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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...
"Magistrate Didn't Apply Judicious Mind": Allahabad HC Orders Clubbing Of 3 Charge Sheets Filed Against CAA-NRC Protestor
The Allahabad High Court last week ordered clubbing of the 3 Charge Sheets filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a CAA-NRC Protestor alleging his involvement with regard to more or less similar incidents.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan observed that after taking cognizance of the first Charge Sheet, the Magistrate should have asked the Investigating Agency as to why, after...
Team Constituted To Ascertain Information On Health Infrastructure At All Levels In Bihar: State Govt Informs Patna High Court
A day after Patna High Court sought the presence of the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastructure in the state, the State Government on Friday informed the Court that it has constituted a team for ascertaining the information with regard to health infrastructure at all levels within the State of Bihar.The...
"Repeal 'AFSPA' From North-East": Nagaland Assembly Passes Unanimous Resolution In Special Session
The Nagaland Assembly, in a special session held today, has "unanimously resolved" to demand the Government of India to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from the North East, specifically from Nagaland.The operative part of the resolution that has been moved by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio reads thus:"The Nagaland Legislative Assembly unanimously resolves to demand that...
'No Coercive Measure': Gauhati High Court Orders Interim Stay On Assam Gov's Order To Evict 244 Villagers, Directs Officials To Decide Their Representation
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday restrained the Assam government from evicting 244 people from Dhekiajuli town in Assam's Sonitpur district. The Circle Officer, Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle had on November 15, 2021, issued eviction notices to the concerned residents of Basasimalu village directing them to vacate the government land they had allegedly encroached upon. The Circle Officer had...
Timely Advertise & Fill Senior Level Vacancies In State Medical Colleges Expeditiously: Allahabad High Court To UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to see to it that in all the State Medical Colleges of the State, senior-level posts are timely advertised and vacancies are filled expeditiously as it directly affects the teaching of the students.The bench of Justice Alok Mathur issued this order as it noted that there is an acute shortage of senior staff in two medical...
Pink Police Harassment: State Denies Existence Of Any Visuals Of The Incident; Kerala High Court Orders Production Of Video Footage
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to produce the video referred to in an affidavit earlier submitted by the IGP, after it denied the existence of any visuals of the incident where a girl and her father were allegedly harassed by a pink police officer. The State had informed the Court today that the girl was not entitled to compensation since several facts of the...
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction U/S 377 IPC; Sets Out Ingredients Of 'Carnal Intercourse Against Order Of Nature'
The Delhi High Court has observed that any physical act answering to all the ingredients below committed upon a minor is per-se 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature' appearing in section 377 of IPC:i. it must have to do with flesh and sensuality, namely it must be carnal;ii. there must be intercourse between individuals, without restricting it only to human-to-human...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash KSLU's Decision To Hold Intermediate Semester Exams For 5 Yrs LLB Course
The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on the petition challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course.Filed by one KP Prabhudev and others, the plea seeks to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. Justice Ashok S Kinagi reserved its order after hearing submissions of all parties in...
'Unintended Byproduct Of A Well Intended Legislation': Kerala High Court Calls For Ban On Nokkukooli, Calls It Illegal & Unconstitutional
The Kerala High Court on Monday pronounced an elaborate judgment observing that the practice of demanding gawking charges, often referred to as 'nokkukooli' in Malayalam, had to be banned in the State once and for all. Referring to the Kerala Headload Worker's Act, Justice Devan Ramachandran ordered as under:"It is unclear how nokkukooli - literally translated to mean gawking charges - spread...
Aircel Maxis Case: Delhi Court Exempts P Chidambaram From Personal Appearance For A Day
A Delhi Court on Monday exempted the personal appearance of Former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the Aircel Maxis case. The Court had last month issued summons to P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and others after taking cognizance of the chargesheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as well as the CBI in the matter.Today, Special Judge MK Nagpal exempted...