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"No Overt Act" - Bombay High Court Grants Bail To 10 Tribal Accused In Palghar Mob Lynching, Refuses Bail To 8 Others
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to 10 tribals accused in the Palghar mob lynching cases of 2020 in which three people were lynched including two Sadhus. The court denied bail to eight others. Earlier, in January 2021, the special court granted bail to 89 accused in the case. In Friday's order Justice Bharati Dangre distinguished between those present at the site and...
Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged Maoist Kheem Singh Bora Booked Under UAPA By UP Police
The Allahabad High Court recently DENIED bail to an alleged Maoist leader Kheem Singh Bora who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in July 2019 from the Bareilly railway station. Bora, who is carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 (as announced by Uttarakhand police in 2017), had moved to the High Court seeking bail in connection with a case registered against him under...
Uncondonable Delay Cannot Be Condoned In A Routine Manner: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the Law of Limitation is substantive and that the litigations and appeals are to be filed within the period of limitation as contemplated under the Statutes. Justice S.M Subramaniam of the Madurai Bench was hearing a petition filed under Order XLI Rule 3A of the Code of Civil Procedure to condone the delay of 2575 days in filing the appeal. "Rule...
NCLT Delhi Declares Logix City Developers Insolvent And Appoints IRP
After the initiation of Corporate Insolvency resolution process of Supertech, Jaypee, Mascot Soho another Noida based real estate developer Logix city developers private limited ("Logix") is declared insolvent by the NCLT New Delhi vide its order dated and appointed the interim resolution professional. Colliers international (India) property services Pvt. Ltd. ("Operational...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To A Murder-Convict In Jail For 17 Years In View Of SC's Order In 'Saudan Singh' Case
Taking into account the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Saudan Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (Crl.Appeal No.308/ 2022), the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to one Hari Bhawan who has already served over a total of 17 years in jail.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav also took into account the recent observations made by the Supreme Court...
Special Court Remands Lawyer Who Filed Case Against Devendra Fadnavis, And His Brother To ED's Custody Till April 6
The Special PMLA Court granted the Enforcement Directorate Nagpur-based lawyer Satish Uke and his brother's custody till April 6 in a money laundering case alleging land grabbing. Special Judge GB Gurao passed the order after marathon arguments advanced by the ED, Uke and his advocate. "The predicate offences are sheduled offences as per PMLA, the investigation is at preliminary...
Kerala High Court Directs Hospital To Do The Needful In Minor Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of 26-Week Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court on Friday came across another plea moved by a sexually abused minor girl seeking permission to undergo medical termination of her over 26-week old pregnancy. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan disposed of the plea moved by the girl's mother. Regrettably, this is the second incident in less than 25 days which depicts a frightening trend of rising cases of minor survivors...
NCLT Permits Centre To Take Over Delhi Gymkhana Club
The Bench comprising of Justice R Sudhakar and Narendra Kumar Bhola of Principal Bench, NCLT New Delhi allowed the petition filed under Section 241-242 of the Companies Act, 2013 by Union of India against the Delhi Gymkhana Club and allowed the Govt. to take over the control of the Delhi Gymkhana Club by nominating Fifteen (15) persons to be appointed as the directors of the Delhi...
Murder Of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu| Calcutta HC Takes On Record Police Report & Case Diary, To Consider If CBI Probe Is Needed On Next Date Of Hearing
The Calcutta High Court on Friday took on record a detailed report submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Purulia pertaining to the investigation into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13. According to reports, Congress councillor Tapan Kandu and TMC's Anupam Dutta were shot dead on...
Orphan Lady Seeks Gujarat High Court's Direction To State Govt To Issue Her 'No Religion, No Caste' Certificate
A 36-year-old orphan lady from Surat, Kajal Manjula has moved a writ petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking a specific direction to the State Government authorities to issue her a special 'No Religion, No Caste' certificate.The petitioner has sought this direction in the larger interest of justice as she has averred in her plea that Society as well as her family make her suffer a lot...
Authority Under Registration Act Not Civil Court, Can't Issue Summons Or Examine Witnesses: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the power conferred on the registering officer under the Registration Act is fundamentally to enable him to satisfy himself about the identity of the person who has presented the document and enquire with him as to whether he has executed the document so presented by him and this power cannot be enlarged by examining the witnesses, scribe...