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Allahabad High Court Slams SHO For Handing Over Custody Of An Adult Woman To A Man, Seeks SSP's Explanation
The Allahabad High Court on Monday slammed the Station House Officer of a police station in District Budaun as he 'passed an order' to hand over the custody of an adult woman (named Shivani Gupta) to another adult man (named Swale Raza).The Bench of Justice Jahangir Jamshed Munir also sought a personal affidavit from SSP, Badaun in two days as the Court called it unpalatable as to how the...
Bhima Koregaon Case: NIA Approaches Special Court To Handover Seized Handsets Of 7 Accused To Pegasus Committee
The National Investigating Agency moved the Special NIA Court on Saturday to hand over seized mobile handsets of seven accused in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad Case to the Technical Committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate the use of Pegasus spyware. Special Judge DE Kothalikar sought for the accused to file their responses to the application and posted the matter...
Legal Representatives Entitled To Motor Accident Claim: Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given To Children From Deceased's First Marriage
Reiterating that legal representatives of a person are entitled to motor accident claim, the Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was dealing with a plea impugning the award dated 22.03.2021 whereby the detailed accident report was disposed of and compensation was awarded to the children.It was the case...
Excommunication Illegal Under Wakf Act, Infringes Fundamental Rights: Kerala High Court
In a notable judgment, the Kerala High Court has held that ex-communication or externment, whether declared or undeclared, is illegal and impermissible under the Wakf Act.The Court further declared that any bye-law or scheme in relation to the administration of the Wakf Property authorising ex-communication is also illegal as it infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed by the...
Married Daughter Who Became Widowed After The Death Of The Pensioner Is Not Entitled To Family Pension: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that the benefit of family pension cannot be extended to a widowed daughter of a pensioner who was married at the time of the death of her father/mother. The Court held that a daughter who became widowed after the demise after her father/mother does not possess any fundamental or statutory right to claim family pension.The issue in consideration before...
For Abetment By Conspiracy, Mere Agreement Not Enough; Something Must Be Done: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday while granting pre-arrest bail to Malayalam actor Dileep and other accused reiterated the clear distinction between the offences of abetment by conspiracy and criminal conspiracy. Dileep and 5 others were facing accusations of conspiring to kill the investigating officers of the 2017 actor sexual assault case, in which Dileep is facing trial as the alleged...
Monson Mavunkal Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail In Sexual Assault Case
Infamous fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal has approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail in the case where a woman has accused him of sexually abusing her.Justice Gopinath P. on Monday directed the Public Prosecutor to get instructions in the matter and posted it to February 15. According to the FIR filed by the woman, a nurse, she was raped with the threat that otherwise her brother...
Benami Property Transactions Act| Validity Of Order Passed By Adjudicating Authority Not Negated By Procedural Delay To Despatch: Madras HC
In a recent judgment, Madras High Court has held that a reasonable delay in communication of the order will not be counted as non-compliance of the limitation prescribed under Section 26(7) of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988. Since the application of the limitation period is uninfluenced by such delay, the court has also clarified that the delay won't negate the...
Institutions Can't Cancel Enrolment Of 'Erroneously Admitted' Students Mid-Course In Absence Of Any Wrongdoings On Their Part: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has allowed a petition filed by students of MSc Nursing at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), challenging an Office Memorandum (OM) of the Institution canceling their admission. The students had been admitted based on the eligibility conditions in the Prospectus of AIIMS and offer letters. However, 2 months into the course, the Institution decided...