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High Court Can't Refer Legal Issues To Supreme Court Either For Its Guidance Or Indulgence: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is no provision under any law for the High Court to refer legal issues to the Supreme Court either for its guidance or for any kind of indulgence.The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a criminal revision seeking relief that the matter be sent the case to the Supreme Court of India for appropriate action.The case in briefThe...
Union Of India Not Being Represented Properly Before Court In UP: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To ASGI
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday observed that matter of the Union of India remains unattended before the Court and that it appeared that in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Union of India is not being represented properly and therefore, issued a notice to the Additional Solicitor General of India.The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Subhash Chand observed thus...
167(2) CrPC- 'Not Filing Analyst Report Does Not Amount To Incomplete Investigation Unless It Is Solely Relied Upon It': Kerala HC Denies Default Bail To NDPS Accused
The Kerala High Court has held that the investigation cannot be said to be incomplete on sending the requisition to the authority concerned to get the analyst report unless it is a case in which the entire prosecution case relies solely on the analyst report. The question on the completion of investigation arises to decide on the grant of default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC."If...
"Political Ploy In Wake Of Upcoming State Elections": P&H HC Stays Arrest, Probe In All FIRs Against Ex-DGP Saini Till 2022 Elections
Dealing with the plea of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini to transfer all the criminal cases registered against him to CBI or some other independent probe agency, the Punjab & Haryana High Court today stayed his arrest and probe in all the FIR except for one (pending before the Supreme Court) till State Assembly Elections scheduled for 2022 are held.Saini had also prayed in his 2018...
'Constitutional Convention Is To Appoint Opposition Leader As PAC Chairman' : BJP MLA Ambika Roy Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Case Against Mukul Roy
The Calcutta High Court on Friday heard extensive arguments from senior advocate C.S Vaidyanathan appearing on behalf of BJP MLA Ambika Roy and senior advocate Anindya Kumar Mitra appearing on behalf of TMC MLA Mukul Roy in the plea challenging the appointment of Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.On July 9, Mukul Roy had...
"Prisoners Also Humans; Consider Establishing One PHC Per Jail To Treat Heart, Kidney, Liver Diseases": MP High Court To Govt
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently advised the State Government to ensure that at least one primary health center should be established in jail campus having facilities to treat the ailments relating to heart, kidney, liver, etc.The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava has also asked the State to ensure that Specialist/Experts relating to aforesaid various...
High Court Grants Two Weeks Time To Delhi Govt For Deciding Implementation Of Chief Minister's Assurance On Rent Payment For Poor
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted two weeks time to the Delhi Government for deciding the implementation of assurance given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the State would pay rent on behalf of tenants if they are unable to do so due to poverty.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing an application filed by daily wage labourers/ workers who were unable to pay their monthly rent,...
Simply Requesting Accused Not To Commit Rape Of Minor Instead Of Informing Police Amounts To 'Aiding' Under POCSO: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that instead of informing the local police, the act of merely requesting the accused not to commit rape of a minor would amount to the act of aiding as defined and punished under Sections 16 and 17 of the POCSO Act.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia was hearing a criminal revision filed against the order passed by the Special Judge (POCSO...
'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that if a woman refuses to press sexual harassment charges and gives it in writing to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), the her decision must be respected. In the instant case, the petitioner who is professor in the University of Burdwan had moved the High Court challenging the order of debarment levelled against him for...
Unacceptable For Trade Unions To Take Law Into Their Hands: Kerala High Court Slams State Over Continued Practice Of Gawking Wages
The Kerala High Court on Friday came down heavily on the State's continued inaction to wipe out the practice of charging gawking wages in the State despite a ban in force and instructions from the Court. Justice Devan Ramachandran while condemning the local practice popularly known as nokukooli in Malayalam, observed as such:"It's not enough to claim that Kerala is an investment-friendly...
"FIR Lodged By Wife After Knowing That Husband Is Going To Marry Another Lady": MP High Court Discharges Man U/S 498A IPC
Observing that the wife lodged an FIR against her Husband after coming to know that he is going to marry another lady, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently discharged the husband of the charges under Section 498-A of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi also noted that the wife had alleged those incidents, which had occurred two years prior...
Bombay HC Can Proceed To Decide Validity Of Consumer Protection Rules : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court recently clarified that the suo motu case taken by it to deal with the vacancies in Consumer Commissions is not an impediment to the Bombay High Court in deciding a challenge to the Consumer Protection Rules 2020 framed by the Central Government.A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) by Advocate Dr.Mahindra Limaye challenging the provisions...