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BREAKING| Bombay High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya In INS Vikrant Cheating Case
The Bombay High Court granted interim protection from arrest to BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya in a cheating case regarding swindling of funds collected to save warship INS Vikrant in 2013.In the event of arrest, Somaiya is to be released on furnishing PR Bond of Rs. 50,000 and attend the police station from April 18 onwards for 4 days from 11am - 2 pm.Justice Anuja Prabhudesai...
'Comprehensive Investigation Required': Calcutta HC Orders CBI To Probe Death Of Eye-Witness In Murder Case Of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of Niranjan Baishnab, who was believed to be an eyewitness to the murder of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu in the Purulia district.The Court had earlier directed the CBI to probe into the the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead...
Right To Be Forgotten | Man Facing Difficulties In Getting Job Due To An Order By Which He Was Acquitted: Bombay HC Orders Its Removal From Court Website
The Bombay High Court recently ordered the removal of an acquittal order from the Court's website on a plea moved by a person/accused who was facing difficulties in getting job due to the acquittal order passed in his favor.Essentially, he had moved to the Court arguing that even though the order was one of acquittal, still it was descriptive, and it had the potential to put a bias in the...
Pre-Payment Charges Can't Be Imposed By Bank Without Giving Prior Information Of The Same: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that 'pre-payment charges' cannot be imposed by the banks without furnishing prior information about the same. While striking down such an imposition, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha observed, "…there is also no evidence that the referred circular was disclosed as attachment to the sanction letter. In facts and circumstances above, Court...
IIT-M Professors Move Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Harassment Case
Two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case for sexually harassing a PhD candidate of the University. They have been arraigned as accused number nine and ten. Justice G. Jayachandran has listed the matter for hearing on April 18. The petitioners submitted that they have...
'Attempt To Suppress Incident': Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Hanshkhali Gangrape & Murder Case, Report To Be Submitted By May 2
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the Hanshkhali gangrape and murder case.According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the scheduled caste community died on April 5 after she was allegedly gangraped by the son of a panchayat member owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and others in West Bengal's Nadia district. She was bleeding profusely...
Include Safety Regulations For Vulnerable Buildings In DCPR-2034: Bombay High Court Tells Maharashtra Govt
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to take steps to include the 2009 Draft Special Regulations for Safety of Buildings in the 2034 Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR).The division bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MG Sewlikar took strong exception to the State's affidavit citing destruction of documents in the 2012 Mantralay fire as...
Protests During Covid Lockdown: Madras High Court Quashes Proceedings Against DMK Minister Senthilbalaji
The Madras High Court on Monday quashed the criminal proceedings instituted Minister of Electricity of Tamil Nadu- V. Senthil Balaji and other DMK party members, for participating in protests against Farm Laws during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Justice A D Jagdish Chandra passed the orders in a petition filed by Balaji along with four others seeking to quash the chargesheet filed before...
Employees Of Unaided Private School Entitled To Benefits Given To Employees Of Government Run Schools: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the employees of an unaided private school are entitled to the benefits as being given to the employees of the government run schools.Justice V Kameswar Rao thus granted relief to the petitioners who were working as Teachers including pre-primary, Librarian, TGT and PGT in city's Ahlcon Public School. The Court allowed the plea which had sought directions...
Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly relevant for the case.Justice Jasmeet Singh expunged the remarks made against the Investigating Officer by a Trial Court in a criminal revision case. The plea was filed by the IO seeking setting aside the direction of the Trial Court...
Appeals U/S 58 RERA Act To Be Filed With Rs. 5,000 Court Fees, Will Be Heard By Single Bench: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court observed that where there is no specific provision available for payment of Court fees on appeals filed under Section 58 of the RERA Act, 2016 before the High Court, as a general principle of law, the Court fees of Rs.5000/- as required to be paid before the Appellate Tribunal under Rule 37 of the RERA Rules, 2017, be paid on appeal before the High Court.Justice...
"Conviction Is Reasonably Possible If Material On Record Remains Unrebutted": Court Frames Charges Against Six In Delhi Riots Case
A Delhi Court has framed charges against six men in a case relating to the North East Delhi riots of 2020 observing that it was prima facie evident that if the material on record remained unrebutted, the conviction of the accused persons was reasonably possible. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat framed charges against Sumit, Naresh Uday Singh, Darshan, Vinod Kumar and Devraj under sec....