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Circulating Defamatory Cartoons In Institution's Internal Newspaper Against Expelled Member Attracts Charges U/S 500 IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently refused to quash the defamation proceedings pending against the President of Bowring Institute, who allegedly circulated objectionable cartoons defaming the complainant (an expelled member of the institute), in the newsletter to other members of the institute. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed by Anoop Bajaj and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking 10% Reservation For EWS Students In Jamia Millia Islamia
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking 10 percent reservation for students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) category in the Jamia Millia Islamia University. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of Union of India, University Grant Commission and the varsity.The...
Will Soon Take Appropriate Decision: BCI To Punjab and Haryana High Court On Charging Of 'Exorbitant' Enrollment Fees By State Bar Councils
The Bar Council of India has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will soon take a decision on the issue of exorbitant enrollment fee being charged by the state bar councils.The submission was made before the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Vikas Bahl during the hearing of a petition alleging that the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana was charging...
CIC Advices National Medical Commission To Upload Medical College Assessment Data On Its Website
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday advised National Medical Commission (NMC) to upload Medical College assessment reports for the current academic year on its website.As the Medical Council of India (MCI) was scrapped in September 2020, its website was replaced by the NMC website in the new domain and with this the data and other documents uploaded by MCI including the...
Confession Made To Police Officer In Absence Of Magistrate Can't Form Basis For Murder Conviction: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently acquitted a woman who was convicted by the trial court for murder of her husband, on the ground that her confession made to the police without corroboration cannot be the basis for the conviction.The division bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Malasri Nandi observed:“Section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act prohibits proof of a confession made by...
GOOGLE V CCI: NCLAT Delhi Upholds Imposition Of Rs. 1337.76 Crores Penalty On Google, For Abuse Of Dominant Position In Android Market
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Google LLC & Anr. v Competition Commission of India, has dismissed Google’s appeal against CCI order dated 20.10.2022, wherein the Competition Commission of India had imposed...
Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summoning order issued by a trial court in 2017 against The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in a criminal defamation case filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amita Singh. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the order passed by a metropolitan court on January 07, 2017, summoning The Wire’s Editor Siddharth Bhatia and Deputy...
'Have Not Been Able To Arrest Amritpal Despite Best Efforts; LOC Opened Against Him By MHA': Punjab Police Informs High Court
The Punjab Police today informed the Punjab And Haryana High Court that it has not been able to arrest/detain alleged Khalistani sympathizer Amritpal Singh despite best efforts, however, a Look Out Circular (LOC) has been opened by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) against him on State Police's request.In an affidavit filed through the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Border Range, it...
Jail Punishment Imposed Subsequent To Recommendation To Shift Prisoner To Open Air Camp Not Relevant: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed the State to transfer a prisoner to Open Air Camp, pursuant to the decision of Recommendation Committee for such transfer, which was allegedly not implemented on the ground that the prisoner was punished with jail punishment for 2 years preceding his recommendation by the Committee.It is to be noted that Rule 3(g) of the Rajasthan Prisoners Open...
Delhi High Court Adjourns Jasmine Shah's Plea Against Removal From DDCD To May 24 After LG Says President's Decision On Reference Awaited
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and the Director of Planning on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that Jasmine Shah's plea against his removal from the post of Vice Chairperson of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD) is premature.Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain told Justice Prathiba M Singh that the court ought to await the decision on the reference made by...
Vital Body Parts Not Receiving Injuries Doesn't Mean Offence Isn't Heinous: Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Attempt To Murder Case Based On Compromise
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to quash an attempt to murder case (Section 307 IPC) based on the compromise entered into between the victim and the accused. Taking note of the facts of the case, the bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that all gunshot injuries were sustained on the limbs and not on the torso or any vital part of the complainant's body, but that does...