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Magistrate May Permit Officer Below Rank Of Inspector To Assist IO In Investigation Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a special judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act is empowered to permit an officer below the rank of Inspector to assist the Investigating Officer in investigation.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri added that the steps taken by such an officer have to be performed under direct supervision of the Investigation Officer, who remains in control of the...
Delhi High Court Seeks Response On Lawyer's Plea Claiming Non-Issuance Of 'Fully Vaccinated' Certificate Despite Receiving Both Doses
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a lawyer's petition, claiming that despite being fully vaccinated, he has not been issued a proper certificate in that regard. Rather, the official Cowin portal reflects him to be a 'partially vaccinated' person.Justice Rekha Palli has issued notice to the Health Ministry and has posted the matter for hearing on September 27, 2021.Advocate...
84 Days' Gap May Be Contributing To Spike In Covid-19 Cases: Petitioner Seeking Early Administration Of Second Vaccine Dose Tells Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court today continued hearing a plea seeking early administration of the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine to the citizenry. "The state is witnessing 30,000 cases every day despite 70% of the State population being vaccinated with the first dose. This implies that it is high time to start administering the second dose of the vaccine," the Petitioner argued before Justice PB...
Its The Way Out, The Way Forward: Young Lawyers Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Resumption of Hybrid Hearings
A petition has been put before the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and His Companion Judges requesting it to end Virtual Hearings and resume Hybrid Hearings before the High Court as well as its Subordinate Courts.The petition by a group of young advocates represented by Advocates Satya Ranjan Swain and Shoumendu Mukherji states that Hybrid hearings should be made the new normal &...
NEET-MDS Counseling 2021 Put On Hold As MCC Wants To Seek Clarification From Supreme Court On EWS Quota
The Medical Counselling Committee has temporarily put on hold the NEET-MDS 2021 counselling to seek a clarification from the Supreme Court regarding the impact of a recent Madras High Court judgment regarding the quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).The dates for the much delayed NEET-MDS counselling was announced by the MCC recently as starting from August 20 and concluding on...
Letters Patent Appeal Not Maintainable Against Interlocutory Orders Passed In Proceedings For Contempt: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu And Kashmir High Court has recently held that Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent is not maintainable against orders passed in proceedings for contempt which are of interlocutory nature and does not determine any right or issue between the parties finally.Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar thus remarked,"The word "judgment" in terms of Clause...
Chief Justice AS Oka Inaugurates New Child Care Centre In Bengaluru City Civil Court Complex
Karnataka High Court' Chief Justice Abhay S. Oka on Friday inaugurated the creche (Child Care Centre) facility inside the City Civil Court Complex in Bengaluru for the benefit of children of advocates and court staff. Justice B V Nagarathna was the chief guest at the inaugural function. It was Justice Nagarathna who, as the administrative judge of City Civil court Bangalore, had...
INX Media Case- Delhi HC Reserves Order On CBI's Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order Allowing Inspection Of Documents By Accused Persons
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved it's order on CBI's plea against a Special Judge's order directing it to allow the accused persons, including former Minister P. Chidambaram, to inspect the documents kept in Malkhana room collected by the agency while investigating the INX Media Case.Justice Mukta Gupta reserved order after reiterating that she was bound by the Supreme Court judgment...
'Appropriate Measures Should Have Been Taken Much Earlier': Madras HC Directs State To Submit Road Map For Purchasing Disabled Friendly Buses
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government to submit a road map for purchasing disabled-friendly buses in 4 weeks time. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of writ petitions seeking the universal use of disabled-friendly buses to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities. During an earlier hearing dated July 22 the Court had restrained the State government...
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Protection To Pinky Chaudhary In Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea
Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Bhupinder Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, prime accused in the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar. Justice Mukta Gupta however denied any interim protection from arrest to Chaudhary till September 13, next date of hearing. The Court also sought status report to be filed in...
