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Court Acquits All In Case For Murder Of Mohsin Shaikh, Who Was 'Lynched For Having Beard, Skull Cap'
Nine years after Mohsin Shaikh, a 28-year-old Muslim techie was lynched while he was returning from his evening prayers, a Sessions court in Pune has acquitted all accused of his murder including Dhananjay Jayram Desai, head of the radical outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS). Sessions Judge SB Salunkhe acquitted 21 accused of all charges. They were booked by the Hadapsar police...
Each Pending Case Is A Debt On Judiciary Which Needs To Be Discharged: Madhya Pradesh High Court CJ Ravi Malimath
Delivering his Republic Day speech on Thursday, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Ravi Malimath spoke about the implementation and tremendous success of ’25 Debt’, a scheme launched in October 2021 to tackle the issue of old cases which were pending for many years but were were not being taken up or adjudicated.“Older cases were being shelved while other cases were...
S.125 CrPC | Major Unmarried Daughter Not Entitled To Maintenance From Father Merely On Ground That She Is Unable To Maintain Herself: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reiterated that an unmarried daughter who attained majority cannot claim maintenance from her father under Section 125(1) CrPC, merely on the ground that she does not have means for her sustenance. The Court observed that an unmarried daughter unable to maintain herself by reason of any physical, mental abnormality or injury is entitled to claiming...
Lakshadweep MP’s Disqualification: ECI Tells Supreme Court That It Will Act As Per HC Order Staying Conviction
On Friday, the Supreme Court disposed of former Member of Parliament from Lakshadweep, Mohammed Faizal’s plea challenging Election Commission of India’s decision announcing bye-elections for the constituency, following his disqualification owing to conviction in a criminal case.Faizal, belonging to Nationalist Congress Party, was convicted by the Sessions Court at Lakshadweep on January 11...
Freedom Of Expression Doesn't Give Citizens The Right To Speak Sans Responsibility On Social Media: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the freedom of expression does not confer upon the citizens the right to speak without responsibility on social media nor does it grant an unfettered license for every possible use of language."...it is beyond the shadow of a doubt that social media is a global platform for the exchange of thoughts, opinions, and ideas. The internet and social...
Decide On Real Estate Proposals For Environment Clearance In Accordance With DCPR-2034: Bombay High Court To SEIAA
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to re-start deciding proposals pending before it for environmental clearance on a petition by NAREDCO, a self-regulatory real estate body. The court of ACJ SV Gangapurwala and Sandeep Marne ordered that all project proposals should be considered in accordance with...
S. 308 IPC| Intention Or Knowledge & Circumstances Under Which Act Committed Is Material, Not Injuries: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that for the purposes of constituting an offence under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code, what is the material is intention or knowledge and the circumstances in which the act has been done, and not the injuries.The bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi observed thus while upholding an order of the Sessions Judge, Varanasi rejecting the plea...
Unnao Rape Case: Delhi High Court Reduces Period Of Interim Bail Granted To Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar
The Delhi High Court on Friday reduced the period of interim bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Unnao rape case. He has been granted the interim bail to allow him attend his daughter’s wedding.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba modified its earlier order dated January 16 by which...
Provide ‘Roadmap’ For Implementing Scheme For Engaging Para-Legal Volunteers In Police Stations: Delhi High Court To DSLSA
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to provide a roadmap for implementing its scheme for engaging paralegal volunteers (PLVs) in 50 police stations to help and assist in cases concerning missing children and offences against children.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that the roadmap must...
Madras High Court Allows Brother To Be Appointed As Legal Guardian Of Woman With Mental Disability
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday while permitting the brother of a schizophrenic patient to be appointed as her legal guardian, observed that “person suffering from multiple disability” in Section 2 (j) of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 must be understood to mean “a person...
Withdrawal Application U/S 12a Can’t Be Entertained After Approval Of Resolution Plan By COC: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Hem Singh Bharana v M/s Pawan Doot Estate Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., has held that once the Committee of Creditors approve a resolution plan, no withdrawal application under Section 12A...