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PM Security Breach: Punjab & Haryana Bar Council's Chairman Writes To High Court Chief Justice To Take Suo Moto Cognizance
The Chairman of Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has written a letter (in his personal capacity) to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take Suo moto cognizance regarding major security lapse in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Security during his recent visit to Punjab.The Letter has been written by Minderjeet Yadav seeking indulgence of the Chief Justice of the High Court...
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Former DGP Caught In The Line Of Fire Granted Permanent Custody Of Cap And Badge Marked As Exhibits In Trial
IPS officer Prateep V. Philip, who retired as Director General of Police- Training, has been allowed the permanent custody of the bloodstained cap and name badge worn by him on the day of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. An Additional Sessions Judge in Chennai granted permanent custody to the officer who was on duty as Additional Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram...
Mother Wouldn't Put Daughter's Entire Life At Stake By Giving Her Label Of Sexual Assault Victim: Tripura HC Upholds Rape Conviction
In a significant observation, the Tripura High Court has observed that the mother of a sexual assault victim girl would never put her daughter's entire name, fame, and even entire life at stake by giving her a label of a victim of sexual assault.Observing thus, the Bench of Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh affirmed the rape conviction of a man under Sections 376(2)(f) of the...
Additional Sessions Judge Have No Power To Transfer Cases Under S.408CrPC-Mumbai Court Dismissed Kangana Ranaut's Application To Transfer Defamation Suit Filed By Javed Akhtar
A Sessions Court in Mumbai has rejected actress Kangana Ranuat's revision application which sought to set aside an order passed by the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) in the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. By that order passed on October 21, the in-charge CMM had rejected Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by Akhtar against her to a...
Regularisation Of Daily Wage Workers: Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka's Addl Chief Secretary For Non-Compliance Of HC's Order
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed the contempt proceedings against the State of Karnataka's Officer for non-compliance with the High Court's order to consider the case of the respondent daily wage workers for regularisation.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli has issued notice in the special leave petition filed challenging the Karnataka...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Unauthorized E-Rickshaws/ Autos Plying In National Capital
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL filed by an auto-rickshaw driver, concerned by the number of illegal autos and e-rickshaws plying on the roads of national capital, leading to traffic jams and increased pollution.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has fixed the case for hearing on February 4, 2022.The petition is filed by one Ajit Kumar,...
Pune Court Orders Investigation Against Patanjali's Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna For Projecting Coronil As Covid-19 Cure
A Magistrate's Court at Pune has directed the police to investigate a private complaint against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, founder and director of Patanjali Ayurved for allegedly making "illegal" and "false claims" about their drug 'Coronil' being a cure for the covid-19 virus.Judicial Magistrate PV Sapakal directed a police investigation under section 202 of the CrPC to...
Enforcement Directorate May Probe PMLA Cases Throughout India, Including J&K: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the Enforcement Directorate can probe a case under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, throughout India, including the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"Sub-section (2) of section 1 of the (PML) Act reads "It extends to the whole of India. Thus, keeping the RPC (Ranbir Penal Code) offences away...
MCQ Exams- "Question Having No 'Most Appropriate Answer' Is Incapable Of Being Asked, Needs To Be Deleted": P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that in a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) based examinations, a question which has no single, unique or 'most appropriate answer' (i.e., suspect question) becomes incapable of being asked. The Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli further held that a suspect question in an MCQ based examination needs to...
'We Would Like To Know Percentage Of Severe Cases': High Court Inquires About Covid-19 Situation In Delhi
Amid rising cases of Covid-19 and spread of its Omicron variant, the Delhi High Court today inquired about the public health conditions in the national capital.A Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh told the Delhi government that it would like to know the percentage of severe Covid-19 cases in the city. It also enquired about the percentage of Omicron cases.Senior...
Gauhati High Court Switches To Virtual Mode Amid COVID Surge
Following the surge of Covid-19 cases in the State of Assam and in order to ensure preventive course in the court premises, the Gauhati High Court has started functioning in virtual mode from today. During the virtual mode, the Judges will conduct the court proceedings from their respective chambers. This was informed vide notification no. 01, dated 5th January, 2022. Only limited number...