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While Declining Bail To Juvenile Take Into Account Social Investigation Report & Not Merely Police Report: P&H High Court Directs JJ Boards
The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week directed the Juvenile Justice Boards across the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory, Chandigarh to record their reason for declining bail to a Juvenile and the circumstances that led to such a decision. The Bench of Justice Jaishree Thakur further directed that the said decision shall be founded on the basis of...
'Times Now's Viewership Numbers Deliberately Reduced To Benefit A Newly Launched Channel' : Bennett Coleman Serves Legal Notice On BARC
Bennet Coleman and Company has sent a legal notice to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) alleging illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation, and tampering of Television Rating Points (TRP) of Times Now, and has sought for a compensation of more than 400 crores for the same.It is alleged that the TRP ratings of Times Now were deliberately manipulated from 2017...
State Is The Best Judge To Assess The Threat To An Individual: Bombay HC Denies 'X' Category Security To BJP Minority Morcha Head Jamal Siddiqui
"Such special security would not come as a matter of right and matter, of course, rather it would follow the special need of the person and peculiar urgency of the situation."
'If Foetus Is Given A Choice It Would Definitely Proclaim That It Doesn't Wish To Be Born': Madras HC Allows 15 Yr-Old Girl To Terminate Pregnancy
The Court observed that it must put itself in the shoes of the unborn child and objectively decide if coming into this world would be in its best interest.
21-Year Old Climate Activist Remanded To 5-Day Delhi Police Custody In Greta Thunberg 'Toolkit' Case
A Delhi Magistrate on Sunday remanded a 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi arrested from Bengaluru to 5-day custody of the Delhi police in a case registered over the "toolkit" shared by international activist Greta Thunberg related to the farmer's protest on social media Disha Ravi, one of the founders of 'Fridays For Future' campaign in India, arrested from her house located...
'Duty Cast On State To Provide Adequate Car Parking Space In Courts' : Kerala HC Directs State, Cochin Corporation To Take Steps To Develop Car Parking Area
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government and the Cochin Corporation to take time-bound steps to develop car-parking area for the Court by acting on a proposal made by the Railways to lease out a portion of its land near the Salim Rajan Road.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice A M Shaffique(since retired) observed in the judgment delivered on February...
Can't Approach Patna High Court Due To Huge Pendency And Non-Listing Of Matters: Woman Facing Harassment Moves Supreme Court
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court drawing the Court's attention to the issue of huge pendency of matters and non listing of cases before the Patna High Court. The petition has been filed by the petitioner, a woman seeking protection against the harassment being faced by her on part of some musclemen in the village. According to her, the accused attempted to outrage...
Section 357A- Court's Role Is Only Recommendatory, Court Cannot Fix Any Quantum Of Compensation To Victim: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday made significant observations with respect to payment of victim compensation under Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. A Single Bench of Justice Ananda Sen has held that: The role of the Court is recommendatory in nature and it cannot fix any quantum of victim compensation nor can direct the authority to make payment of the same to...
No Books, Notes, Or Study Materials Allowed In Exam Hall From All India Bar Examination-XVI (AIBE-XVI)
The Bar Council of India has decided that All India Bar Examination-XVI (AIBE-XVI) onwards, no books, notes, or study material will be allowed in the Examination Hall. However, the Candidates would be allowed to carry Bare Acts without notes. A Notification to this effect is available on the AIBE's Website (https://allindiabarexamination.com/). This Notification states,"This is...
Gujarat HC Advocates' Association Writes To Chief Justice Seeking Immediate Resumption Of Physical Functioning Of Courts
The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has on Saturday written to the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court seeking immediate resumption of physical functioning of the Courts without any further delay. It has stated that if their request is not acceded to, the Managing Committee will stage a protest on 19th February 2021 at 10.30a.m. at entry gate of the High Court. The...