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Una Flogging Case 2016: Gujarat HC Grants Bail To 4 Accused, Orders State To Make Appropriate Arrangements For Conclusion Of Trial
The Gujarat High Court yesterday granted regular bail to four key accused in the July 2016 Una Dalig Flogging case. This is the first time in the last six years that the court has granted bail to the accused in the case.The court observed that the accused have already served nearly six years of imprisonment, and there has been little progress in the trial of the case. The accused were allegedly...
Freedom Of Speech & Expression Does Not Permit A Person To Question The Status Of A Part Of The Country Or Its People: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that the freedom of speech and expression cannot be stretched to such a limit as to allow an individual to call Kashmir an occupancy of the military or to say that the people of Kashmir are being held as slaves. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "In my opinion, the freedom of speech and expression...
Tripura SC/ST Reservation Rules | Enquiry For Verifying Caste Certificate Not Absolutely Barred In View Of Favourable Report By SDM: High Court
The Tripura High Court recently dismissed the plea of a person claiming to belong to scheduled caste, seeking quashing the summons issued by Member-Secretary, State Level Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) calling upon the petitioner to appear before the Committee for verification. The decision came from Justice T. Amarnath Goud who held that merely because the Petitioner had a favourable...
S.6 SRA | Limitation Period For Instituting Suit For Recovery Of Possession Is 6 Months: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently held that period of limitation for instituting a suit for recovery of possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is six months. The period of limitation prescribed for instituting a suit for recovery of possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act is six months. The bench comprising Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Ashish Mishra
The Allahabad High Court today rejected the bail plea of the Union Minister's Son, Ashish Mishra, who is a prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case. The Court said that if he is granted bail there are chances that he may influence the witnesses.Mishra is facing a case of Murder for an incident that took place on October 3, 2021, when four protesting farmers were killed after they...
Food Adulteration Act | Statutory Procedure For Drawing Samples Is Mandatory: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Reverse Acquittal
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the order of acquittal in a matter involving offences under Sections 2(ia)(a)(f)(m) and Section 7(1)(5) and Section 16(1) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The Bench comprising Dr Justice Ashokkumar Joshi found that the Sanitary Inspector while collecting the sample of soji had failed to seal the product in a wooden box and had not made...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Three Accused Of Agitation Over Renaming District After Ambedkar
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to three persons accused of being part of a violent mob that agitated against renaming of Konaseema District after Dr. BR Ambedkar, last month.A single judge bench of Justice Ravi Cheemalapati heard three criminal petitions seeking regular bail. The accused persons had been charged with offences punishable under the Indian Penal...
Facts Revealed By Accused In Custody About Discovery, Not Acceptance Of Guilt, Can Be Treated As Legal Evidence U/S 27 Evidence Act: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court recently acquitted a man convicted for charges of murder under section 302 IPC, while observing that there wasn't sufficient evidence on record to prove his guilt and that mere statement of the co accused isn't enough to convict him. The bench of Justice Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh also reiterated that only that much of the statement made by an accused...
Delhi High Court Restrains 26 Rogue Websites & Apps From Violating Broadcasting Rights Of Sports Streaming Platform 'FanCode'
The Delhi High Court has issued an interim order restraining 26 rogue websites and apps said to be unauthorizedly telecasting, broadcasting and streaming certain cricketing events whose broadcasting rights have been exclusively acquired by Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. which owns famous sports streaming platform 'FanCode'.A single judge bench of Justice Pratibha Singh observed,"In the...
Persons Appointed On "Co-Terminus Basis" Can't Assert Right To Regularization Of Services: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court recently observed that if a person has been employed on co-terminus basis, and it is only an engagement order and it has not been given any legitimate rights for regularization then no right ensues on such person for regularization of their services. The observation was laid by Justice T. Amarnath Goud: "In view of above arguments and also on perusal of...
High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Vacancies Of Prosecutors, Steps Taken To Grant Higher Pay Scale
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government on filling up of vacancies of prosecutors, along with the steps taken to grant higher pay scale to them.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a suo moto case initiated by the Court in the year 2009 after a letter petition was moved highlighting the issue...