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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking Parity In Assessment Criteria For Evaluating Freshers & Repeaters II PUC Students
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking directions to follow the same assessment method for repeater students of II PUC class, as is being done in the case of regular students, while awarding marks for the academic year 2020-2021. A division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued notice while hearing...
Section 205 CrPC- Magistrate Cannot Mechanically Impose Conditions To An Order Dispensing Personal Appearance of Accused : Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that magistrate cannot mechanically impose conditions to an order dispensing the personal appearance of accused under Section 205 Code of Criminal Procedure.It observed that the Magistrate, while passing the impugned order, had merely mentioned that there are certain facts which can only be explained by the accused persons, and those facts are only within...
Does Keeping Birds As Pets Violate Any Law?: Kerala High Court Directs Govt Pleader To Seek Instructions
The Kerala High Court on Monday instructed the Government Pleader to look into whether by keeping birds as pets, the petitioner had violated any provision of law. The GP has been directed to seek instructions on this aspect. "The learned Government Pleader shall get instructions and report whether the petitioner has been violating any provision of law by keeping birds as pets," the...
Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Seek Instructions on Businessman Navneet Kalra's Plea Challenging Suspension Of His Restuarants
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Government to seek instructions on pleas filed by businessman Navneet Kalra challenging the order cum show cause notice suspending the registration certificates of his restaurants, Khan Chacha and Townhall. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli granted time to the Delhi Government to seek instructions after hearing Senior...
'Per Incuriam' Decision Has No Precedent Value But It's Binding On Parties Inter-se: Allahabad High Court Explains
The Allahabad High Court last week delivered an important judgement on the applicability of the doctrine of per incuriam and res judicta in regards to an earlier decision of a Division Bench of the Court. A Bench comprising Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Jaspreet Singh was adjudicating upon a seniority dispute pertaining to two classes of employees of the Transport department. Background:...
Red Fort Violence: Delhi Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Violence, Causing Vandalism In Two Cases
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to one Jajbir Singh in two Red Fort violence cases who had allegedly incited violence and caused vandalism during the farmers protest that happened on the Republic Day this year. A Sessions Court here granted anticipatory bail to Jajbir Singh in FIR 96 and 98 registered by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence that erupted on the...
Girlfriend Or Concubine Not Liable For Prosecution U/S 498A IPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier this week held that only a relative of a husband by blood or marriage is liable for prosecution under Section 498-A IPC (cruelty to woman).Justice Cheekati Manavendranath while quashing the FIR against the petitioner, observed that a girlfriend or concubine, not being connected by blood or marriage, is not a relative of the husband for the purpose of...
In Re Bruno: Kerala High Court Stays State's Decision To Transfer Funds To Kudumbashree To Manage Animal Birth Control
The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the decision of the State to transfer funds to Kudumbashree (a women self-help group) to manage animal birth control in the State. A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P observed that before funds were transferred, it was pertinent to ascertain whether Kudumbashree was registered with the Animal Welfare Board, which is...
"Petitioners Are Merely Puppets At Hands Of An Unknown Puppeteer": Dismissal By Uttarakhand High Court For Abuse Of PIL Jurisdiction
The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a petition purportedly filed for environment protection, for abuse of the PIL jurisdiction while noting it to be a highly motivated plea, filed at the behest of an unknown person or entity. A division bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma noted that the unknown person or entity is merely using the petitioners as a...
Is Identity Proof Sine Qua Non For Filing Accident Claim Under Railway Claims Tribunal Act? Delhi HC To Consider Slum Dweller's Plea
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by a roadside dweller, who had lost both his legs in an accident caused at Ghaziabad Railway Station, seeking directions on the Railway Claims Tribunal to consider his plea for compensation which was denied on technical grounds including that he did not possess a valid identity proof.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to Union of...
Medical Practitioners Can Conduct Necessary Tests On Accused If There Are Indications Of Custodial Torture: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday clarified that the circular issued by the Director of Health will not preclude doctors conducting medical examinations of persons accused in criminals cases from ordering appropriate investigations as they deem fit if there are indications or complaints of custodial torture.Justice PB Suresh Kumar decided so while hearing a petition filed by a government...
Families Of Five Indian Seafarers Stranded In Iran Move Delhi High Court Seeking Directions On MEA To Repatriate Them
Families of five Indian seafarers, stranded in Iran despite their acquittal in a conspiracy case, have approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions on the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the issue with Iran Government and repatriate them.The plea additionally prays for directions on Centre for providing urgent relief in the form of sufficient medical and financial...