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Does Policy Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination Affect Citizens' Right To Earn Livelihood? Delhi HC Issues Notice On Teachers' Plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea raising a question as to whether the action of mandating COVID-19 vaccination can adversely affect citizens' right to earn livelihood? This is the third such petition before the Court.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on the plea filed by two teachers seeking quashing of the guidelines issued by the Delhi Government directing...
Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Public Prosecutor Accused Of Raping Law Intern
The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Special Public Prosecutor K S N Rajesh accused of sexual assault and attempt to rape by a law student working in his office. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while dismissing the petition said, "The petitioner is a practising advocate and said to be having influence in Police, University and Judges, such...
Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bars Practice Of Two More Lawyers Over Arrest In POCSO Case, Complaint For House Trespass
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has barred the practice of two lawyers vide a resolution dated 18th December, one accused in a POCSO Case, and the other accused of house trespass and giving life threats. The prohibitory order comes days after the Bar Council passed similar orders against two lawyers for professional misconduct and suppressing the factum of being a...
"JJBs To Review Progress Of Child In Conflict With Law, Ensure Post Release Plans": Delhi High Court Issues Slew Of Directions
Keeping in view the importance of reformation, rehabilitation and social integration of a delinquent child within the scheme of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, the Delhi High Court last week issued slew of directions to the Juvenile Justice Boards as well as the Delhi Government for streamlining the functioning of the juvenile justice delivery system under the Act and Juvenile Justice...
'No Cooperation From Advocates In Deciding Criminal Appeals': Bombay High Court Asks Bar Council To Take Note
The Bombay High Court recently took strong exception to the non-cooperation of advocates by repeatedly taking adjournments in criminal appeals if their clients are out on bail, and directed the Bar Council to take note of the same. A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan observed thus after repeated adjournments sought by an advocate handling a...
Motor Vehicles Act: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Upgradation Of Technology To Detect Traffic Violations
The Delhi High Court has recently issued notice on a PIL seeking adequate technological infrastructure for monitoring traffic violations under the Motor Vehicles Act.The petition filed by Sonali Karwasara states that there have been several lacunas in efficient implementation of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019, which imposes hefty fines for traffic violations, owing to the obsolete...
No Knowledge, No Connection With Sachin Waze - Bombay High Court Upholds Bookie's Bail In Ambani Terror Scare Case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal and refused to set aside the order granting bail to bookie Naresh Gaur, an accused in the Ambani terror scare case. "No knowledge of either planting of the explosives, parking of the vehicle or commission of murder of Mansukh Hiran; directly or indirectly can be attributed to Gaur," the...
Policemen Assaulting Bihar Judge: Patna HC To Consider Guidelines For Ensuring Judiciary's Independence
Recently, Patna High Court has asked the Amicus Curiae Mrigank Mauli to propose guidelines for the smooth functioning of the judiciary, devoid of intimidation by other organs of the state or private persons. The development comes in suo motu writ petition arising from the assault of an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Bihar's Madhubani by two policemen."Mr. Mrigank Mauli,...
Acquisition Of Jayalalithaa's 'Veda Nilayam' : Madras HC Reserves Judgment On AIADMK's Appeal
In the third party appeal against the single judge order quashing land acquisition proceedings of 'Veda Nilayam', Madras High Court has reserved its judgment after hearing the appellants, original writ petitioners and the state in detail. While reserving the judgment, a Division Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup underscored that there was no doubt about...
Maharashtra Bandh : Bombay High Court Seeks State Govt Response On Plea For Compensation
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra Government to respond to a PIL seeking to declare the state-enforced bandh of October 11, 2021, to condemn the Lakhimpur Kheri violence as 'illegal.' The PIL also seeks orders for the coalition parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government to pay compensation to all those affected by the bandh. A bench of Chief Justice...
"No Evidence": Delhi Court Discharges Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar & 5 Others In Unnao Rape Survivor's Road Accident Case
A Delhi Court on Monday discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and five other persons in connection with the 2019 Unnao rape survivor car accident case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey was of the prima facie view that there was no evidence against Sengar, Gyanendra Singh, Komal Singh, Arun Singh, Rinku Singh and Awdesh Singh thereby discharging...