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1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar
A Delhi Court has framed charges against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots case. Special Judge MK Nagpal framed charges under sec. 147, 148, 149, 302, 308, 323, 395, 397, 427, 436 and 440 read with sec. 149 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainant had stated that on November 1, 1984 a mob...
Article 233- Judicial Officers Can't Apply & Compete For Direct Recruitment To Post Of District Judges: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently held that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, a Judicial Officer, regardless of his or her previous experience, as an Advocate with 7 years practice, cannot apply and compete for appointment to any vacancy in the post of District Judge.The Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava and Justice Pritinker Diwaker further clarified that his or her...
Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complainant Authority To Be Finalised Within Two Months : Kerala High Court To State
The Kerala High Court recently issued notice to the State and sought its response regarding the appointment of a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority.Upon being informed that the procedure will take another couple of months, the Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly ordered:"Necessity to fill up the post of Chief...
'Rights Of Aliens On Foreign Soil Are Those Which Host Country Grants': Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Chinese National Overstaying Visa
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens (foreign national) on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien can lay a claim for more rights than those that are granted. Observing thus, Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the petition filed by one Li Dong, a native of the People's Republic of China, who has been overstaying in India, in...
Plea Alleges Prejudiced Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Complaints Against College Professor: Kerala High Court Issues Notice
The Kerala High Court has recently issued notice to the concerned authorities at the Sree Narayana Guru College in a petition alleging biased investigation into sexual harassment allegations levelled by several students against a professor.Through an interim order, Justice Amit Rawal also stayed the report of the Internal Compliance Committee constituted to investigate the allegations, to...
Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Sahil Khan In Abetment To Suicide Case
The Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.The Oshiwara police booked Khan on September 16 on a complaint by Manoj Patil, an award winning bodybuilder, for allegedly instigating him to attempt suicide and defaming him.On Tuesday, Justice Nitin Sambre confirmed the interim protection granted...
"Children Are Dying": Delhi High Court Raps Centre Over Non-Utilization Of Unspent Budget, Allocated To Rare Diseases Fund
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rapped the Central Government for not utilizing the unspent budget, which was allocated for people suffering from rare diseases, for the last three years. Expressing unhappiness over the response filed by the Centre, Justice Rekha Palli directed Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma to come back with concrete reasons and justifications."Though an affidavit...
Nawab Malik Prima Facie Breached Undertaking To Not Make Statements Against Sameer Wankhede Family : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that State Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik had prima facie "wilfully breached" his undertaking to the court, not to make any statements against Dnyandeo Wankhede and his family, including NCB officer Sameer Wankhede.A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav sought an explanation from Malik in the form of an affidavit...
Madras High Court Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Challenging AIADMK Intra-Party Elections
The Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition challenging the legality of intra-party elections to the post of Coordinator and Joint Coordinator of AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), that took place yesterday. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu was hearing the plea filed by J. Jayachandran, who claims...
Place On Record Procedure To Be Followed For Conducting Fresh Trials For World Championship: Delhi High Court Directs BFI In Arundhati Choudhary's Plea
Hearing a plea of boxer Arundhati Choudhary who has challenged the decision of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) of not selecting her for the upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Federation to place on record the procedure to be followed for conducting fresh trials for the championship which now stands postponed to May next year amid...
Delhi Court Dismisses 30-Year-Old Civil Suit Filed For Recovery Of ₹13K As Damages
A Delhi Court recently dismisses a 30-year-old civil suit filed seeking recovery of Rs. 13,000/- as damages for use and occupation of the premises, over which there was a dispute between the plaintiff and defendant. Pronouncing the Judgment on November 9, the Additional Senior Civil Judge Ajay Kumar Malik noted that the case was adjourned for lack of evidence and the plaintiff did not...