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Physical Relationship With Minor Wife Comes Within Category Of Rape: Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Husband
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) recently denied bail to a man who has been accused of establishing a physical relationship with his 'wife' who was below the age of 18 at the time of the commission of the alleged offence and thereby booked for committing rape. The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia noted that in the case of Independent Thought Vs. Union of India and another reported...
Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi Court Suspends Convict's 7 Year Jail Term For Two Days On Humanitarian Grounds In Evidence Tampering Case
A Delhi Court on Saturday suspended for two days the 7 year jail term awarded to one of the convicts, Dinesh Chandra Sharma in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil suspended the sentence on humanitarian grounds for the purpose of allowing Sharma to attend his niece's engagement ceremony. Accordingly, Sharma was admitted...
Court Summons Four BJP Leaders Including Delhi Unit Chief Adesh Gupta In Criminal Defamation Case By Delhi Jal Board
A Delhi Court has summoned four BJP leaders including its Delhi Unit President Adesh Gupta in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Jal Board and its Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha. The case pertains to allegations levelled against the Board over scam of Rs. 26,000 crores. Those summoned include Adesh Gupta; Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, an MLA from Badarpur constituency and leader of opposition...
'Make Special Squads For Traffic Control In Greater Chennai'; Madras High Court Urges Authorities To Take Action Against Corrupt Practices By Traffic Police
Recently, Madras High Court has come down heavily on the irregular parking before commercial establishments in GST Road, Chennai, and it has also made observations on the alleged complicity of traffic police in allowing such illegalities. A single bench of Justice S.M Subramaniam observed that special teams must be deployed in strategical urban areas during peak hours to avoid...
Only Those Who Are Responsible For Public Order Maintenance Must Judge What National Security, Public Order Or Security Of State Needs: J&K&L HC
While upholding the detention of an alleged worker of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, the Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court last week observed that those who are responsible for national security or for maintenance of public order must be the sole judges of what the national security, public order or security of the State requires.Observing that it...
Ex-Mumbai Cop Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Removal Of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal As CBI Chief
A retired Assistant Mumbai Police Commissioner (ACP) has approached the Bombay High Court seeking the removal of IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation by quashing his appointment on the grounds of eligibility. Jaiswal, a 1985 batch Indian Police Service officer served as the former Director General of Police, Maharashtra and was...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction To Britannia Against Oral Care Seller 'Good Day' In Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ad interim injunction to Britannia Industries against an oral care seller for allegedly using it's identical trademark 'GOOD DAY'. Justice Sanjeev Narula was of the prima facie view that Britannia's trademark 'GOOD DAY' has been acknowledged to be a well-known mark and therefore it will have a right to seek injunction in terms of Section 29(4) (b)...
Govt Job Offer Scam: Madras High Court Orally Directs TN Police To Refrain From Arresting Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji Till Wednesday
The Madras High Court has orally asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest till the next date of hearing, former Minister and Senior AIADMK member, K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji, accused in the government job offer scam.Justice M Nirmal Kumar, while adjourning the matter till next Wednesday, orally observed, "Till Wednesday, I will ask the police not to take any action. The police can proceed with...
Madras High Court Bats For Mental Health Screening Of Arrestees/ Accused For Remand
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has recently underlined how police, prison authorities and remanding magistrates must deal with arrestees/ prisoners who are persons with mental illness (PMIs). The expression 'every person' in Article 21 comprises an arrestee/ remand prisoner as well, and Section 20 (1) of the Mental Healthcare Act confers on every PMI the right to live...
Chit Fund Scam: Tripura High Court Directs Appointment Of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura Chit Fund scam within 2 weeks.This direction came from the Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay as it noted that the case was registered in the year 2014 but the people (depositers) are still...
Kerala High Court To Restore Physical Sitting From November 22
The Kerala High Court has decided to restore physical sitting w.e.f 22.11.2021, Monday. A notice issued in this regard has laid down certain conditions to be followed during physical proceedings:No more than 15 persons at a time will be permitted inside each Court Hall. A sufficient number of chairs wi.ll be provided in the corridors and wherever Advocates congregate. Social distancing should...
Randomness In Fixation Of Cut Off Age For Reservation Not Sufficient To Characterize It As Arbitrary: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that randomness in fixation of a cut off age for availing the benefit of reservation for a particular category is not sufficient to characterize it as an arbitrary or unreasonable decision. "The fixation of a cut off age does sometimes occasion hardship upon a particular category of applicants or candidates. Although there is some randomness in the fixation of...