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Supreme Court Directs Delhi University To Declare 5th Semester Results Of Law Student Who Had Attendance Shortage Due To Pregnancy
The Supreme Court directed the Delhi University to declare the 5th Semester result of a law student who could not meet the requisite 70% attendance criteria due to her pregnancy.Ankita Meena could not obtain requisite attendance since she missed many classes during the 4th Semester due to her pregnancy. She approached the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the University to permit her...
Ganga Pollution: Allahabad High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Alleging Severe Deterioration Of Water Quality
The Allahabad High Court on Friday sought responses from various State authorities in UP with respect to protection of river Ganga and the steps taken by it to ensure that the water quality of the river is not deteriorated. A Full Bench of the High Court comprising of Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta, Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar directed the concerned authorities to place the...
Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy Launches Legal Database Software 'Joti Journal'
The Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy on Thursday launched its own legal database software called "JOTI JOURNAL SOFTWARE" for use of judiciary. The software was inaugurated by Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, in the presence of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey.The software covers nearly 10,000 judgments, 700...
'Reputation A Facet of Article 21' : Delhi Court Slams Media For Publishing News Against Umar Khalid Without Verifying All Facts In Riots Case
In a significant order, a Delhi Court has criticized media for publishing the alleged confessional statements of Umar Khalid in Delhi riots conspiracy cases, without clarifying that such confessions are not admissible in evidence."The news reports have only highlighted that accused Umar Khalid had confessed his involvement... However, none of the news item is shown to have made...
'Bordering On Professional Misconduct': Supreme Court To Proceed Against A Lawyer For Speculating About Outcome Of A Pending Appeal
The Supreme Court has pulled up a lawyer who, in his advice to his client, allegedly speculated about the outcome of a pending appeal before it.Prima facie, this, in our opinion, is bordering on professional misconduct and needs to be proceeded with, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari said and directed the party to to file an affidavit and disclose the...
NCLAT's Chennai Bench To Commence Functioning From January 25 Through Virtual Mode
Over Ten months after the Central government constituted another Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai, the same will start its functioning from Monday (25th January 2021) through Virtual Mode. A notification issued in this behalf states that the filing of Fresh Appeals against the orders of the Benches of the National Company Law Tribunal...
Late Night Police Visits To Rowdy Sheeter's Residence Violates His Privacy: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that Police cannot visit the residence of a 'Rowdy Sheeter' during late night hours as it amounts to intruding into his privacy.Thumkunta Madhava Reddy, a rowdy sheeter, had approached the High Court alleging that the Police enters in the midnight every day ringing the door bell/knocking the door, waking him up late night, thereby disturbing his sleep....
Sonu Sood's Intentions 'Malafide' Not Approached The Court With "Clean Hands", Says Bombay High Court In 'Illegal Constructions" Case
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and his wife's intentions were "malafide" and they did not approach the court with "clean hands," the Bombay High Court has observed in its order rejecting his petition for temporary relief against an unauthorized construction notice issued against them by the BMC in October 2020. Justice Prithviraj Chavan observed that in the past two years, the couple...
'National Interest' : CIC Advises Home Ministry To Maintain Consolidated Database Regarding Identified Legal/Illegal Migrants
The Central Information Commission has directed Home Ministry to give clear and categorical information to an RTI applicant who sought copies of records/data pertaining to illegal/legal migrants.Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha also 'advised' the Ministry to maintain a 'consolidated record/database regarding identified legal/illegal migrants, in the national interest'.The commission...
Delhi High Court Orders Seizure, Rehabilitation of Hippo From Asiad Circus, Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Circus Owner, On PETA's Plea
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to seize a hippopotamus from Asiad Circus with the help of Delhi police and to transfer the animal to the zoo nearest to the location of seizure.A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh, hearing an application by PETA India, also directed the issue of non-bailable warrant to the circus owner...
Communal Remarks Against Aligarh Muslim University: Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea By Hindu Mahasabha Leader For Quashing FIR And Stay Of Arrest
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Rajendra Kumar on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by Ashok Kumar Pandey, Hindu Mahasabha Leader from Aligarh praying for quashing of an FIR filed against him for his communal remarks against Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and its founder Sir Saiyed Ahmad, resulting in hurting...
Karnataka HC Makes A Public Appeal To Give Information For Its Proposed Book 'History Of Courts Of Karnataka'
The Karnataka High Court has issued a general appeal calling upon people to contribute with information as regards the legal, legislative and judicial history of Karnataka; to help it bring out a book titled "History of Courts of Karnataka." The appeal reads that "The State of Karnataka has a rich heritage not only in culture and art forms but also as regards judicial administration....