False Declaration About Candidate's Educational Qualification Can Be Brought Under Sec 123(4) Representation Of People Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a false declaration made by a candidate qua educational qualification can be brought within the four corners of sec. 123(4) of Representation of People Act, 1951.Sec 123(4) of the Act states "The publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent,, of any statement of fact which is false,...

How Many Persons Fraudulently Getting Pension Meant For Political Prisoners Of 1975-Emergency Era: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt Reply

The Allahabad High Court has asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to specify as to how many persons are getting pensions fraudulently by showing themselves to be detained as political prisoners during the period when national emergency was invoked in the Country (June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977).Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal was dealing with...

17 Yr Old Muslim Girl Competent To Enter Into A Contract Of Marriage With Person Of Her Choice: P&H High Court

The Punjab And Haryana High Court on Wednesday granted protection to a Muslim Girl (17 Year Old) who married a Hindu Man (33 Year Old) while noting that she is of Marriageable Age under Muslim Personal Law. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill was hearing a protection plea filed by the couple(a Hindu man and a Muslim woman) who solemnized their marriage in a Hindu temple...

Call For Digital Fellowship 2022: A Conversation With Past Digital Rights Fellows At CCG

With increasing internet penetration and the rapid increase of internet users in the country, digital rights have become a core focus within the ambit of the protection of fundamental rights. In the last few years, there have been several important judicial pronouncements stemming from digital rights litigation, whether it was the landmark Puttaswamy I judgement upholding the fundamental right to privacy in the Indian Constitution, or the more recent Anuradha Bhasin judgment which...

Real Justice Needed For The Helpless - Bombay High Court Roots For Lok Adalats To Clear Huge Backlog Of Railway Claims And Appeals

The Bombay High Court has sought constitution of Lok Adalats across various zones of the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) to clear the huge pendency of cases before those tribunals with a view that "Justice in real sense is imparted to helpless and hapless litigants."While passing the order on December 23, Justice Prithviraj Chavan, observed, "It is of common knowledge that most of...

Delhi High Court Rejects Suit Against Waseem Rizvi's Book 'Muhammad' For Allegedly Making Incendiary Statements Against Islam & Prophet Mohammed

The Delhi High Court has rejected a suit filed against Syed Waseem Rizvi's Book 'Muhammad' alleging that it contained various demeaning and incendiary statements about Islam, Holy Quran and Prophet Mohammed. Justice Sanjeev Narula dismissed the suit filed by Qamar Hasnain which had sought permanent injunction restraining Rizvi from making statements or publishing the impugned remarks. It...

Kidnapping And Rape Or Love Marriage: Supreme Court Summons Parties To Find A Positive Solution

In case of where a 'husband' charged with offence of kidnapping and rape against his 'wife' by the wife's family, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the only thing being canvassed before the Court is that the husband had some pre-marital love affairs, which can hardly be a case under Section 376, IPC. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh made the observations in...

Delhi High Court Calls For Uniform Practice To Be Followed By Labour Courts For Deciding Inquiry Related Issue As Preliminary Issue

The Delhi High Court has called for a uniform practice to be followed by the Labour Courts in respect of deciding the inquiry related issue as a preliminary issue.Justice Pratibha M Singh was of the view that the normal procedure which ought to be adopted by Labour Courts is to first decide the validity of the domestic inquiry as a preliminary issue. The Court added that in case the the...

Specify Details Of Website, Platform Where Info On Criminal History Of Citizens Is Publicly Available: Allahabad HC To DGP

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh Police to disclose the details of the website/platform from where information regarding the criminal history of accused persons could be accessed by the public at large.The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Om Prakash Tripathi also questioned as to why information relating to the criminal history of...

Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini Warned By Delhi Court For Attending Virtual Hearing Lying On Bed

A Delhi Court on Tuesday warned Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini to be careful in the future after he showed up at the virtual hearing while lying on his bed.Essentially, the Special Judge, CBI, Sanjeev Aggarwal was hearing a 1994 abduction case in which Sumedh Kumar Saini is an accused and for that purpose, he had joined the proceedings through VC (Cisco Webex App).However, during...

Ludhiana Court Blast: High Court Seeks Details Of Security Arrangments In District Courts Across Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought details of Court Complex Security Measures in place across the States of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh.In this regard, the Registrar General of the High Court, Sanjiv Berry has written a letter to all the district and sessions Judges in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on the following four counts. This letter was sent within hours of the blast...

UAPA Accused In Custody For Over 2 Yrs On Allegations Of Posting About 'Sikhs for Justice Referendum' On FB: P&H High Court Grants Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a UAPA Accused who has been booked for allegedly posting about 'Sikhs for Justice 2020 Referendum' on her Facebook account and who has been in custody for over two years and three months.The Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal referred to Apex Court's ruling in the case of Union of India versus K.A. Najeeb to observe that...