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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...
Umar Khalid Bail In Delhi Riots: Court Defers Order For Third Time, Pronouncement Tomorrow
A Delhi Court on Wednesday once again deferred passing order on the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.This is the third time that the Court has deferred the pronouncement.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that since the order is...
POCSO Act | Bar U/S 33(5) To Recall Minor Victim Not Applicable After Her Attaining Majority: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has held that the bar under Section 33(5) of the POCSO Act against recalling a child (minor victim) is not applicable after such victim attains majority.Thus, Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira allowed the accused's plea in the present case registered under the POCSO Act, to cross-examine the victim, who had now turned 21 years of age. It observed,"in this case, the victim is...
On Last Day As Bombay HC Judge, Justice SJ Kathawalla Orders ₹10 Crore Interim Compensation For 953 Fisherfolk Families Affected By Infra Project
On his last working day as a Judge at the Bombay High Court, a bench led by Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla directed disbursal of ad-hoc compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to each of the 953 fisherfolk families being affected by an infrastructure project in Thane. "As the fisherfolk and their families cannot be expected to starve till the authorities decide the quantum of compensation…"...
'Nothing Short Of Ridiculing Their Powers': Kerala High Court Denies CBI Probe For Not Approaching Statutory Authorities First
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Western Ghats Protection Council seeking a CBI enquiry into the allegedly illegal financial dealings of Kenza Holdings under the guise of a Villa Project. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly refused to entertain the plea noting that the petitioner society had...