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Ex-Army Officer’s Acquittal In Murder Case UpheldThe Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of an ex-Army officer in the murder of a businessman. Lt. Col. SJ Chaudhary was accused of sending a bobby trap bomb as parcel to a prominent businessman in Delhi, Kishan Sikand, which when opened by him, exploded resulting in his instantaneous death. The CBI investigated the case and he was tried...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, in Thakur Ramnath Singh Prathamik Pathshala And Another Vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others, directed the state government of UP to frame a policy in relation to grant-in-aid to unaided institutions in the light of the Constitutional mandate and Article 21-A.The High Court recently held that the very object of conducting the test would stand defeated,...
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Magistrate Must Do Inquiry/Investigation Before Summoning Accused Residing In Far-Off PlaceThe Supreme Court in Abhijit Pawar vs. Hemant Madhukar Nimbalkar, emphasised that in cases where the accused is residing at a place beyond the area in which the magistrate exercises his jurisdiction, it is mandatory on the part of the magistrate to conduct an inquiry or investigation before issuing...
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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court on Wednesday reportedly dismissed a petition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 2014.The Allahabad High Court in a judgment [dated 5.11.2016] held that personal laws, of any community, cannot claim supremacy over the rights granted to the individuals by the Constitution.Bombay High CourtA...
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High Court Is Not A Disciplinary AuthorityThe Supreme Court in Chief Executive Officer, Krishna District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd. and Another vs. K. Hanumantha Rao and Another, set aside an impugned judgment of a division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court holding that decision qua the nature and quantum is the prerogative of the disciplinary authority and it is not the function of...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court refused to grant police protection to a live-in couple on the ground that one of them is married to another person and the marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date. Bombay High CourtA division bench of the Bombay High Court held that sales tax dues cannot be recovered from a transferee under Section 38C of the Bombay Sales...
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National Anthem Must Before Movies In TheatresThe Supreme Court on Wednesday made it mandatory for all cinema theatres to play the national anthem before a movie begins during which the national flag is to be shown on the screen. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy also said that everyone present in cinema hall should rise up and pay respect to the anthem when it...
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Andhra Pradesh High CourtThe High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in K.Veera Raghava Reddy vs. State Of Telangana, held that no complaint, under Section 154 of Code of Criminal Procedure, can be registered against a sitting high court judge even for matters unconnected with his judicial duties, except with the sanction of the President of India, who is required to consult the Chief Justice...
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Elected Representatives Have A Vital Role In Democracy: UP VidhayakNidhi Scheme UpheldThe Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of VidhayakNidhi Scheme in Uttar Pradesh, which provides for annual budgetary grants to Members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council for facilitating development work in their constituencies. Banks Can Sell Tribal Land to Non-Tribal Even...
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Plaintiff Can Implead Proposed Purchasers Of Property In Suit For Specific PerformanceThe Supreme Court in Robin Ramjibhai Patel vs. Anandibai Rama @ RajaramPawar And Ors, reiterated that when the plaintiff wants to implead certain persons as defendants in a suit for specific performance on the ground that they may be adversely affected by the outcome of the suit, then interest of justice...
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Allahabad High CourtThe High Court of Allahabad on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri last year.Bombay High CourtA division bench of the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to provide details about those persons who are given police protection by the state without being charged for it....
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A Female Child Is Entitled To Enjoy Equal Right Of A Male ChildSupreme Court on Tuesday in Voluntary Health Association Vs State of Punjab, issued additional directions to curb female foeticide by effective implementation of the ‘The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994’. TN Govt’s 5% Relaxation To Reserved Category TET...