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Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court on Wednesday, adjourned the hearing of bail application filed by JNU Students Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar to 29th of this month. The decision came after Delhi Police informed the Court that they will file fresh remand application since two more Accused in the Case.The High Court has decided to amend its Delhi High Court RTI Rules, 2006, to bring it in...
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Allahabad High CourtFull Bench of Allahabad High Court, in Syed Wasif Husain Rizvi vs. HasanRaza Khan held that Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution can be filed by a power of attorney holder. The Court also said that certain safeguards shall be observed where a writ petition is filed through the holder of a power of attorney.A Seven Judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice...
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SC upholds Army’s “command and exit policy”A Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Indian Army’s 2009 “command and exit policy” allowing preferential promotion for officers serving in the command unit. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph also directed the Government to create 141 additional vacancies for promotion...
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Women Empowerment is the need of the hour: SC A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today in Richa Mishra v. State observed that Women in this world, and particularly in India, face various kinds of gender disabilities and discrimination, and Women empowerment is the need of the hour. The Bench comprising of Justices A.K.Sikri and Justice A.M.Sapre was hearing an Appeal filed by one...
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Bombay High CourtBombay High Court on Wednesday held that if marriage is contracted with second lady in subsistence of first marriage, then the second lady cannot claim to be a widow entitled to pension after the death of the man.A Division Bench of the High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra Government to file a “detailed reply” on a bunch of PILs alleging that marriage bureaus...
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Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court recently directed maternity leave to be granted to a woman who had attained motherhood through surrogacy. The Bench, comprising Justice Anoop V. Mohta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni observed, “Having considered even Rule 551 (C) and (E) of Child Adoption Leave and Rules, we find that a case is made out for grant of interim relief in terms of prayer clause...
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Public Prosecutor is not a post officeThe Supreme Court of India observed that Public Prosecutor is not supposed to act as a post office and he is expected to remember his duty to the Court as well as his duty to the collective. Public Prosecutor in terms of the statutory scheme laid down under the CrPC plays an important role. He is supposed to be an independent person. While filing...
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Allahabad High CourtA Division Bench of Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a challenge to the addition of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ to the Preamble of Constitution of the Country and re-emphasized on the secular nature our country.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court in Shakil Ahmad Jalaluddin Shaikh vs. VahidaShakil Shaikh held that, mere existence of a document...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up- 4 (Jan 25-29)
De novo CBI investigation in Raju Pal murder caseRecently, The apex court in Pooja Pal vs. Union of India, directed the CBI, to conduct a de novo investigation in the incident of murder of Raju Pal, the slain BSP MLA, by allowing an appeal filed by his wife Mrs.Pooja Pal. Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and Amitava Roy said that pendency of the trial and the examination...
Supreme court weekly Round Up-3 (Jan 18-22)
JudgmentsSection 6 Dowry Prohibition Act explainedSupreme Court on Tuesday held that giving of dowry and the traditional presents at or about the time of wedding does not in any way raise a presumption that such a property was thereby entrusted and put under the dominion of the parents-in-law of the bride or other close relations so as to attract ingredients of Section 6 of the Dowry...
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Allahabad High CourtFull Bench of Allahabad High Court in Yogesh Agarwal vs. Union of India held that eviction order passed under Section 5A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 is not appealable. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice Hon’ble Dr DhananjayaYeshwantChandrachud, Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and YashwantVarma held that High Court in the exercise...
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JudgmentMan convicted for raping young girlSupreme Court, on Monday, has sentenced a man accused of raping and burning alive a young girl for life imprisonment. Apex Court bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra reversed the Gauhati High Court order acquitting the accused from rape charges and restored the conviction and sentence recorded by trial court.20 year old suit...