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Report Filed By Investigating Officer Does Not Satisfy Mandate Of S.36A(4) NDPS Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the request of an investigating officer seeking extension of statutory 180 days period is not a substitute for the report of public prosecutor as envisaged under Section 36A of the NDPS Act.The provision stipulates that if it is not possible to complete the investigation within 180 days, the Special Court may extend the said period up to one year on...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Over Jobs For CPI(M) Workers
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the plea moved by an ex-councillor of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation for CBI or judicial investigation into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran's purported letter seeking a list of CPI(M) party members for appointment to various posts on a contract basis in the Health Division of the Municipal Corporation.Justice K. Babu dismissed the...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 13 Advocates Including 2 Female Lawyers
The Himachal Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday, conferred 'senior designation' on 13 Advocates, including 2 female Advocates while exercising the power vested in it under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. The list includes the names of the following lawyers, Ajay KochharBhuvnesh SharmaDeepak BhasinDeepak KaushalDevyani Kuthiala (Sharma)Ishwari Nand...
Bengaluru Potholes | Don't Hesitate To Register FIRs On Complaints Of Serious Injuries/ Death Due To Bad Roads: High Court To Police
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Police authorities to not avoid registering of FIRs on technical grounds, if citizens approach them complaining about injuries or death caused due to bad roads or potholes in Bengaluru. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi gave the direction in the backdrop of news reports published, wherein it...
Matter Which Is Not The Subject Matter Of Limited Scrutiny Cannot Be Raised In Revisionary Proceedings: ITAT
The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that matters that were not subject to limited scrutiny cannot be raised in revisionary proceedings.The two-member bench of Diva Singh (Judicial Member) and Vikram Singh Yadav (Accountant Member) has observed that the matter relating to wages and labor expenses, which was not subject to limited scrutiny, cannot be raised...
Miserable State Of Affairs Prevalent In Delhi At Elementary Education Level: High Court Directs Schools To Ensure Admissions Under EWS Quota
Observing that a "miserable state of affairs" is prevalent in the national capital as far as implementation of Right to Education Act, 2009 at elementary education level is concerned, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed all schools to ensure that no child belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under the enactment is denied admission or treated with a conduct that is unwelcoming...
A Person Cannot Be Subjected To Rigors Of Externment By Relying On Same Cases, Violative Of Article 19: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has said that subjecting a person to externment by relying upon the same cases, which were also subject matter of the previous orders of externment, is violative of Article 19 of Constitution.Quashing an a third order of externment passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik, Justice Prakash Naik observed that the externing authority relied on same cases that...
DCPCR Moves High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Sexual Assault On 6-Yr-Old, Accuses Delhi Police Of Conducting 'Biased' Investigation
Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has moved Delhi High Court seeking re-investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into a 2018 case of alleged penetrative sexual assault on a 6-year-old girl, who later died at the hospital during treatment.The plea filed through Advocate R.H.A. Sikander argues that the Delhi Police conducted "shoddy, perfunctory and...
Loan Agreement Provides For Change Of Interest Rate ; No "Unfair Trade Practice" :NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Mr. Dinesh Singh as Presiding Member and Justice Karuna Nand Bajpayee as Member disposed of an appeal that arose out of a consumer complaint filed by an individual(complainant/respondent) accusing ICICI bank (appellant) of unfair trade practices. This complaint was initially filed before the District Commission,...
Orissa High Court Criticizes Special Judge For Unnecessary Citations, Says Precedents Cannot Be Applied Mechanically
The Orissa High Court has criticised a Special NDPS Judge for mechanical reference to numerous case laws, without there being any relevance of those authorities to the facts and circumstances of the case at hand. While disapproving the manner in which the Special Judge appreciated the evidence on record, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, "Reading of the...
'Ongoing Parliamentary Session Cannot Stand In Way': Calcutta HC Issues Arrest Warrant On MHRD Joint Secretary For Evading Personal Appearance
The Calcutta High Court has issued an arrest warrant against the Joint Secretary of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development for failing to make personal appearance in the case regarding the affiliation of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology (DBRAIT). The Court had sought the stand of the Centre in the issue on affidavit twice before. The Circuit Bench of Justices Rajasekhar...
Accused Under SC/ST Act Cannot Directly Move High Court For Anticipatory Bail, Must Approach Special Courts First: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that an accused under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is first required to approach the Special Court for anticipatory bail as the high court's original jurisdiction under Section 438 CrPC in such cases stands excluded.Dismissing an anticipatory bail plea of an accused who had directly approached...