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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...
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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...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High court held that a person can be detained under the National Security Act for a single criminal case alone and even if no criminal case is registered. Division bench of Justices Bala Krishna Narayana and Vijay Lakshmi dismissed the Habeas Corpus petition filed by one Pankaj, praying for his release from detention. His prayer for quashing the detention...
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Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation demanding that guidelines be framed regarding publication of complete and segregated research results in clinical trials on humans in accordance with the norms of WHO published in April, 2015 on the issue. The Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed the Petition...
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JudgmentsThe Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court declared the National Judicial Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional, as it violates basic structure of Constitution of India, by a 4:1 Majority. Justice J.S Khehar, Justice M.B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel declared the 99th Amendment and NJAC Act unconstitutional while Justice Chelameswar upheld it.The Court...
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JudgmentsIn a judgment rendered on Thursday, the Apex Court has held that Stale claims are not to be adjudicated unless non-interference would cause grave injustice. A Bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant, allowed the appeal filed by State of Jammu and Kashmir against the High Court judgment. A writ court while deciding a writ petition is required to remain alive to...
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JudgmentsA two Judge Bench on Monday held that determining the adequacy of sentence to be awarded in a given case is not an easy task, just as evolving a uniform sentencing policy is a tough call. Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Gopal Gowda by separate but concurring opinions, had ordered the release of an accused, who was convicted by Delhi High Court for offence punishable under Section 8...