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Param Bir Singh Agrees To Appear Before Chandiwal Commission On Monday; Thane Court Cancels Non-Bailable Warrant
A day after making an appearance in Mumbai, former Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, has filed an application at the Esplanade Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for cancellation of the non-bailable warrant and the order of proclaimed offender against him. Today, the Thane court cancelled the non-bailable warrant against Param Bir Singh after he appeared before it. The officer has...
'Degrading' And 'Unscientific' Two-Finger Test- Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Strictly Follow Guidelines Against It
The Bombay High Court on Thursday took exception to the 'degrading' and 'unscientific' "two-finger" test performed by doctors of the largest Maharashtra state-run hospital on one of the two survivors in the 2013 Shakti Mill gang rape case."We hope that the State of Maharashtra would take necessary steps to shun all such unscientific and heavily criticized "two finger tests". It appears...
"He Deserves 'Super Nobel Prize'": ASG Comments About Petitioner Seeking Govt Grant To Implement His Ideas For Clean Environment
"I think he deserves a "super nobel prize" before we give him any grant," Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma commented today about a petitioner seeking review of a Delhi High Court's order dismissing his plea for grant of ₹70,000 crore from the Centre for implementing his project to clean environment.When the matter came up for hearing, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...
Adrija Ghosh From NUJS Gets Rhodes Scholarship For 2022
Adrija Ghosh, a 2021 Batch graduate from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) has been recently awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2022 to pursue her academic interests at the University of Oxford. Hailing from the city of Kolkata, Adrija Ghosh has completed her BA, LLB (Hons) from NUJS in 2021. She has undertaken research on sentencing in death penalty...
Calcutta High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Centre's Power To Decide Jurisdiction of Border Security Force
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice on 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 provides 'unbridled, unrestricted...
'No Fairness In Trial If Investigating Agency Enters Domain Of Prosecution': Delhi Govt On LG's Decision Appointing Prosecutors At Police Recommendation
The Delhi High Court today granted further time to the Lieutenant Governor for filing response to a petition filed by Delhi Government against his order appointing a panel of police chosen lawyers as special public prosecutors to argue cases related to Farmers Protest and Delhi Riots."LG has gone completely contrary to the Supreme Court judgment and made the impugned appointments,"...
Rape-Murder Of 3-Yr-Old Girl- "Crime Smacks Of Degradation Of A Girl Child": Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence
The Bombay High Court on Thursday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a convict who raped and murdered a 3 year 9 months old girl, who had ventured out of her house to play with her dog.Confirming the death sentence awarded by Special POCSO Judge, Thane, the Bench of Justice Sadhana S. Jadhav and Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan observed thus:"A bud of rose was crushed before it bloomed, a...
Delhi High Court Stays Action Against Police Officials For Filing Two Distinct Chargesheets In Minor Rape Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a trial court order directing legal action against an Investigating Officer and SHO for filing two distinct chargesheets in a minor rape case. Justice Anu Malhotra, who sought status report from the Delhi Police, stayed the operation of the order dated 24th November 2021 wherein the Sessions Court had observed that the action of the police officials...
'No Right To Get Salary': Calcutta HC Orders State Gov To Stop Payment Of Salary To Illegally Appointed 'Group-D' Non-Teaching Staff
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Group-D' (non-teaching staff) who had been allegedly been appointed after the expiration of the panel prepared for giving appointments to the post of Group-D in the Education Department. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of...
"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sentenced a man to simple imprisonment for a period of three months including imposition of a fine of Rs. 2000 for wilful disobedience of repeated Court directions in a matrimonial dispute requiring him to pay maintenance to his wife. Observing that the actions or omissions of the husband in choosing to show complete disregard to the orders of the Court cannot...
New Excise Policy Not Consistent With Its Proposed Goal Of Avoiding Syndication Of Distributors: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday commenced hearing a batch of petitions challenging Delhi Government's New Excise Policy 2021-22.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today heard Advocate Parag P Tripathi representing a wholesale licensee Anita Choudhary.Choudhary has primarily opposed one of the clauses under the new policy which provides that such...