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Gauhati High Court Reserves Verdict In NIA's Appeal Against Discharge Order In Sedition Case Against MLA Akhil Gogoi
The Gauhati High Court on Monday reserved its verdict in an appeal moved by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the Special Court's July 1, 2021 order to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in a sedition case and clearing him of charges under the stringent UAPA.The bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Malasri Nandi reserved the Judgement after the arguments from both sides...
Can’t Seek Private Hospital Treatment When Such Treatment Is Available In Govt Hospitals: Gauhati High Court To Undertrial
Dismissing an undertrial's petition seeking a direction for treatment at a private hospital, the Gauhati High Court said the fundamental right to seek medical treatment cannot be interpreted and extended to get him treated in a private hospital of his own choice, while such kind of treatment is very much available in the government HospitalsJustice Robin Phukan said "it cannot be lost sight...
Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education
The Delhi High Court has ordered that no coercive steps be taken against private unaided schools if the qualifications of their Managers are not in accordance with the circulars issued by Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) on November 24, 2004 and November 17, 2022.Justice Prathiba M Singh in the interim order said that any action may impact lakhs of students in the...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Requirement Of Clinical Study For Approval Of Coronary Stents
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking enforcement of a robust system of requirement of submitting a clinical study or data before grant of approval for marketing, sale and use of drugs for coronary stents. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response from the Centre through the Ministry...
After Ruckus In Advocates Association Election, Madras High Court Asks Teller Committee To File Report
After the elections to the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) turned violent, the High Court has asked the Teller Committee to file a report by Thursday on the alleged instances of booth capturing and subsequent violence. On Tuesday, two lawyers who were Presidential candidates in the election, mentioned the matter before the bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya...
Delhi High Court Issues Summons On Yash Raj Films' Copyright Infringement Suit Against ‘Triller’
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons to Triller, an entertainment and music platform, on a suit moved by Yash Raj Films (YRF) accused it of copyright infringement by permitting third party users to modify and adapt the sound recordings of the production company through an extraction tool, without a valid license or authorization.Triller, which operates a website and an application, is...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice N Kotiswar Singh As Acting Chief Justice Of Gauhati High Court
The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as the acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, effective from January 12.Justice Singh's appointment will come into effect following the retirement of Chief Justice RM Chhaya. The notification in this regard was published by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on January 10.The Supreme Court collegium...
Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Gopal Ansal’s Plea Seeking Renewal Of Passport For 10 Years
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by real estate tycoon Gopal Ansal seeking renewal of his passport for a period of 10 years. Gopal Ansal and his brother Sushil Ansal were awarded 7-year-jail term each in November 2021 by a CMM Court in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in 1997. However, in July last year, the...
Cyrus Mistry Accident | How Can All This Be Considered In A PIL? Bombay High Court To Litigant Seeking Culpable Homicide Charge Against Dr Pandole
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to charge Dr Anahita Pandole (55) with culpable homicide under Section 304 (II) of the IPC for allegedly causing the death of Cyrus Mistry (54) and his friend Jehangir Pandole (49) in a vehicular accident in September 2022. The plea further seeks a direction for adding her husband Darius Pandole as an accused in the...
Bombay High Court Orders Status Quo On Police Constable Selection, Asks Tribunal To Hear Merit List Dispute Expeditiously
The Bombay High Court has refused to interfere in the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal’s decision to refer a dispute regarding the 2019 recruitment of police constables to a larger bench despite disapproving the procedure adopted by the tribunal.Ordering a status quo in the matter, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep v. Marne said since the...
Writ Petition Raising Service Disputes Not Maintainable Against Private Educational Institution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the employees of a private educational institution do not have the right to invoke the writ powers of the High Court in respect of matters relating to service where they are not governed or controlled by the statutory provisions. The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed thus while denying relief to...
Custodial Interrogation Can’t Be Used To Extract Confession: Himachal Pradesh High Court
While granting pre-arrest bail to an accused person, the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently said that custodial interrogation cannot be used to extract confession.The observations were made by Justice Satyen Vaidya while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner was praying for a pre-arrest bail in an FIR for offences under Section 408 and Section 34 of IPC. The FIR was registered by...