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Supreme Court Weekly Round Up
Include Acid attack victims in the disability listThe Supreme Court directed all the States and Union Territories to consider the plight of Acid Attack victims and take appropriate steps with regard to inclusion of their names under the disability list. Apex court bench of Justices M.Y. Eqbal and C. Nagappan said that State shall upon itself take full responsibility for the treatment...
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Justice TS Thakur is the new CJIJustice T.S.Thakur has sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. He succeeded Justice H L Dattu who demitted office on Wednesday. Justice Thakur has tenure of over a year as Chief Justice of India.Rajiv Gandhi assassins could not be freed unilaterally by TN GovtFive judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that Tamil Nadu government could...
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Allahabad High CourtIn a significant ruling, Allahabad High Court has held that blocking 25% of the benefits in a Pension scheme in favour of minorities is not invalid. Upholding the validity of Samajwadi Pension Yozna, wherein 25% of the benefits were blocked in favour of ‘minorities’, a division bench of Justices V.K. Shukla and Brijesh Kumar Srivastava held that Minorities are a class...
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Holy book names cannot be claimed as trademarksUpholding a decision rendered by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice RanjanGogoi and Justice R.K. Agrawal recently held that names of holy or religious books cannot be claimed as trademark for goods or services.Relief for Law ministerSupreme Court of India set aside the judgment...
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Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court issued guidelines in the matter of granting bail to Human Trafficking crimes. A Division bench comprising of Justices RoshanDalvi and ShaliniPhansalkar Joshi said that, the Courts shall, as a general principle, refuse bail to an accused who is shown as a trafficker in human beings.Calcutta High CourtA Division Bench of Calcutta High Court comprising...
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Previous sanction required if offence are in discharge of official dutyThe Apex court quashed the criminal proceedings against Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) Officials, who were allegedly involved in unauthorized and illegal transfer of some property. Apex Court bench comprising of Justices V. GopalaGowda and Amitava Roy held that the alleged offences were committed by them...
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Delhi High CourtThe Court also suspended a disciplinary action against a student, which had debarred him from entering the college premises, attending classes, from participation or representing the college in any of its activities, and to appear in the university/ college examinations, for one year. The Court, taking note of the young age, suspended the punishment imposed by the Principal...
High Courts Weekly Round-up
Allahabad High CourtFrame ‘funding’ policyIn a significant decision, the Allahabad High court, in the matter of delay in Funding of private unaided schools, directed the State Government to frame its policy regarding funding of unaided private schools falling under the Right to Education Act.Bombay High CourtOvernight access to father of a kid stayedBombay High Court on Monday stayed an...
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Police Witness can’t be disbelieved merely because he is a policeSupreme Court, in Baldev Singh Vs State of Haryana, held that evidence of police witnesses cannot be discarded merely on the ground that they belong to police force and interested in the investigation and their desire to see the success of the case. This observation was made by Apex Court bench of Justices Jagdish Singh Kehar...
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Allahabad High CourtIn a matter of Reference to ensure the security in district courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh, a seven-judge bench of Allahabad High Court directed the state government to enhance the strength of judges in lower judiciary by 25% by the next year. The bench, headed by the Chief Justice directed the state government to complete the security work of High Court...
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Special bench to look into Talaqs and Polygamy among muslim community The Supreme Court ordered registration of a PIL and urged Chief Justice H L Dattu to set up a Special Bench to consider gender discrimination suffered by Muslim women owing to “arbitrary divorce and second marriage of their husbands during the currency of their first marriage”.Notices issued on CBI petition...
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CJI calls for a meeting of Collegium to fill vacancies in HCsWith the National Judicial Appointments Commission declared unconstitutional in a momentous decision rendered by the Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu has reportedly called a meeting of the Supreme Court collegium to recommend names for appointment and elevation to High Courts of...