsh to refuse maintenance on the ground of a decree of restitution of conjugal rights passed...
Pampa Sand Mining Case: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Vigilance Probe
The Kerala High Court has set aside the vigilance probe which was ordered into the alleged illegal mining of sand accumulated along the banks of river Pampa.In August 2020, the Vigilance Special Court in Thiruvananthapuram had ordered a Vigilance inquiry into the charges of corruption based on a petition filed by Senior Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala. Justice Sunil Thomas set aside...
'Requires Attention Of Superiors': Calcutta HC Raps Investigating Officer For Allegedly Demanding Money, Refusing To Examine Petitioner Without Identification Proof
The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on an Investigating Officer while adjudicating upon an anticipatory bail application in connection with a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).A Bench comprising # expressed strong reservations over the conduct of the concerned Investigation Officer after being apprised that the officer had refused...
'Misleading The Court': Calcutta HC Directs DGP To Initiate Departmental Proceedings Against Police Officers, Orders CID Probe
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Director General of Police, West Bengal to initiate departmental proceedings against concerned police officers for misleading the Court and further handed over the investigation to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), West Bengal. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was adjudicating upon a case involving serious offences under Section 365...
Punjab And Haryana High Court Weekly Round Up : April 18 To April 24,2022
Nominal IndexSunita Devi v. State Of Haryana and Another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 78 Mohan Lal v. State of Haryana and Others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 79 Swaran Kaur v. State of Punjab and others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 80 Rinky Rani v. Daljit Kumar 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 81 Inam v. State Of Haryana 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 82 Yoginder Kumar Sud versus Thakur Rajiv Singh and Another 2022 LiveLaw...
"He Appears To Be Under Illegal Detention Of UP Govt Authorities": Allahabad High Court Seeks Production Of 82 Year Old Missing Man
In what appears to be the last opportunity, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to produce the 82-year-old man who went missing from TB Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj during COVID's second wave, around 11 months ago, before the Court on May 6.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Jayant Banerji also made a prima facie remark that the missing man...
Contai Municipality Polls| Calcutta HC Raps SEC For Its Changed Stance Over Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras By CFSL
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday expressed reservations over the conduct of the State Election Commission for changing its stance regarding the conduct a forensic audit of the CCTV cameras that were used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections.The Court on Tuesday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi to conduct a forensic audit of the...
'Right To Free Movement Will Be Affected": Delhi HC Orally Observes On Plea To Stop Car Registration Without Proof Of Parking; Seeks Status Report
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that it has to strike a balance between the right of general public to access footpaths and public spaces and the right of people who don't have access to dedicated parking space to have their own vehicle.The observation was made by a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla while hearing a PIL concerning traffic...
Dr. Kumar Vishwas Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court To Quash FIR Filed Over His Comments On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court with a prayer to quash the FIR registered against him by the Punjab Police in connection with his statements against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Vishwas has contended in his plea that the FIR is a result of a malafide intention and an abuse of the process of law and that the...