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Finger Print Evidence Of Accused Taken Without Magistrate's Order Not Illegal [Ashish Jain vs. Makrand Singh] The Supreme Court observed that merely due to the absence of a magisterial order authorizing the police to obtain fingerprints of the accused, it cannot be held that the fingerprint evidence was illegally obtained. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan...
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Allahabad High Court The Allahabad High Court directed the Municipal Corporations of Varanasi and Meerut to make the entire city stray cattle free by February 5. The direction was issued by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh. The court was hearing three petitions highlighting the problems being faced by the residents of Varanasi and Meerut due...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court on Wednesday confirmed death penalty awarded to a man convicted for the murder of six persons. Upholding the conviction recorded by the trial court, the bench observed: "All family members were done to death. Circumstances established by the prosecution are firm, cogent and believable. Chain of events are completed and linked with each other. There...
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Can't Claim Parity Of Pay Scale Unless There Is Complete Identity Between Two Posts [Punjab State Electricity Board &anr. V. Thana Singh & Ors.The Supreme Court observed that unless there is complete identity between two posts, the posts should not be treated as equivalent to claim parity of pay scale.The court was considering the appeal filed by the Punjab State Electricity Board...
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Writ Petition Under Article 227 Challenging Judicial Orders Are Maintainable, But Not Under Article 226 [State of Jharkhand v. Surendra Kumar Srivastava]The Supreme Court reiterated that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking writ of certiorari against judicial orders passed by civil courts is not maintainable. The bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, on Friday, issued notice on a petition challenging the validity of Section 69 of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, which empowers authorities to intercept or monitor information through any computer resource. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice CD Singh on a PIL filed by Saurabh Pandey,...
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Insulting By Using Abusive Language Will Not, By Itself, Constitute Abetment Of Suicide [M Arjunan V. The State Rep. by its Inspector of Police] The Supreme Court observed that an act of insulting a person by using abusive language will not, by itself, constitute the abetment of suicide. Allowing the appeal filed by a man convicted for abetting suicide, the bench comprising of Justice R...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court last week refused to quash the FIR filed against one Satish, who is an accused in the Bulandshahr violence case in which police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a local youth was killed on December 3. Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court recently held that a 'child', as is defined under Section 2(12) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh Government for cancelling a Type-VI accommodation provided to the Lokayukta and instead allotting a lower category accommodation.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court on Monday refused to stay the Reserve Bank of India’s deadline of December 31 for dilution of promoter stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank. The RBI...
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Accused In Summary Court Martial Proceedings Can Engage Legal Advisor [Jaswant Singh V. Union of India]The bench comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah set aside an order of punishment of dismissal from service and six months rigorous imprisonment in civil jail, awarded to an Army sepoy after finding him guilty of assaulting a superior officer.Customs Act: Assessable Value...
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Benefit Of Doubt Arising Out Of Inefficient Investigation Must Be Bestowed Upon The Accused [State of Uttar Pradesh V. Wasif Haider Etc.]The Supreme Court, affirming an acquittal in a murder case, observed that benefit of doubt arising out of such inefficient investigation must be bestowed upon the accused.Executive Magistrate Cannot Direct Police To Register FIR [Naman Pratap Singh vs. State...
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Allahabad High CourtLucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer on grounds of misconduct, on the basis of two orders passed by her in land acquisition cases. Bombay High CourtIn a significant decision that will have an impact on elections for bar associations to be held across the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court directed the...