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'Appreciate The Seriousness Of State Gov': Madras HC Takes On Record Compliance Reports Regarding Directions Issued To Protect LGBTQIA+ Community
The Madras High Court applauded the State government on Monday for taking prompt measures to build a more inclusive environment for the LGBTQIA+ community pursuant to its earlier directions. The Court was adjudicating upon a writ petition moved by a lesbian couple seeking protection from police harassment. In its earlier order dated August 31, 2021 the Court had issued a host of...
Rape/POCSO Cases- "Send DNA, Other Reports To Concerned Authorities Within 15 Days As Per Govt Circular": Allahabad HC To DGP
The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Director-General of Police to ensure that the report regarding the articles recovered or taken into custody while investigating a POCSO case Act or DNA reports etc. in rape cases must be communicated to the concerned District Authorities within 15 days.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh issued this direction in view of the Government's 2018...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Former HC Judge In Plea To Probe Bribe Scandal For Governor's Post
The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to a former judge of the court in a petition seeking directions to the police to initiate action against her for allegedly paying a bribe amount of Rs 8.50 crore, to an accused of securing the post of Governor. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit issued the notice while hearing a petition filed by Advocate N P Amrutesh. The court...
Anti-CAA Protest- "Identification Of Persons Involved In Occurrence Not Probed Properly": Madras HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings
The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated pursuant to an FIR filed against two persons for conducting a demonstration against the Amendment of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) noting that the identification of persons, who were involved in the occurrence, was not properly investigated.The Bench of Justice G. Ilangovan observed that it is common knowledge that...
Plea For Model Builder-Buyer & Agent-Buyer Agreements Under RERA: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a batch petitions under Article 32 raising the grievances of flat-purchasers that in the absence of uniform Builder-Buyer and Agent-Buyer Agreements, the purchasers are left to the mercy of developers over the terms and conditions imposed.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and B. V. Nagarathna recorded that the string of...
Plea Before Kerala High Court Alleges No Arrangements Were Made At JEE Advanced Exam Centre; Candidate Seeks Permission To Appear Again
A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court through Advocate K. Shaj that in one of the JEE examination centres, no arrangements were made by the concerned authorities and that a student was thereby prevented from appearing in the examination.The petitioner was a candidate for the JEE (Advanced) Examination 2021 having qualified for the Mains for being admitted to any one of the 23...
"Investigating Agency Presented False & Guilty Image": Wrestler Sushil Kumar Moves Delhi Court Seeking Bail In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case
Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar has moved a Delhi Court seeking regular bail in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.The bail plea moved through Advocate Pradeep Rana states that the investigating agency has left no stone unturned in presenting a false and guilty image of Kumar and that he has wrongly received...
"Even Permanent NRIs Can Become PM/CM In India": Plea In Allahabad High Court Against Representation Of People Act, Reply Sought
A plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the constitutional validity of 3 provisions of the Representation of the People Act,1950 contending that they are violative of Articles 14 and 326 of the Constitution of India.Hearing the plea, the bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I today issued notice and sought a reply from the...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs SLSA To Make Surprise Visits to Prison Facilities To Audit The Prevailing Conditions
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority accompanied by Chief Judicial Magistrate of each district to make a surprise inspection of all the Central Jails and District Jails falling in their jurisdiction, on any day within next six weeks, and privately interview as many prisoners as they may consider necessary and submit their report...
Cases Against Him A 'Whip Of Monarch', Not Govt Established By Law: Sharjeel Imam's Lawyer Tells Court In Riots Case
Sharjeel Imam has told a Delhi Court that his prosecution in relation to the speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act is a whip of a monarch rather than the Government established by law."Today, this Prosecution of Sharjeel Imam is more of whip of a monarch rather than a government established by law. This is not how...
'Horrendously Shocking': Kerala High Court Comes Down Heavily On The Police For Inhuman Treatment Of Citizen
The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily on the horrific acts on the part of two Kerala police officers who were accused of subjecting an ordinary citizen to unimaginable brutality.Justice Devan Ramachandran was outraged at the actions of two police officers who had allegedly handcuffed, chained and registered several cases against a man who had come to the police station to ask for...