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ISRO Espionage Case: Kerala High Court Extends Interim Protection To Former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar & Other Accused
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection from arrest given to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala Police officers, and a retired IB official in the ISRO conspiracy case once again till August 11th. The matter will be heard again tomorrow.Justice Ashok Menon extended the relief for another day after the ASG P. Vijayakumar representing CBI informed the...
Judge Uttam Anand Death- 'Feeding Particular Questions To Get Particular Answers Isn't Appreciated': Jharkhand HC Pulls Up IO, SIT Head
The Jharkhand High Court, while accepting the recommendations of the State Government and transferring the investigation of the Dhanbad Judge death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, raised several pertinent questions to the Investigating Agency. A bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad perused the affidavit filed by the DGP and head of the...
"Punjab State Functionaries Intentionally Protecting Drug Offenders": P&H High Court Transfers NDPS Case To CBI
Coming down heavily on Punjab Police and State Authorities on account of their failure to deal with the drug offenders in the State, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday transferred probe in an NDPS case involving recovery of 12.00 lacs 'Tramadol' tablets to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan transferred the probe to CBI calling...
Centre's Proposal To Reserve 27 Percent Seats For OBC Candidates In AIQ Seats In Medical Colleges Not Acceptable: DMK Tells Madras High Court
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) submitted before the Madras High Court on Tuesday that the Centre's proposal of implementing 27 percent reservation for Other backward Classes (OBC) candidates in All India Quota (AIQ) seats of medical colleges in Tamil Nadu for the current academic year was not acceptable. Instead, the DMK argued that the OBC candidates must be eligible for 50...
"Reference To Pandemic, Consequent Lockdown Inadequate To Explain Failure To Re Register In Exams": Delhi HC Rejects Student's Plea
Observing that the reference to covid 19 pandemic and consequent lockdown is an inadequate reason to explain failure to re register in third year University Exams, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a student's plea aggrieved for not being permitted to take the Third Year examination scheduled in August, 2021.The petitioner, a BA programme student enrolled in Indira Gandhi National...
Killing of Muslim Man During Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 7 Accused
A Delhi Court has framed charges of murder, rioting and other offences under the Indian Penal Code against 7 persons in connection with a Delhi riots case regarding killing of a Muslim man who had died after allegedly being beaten by a mob.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav framed charges against Aman Kashyap, Arun Kumar, Ashish, Devender Kumar, Pradeep Rai, Krishan Kant Dhiman and...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply To Pleas Challenging IT Rules 2021 By August 20
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government to file its reply in pleas filed by digital media houses 'The Quint' , 'AltNews' and 'The Wire', challenging the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).When the matter was taken, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told a bench headed by the...
E-Way Bill Not Required For Transportation Of Used Personal Vehicle : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court while dismissing an appeal ruled that used personal cars are exempted from the requirement of an e-way bill under Rule 138(14)(a) of the Kerala Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. A Division Bench of Justice S.V Bhatti and Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas accordingly upheld the decision of the Single Judge that allowed a petition challenging the detention of a used car by...
"Her Raising Voice To Interpret Constitution In Own Way Doesn't Amount To Sedition": Gujarat HC Grants Bail To 'Pathalgadi' Leader
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pathalgadi Movement leader Babita Kachhap (Kashyap) who was arrested by the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) in July last year over her involvement in an alleged campaign to support the "Pathalgadi movement". The Bench of Justice S. H. Vora noted that the prosecution couldn't point out a single event to show that any disturbance...
Cognizance Of Section 138 NI Act Offence By Magistrate Will Not Automatically Result In Decree In Civil Suit For Cheque Dishonour : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that if the Metropolitan Magistrate takes cognizance of an offense under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, it is not that a decree against the respondent/defendant will follow automatically.The Court rejected the argument that that mere cognizance of an offence by a MM in Section 138 NI Act proceedings should automatically lead to passing of...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of Dr. Najma Akhtar As Jamia Millia Islamia's Vice Chancellor
The Delhi High Court last week issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Najma Akhtar as the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh was hearing an appeal against a single-judge bench order dated 5th March 2021 which had rejected a writ petition challenging her appointment after observing that...