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'Go For Counselling' : MP High Court Puts Bail Condition For Person Arrested Over Anti-CAA Whatsapp Status
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (26 November) granted bail to a petitioner (named Anwar) accused of posting a WhatsApp status opposing the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA). Notably, the Bench of Justice Virender Singh granted him bail on the condition that he will have to present himself before Advocate and Social Worker Mrs. Rashmi Pandey in the first...
Custodial Deaths : Madras High Court Issues Inquiry Guidelines - Allow Family To Take Photos Of Body, Videograph Autopsy Etc
The Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions for the conduct of inquiry under Section 176(1)(A) CrPC in cases of unnatural deaths in custody."Every time a custodial death occurs, the legitimacy of the State suffers a big dent. That can be set right only by ensuring transparent investigation. A dead person is equally entitled to justice. I would call it posthumous justice....
Delhi Court Rejects Zee Media's Plea Against Non-Summoning Of Mahua Moitra In Criminal Defamation Case As Time Barred
A Sessions Court in Delhi today dismissed Zee Media's plea challenging a Magistrate's order dated September 25, 2019, refusing to summon MP Mahua Moitra in a criminal defamation case, as time barred. The Additional Sessions Judge at the Rouse Avenue Court, Geetanjali Goel refused to allow the channel's application for coronation of delay of 81 days in filing the review petition. The...
Bar Council Of India Misusing Its Dominant Position: Plea in CCI Against Maximum Age Limit For LLB Course
"The Bar Council of India, misusing its dominant position in controlling the legal education in India, through Clause No. 28 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 is creating indirect entry barriers to the new entrants into the profession of legal service by imposing maximum age restrictions to enter into the legal education," a complaint filed before the Competition Commission of...
NEET 2020: Supreme Court Directs NTA To Consider Requests Of Candidates To Furnish Original OMR Sheets
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, while refusing to entertain a writ petition filed by some aspirants for admission for undergraduate medical courses seeking quashing of the NEET 2020 results, directed the National Testing Agency to consider representation preferred by them for furnishing the original OMR sheets.Nineteen candidates had approached the Court by filing a writ petition under Article...
'No Court Bound By Govt Decision To Withdraw Prosecution' : Karnataka High Court On Move To Drop Cases Against Ministers, MLAs
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition which challenged the Government decision to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against elected representatives and ministers.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty observed : "No Court is bound by such a decision taken to withdraw from the prosecution. Even if an application is...
COVID19- "No Night Curfew In Delhi Or Parts Of It As of Now": Delhi Govt To High Court
The AAP-led Government in Delhi today informed the Delhi High Court that on a considered view of the Covid-19 situation in the capital it has decided not to impose any night curfew in the capital or parts of it, for now. A Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea on the steps being taken by the government to control the spread of the pandemic....
Whether Writ Of Habeas Corpus Maintainable Against Judicial Order Sending A Juvenile To A Juvenile Home? Allahabad High Court FB To Decide
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday made a reference to a Full Bench (FB), seeking to decide the issue whether a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable against an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate/ Child Welfare Committee, sending a corpus to the Juvenile Home/ Nari Niketan/ Child Care Home. The Full Bench will also decide whether even a minor can be kept in...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Centre's Appeal Against Order Directing Admission To Medical Aspirant On The Basis Bravery Award By ICCW
The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a plea by the Union of India against a Single Judge Bench order of the Delhi High Court which had allowed admission to an aspirant on reserved seats for medical courses basis a Bravery Award by an NGO called Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW). Challenging the Single Judge Bench's order, the Government moved the Division Bench of the...
'Important To Proceed Against Uniformed Criminals' : Calcutta High Court Directs Action Against Police Officer For Misuse Of Section 41A CrPC
Coming down heavily on the police for attempting to harass a citizen by misusing Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Director General of Police to initiate inquiry against the concerned investigating officer.The High Court was considering the anticipatory bail application filed by one Ranjit De who was served a notice under Section 41A to...
An HIV Positive Patient Can't Be Punished For 'Attempt To Murder' For Sex Without Woman's Consent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (26th November) ruled that an HIV positive patient can't be convicted for an offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC (attempt to murder), if he had sexual intercourse without woman's consent. The Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru further observed that unprotected sexual engagement by an HIV positive person, when such a person is aware of...
