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Kerala High Court Allows Man's Plea For DNA Test Of Child To Establish Wife's Infidelity
"The doctor gave evidence that there is no possibility for the petitioner (husband) to have the child. The doctor further deposed that before issuing the certificate, the semen test of the petitioner was conducted."
Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy As PAC Chairman Of WB Legislative Assembly
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the in the plea moved by BJP MLA Ambika Roy challenging the appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Over the last few days, the Court heard extensive arguments from the concerned parties pertaining to the issue as to whether appointing a member of...
Delhi Riots- Court Orders Separation Of Trial Of Accused Belonging To Different Religions In Murder Case, Following Godhra Communal Riots Trial
A Delhi Court has ordered for seperation of trial of accused persons belonging to Hindu and Muslim religions after referring to the Godhra communal riots trial in a case concerning Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav was dealing with an FIR wherein 5 accused persons including 3 Hindus and 2 Muslims were put in a trial involving charges for rioting and murder of one Salman."Now,...
Delhi Court Acquits SAD Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Others In 2012 Rioting Case At Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Shiromani Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and four other persons in a 2012 case concerning rioting at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sachin Gupta acquitted the five after observing that the prosecution has failed to establish the charges against them."..it is clear that prosecution has failed to establish the...
Court Cannot Be Mute Spectator: Kerala High Court Directs University To Award Average Marks In Missing Answer Sheet Case
The Kerala High Court has directed the University of Kerala to award average marks to a student whose answer sheets had gone missing during transit, taking into account her record in other examinations. Justice Amit Rawal ruled so while disposing of a plea filed by a student who was instructed to take admission in the B.Ed course to improve her educational profile after she was declared...
Merit And Future Of Students Will Not Be Impacted By The Improvement Exam: State Govt Tells Andhra Pradesh High Court
The State government told the Andhra Pradesh High Court yesterday that the betterment examination proposed to be held in order to give an opportunity to the students who want to improve their marks, would not affect the relevant merit or the future of the students in any manner.Advocate V Sai Kumar appearing for the petitioner student had vehemently opposed the proposed holding of...
"Possibility Of Him Misusing His Position": Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Indian Air Force Officer In Rape Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to an Indian Air Force Officer in a rape case after observing that the possibility of him repeating the offence or influencing the witnesses by misusing his position cannot be ruled out in the matter."The prosecutrix has stated in the FIR that the petitioner has abused other women also and this aspect has to be investigated by...
Vacancies In IPS, Other Police Services Excluded From Reservation For Persons With Benchmark Disability For CSE 2020: Centre Tells Delhi HC
The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that from the vacancy positions recived for IPS and other police services, a total of 251 seats have been excluded from the ambit of reservation meant for persons with benchmark disability for the Civil Services Examination, 2020.The development came after the Union of India filed an affidavit in two pleas filed by disability rights organizations...
Ongoing Use Of UAPA Throughout India Worrying : UN Human Rights Commissioner
The Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations, has expressed its concerns over the ongoing use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act throughout India and has called the situation as 'worrying.Ongoing use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act throughout India is worrying, says the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations @UNHumanRights...
Supreme Court Has Repeatedly Said 10 Years Experience In Law Is Sufficient For Appointment As Judicial Member In Tribunals : Bombay High Court
Quashing certain provisions of the new Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 the Bombay High Court has said 10 years of experience in law and in other specialized fields is sufficient for appointment as a judicial member in the Tribunal. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay HC, therefore, struck down Rules 3(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) of the 2020 Rules prescribing a minimum experience of not less than...
"Affairs Of Private Temple": Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Razing Of Temples Within 'Maa Vindhyawasini Devi' Premises
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh Government and other authorities to prevent razing of certain temples within the campus of Maa Vindhyawasini Devi Temple, Vindhyachal in District Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh.In the PIL, a direction from the Court was sought not to damage/demolish certain temples...