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MV Act | Multipliers Under Second Schedule To Be Applied Even If At The Time Of Accident Those Were Not In Force: Orissa High Court
A Division Bench of the Orissa High Court, comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik, has held that the 'multipliers' provided under the second schedule to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ("the Act") can be applied even in the cases where at the time of adjudication the schedule was in force, though it was not operational at the time of accident. The...
Civil Suit Maintainable Against Termination Of Probationer If No Enquiry Conducted Before Removal: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the services of a regular appointed employee, though on probation, cannot be terminated without enquiry and without providing an opportunity of hearing and explaining the charges against him. The court pursued that the fact finding of two courts below are based on appreciation of evidence and no illegality or perversity has been pointed out...
Kalkaji Temple Redevelopment: High Court Orders Delhi Police To Proceed With Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupants
Update on March 25 - Supreme Court refuses to interfere with HC order - In a matter concerning the redevelopment of city's Kalkaji temple, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to proceed with the eviction of unauthorized occupants of jhuggis and dharamshalas present in the temple premises. Justice Pratibha M Singh took into consideration the stand taken by such...
Section 459 IPC Applies If Trespasser Causes Grievous Hurt Or Attempts To Cause Death Or Hurt While Trespassing: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court observed that Section 459 of Indian Penal Code would apply if a trespasser causes grievous hurt or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt in the course of the trespass i.e. whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking. Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati, while allowing the petition, modified the trial court's order (for the offence U/s 458, 323,...
Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To a Judicial Officer & 2 Judicial Clerks Booked On Charges of Sexually Assaulting A Minor Boy
The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to judicial officer Jitendra Singh Guliya and two judicial clerks. All the three accused are in custody for the offences punishable under section 377/34 of I.P.C. and 5/6 of P.O.C.S.O. Act. Last year, the Rajasthan High Court suspended Jitendra Singh Guliya, with immediate effect pending preliminary enquiry and contemplated departmental...
Congress Worker Moves Madras High Court Opposing Premature Release Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict
In a plea for the pre mature release of S. Nalini, convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Mr. M.A Muthalakan has moved the court to implead him as party respondent in the petition. Mr. M.A Muthalakan is the District President of South Chennai Central Congress Committee. According to him, his impleadment is necessary as otherwise no real and true facts...
Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item
The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summoning order issued by a Court of the Magistrate against the Editor-In-Chief of the daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, Sanjay Gupta for publishing an alleged defamatory news item.The Bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi noted that in absence of specific allegations against the Chief Editor, the person holding the post can't be summoned.The case...
NSEL v 63 Moon Technologies : 1000s Of Crores Remain To Be Paid, Investors Group Tell Supreme Court
"Till Date Investors Are Waiting To Be Repaid, 1000's Of Crores Remains To Be Paid and Only 5% Out Of 5k-6k Crore Has Been Paid," NSEL Action Investors Group told Supreme Court in the SLP preferred by the State of Maharashtra and NSEL Investors Action Group assailing Bombay High Court's order of freeing attachment of assets of 63 Moons Technologies.The High Court bench of Justices Ranjit...
Examiners Of RGUHS Flouting Exam Guidelines, Students Forced To Take Repeat Tests: Karnataka High Court Recommends Disciplinary Action
The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences to take action against delinquent examiners in-charge of conducting Clinical Examinations for MBBS and MD courses, who are routinely found violating the guidelines issued by the University. A single judge bench of Justice P Krishna Bhat said,"It is necessary to observe that examiners appointed by...
Salman Khan Denied Interim Relief In Defamation Suit Regarding Panvel Land Parcel
A City Civil Court in Mumbai has denied interim relief to actor Salman Khan in a defamation suit pertaining to videos uploaded on social media about a land parcel adjoining the actor's farmhouse in Panvel. Khan, as interim relief, had sought injunction against one Ketan Kakkad, YouTuber Sandeep Phogat, Paras Bhat, Ujjwal Narain, Facebook Inc, Facebook India Online Services Private...
NEET-PG Percentile | Meritorious Students Have Fundamental Right To Pursue Post Graduate Education: MBBS Grads Argue In Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday continued hearing a petition filed by three MBBS graduates, seeking relaxation in the cut-off percentile prescribed this year by the Medical Council of India for admissions to medical colleges through NEET-PG.The primary contention of the petitioners is that lowering of percentile does not necessarily mean that merit will be compromised, since percentile...