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Breaking: Karnataka High Court Confers Senior Designation On 53 Advocates
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday has conferred senior designation on 53 advocates in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates' Act, 1961 and Rule 6(9) of the High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018. Only two of the designees are women. The notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court lists out the name of...
'Will Add To Transparency In The Election Process': Calcutta HC Directs State Election Commission To Install CCTV Cameras In All Polling Booths During Kolkata Municipal Elections
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the main and auxiliary polling booths as also in strong room where EVMs will be kept during the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19. A Bench...
Is An Accused's Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable If He Is Already In Judicial Custody In Another Crime? –Bombay High Court Rules
The Bombay High Court has held that an accused can be granted anticipatory bail even if he is in prison in connection with another offence, and that every case registered against an accused would have to be decided on its own merits. Adjudicating a petition for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the question before the court was "Whether...
'Tendency Of Not Sharing Info Under RTI Act Has To Be Avoided': Delhi High Court While Issuing Notice On Plea Against Redevelopment Project
Petitioner had complained that citizens' efforts to collect information under RTI Act, regarding the project and its impact on surrounding areas have been in vain.
Calcutta High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Challenging Expansion Of BSF Jurisdiction In West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF). The petition challenges Section 139(1) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF Act) for being ultra vires to the Constitution to the extent that it...
"Didn't Collect Money From Bar Owners, Didn't Pay Extortion Money To Deshmukh": Sachin Waze To Chandiwal Commission
Dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze made startling revelations during his cross-examination before the Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Tuesday. Waze denied collecting any money from bar owners or passing on the extortion money to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh or his staff. Waze also did not "recollect" if either Deshmukh or anyone of his staff had asked him to collect...
Delhi High Court Orders For Treatment Of Children Suffering From Rare Diseases, Directs Centre To Ensure Availability Of Necessary Funds
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases be started forthwith at AIIMS or other Centres of Excellences established across the Country, observing that such children cannot be made to suffer when they are covered under the policy promulgated by the Central Government for the welfare of the children.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a...
'Men Are Glorified For Sexual Adventures; Women Are Objectified In Movies': Madras High Court While Upholding Conviction For Rape
In a harrowing series of incidents where multiple women were subjected to sexual abuse and simultaneously videographed by a moneylender, the Madras High Court has upheld the conviction for the offence of rape, punishable under Section 376 of IPC.The Court also upheld the conviction of a mobile phone technician who accessed those video files and sold them to the public.While dismissing...