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Indecent Behaviour During Virtual Court: Madras High Court Issues Notice To Accused Lawyer
In the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated in light of indecent behaviour during the court proceedings, Madras High Court has issued notice to the accused lawyer, R.D. Santhanakrishnan. Today, A Division Bench of Justices P.N Prakash and R. Hemalatha noted that the lawyer involved in the matter has been identified based on a preliminary report filed by the Inspector of...
Kolkata Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court Reserves Orders In Petitions By CPI(M) Candidates Seeking Repoll Over Alleged Violence
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved orders in two petitions filed by CPI(M) candidates alleging that booths were captured, votes were rigged and large-scale violence had taken place in the recently concluded Kolkata Municipal polls which took place on December 19. The petitions had been filed by CPI(M) candidate Debolina Sarkar (from ward number 2) and Faiyaz Ahmed Khan (from ward...
Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites
The Allahabad High Court last week called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal, while hearing a suo moto matter [In Re - Regular Publication of All The Enactments of The State Legislature, as well as Rules, framed]...
Delhi High Court To Hear In January Amazon's Plea Challenging Enforcement Directorate's Jurisdiction To Investigate Matters Beyond It's Power Under FEMA
The Delhi High Court will hear on January 5 next year, the plea filed by Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited India challenging the jurisdiction Directorate of Enforcement and its officers to investigate it in the matters beyond the scope of power of the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.The plea which was listed for hearing today before a single bench of Justice Rekha Palli,...
Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversions & Inter-Faith Marriages
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religious conversions and inter-faith marriages. The bill was passed in a voice vote amid strong opposition from Congress and JD(S). The ruling BJP government had introduced the bill on Tuesday. What...
Kolkata Municipal Polls : BJP Seeks Preservation Of CCTV Visuals Of Alleged Violence; Calcutta HC Reserves Orders
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record compliance reports filed by the State government as well as the State Election Commission pursuant to the directions of the Court in its order dated December 17, 2021. The Court had last week dismissed an appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment...
Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Immediately Notify 'Live Streaming & Recording Of Court Proceedings Rules'
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to immediately notify and publish in the official gazette the Live-streaming and recording of court proceedings rules which have been approved by the government on Wednesday. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,"The Karnataka State government has approved the...
WB Municipal Polls : State Election Commission Submits Election Schedule To Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday was informed by senior advocate Jayanta Mitra appearing for the State Election Commission that the first phase of the remaining municipal polls would be held on January 22, 2022 and would include municipal bodies of Howrah, Chandannagar, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Siliguri. Furthermore, the Court was apprised that the second phase of municipal polls would...
Mere Refusal To Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence of Cheating : Bombay High Court
Mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute the offence of 'cheating' under section 417 of the Indian Penal Code if there is no evidence of fraudulent misrepresentation of promise of marriage for sex, the Bombay High Court held. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai observed that in the instance case the couple had indulged in sexual relations for over three...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging KSLU Semester Exams For LL.B 5 Year Course
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course. The petitions sought to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. Justice Ashok S Kinagi had on December 20 reserved its order after hearing submissions of all parties in the matter. The...