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Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Rape Accused Who Misled Court On Settlement Via Fake Affidavit
A Single Judge Bench of Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar of Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a rape accused who filed a fake affidavit with forged signatures and a fake Aadhar card copy of the victim claiming that the matter had been settled between the victim and him, and so the case was no longer pressed.The order by the Single Judge noted that another FIR was lodged by...
Gold Smuggling With A Mere Illegal Profit Motive Not A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that mere act of gold smuggling, which is covered under the Customs Act, will not amount to a "terrorist act" under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act unless the same is done with the intention to threaten the economic security of the nation.Gold smuggling with a mere illegal profit motive will fall within the aforementioned definition of terrorist act,...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Upper Age Limit For UP Higher Judicial Services
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the age criteria stipulated in an advertisement calling for applications to the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Rohit Ranjan Agarwal refused to interfere with the advertisement on noting that the same is in consonance to Rule 12 of the...
Kerala High Court Orders CBI Investigation In Jesna Maria Missing Case
The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered CBI investigation into the disappearance of Jesna Maria James, a second year B.Com student, from her home in Pathanamthitta district, nearly three years ago. A Single judge bench of Justice V.G. Arun ordered "I hope and wish that, with its forensic expertise and investigation skill, the CBI will be able to unravel the mystery and bring solace to...
Detention Of A Person Despite Furnishing Of Personal Bond Violative Of Article 21: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that keeping a person in custody, despite his furnishing personal bonds as required by the magistrate, is violative of his right to personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Shamim Ahmed recently pulled up an Executive Magistrate for failing to release two...
Toolkit Case- Sedition Law Misused To Terrorise Young Patriotic Indians; Time To Revisit S.124A: Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum Writes To Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has made a representation before the Supreme Court, urging it to revisit the Constitutional validity of Section 124A (Sedition) of IPC, in light of alleged illegal arrest and detention of climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the Greta Thunberg 'toolkit' case. "The recent events where a young environmental activist Disha Ravi (21 years...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Pinjra Tod Activists, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal's Appeal Against Bail Rejection
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on and sought response from the Delhi Police in an appeal by Pinjra Tod activists, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, against the rejection of their bail application in relation to the Delhi riots case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967.The appeal was being heard by a Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambhani and...
Object Of Child Vendors' Survey To Ensure Their Right To Education; Not To Penalize Anyone : Karnataka High Court
Observing that "the Object is not to penalise anybody but the object is to ensure that children who are forced to selling toys and other articles on the streets they must be imparted with education," the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Karnataka State Legal Service Authority (KSLSA) to commence the data collection survey for identifying vulnerable children who are forced...
'Not Proper To Keep Him In Jail Forever': Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Imposed On Dacoity Cum Murder Convict To 22 Years Imprisonment
The Supreme Court reduced the sentence imposed on a man convicted in a dacoity cum murder case to 22 years actual imprisonment.Shivalinga @ Shivalingayya was convicted under Sections 396 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death penalty by the Trial Court. The Karnataka High Court, partly allowing appeal, converted the death sentence to imprisonment for...
Virudhnagar Firecracker Factory Blast: NGT Issues Notice To Tamil Nadu, Central And State Pollution Control Board, Forms 8-Member Committee
The National Green Tribunal has on Tuesday issued notices to the State of Tamil Nadu, Central and State Pollution Control Board and the District Magistrate in the matter of blast at a firecracker factory in Virudhnagar. The Principal Bench of Delhi has also formed a eight member committee to secure credible facts and look into the incident that left 19 dead and more than...
Madras High Court Issues Notice To SII, DCGI, ICMR On Plea By Volunteer Alleging Side Effects After 'Covishield' Trial
The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by a participant of the clinal trial of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) who allegedly suffered serious side effects after receiving the first dose in the trial. Notice was issued to the Government of India through the Health Secretary, Drugs Controller General of...
NHAI Vs Progressive Construction: Supreme Court Appoints Justice(Rtd.) GS Singhvi As Sole Arbitrator
The Supreme Court while allowing an appeal filed by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), directed the parties to the arbitral proceedings to approach the Indian Council of Arbitration within 2 weeks for the adjudication of the disputes in accordance with ICA Rules of Domestic Commercial Arbitration & Conciliation, 2016. The order came from a division bench of Justice Indu...