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Pre-requisite Of Notice To The Personal Guarantor Is Satisfied On A Service Of Notice As Per Form B: NCLT, Mumbai
The NCLT, Mumbai Bench consisting of Smt. Suchitra Kanuparthi (Judicial Member) and Smt. Anuradha Sanjay Bhatia (Technical Member) in the case of Union Bank of India v. Mr. Dheeraj Wadhawan admitted the application filed by the Union Bank of India/Financial Creditor u/s 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 on the ground that the IBC does not prescribe personal service and...
Personal Liberty Can't Be Curtailed Merely Because Community Holds Sentiments Against Accused: Delhi High Court Grants Bail In Robbery Case
Observing that the right to bail is not to be denied merely because of sentiments of the community against the accused, the Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a robbery case. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted bail to one Taranjeet Singh seeking regular bail in an FIR registered under sec. 392 (robbery), 411 (Dishonestly receiving stolen property) and 34 (Acts done by...
Parole A Progressive Measure Of Correctional Services, Enables Convict To Re-Establish Social Ties, Motivates To Maintain Discipline: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that the foundational concept of parole is to enable a convict to re-establish his social ties in the community and with his family, and reintegrate himself in the society. Denying relief to a man convicted for the offence of murder in three cases, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that the provision for parole, under Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, is seen as...
'Derogatory' Remarks On Muslim Women: Local Court Grants Bail To Yati Narsinghanand
The Uttarakhand Court (at Haridwar) today granted bail to Yati Narsinghanand, who heads the powerful Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh, in a case registered against him for his alleged offensive and derogatory remarks on Muslim women.The Additional District and Sessions Judge Bharat Bhushan Pandey today ordered to release him on bail on his plea moved seeking bail assailing the order of the...
SSC 'Group-D' Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Expunges Single Bench Remarks Against Inquiry Committee; Extends Time For Filing Report By 4 Months
The Calcutta High Court on Monday extended the time granted to the Court appointed inquiry committee to submit its report in respect of the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on the purported recommendation by the West Bengal Central...
Fodder Scam: CBI Court Convicts Lalu Prasad Yadav In ₹139 Crore Doranda Treasury Case
The Special CBI court in Ranchi today convicted former Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav in the case of illegal withdrawal of 139.5 crores from Doranda Treasury. This is the fifth case related to the fodder scam, in which the court has found him guilty.Special CBI Judge CK Shashi pronounced the judgment and on February 18 and he will decide the quantum of sentence on February 18. In...
LLB : Karnataka High Court Allows KSLU To Hold Exams For 3 Year Course; Sets Aside Single Bench Order Which Quashed Exam Notification
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the single judge bench order dated on December 14, 2021, by which the court had quashed the notification issued by Karnataka State Law University, by which it was to conduct offline examinations for the students of 2nd and 4th semester of three year LLB course. A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde...
Lokayukta Can Only 'Recommend' To Disciplinary Authority To Take Action Against Erring Officer, No Statutory Power To Issue Direction: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has held that Section 12(3) of the Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001 does not confer power upon the Lokayukta to pass a direction commanding upon the disciplinary authority to take action against a person, against whom irregularities are found to be true in the course of inquiry. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad held that the authority can only make a recommendation to...
Wife & Children Being Employed Not A Ground To Disregard Special Consideration For Compassionate Allowance : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a government servant who was dismissed from service may not be denied special consideration for compassionate allowance merely for the reason that his wife and children are employed. While allowing a writ petition, Justice V.G. Arun found that although a government servant removed from service is not entitled to pension/ gratuity, the competent...
"Can't Be Let Off Only Because Of Compromise, Has To Atone For Sin Of Harassing A Lady": Delhi High Court Directs Man To Do Community Service
The Delhi High Court has directed a man, accused outraging modesty of a woman, to do community service for a month observing that he cannot be let off simply because of a compromise with the complainant and that he has to atone for his sin of harassing a lady. Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the man to do community service at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for a period of one month...
Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Grant Reservation To Transgender Persons In Public Appointments, Educational Institutions Within 4 Months
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to take steps to treat the transgender community as socially and educationally backward class of citizens and extend all kinds of reservations in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments.The division bench of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas has granted four months'...