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Seriousness Of Offence A Relevant Consideration While Considering The Grant Of Bail, Reiterates Supreme Court
Seriousness of the offence is one of the relevant considerations while considering the grant of bail, the Supreme Court reiterated in a judgment passed on Monday.In this case, the accused had allegedly committed forgery in Court record. It was alleged that there was a fabrication in the court record by way of using whitener in Sessions Trial No.89A/01, State vs. Mahesh,...
Unnatural Death Of Teenaged Boy- "Train Police Officials About Pre-Production Action Of Police With Regard To Child In Conflict With Law": Calcutta High Court
Underlining that Rule 8 of the West Bengal Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017 aims to support the children, the Calcutta High Court recently observed that ground-level police officials need to be appropriately instructed with adequate information about the contents and modality of operation related to the rule. It may be noted that Rule 8 of the West...
Elgaar Parishad- Sharjeel Usmani To Appear For Investigation On March 18
Aligarh Muslim University alumni Shajeel Usmani assured the Bombay High Court on Monday that he will continue cooperating with the Pune Police, investigating his speech for the 2021 Elgaar Parishad Conclave, and undertook to appear before investigators on March 18, 2021. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale was hearing a petition by Usmani seeking quashing of the...
UP Panchayat Polls- "Consider 2015 And Not 1995 As 'Base Year' For Reserving Seats, Hold Elections By May 25": Allahabad High Court
It is clear that the provisions of the impugned Government Order dated 11th February 2021 would have the effect of exceeding the prescribed vertical limit of reservation of 50 percent, which cannot be permitted: Allahabad HC
"Huge Political Influence"- Sachin Waze's Brother Files Habeas Corpus Plea In Bombay High Court Against His Arrest In Ambani House Explosives Scare
Suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze, through his brother, Sudharm has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Bombay High Court calling his arrest by the National Investigating Agency "illegal," and seeking his immediate release from custody. Waze was arrested by the National Investigating Agency on Saturday, in connection with his involvement in the explosives-laden...
Replacement Of Spl. Judge Trying Coal Scam Cases: Supreme Court Directs Delhi High Court's Chief Justice To Provide Panel Of Five Judges
Supreme Court has on Monday asked Chief Justice of Delhi High Court provide a panel of names of about five judges to enable the Court to suggest an appropriate replacement for Mr. Bharat Parashar, who was appointed as Special Judge to deal and exclusively try the offences pertaining to coal block allocation mattersA three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Petition For Inclusion Of Severe Mental Illness As Comorbidity For Covid-19 Vaccination
A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of comorbidities for purposes of Covid-19 vaccination.The court has additionally sought responses from the Central Mental Health Authority and the National Expert Group On...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Prashant Bhushan Plea To Allow Advocate Members Of Organizations To Appear Before Court In Organization's Pro-Bono Public Interest Cases
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi on a plea by Advocate Prashant Bhushan challenging the validity of Rule 8 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette ('Rule 8') framed by the Bar Council of India under Section 49(1)(c) of the Advocates Act, 1961.Bhushan has moved court seeking the quashing of a specific complaint...
'Umadevi Judgment Cannot Be Seen As Providing A Rigid Cut-Off Date' : Tripura HC Upholds Workers' Claim For Regularization
In a notable judgment, the Tripura High Court recently upheld the claim of 13 casual workers for regularization in government employment.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SG Chattopadhyay directed the Tripura Government to constitute a committee to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization.The bench ordered that the employees fulfilling...
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Declare Two Food Technology Institutes As Institutions Of National Importance
The Rajya Sabha today passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019, to declare certain institutes of food technology, entrepreneurship, and management as institutions of national importance. These institutes are: the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundlithe Indian Institute of Food...
Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy Holds Online Training Program On E-Filing, Video Conferencing Etc
The Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy recently organized online training program on e-filing, video conferencing etc.308 Advocates across the State and the Union Territory of Puducherry were imparted training by Master Trainers(Judicial Officers) regarding E-court Services, E-filing, E-Payment, E-Summons, usage of Video Conferencing, Usage of E-Courts Mobile App, Service Delivery at...