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Gang Rape Of Minor- Meghalaya HC Denies Bail To BA Student, Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Him Necessary Facilities To Attend Virtual Classes
Rejecting a bail application filed by a BA student accused in a case concerning gang rape of a 16 year old minor girl, the Meghalaya High Court on Monday directed the jail authorities to provide him necessary facilities required for attending virtual classes.A single judge bench comprising of Justice W. Diengdoh was dealing with a bail plea of one Habibul Islam seeking bail in a POCSO...
Rajasthan High Court To Hear Cases Through VC Mode Only, Suspends Earlier Circular After Lawyers Protest
The Rajasthan High Court has suspended its earlier decision to resume the regular hearing of cases from 28th June 2021 in a hybrid manner. Now, the regular hearing of cases in the High Court shall be only through video conferencing till July 2, 2021.In its earlier decision, the High Court had decided to permit entry into the court premises only to those persons who have completed 14 days...
Wife Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' To Husband Or 'Desertion Of Spouse' : Bombay High Court
Observing that the wife's decision to remain in Canada, where she settled with the couple son is not "unjustified" or "selfish," the Bombay High Court refused to grant a divorce to a 44-year-old engineer alleging cruelty and desertion following his spouse's refusal to join him in India. The court reproduced the woman's resume, details of her flourishing career with a...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Modify Bail Condition Directing Accused To Stay 10 KMs Away From Prosecutrix's Home In POCSO Case
The Delhi High Court has refused to modify a trial court's bail condition imposed on an accused who was granted bail in a POCSO case directing him to stay 10 KMs away from the residence of prosecutrix till further orders, after the same was modified by the trial court thrice.The petitioner accused had approached the High Court for relaxing the bail condition after the same was modified by...
Whether Rejection Of Application For Amendment of Counter-Statement Constitutes An 'Interim Award': Calcutta High Court Explains
The Calcutta High Court on Friday while hearing an appeal to an impugned order expounded in detail on whether an interim relief granted by an Arbitrator would constitute an 'interim award' thereby allowing it to be set aside under Article 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The concerned petition was filed before the Court for setting aside an alleged "interim award"...
Pensioners Not Required To Visit Banks Or Offices To Get Pension During COVID, Karnataka Govt Tells HC
The State Government orally informed the Karnataka High Court that no pensioner who receives pension from the government is required to visit any banks or any offices for the purpose of getting pensions, during the period of Covid-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindraj was also informed by the government counsel that the state will be providing...
'Allocation Of Amphotericin B Injections To Different States, Steps Taken To Tackle Third Wave Situation': AP HC Seeks Centre, State's Response
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought response of the Centre and the State Government on the matters concerning allocation of Amphotericin B Injections to different states and also about the steps taken by the State to tackle third covid wave situation.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Ninala Jayasurya also directed the State Government...
Vaccinate Mentally Ill Patients On Priority Across The State: Madras High Court To Tamil Nadu Govt
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to ensure that a special vaccination drive be undertaken to prioritize mentally ill persons and that they are vaccinated.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing a plea seeking direction on the respondent authorities to effectively implement the State mental health policy."Though...
Calcutta HC Directs Rahul Shivshankar To Appear Through VC Mode In Probe Over 'Defamatory' Audiotape On Abhishek Banerjee Run By Times Now
The Calcutta High Court directed Times Now news channel's Editor-in-Chief, Rahul Shivshankar to appear through Video Conferencing mode in probe over the matter related to telecast of a 'defamatory' audiotape about Mamata Banerjee's Nephew and Loksabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee on Times Now news channel.The Bench of Justice Kaushik Chanda said:"Interest of justice will be subserved, if Mr....
"Do Not Deny Admission To Students Filling Name Of One Of The Parents In Admission Form ": Delhi Govt Directs School HODs
The Delhi Government had directed the Head of Departments of all the Government and Private Schools to not deny admission to the candidates who are filling name of one of the parents in the application form while taking admission. Delete No school in Delhi shall deny admission to a child on the grounds that the child is declaring name of his/her single parent only. Directs Delhi...
Supply Of "Defective" Ventilators : Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Manufacturer Jyoti CNC
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to Rajkot based ventilator manufacturer Jyoti CNC Automation Limited after the Maharashtra Government complained about additional 34 'dysfunctional ventilators' that the company hadn't bothered to repair or replace. Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Avinash Gharote hearing their suo motu criminal PIL on Covid-19...