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Gangster Bishnoi's Plea- 'Fearing Vikas Dubey Like Fake Encounter': P&H High Court Orders Videography Of His Entire Transit
"This Court is of the firm opinion that the police cannot be deprived of its right to interrogate an accused and that video conferencing may not be as effective as physical interrogation", observed the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (21st December) while dismissing Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's plea to direct the Chandigarh and Haryana Police to interrogate him through...
Most Provisions Of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020, Come Into Force
Most of the provisions of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 has come into force with effect from 21st December 2020.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued notification in the Official Gazette in this regard on Tuesday (22nd December).The amendment was passed by the Parliament on September 22, 2020 to decriminalize minor procedural or technical lapses under the Companies Act, 2013, into...
Sister Abhaya Case :CBI Court Says Two Police Officers Destroyed Material Objects; Asks State Police Chief To Ensure That Such Misdeeds Don't Recur
The CBI Court, which convicted Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy in Sister Abhaya Murder, case observed that DySP K. Samuel and the then Superintendent of Police K.T.Michael, who initially investigated the case, were involved in the activities of destruction of the material objects in this case.The Police Head of the state will take necessary steps to ensure that such misdeeds on the part...
'Clean Road Outside Police Station For A Week' : Karnataka High Court Asks Station House Officer As Punishment For Failing To Register FIR
The Karnataka High Court has directed the station house officer of the Station Bazar Police Station, Kalaburagi, to clean the road in front of his police station for one week, for failing to take note of a complaint made by a mother whose son was allegedly abducted. A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice P Krishna Bhat while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed...
Uttarakhand High Court Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car Of Accused For Official Travel
The Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Audi Car and travelled in it to a camp court on December 21 and 22. Importantly, against the owner (Kewal Krishan Soin) of the Audi car, an FIR under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC is registered at Police Station...
Illegal Occupation of Govt Accommodation By Ex-Ministers, Private Persons: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Raps Govt Authorities; Seeks ATR
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Government authorities of the Union Territory for allotting government accommodations to former Chief Minister, MLAs, MPs, bureaucrats and private persons, in contravention of its previous directions. A Division Bench of the J&K HC had in 2019 in Thakur Randhir Singh v. State of J&K & Ors., held that an allottee...
Physical Hearings To Commence In Subordinate Courts In Tamil Nadu from January 18, 2021
The Registrar General of Madras High Court on Monday (21st December) released an Official Memorandum informing that the Administrative Committee of the Madras High Court has resolved that subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu can proceed with physical hearings from Monday (18th January, 2021). The Hon'ble Administrative Committee of Madras High Court, in the meeting held on 12.12.2020,...
'Step Motherly Treatment By University' : Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To NLSIU Student Who Was Denied Promotion Citing Attendance Shortage
The Karnataka High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a student of National Law School of India University and directed the University to forthwith promote the student to the 4th year B.A. LL.B (Hons) for the academic year 2020-21. A single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit while allowing the petition filed by Dayan Warsi, strongly disapproved the approach of the medical...
Delhi Riots-Facing Harassment & Regular Beatings At Hands Of Jail Inmates: Ishrat Jahan Tells Delhi Court-Read Order
Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, who is presently facing trial in an UAPA case in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots in February this year, told the Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Tuesday (22nd December) that she was beaten today badly by other inmates and she is facing harassment and regular beatings at the hands of inmates. Before the Additional Sessions Judge...
Entries In Balance Sheet Do Not Amount To Acknowledgment Of Debt Under Sec 18 Limitation Act : NCLAT Declines Reference Against 'V Padmakumar' Decision
A five-member Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday turned down a reference made by a three-member Bench, seeking re-consideration of the decision in V. Padamakumar Vs. Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund (SASF) & Anr where it was held that entries in books of accounts will not amount to acknowledgment of debt under Section 18 of the Limitation Act,...
Gauhati High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Directions Against Hospitals Refusing Treatment To Non Covid Patients
The division bench of the Gauhati High Court consisting of Acting Chief Justice Mr. N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhary on Tuesday issued notice in a PIL filed by Senior Congress Leader, Debabrata Saikia seeking directions to Union of India, Ministry of Health and Government of Assam against the refusal of State Hospitals in treatment of non covid patients. The petition...