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Meghalaya Govt Withdraws 'General Consent' Granted To CBI To Investigate Cases In The State
The Government of Meghalaya has withdrawn the 'general consent' granted to the CBI [under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act] to investigate cases in the state, PTI Reported quoting top agency officials. Therefore, CBI will now have to take permission from the State government on a case-to-case basis.With this, Meghalaya has become the ninth state to withdraw the general consent to...
Long Pendency Of NIA Cases: Patiala House Court To Have Three New ASJ Courts To Unburden Special Courts
In order to deal with long pendency of cases under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, the Delhi High Court has been informed that three new Additional Session Judge (ASJ) Courts will be constituted in Patiala House Court for assigning and distribution of other pending cases before two designated special courts. In the additional affidavit filed on behalf of the Registrar of High...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Taking Best Possible Steps To Bring Stranded Indian Citizens, Centre Informs Rajasthan HC
The Central government has informed the Rajasthan High Court that its agencies are taking best possible steps to bring back the Indian citizens including students, stranded in Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia.Additional Solicitor General RD Rastogi apprised the Court that the Indian government has launched operation "Ganga", whereby it is sending various flights through different...
Phone Tapping Case: IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla Approaches Bombay High Court Against Pune FIR
IPS officer Rashmi Shukla has filed a quashing petition in the Bombay High Court against the FIR registered by the Pune Police alleging tapping of politicians' phones between 2015- 2019 when the BJP led alliance was in power in the state. Shukla is currently posted in Hyderabad as the additional director general of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) South Zone. She was Pune...
'High Time Prosecution Agencies Conduct Training Programmes For Prosecutors To Keep Them Abreast With Procedural Law: Madras High Court
Observing that extraction of Section 161(3) of Cr. P.C statement in cross-examination cannot be construed as a substantive piece of evidence, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has set aside an order of trial court sentencing three murder accused to life sentence. The court iterated that substantive evidence is the evidence tendered by the witnesses on oath during criminal...
Plaintiff May File Application U/S 151 r/w Order XX Rule 6A Where Suit Is Conclusively Decided But No Decree Was Drawn: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court has held that a plaintiff may file application under Section 151 r/w Order XX Rule 6A, where suit filed by him is conclusively decided but no formal decree was drawn to that effect. A Single Bench of Justice H. S. Thangkhiew observed, "These being matters of procedure, in the considered view of this Court, as there was no decree drawn up, the petitioner...
Absence Of Judicial Member In Western Zone NGT, Mumbai High Court Seeks Response Of The State
The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has sought for the response of the government on a PIL seeking to assign at least one judicial member who can function along with an expert member of National Green Tribunal (NGT).The division bench of Justice R.N.Laddha and Justice M.S.Sonak has proposed to consider the issue of interim relief. The petitioner has pointed out that presently the...
Advocate Apologizes For Abusing Lady Judge In Open Court: Allahabad HC Disposes Contempt Case After Imposing 2K Cost
The Allahabad High Court recently disposed of a contempt case against a lawyer who abused a lady judge in the open court after he tendered an unconditional & unqualified apology before the court/judicial officer.The Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Vikram D. Chauhan however imposed a cost of Rs. 2,000/- upon him to be deposited at the District Legal Services Authority, Mau....
Madras High Court Quashes Order Shortening Validity Of Karti Chidambaram's Passport
The Madras High Court has held that when an application is made for the renewal/ re-issue of a passport, the authority cannot shorten the duration or validity of the same without following Sections 7 and 10 of Passports Act, 1967.Holding thus, Justice M. Govindaraj directed the Passport Authority to re-issue a passport to Congress MP Karthi P. Chidambaram, which shall be valid for a period...
"Can't Promote Drunkenness Through Discounts": Delhi Govt Defends Decision To Prohibit Concessions On Liquor MRP
Defending its decision to prohibit the grant of discounts or concessions by retail licensees on MRP of liquor in the city, the Delhi Government on Thursday told the High Court that the national capital cannot become a city for "promoting drunkenness through discounts". Justice V Kameswar Rao was hearing a plea filed by five private players holding valid L7Z licenses challenging the order...