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"No Reason To Indict Male Only": Calcutta High Court Holds That 'Voluntary Sexual Union' Will Not Attract POCSO, Acquits Accused
The Calcutta High Court held that voluntary joint act of sexual union will not attract offence under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.If the union is participatory in nature, there is no reason to indict only the male just because of the peculiar nature of anatomy of the sexual organs of different genders, Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya observed.To convict a person...
Congress 'Toolkit' Case : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay On FIR Against BJP Leaders Raman Singh, Sambit Patra
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the FIR lodged against Dr. Raman Singh, BJP National Vice President and former Chief Minister and BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra for their tweets claiming that the Congress party has prepared a toolkit to tarnish the image of the country...
Supreme Court Rejects Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea To Exempt It From Special Audit Of 25 Years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) to exempt it from the special audit of 25 years ordered by theCourt last year for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.The Court said that the special audit was intended not to be confined to the Temple...
Educational Qualification A Valid Ground For Classification Between Persons Of Same Class In Matters Of Promotion : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that educational qualification is a valid ground for classification between persons of the same class in matters of promotion.In the judgment delivered in the case Chandan Banerjee & Ors v. Krishna Prosad Ghosh & Ors, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli held that such classification on the basis of educational...
Burden Of Proof In Departmental Proceedings Is Of 'Probabilities Of Misconduct': Supreme Court
The burden of proof in the departmental proceedings is of probabilities of the misconduct, the Supreme Court observed while upholding dismissal of a CRPF Constable.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the departmental inquiry is to maintain discipline in the service and efficiency of public service.Dalbir Singh was a General Duty Constable in the Central...
Minor Girl Kidnapped From Gorakhpur: Supreme Court Directs UP & NCT Delhi To Submit Action Taken Report On Centre's SOP For Cases Of Missing Children
While hearing a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl from Gorakhpur found by Delhi Police after having been untraceable for two months, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published by Ministry of Women and...
Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order in a plea filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging Karnataka High Court judgement which quashed charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.Kavita Lankesh is the sister of Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017.A Bench comprising Justice...
Intention To Further Activities Of Terrorist Organization Mandatory For Offences Under Section 38/39 UAPA : Thwafa Fasal's Lawyer Argues For Bail In Supreme Court
"The intent to further the activities of the terrorist organisation is mandatory to make out an offence under sections 38 and 39 of the UAPA. Otherwise, everybody will come to be thrown into jail for indefinite periods just for having a pamphlet or a book in their houses!", Sr Adv Jayant Muthuraj argued.
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Facing Unprecedented Financial Crisis; Govt Aid Needed : Administrative Committee To Supreme Court
The iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is facing unprecedented financial crisis and is unable to meet the monthly expenses due to the pandemic crisis, its Administrative Committee has told the Supreme Court.The report submitted by the head of the Administrative Committee - the District Judge of Thiruvananthapuram P Krishnakumar -stated that though the temple requested...
Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Transfer Five Judges; Recommends Transfer of One More Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendation issued on September 16, regarding transfer of five judges from various high courts.The names of the Judges are:Name of JudgeFrom ToRajan Gupta Punjab and Haryana HCPatna HCP.B. BajanthriKarnataka HCPatna HCSanjeev Prakash SharmaRajasthan HCPatna HCT. Amarnath GoudTelangana HCTripura HCSubhash ChandAllahabad...
Change Of Date Of Birth In Service Records Cannot Be Claimed As Of Right; Can Be Rejected For Delay & Latches : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that change of date of birth in the service record cannot be claimed as of right, even if there is cogent evidence.Such applications, the court said, can only be processed as per the relevant provisions/regulations applicable. They can be rejected on the ground of delay and latches also more particularly when it is made at the fag end of service and/or when...