SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Rape & Murder Of 6-Yr-Old Girl

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has stayed execution of the death sentence of a man convicted for rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl.Chotkau was convicted by the trial court for rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had affirmed the conviction and confirmed the death sentence awarded to him.While confirming...

NEET-2018: Gujarat HC Refuses To Grant Relief To Students Without Aadhaar [Read Order]

NEET 2018-A Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging this order and the Bench headed by Chief Justice is likely to hear the matter today.The Gujarat High Court, on 27 February, refused to grant interim relief on a Petition demanding exemption for students from submitting Aadhaar number while appearing for Joint Entrance Examination (Main Unit), 2018 (JEE)...

Delay In Case Disposal Can’t Be Solely Attributed To Advocate: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Indian Judiciary is overburdened with number of cases and it is a well-known fact that there is a huge delay in disposal of the cases for the reasons countless, the bench said.The Karnataka High Court, while dismissing a plea of some advocates seeking removal of a government-appointed advocate, observed that the disposal of the case or delay therein cannot be solely attributed to any...

Delhi HC Upholds 2,950 Crore Arbitration Award Plus Interest To Reliance Infrastructure's Subsidiary From Delhi Metro

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, upheld the Rs. 2,950 crore arbitration award along with interest to Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited.The order was passed by Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva who was hearing two Petitions on the subject. One had been filed under Section 34 of...

Daughters, Not Brothers Of The Deceased, Will Inherit Self-Acquired Property As Per Makkathayam Law: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of Kerala High Court has set aside the judgment of a single bench which had held that brothers of the deceased will inherit self-acquired property in preference of daughters of the deceased in Makkathayam law. The division bench held that daughters have the right to succeed to the estate, in exclusion of the brothers.The dispute is with respect to apportionment of compensation...

Leveling Baseless Allegations Of Illicit Relationship On Spouse Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the decision of a Family Judge who had granted divorce to a husband accepting leveling of baseless allegations of illicit relationships as amounting to cruelty."We find that leveling of false allegations of illicit relations of such nature and magnitude causes mental pain, agony and suffering to the husband. Such allegations causes profound and...

CBI Court Orders To Include Bihar Chief Secy As Accused In Fodder Scam Case

A CBI court has issued direction for making seven persons, including present Bihar chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh, accused in fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.31 crore from Dumka treasury.The case is related to illegal withdrawal of money between December 1995 and January 1996.Special judge for CBI cases Shivpal Singh ordered that CS Anjani Kumar Singh, then...

SC Allows Babu Sebastian To Continue As MG University VC Till Next Date Of Hearing [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has permitted Babu Sebastian to continue as Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, whose appointment was quashed by Kerala High Court, till the next date of hearing scheduled on April 16.This interim order was issued by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on a special leave petition filed by Babu Sebastian.The division bench of Kerala...

Three Row Parking: Delhi HC Worried How It Is A Hazard In Emergency, Calls Traffic Top Cop For Assistance [Read Order]

Concerned over how multiple row parking had led to chaotic traffic situations in several parts of Delhi – especially Karol Bagh area in Central Delhi, the Delhi High Court has asked the Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) to be present in the court to assist in finding out a solution to the traffic menace.A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice AK  Chawla directed the top cop to...

Can Tamil Be A Compulsory Subject In Board Exam? Madras HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether Tamil can be made a compulsory subject in Board Examination.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose noted, "Under the Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006 and/or Rules and/or Regulations framed and/or orders issued thereunder, exemption from appearance at the...

MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Shared Morphed Picture Of PM In WhatsApp Group [Read Order]

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused sharing a morphed picture of Prime Minister of India in a WhatsApp group after he apologized to the complainant.The FIR was lodged against Arvind Jorge Claudius after a man complained about a message on a WhatsApp group which contained an objectionable photograph of PM Narendra Modi touching a female (morphed...

Some Relief For Parents: Bombay HC Says State Free To Act Against Schools Violating Fee Regulation Act [Read Order]

In a major relief for parents battling fee hike by private minority schools, the Bombay High Court has said provisions of the Maharashtra Educational Institute (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2011 were applicable to all schools and the education department can take action against any institute refusing to abide by it.The high court made it clear that pendency of various petitions...