'Inhuman, Can't Ignore Her Trauma': Karnataka High Court Convicts Father For Sexually Assaulting Minor Daughter

Observing that, "there is no reason for the victim girl to give false evidence against her own father," the Karnataka High Court recently set aside an acquittal order passed by the trial court and sentenced the accused to suffer 10 years rigorous imprisonment, for sexually assaulting his daughter when she was a minor. A division bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad and Justice...

NEET-PG | Not All MBBS Grads Qualified To Become Specialists, Will Introduce 'Exit Test' Like AIBE To Regulate Doctors' Practice: Centre To Delhi HC

Update on March 29 - NEET-PG: Delhi High Court Expresses Disinclination To Interfere With Cut-Off PercentileThe Central Government on Monday claimed before the Delhi High Court that to generalize and say that everybody who has qualified MBBS is on "flat ground" and should be eligible to pursue post-graduate education, is not right. It highlighted that NEET-PG is an exam, aimed to...

18% GST Payable On Supply Of Functional Cattle Feed Plant, Inclusive Of Erection, Installation, Commissioning: AAR

The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the 18% GST is applicable on supply of a functional Cattle Feed Plant, inclusive of its Erection, Installation and Commissioning and related works.The two-member bench of Atul Mehta and Arun Richard observed that the Cattle Feed Plant once installed and commissioned in the premises is transferred to the customer, it...

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Twitter why it cannot block the account of a user, found to be repeatedly posting objectionable content about Hindu gods and goddesses, when in the same breath the micro-blogging website has suspended former US President Donald Trump's account.As Twitter claimed that users post all kinds of content and it cannot block their accounts, a Division Bench of...

'Can't Ignore Sentiments Of General Public' : Kerala High Court Asks If Survey Stones Engraved With 'K-Rail' Are Authorised

The survey is to assess the social impact of the project, look at the impact it has caused instead, said the Court

"Manifest Contempt": Patna HC Hauls Up Two Officials Of State's Law Dept For Disobeying Its Order For Reappointment Of A Public Prosecutor

Patna High Court on Monday initiated contempt proceedings against Bihar Law Secretary in-charge Jyoti Swaroop Srivastava and Joint Secretary Umesh Kumar Sharma for disobeying its order in a matter related to the reappointment of a Public Prosecutor.Single bench of Justice PB Bajanthri directed Secretary Jyoti Swaroop Srivastava and Joint Secretary Umesh Kumar Sharma, Law Department, Government...

Probate Shall Be Granted Only To An Executor Appointed By The Will: Gujarat High Court

The Bench comprising Justice Ashokkumar Joshi of the Gujarat High Court has been hearing an Article 227 petition challenging the order of the Trial Judge pertaining to an application under Order 6 Rule 17 of CPC. The brief facts of the case were that the deceased mother of the Petitioners/Appellants was the owner of certain movable and immovable properties and had executed a will in 2013...

Centre Introduces Bill In Parliament To Collect Biometrics Of Prisoners; Opposition Raises Privacy Concerns

The Central government on Monday introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha.The Bill introduced by Union Minister Ajay Misra on behalf of Home Minister Amit Shah proposes to repeal the 102 years old 'Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920' and bring in a new law, enabling Police officials to take "measurements" of convicts for identification and...

Govt Servants Can't Participate In Any Strike; Absence From Work 'Dies Non': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday barred the government employees from participating in the ongoing two-day nationwide strike organised by the National Convention of Workers against the policies of the Centre while directing the State to declare dies non on the protest days. It declared that the participation of government servants in the ongoing two-day strike is 'illegal'.A Division Bench...

Two Additional Judges Take Oath In Madras High Court

Justice Nidumolu Mala and Justice S. Sounthar were sworn in as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court on Monday. Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari administered the oath for the newly appointed judges.The swearing-in ceremony was followed by a welcome address by the Advocate General, followed by speeches from the Chairman of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, President of...

Mere Filing Of Criminal Case By Wife, Demand For Separate House Not 'Cruelty': Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree

The Karnataka High Court has said that merely for the reason that the wife was demanding a separate house and that she was in the habit of leaving the matrimonial house and going to her sister's and parents' house, the same cannot be termed as "cruelty" for the purpose of seeking a decree of divorce by the husband. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order in a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order today after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj...