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Karnal Lathi Charge- "Wrong To Say That Police Attacked Protestors On SDM Ayush Sinha's Directions": Haryana Govt Submits In P&H High Court
Submitting its reply on a plea filed in connection with the clash between farmers and police in Karnal, Haryana, the Haryana government on Friday stated in the Punjab & Haryana High Court that it was wrong to say that the police officials attacked protestors under the directions of Ayush Sinha SDM. The reply further states that SDM Ayush Sinha was 13 km away from the spot and that...
Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To Union, Nagaland Govts On PIL Seeking Implementation Of National Blood Policy
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government and the Nagaland Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed praying for implementation of the National Blood Policy and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the certain districts of Nagaland.The Bench of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S. Hukato Swu issued...
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee & His Wife Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Quashing Of Enforcement Directorate's Summons In Coal Scam Case
All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife have approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to them by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with West Bengal coal scam case.Filed through Advocates Rupin Bahl and Angad Mehta, the petition states that both Banerjee and his wife have not been named neither in the CBI FIR nor in the complaint...
Citizens Shouldn't Suffer Due To Faulty System/Software Of Government For Issuing Death Certificate: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has on Friday observed that the citizens of the State as well as of the country should not suffer on account of a faulty system and faulty software developed by the Government of India for issuing death certificates. The Bench of Justice Arindam Lodh was hearing the plea of one Abhijit Gon Chowdhury whose wife died in Bangalore and he had applied to the...
Gauhati HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Universalisation Of Elementary Education Among Children Of Privately-Run Madrassas
The Gauhati High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a lawyer seeking, inter alia, Universalisation of Elementary Education among the children of privately-run religious Madrassas in accordance with the Right to Free and Compulsory Education guaranteed under Article 21-A of the Constitution of India.Dismissing the PIL, the Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar...
"Failure Of Police Officers To Take Appropriate Measures For Prosecution Of Delhi Riots Cases Causing Delay In Trials": Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
A Delhi Court has pulled up the Delhi Police for failure of its police officers to take appropriate measures for prosecution of Delhi riots cases thereby causing avoiding delay in committal or trials of the cases. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg observed thus: "Such lackadisical approach on the part of the prosecution as well as the Investigating Agency in...
Complainant's Caste Is Of Paramount Importance & Is 'Sine Qua Non' In A Case Under SC/ST Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday observed that in a case under SC/ST Act, the caste of the complainant is of paramount importance and is a sine qua non and that it can't be assumed that the complainant would forget to mention in the FIR that the assailants had made aspersions against his caste.Holding thus, the Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar quashed charge under Section 3(2)(5A) of...
Contempt Plea Moved In P&H High Court Against Haryana Advocate General For Breach Of Undertaking In Court On EBPGC Quota
A Contempt plea has been moved before the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the Advocate General and Chief Secretaries of the Haryana State for allegedly appointing candidates belonging to the economically weaker sections in various departments, despite giving an undertaking before the Court not to do so. The plea has been moved by one Suresh Kumar through Advocate Sandeep Kumar...
Direct Investigating Officers To Complete Probe In Rape Cases Within 2 Months As Per S. 173 CrPC: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Issue Circular
Dealing with the case of the death of a 16-year-old girl from Mainpuri, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government as to whether it has issued an order directing the investigating officers to comply with Section 173 of CrPC mandating the completion of investigation of sexual offences within a time frameIf circular/direction has not been issued to date, the...
"Man Willing To Marry Prosecutrix If She Converts Religion, No False Promise To Marry": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused
The Allahabad High Court granted bail to one Javed Alam who has been accused of establishing physical relations with the victim on the false promise of marriage while noting that he is willing to marry the victim if she converts her religions. The Bench of Justice Alok Mathur was hearing the bail plea of Alam against whom an FIR has been lodged by the father of the victim woman alleging that...
