Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Chinamyanand's Bail Plea

The Allahabad High Court on November 16 reserved order on the bail application filed by former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who was accused of raping a law student. Chinmayanand was arrested by the SIT on September 20, after the victim gave a pen drive to the SIT to support her allegations, and has been in custody since then. The Sessions Court at...

Section 376 R/w 511 IPC: Offence Of Attempt To Rape Can Be Attracted Even If Accused Had Not Undressed Himself: SC [Read Judgment]

"The attempt to commit an offence begins when the accused commences to do an act with the necessary intention."

Transgender Persons Moved Tribunal For Reservation In FDA/SDA Jobs At District Courts [Read Order & Petition]

The Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KAT), has issued notices to Karnataka Public Services Commission and State of Karnataka, on a plea filed by two transgender woman challenging a notification issued by the department for filling up post of First Division Assistant, in district courts, without there being any reservations provided for transgenders. The court refused to grant...

SC Collegium Proposes To Appoint Three Additional Judges Of Jharkhand HC Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court to be appointed as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Rajesh KumarJustice Anubha Rawat ChoudharyJustice Kailash Prasad Deo They were appointed as Additional Judges of the high court in January last year. Read Resolution...

Mere Change Of Opinion Not A Ground To Reopen Assessment Under Sec.147 Income Tax Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Reiterating that the mere change of opinion of the assessing officer is not a ground to re-open assessment under Section 147 Income Tax Act, the Madras High Court allowed a writ petition filed against the re-opening of assessment.The order was passed in the case City Union Bank Ltd vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and others by Justice G R Swaminathan of Madurai bench.The reason...

'Super 30' Fame Anand Kumar Told To Appear Before Gauhati HC In Students' Plea [Read Order]

'Super 30' fame mathematician Anand Kumar has been directed to appear before the Gauhati High Court on November 26 to respond to a plea by some students. "We hereby direct that respondent No.8 (Anand Kumar) shall remain present in the Court in person on the next date of listing. In case respondent No.8 does not appear on the next date of listing, we shall be constrained on issuing...

Victim/ Interested Persons Have A Right To File Protest Petition: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has ruled that a Petitioner, being a victim, is mandatorily entitled to notice before acceptance of final report of the Police and in case such a notice is not served, he has a right to file a protest petition. "When the Petitioner/victim being a person interested in the complaint is not put on notice of the final report filed in this case, this Court would view...

Air Pollution : Allahabad HC Initiates Contempt On Brick Kilns Without Environmental Clearance [Read Order]

In the backdrop of Delhi-NCR gasping for fresh air due to severe pollution , the Allahabad High Court pulled up Uttar Pradesh administration for failure to stop the operation of illegal brick kilns without Environmental Clearance and asked the administration to show cause as to why contempt proceedings must not be instituted against it. "…it appears that at no point of time...

Ten Central Govt. Agencies Authorised To Intercept Phone/Whatsapp : Home Ministry

"There is no blanket permission to any agency for interception or monitoring or decryption."

Allahabad HC Directs Centre, UP Govt. To Decide Upon Establishment Of Single Wakf Board In The State [Read Order]

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Centre and the UP State government to decide whether or not the existing Shia and Sunni Wakf Boards in UP should be set aside to establish a Single Wakf Board instead. The order was passed in a PIL filed by one Masarrat Husain, seeking issuance of writ of mandamus to the Centre and the State government, to...

Importance Given To Attendance In Professional Courses Can't Be Overstated: Delhi HC Denies Relief To Students With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has refused to provide relief to students who were given a year back for not meeting the required attendance criteria by the IP University, in pursuance of Clauses 9 and 11 of the Attendance Rules. Reversing the order of the Single Judge, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Asha Menon opined that importance attached to attendance in classes in a...

DCW Counsellor Death Case: Delhi HC Denies Bail To Father-In-Law

Almost a year after a Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rape counsellor was found hanging at her matrimonial house within five months of marriage, the Delhi High Court denied bail to the father-in-law of the deceased while taking note of the fresh injuries found on her person and her WhatsApp messages wherein she had spoken of harassment at her matrimonial house. Justice Manoj Kumar...