Terror Funding Case: Delhi Court Extends Detention Of Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez & Two Others By Further 50 Days

A Delhi Court has extended the detention period of human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to further 50 days for the purpose of conducting investigation in an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh of the Patiala House Courts allowed the application moved by the National Investigating Agency under proviso (i)...

Altering Project Layout Without Prior Notice 'Unfair Trade Practice': NCDRC Orders Refund To Flat Buyer

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has held that alteration in the number of flats per tower without any increase in the project area and without prior notice to the buyer amounts to unfair trade practice.Justice Deepa Sharma (Presiding Member) and Subash Chandra (Member) was adjudicating upon a complaint against delayed delivery of possession and altered layout of the...

Gravity Of Offence Can't Be Overlooked While Applying Triple Test For Bail: Prosecution Opposes Sharjeel Imam's Plea In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

The State has opposed Sharjeel Imam's bail plea before the Delhi High Court in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.The prosecution has argued that the severity and gravity of the offence which Imam has been charged with cannot be overlooked in any manner before applying...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates As Additional Judges To Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

The Central Government has appointed Advocates Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi as Additional Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The appointment is for a period of two years.The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judicial Officer UC Sharma As Additional Judge Of Allahabad High Court

The Central government today notified the appointment of a Judicial Officer as an additional judge to the Allahabad High Court. The appointment has been made in the exercise of the power conferred by clause (I) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India. Judicial Officer Umesh Chandra Sharma will remain as an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court till December 31, 2023.The...

Centre Appoints Former Madras High Court Judge Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana As Judicial Member Of NGT

The Centre has appointed former Madras High Court Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana as Judicial Member of the National Green Tribunal. The appointment is for a period of four years. After completing a stint of nine years as a judge in Madras High Court starting from 2013, Justice Sathyanarayana had retired from service last month.The order was issued in this regard by the Ministry of...

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Practical Training & Internships For Indian Students Pursuing MBBS From Chinese Universities

The Kerala High Court will consider a plea filed on behalf of 92 foreign medical students studying in different universities in China seeking a direction to the concerned authorities to provide them with practical training and internship facilities in India till the travel restrictions to China are lifted. Justice N. Nagaresh admitted the matter today while posting it on March 30 for...

Centre Appoints Two New Additional Judges To Madras High Court

The Centre has appointed Advocates Nidumolu Mala and S. Sounthar as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, for a period of two years. The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice today reads thus: "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Ms. Nidumolu Mala, and (ii) Shri S....

Centre Appoints Advocates Rajiv Roy & Harish Kumar As Judges Of Patna High Court

The Central Government has appointed Advocates Rajiv Roy and Harish Kumar as Judges of the Patna High Court.The official notification issued today by Ministry of Law and Justice reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) Rajiv Roy, and (ii) Harish Kumar, to be Judges of the Patna...

Landlord Can't Be Prosecuted Under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act If He's Unaware About Rented Premises Being Used As Brothel: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, on the ground that he was not aware that the premise he had given on rent, was being used for running a brothel. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Prabhuraj, stating,"In the light of Section 3(2)(b) of...

Centre Appoints Judicial Officers Poonam A. Bamba & Swarana Kanta Sharma As Judges Of Delhi High Court

The Central Government has appointed judicial officers Poonam A. Bamba and Swarana Kanta Sharma as judges of the Delhi High Court. The official notification issued on March 24, 2022, reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Smt. Poonam A. Bamba and (ii) Ms. Swarana Kanta Sharma, to be...

Man Accused Of Raping Wife & Minor Daughter - Special Court Can Try Offences Under S.376 IPC & POCSO : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the trial against the husband accused of rape and charged under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and also of sexually assaulting his daughter and charged under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act can be held before the Special POCSO Court.While refusing to quash the charges under Section 376 IPC against the husband...