[Multani Murder Case] 'Nothing Comes To His Aid To Wash Off Blood Of Crime From His Smudged Hands', P&H HC Dismisses Saini's Plea To Transfer Case To CBI [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (08th September) dismissed Former Punjab DGP, Sumedh Singh Saini's plea against the registration of the criminal case against him in Mohali regarding the disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani.Notably, Former Punjab DGP had sought directions to quash the FIR registered against him or refer the matter to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for...

Though Witness Protection Scheme Evolved In 2018, System Not Instilling Confidence In Witnesses To Come Out With Truth Against Hard-Core Criminals: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

"Though the Witness Protection Scheme has been evolved in the year 2018, still the system is not providing confidence to the witnesses to come out with the truth as against the hard-core criminals", observed the Madras High Court on Friday.Justices T. Raja and B. Pugalendhi were pronouncing the judgment in an appeal by three against conviction for murder and sentence of life...

Laws To Constitute National Commissions For Homeopathy & Indian Medicine Get Presidential Assent [Read Notifications]

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to National Commission For Homoeopathy Bill and National Commission For Indian Systems Of Medicine Bill, passed by Parliament.Both the Acts are notified in the Gazette and will come into force at a later date.This National Commission For Homoeopathy Act, will repeal the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 to set up a...

Submit Report Regarding Appointment Of Chairperson/Other Members Of Selection Committee Of CWC & JJBs Across The State: Calcutta HC Directs State [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (21st September) directed the Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department as well as the Judicial Secretary to submit a report disclosing the progress made in regard to the appointment of the Chairperson as well as other members of the selection committee of Child Welfare Committees and Juvenile Justice Boards in the various districts...

NLU Consortium Welcomes NLAT Judgemnt , "Will Implement The Judgemnt In Letter And Spirit" Says NLSIU

In the backdrop of the Supreme Court's verdict directing NLSIU, Bengaluru to admit students based on CLAT results, the NLU Consortium has expressed hope that the University will continue to play meaningful role in strengthening the Consortium. Following the dispute over conducting a separate entrance exam by NLSIU, the Consortium had decided to shift its Secretariat from Bangalore to...

"Facing Discrimination, Communal Slur And Mental Harassment By The Jail Staff ": Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima Arrested In Delhi Riot Case Tells Court

Student activist Gulfisha Fatima, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, alleged before a Delhi court on Monday that she was being subjected to communal slurs and mental harassment by jail authorities.Fatima, an MBA graduate, is currently lodged in Tihar jail in the case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.The submissions were made...

'Randamoozham': SC Records Settlement Between Novelist MT Vasudevan Nair & Director VA Shrikumar [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has accepted the settlement reached between between the Novelist M T Vasudevan Nair and Director V A Shrikumar in connection with the making of the movie: Randamoozham.As per the settlement terms, the Director would hand over the script both in Malayalam and English in typewritten and electronic form to MT Vasudevan Nair for the movie to be made of the said novel...

Parliament Passes Bill To Temporarily Suspend Initiation Of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Under IBC [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, by voice vote. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 19, 2020. It seeks to amend the IBC Code 2016 and temporarily suspend initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), for a period of one year. While introducing the Bill, Finance...

Medical Officer Akin To Soldier Guarding Border: HP HC Upholds Dismissal From Service Of Doctor For Wilful Absence [Read Judgment]

" A medical officer who remains willfully absent from duty, is guilty of mis-conduct and punishment of dismissal from service cannot be said to be a harsh punishment", the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled recently.Remarking that it was dealing with a Medical Officer and that "the Court places a Medical Officer akin to a soldier, who guards our Border", the Single Judge stated that a...

Atleast In My Court, There Will Never Be A Question Of Anything Being Done In A 'Sealed Cover': Justice GS Patel Of Bombay HC [Read Order]

During a hearing via video conferencing last Friday, Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court refused to accept additional material submitted by the respondent Anugrah Stock & Brokers Pvt Ltd in a sealed cover and asked them to place all details in the sealed cover on an affidavit and submit the same.Justice Patel expressed sharp disapproval of the practice of submitting material in...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. It prohibits acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest. While introducing the Bill, Nityanand...

Delhi Court Rejects Umar Khalid's Plea Seeking Permission To Meet Family During Police Custody [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Monday rejected Umar Khalid's plea seeking permission to meet his family members during his police custody. While rejecting the plea, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the accused is already allowed to have meetings with his legal counsel. The court further observed that while remanding him to police custody, the court had also taken...