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Where Accused Is Booked Under Both UAPA & NDPS Act, Custody Under NDPS May Be Extended Beyond Expiry Of 180 Days Under UAPA: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that when a person is charged both under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), further custody beyond the period of 180 days (prescribed under UAPA) may be granted under Section 36A of the NDPS Act."The accused including the petitioner, were not only facing...
Bombay High Court Asks Civil Aviation Ministry To Consider Finalising Policy To Name Airports
The Bombay High Court of Friday orally asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider formulating a pan-India policy to name domestic and international airports or to finalise its draft policy. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a PIL by advocate Filji Frederick seeking direction to formulate a uniform policy and restrain the...
People Receiving First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine Can't Wait Indefinitely For Second Dose After Interval Period Is Over: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has observed that people who have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, including both Covishield or Covaxin, cannot be made to wait indefinitely for receiving their second dose after the mandatory interval is over. It therefore asked the State administration to raise the number of vaccination doses.The observation came from a division bench comprising of...
"Sorry State Of Affairs That Authorities Not Taking Due Care To Prepare Gang-Chart, It Infringes Article 21": Allahabad High Court
Noting that in some cases, the gang-chart had been wrongly prepared by the Authorities indicating the incorrect crime cases against the accused persons, the Allahabad High Court last month took strong exception of the careless and lethargic attitude of the authorities in preparing the Gang Charts. This observation came by the Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan, which was hearing...
Delhi Court Allows Recording Of Evidence Through VC Mode In Compliance With Delhi High Court Video Conferencing Rules
A Delhi Court has recently allowed recording of evidence through videoconferencing mode on a mutual application moved on behalf of the parties.Stating that the aforesaid exercise will be done in accordance with the videoconferencing Rules framed by the Delhi High Court, Metropolitan Magistrate Devanshu Sajlan ordered thus:"The present matter is a '5-year-old'matter. Both the parties have...
"Not Standing Up For National Anthem Or Standing Quiet May Amount To Disrespect & Failure To Adhere To Fundamental Duties; Not An Offence Per Se": J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that not standing up for National Anthem or singing it may amount to disrespect and failure to adhere to the fundamental duties as enshrined in the Constitution, however, the same is not an offence under the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act, 1971. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Sanjeev Kumar quashed an FIR against a...
Calcutta High Court Lifts Stay On Teacher Recruitment Process For Upper Primary Schools, Issues Directions To Expedite Process
The Calcutta High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay order that had been imposed on the West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers for primary schools. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay vide an earlier order dated June 30 had imposed an interim stay on the recruitment process in light of the emerging allegations involving irregularities in the marking scheme...
Madras High Court Forms Committee To Check Adherence To Roster System In Junior Civil Judge Recruitment 2003, 2009 & 2012
The Madras High Court on Thursday constituted a Committee pursuant to a plea alleging defects in the seniority list pertaining to the recruitment for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division). The plea had been filed by judicial officers who were recruited in 2009.A Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy entrusted the Committee to rectify...
Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends Lawyer's License For Allegedly Submitting Fake Covid-19 Report For Seeking Financial Help
The Bar Council of Delhi has temporarily suspended an Advocate's license who had allegedly submitted a fake Covid-19 report for seeking financial help. The Council observed that it amounts to misconduct, forgery and cheating.Stating that the Laboratory had confirmed that no such Covid-19 report was issued by them, the Bar Council of Delhi suspended the license of the lawyer."It is apparent...
Hathras Victim's Lawyers Call For Afresh Departmental Inquiry & Penal Charges Against Police Officer
In the Hathras Rape Case, the lawyers on behalf of the victim have called upon the Director-General of Police (Uttar Pradesh) on Saturday for afresh departmental inquiry against Circle Officer (Sadabad) Ram Shabd in conformity with the rule of law and principles of natural justice.Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover, through the representation, called upon to invoke penal laws for...
'Authorities Have Woken Up': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In Fake Vaccination Camp Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps, allegedly conducted by accused Debanjan Deb. The accused had allegedly been operating Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata by masquerading himself as an IAS officer associated with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.A division bench...