Extradition Litigation: Sr. Advocate Dayan Krishnan At NALSAR [Video]

Senior Supreme Court Advocate and extradition law expert Dayan Krishnan, who has been appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor in the extradition of David Coleman Headley, as Special Counsel in the extraditions of Ravi Shankaran and Mr. Varley in the Goa paedophile ring scandal, among others, delivered a guest lecture, hosted by The Nyaya Forum for Courtroom Lawyering, at NALSAR,...

Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Creates Two National Records

The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) has registered its name in the Limca Book of Records on two accounts.Firstly, it has created a record by disbursing over Rs 127.54 crore to 5,578 employees of the Universities of Jharkhand. The grievances included non-payment of arrears of 5th and 6th Pay Commission, post retirement dues etc. As per the certificate, the task was...

Delhi HC Permits DU, IP To Go Ahead With Counselling For Post-Graduate Medical Admissions [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday refused to interfere with the admission process for postgraduate medical courses in Delhi University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University for the academic year 2017-18.Justice V. Kameswar Rao observed that there existed no prima facie case for restraining the two Universities from holding counselling for postgraduate medical seats. The Court,...

CIC Directs Inquiry Into Leak Of IT Returns To Third Parties [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission on Monday directed the Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being released to third parties without his consent.“Keeping in view the facts of the case and the submissions made by both the parties and considering the gravity and seriousness of the issues raised by the Appellant, there is an emergent...

Young Age Can't Be Ground To Grant Anticipatory Bail In A Gang Rape Case: MP HC [Read Order]

A Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application of an accused in a gang rape case with observation that “the young age of the applicant is not a ground for grant of anticipatory bail”.The applicant took the plea that he is a young boy aged about 21 years is a student and his detention in the jail would spoil the career.In addition to it,...

Gujarat HC Refuses Plea For CBI Probe In Una Dalit Flogging Case [Read Order]

Not a rarest of rare case to direct CBI investigation, the bench said.The Gujarat High Court has refused a plea for CBI investigation in the Una Dalit flogging incident.Four Dalit youths, who were found skinning the carcass of a dead cow, were beaten up allegedly by ‘Gau Rakshaks’.Thereafter, they were illegally put in the police lockup and there also they were beaten by...

Patna HC Orders Re-Evaluation On Student’s Plea [Read Judgment]

In an ‘exceptional’ order, the Patna High Court has ordered re-evaluation of answer sheet of a Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) student of Intermediate Examination (Science), 2016, though there is no provision for re-evaluation under BSEB regulations.Kavya Singh, a student of MK College, found that she did not get the marks she deserved in her physics paper and sought copies of...

Bombay HC Rejects Plea of School Director Who Insisted On Settling Rape Case Over ‘Cup Of Tea’ [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has rejected a revision application filed by one Yashwantrao Mane, director of a Trust that runs an ashram school that has been charged for offences punishable under Section 19 r/w Section 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, Section 202 of IPC and Section 3(2)(vi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Protection of Offences) Act...

SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Sec. 35F Of Central Excise Act

The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed in the matter of Satya Nand Jha vs Union of India challenging the constitutional validity of Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944.A bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel dismissed the SLP and upheld the constitutional validity of Section 35F as held by the Jharkhand High Court.In the...

Magistrate Has No Power To Direct SHO Of Police Station Outside His Jurisdiction For Probe: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The magisterial power cannot be stretched under Section 156(3) beyond directing the officer in charge of a police station to conduct the investigation, the court said.The Delhi High Court, in Ramesh Awasthi vs State, has held that a magistrate under Section 156 (3) CrPC cannot direct the Station House Officer of a police station beyond its territorial jurisdiction to investigate the...

MP HC Imposes Cost On Petitioner For Filing PIL Against Development Activities [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed cost of Rs. 15,000 on a petitioner for abusing the process of law by filing a PIL that is “destructive to the development activities”.The court dismissed the PIL that opposed the railway’s move to have a new railway station at Newargaon in naxalite affected area of Balaghat district on Jabalpur – Balaghat rail route by closing the old...

50% Fine Deposit Mandatory For Appeal Against Conviction For Cheque Bounce: Proposed Amendment

According to an amendment proposed to be introduced in the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, a convicted defaulter would have to deposit half of the imposed fine or compensation as a pre-condition for admitting his appeal before an Appellate Court.The Appellate Court, however, has a discretionary power to waive the condition in appropriate cases, albeit after providing reasons for the...