MP HC Acquits Man 10 Years After His Death [Read Order]

In an important order, a single bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted a deceased person from charges under sections 294 and 506 II of IPC due to lack of evidence.Imart Singh had filed a criminal revision in the high court challenging his conviction under these sections of IPC.He died on 25.6.2006, while his criminal revision was pending in the high court.Later, the legal...

CBSE’s Move To Scrap Grace Marks ‘Unfair And Irresponsible’: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Tuesday termed the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to scrap its ‘moderation policy’ as “unfair and irresponsible”.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Pratibha M. Singh therefore observed that the Petitioners had made out a prima facie case for grant of interim relief, as far as the examinations in...

NHRC Issues Notice To DGP, Jharkhand Over Mob Lynching Of 7 On Suspicion Of Being Child Kidnappers

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognizance of a media report on mob lynching of seven persons on suspicion of being child kidnappers. Out of the seven persons, four were killed in the Seraikela Kharsawan district and three in Nagadih area of East Singhbhum district.Terming the incident as “unpleasant”, a press release by NHRC stated, “A...

Monitor Your Children’s Texting: MCWD’s Reader On “Raising Happy Children And Providing Safe Childhoods”

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed a reader titled “Raising Happy Children and Providing Safe Childhoods”,  providing advisory guidelines for parents, teachers and the community at large, to protect children from being involved in delinquent behavior through early detection, counselling and positive engagement. The reader draws upon basic principles laid down in...

NHRC Demands Report From Jharkhand On Abduction And Recruitment Of Children By Maoists

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Government of Jharkhand, calling for a report after taking suo motu cognizance of a news article about abduction and recruitment of children by Maoists in Jharkhand.Through the notice issued to the State’s Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, the NHRC laments the denial of Fundamental Rights to the children who...

CIC Refuses To Direct RBI To Disclose Defaulters And NPAs List, Awaits SC Verdict [Read Order]

A full-Bench of the Central Information Commission recently refused to direct the RBI to disclose list of defaulters and non-performing assets, in view of a similar issue being under consideration before the Supreme Court in the case of Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors., WP(s) (C) No 573/2003.The CIC Bench, comprising...

NLU Delhi’s AILET 2017 Results

The results of the All India Law Entrance Examination conducted by National Law University, Delhi have been announced. The examination was conducted on 7th May 2017 and saw over 16000 candidates appearing for it.The examination has been topped by Dhanishta Mittal, the only candidate scoring a total of 100 marks. Candidates forming part of the First Merit List are required to remit the...

Himachal Pradesh HC Rejects Plea Of A Foreigner To Continue His Stay In India To Look After His Ailing Adopted Son [Read Judgment]

Law does not authorize a foreigner, to remain on the soil of this country any moment longer than the period so authorized, in accordance with law, be it for whatever purpose, the Bench said.Rejecting a plea of a foreigner who was served with a notice of exit after his application of extension of VISA got rejected seeking to continue his stay in India to look after his ailing son, the...

Dispute Only To Be Adjudicated At The Place Mentioned In 'Exclusive Jurisdiction' Clause In The Arbitration Agreement: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that, under 'exclusive jurisdiction' clause in the arbitration agreement, the dispute is to be adjudicated at the place mentioned in the agreement and not at any other place.The dispute before the High Court was that, one of the party to the agreement proceeded to take steps to resolve the dispute under the provisions of the Micro, Small and Medium...

Delhi HC Rejects Plea For FIR On Kalikho Pul’s Suicide Note, Slaps Rs. 2.75 Lakh Fine On Petitioners [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Monday rejected a Petition filed by a group of lawyers for lodging an FIR on the allegations made in a purported suicide note of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, and slapped a fine totaling Rs 2.75 lakh on the Petitioners.The High Court observed that the Petitioners were “busy-bodies” making “wild allegations”, as it opined none of them...

CIC Condemns ESIC For Inaction Against Private Hospitals Fleecing Consumers [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission, in the case of Pawan Saraswat v PIO, ESIC HQ Office, severely condemned the ESIC for not taking an action against private empanelled hospitals involved in overcharging the patients by selling them cardiac devices at inflated prices.In the instant case, Pawan, concerned about the inflated prices of cardiac devices, sought information regarding the price...

Necessary To Prove Suicide Committed As A Result Of Cruelty Under 498A, In Order To Invoke Abetment Of Suicide: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against a trial court order acquitting the accused in an abetment of suicide case.Justice PN Deshmukh upheld the order by the Additional Sessions Judge of the trial court in a judgement dated May 11, 2017.Case BackgroundAn FIR was filed against a couple for abetting the suicide of their sister-in-law who jumped into...