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Live-In Relationships May Not Be Acceptable To All But Living Together Without Marrying Doesn't Constitute An Offence: P&H High Court
"It would be a travesty of justice in case protection is denied to persons who have opted to reside together without the sanctity of marriage, and such persons have to face dire consequences at the hands of persons from whom protection is sought." : P&H High Court
A Mumbai Police Inspector Moves Supreme Court Opposing Param Bir Singh's Prayer For Transfer Of All Investigation Outside State Of Maharashtra
An Intervention Application (IA) has been filed in former Mumbai Police Chief, Param Bir Singh's plea before the Supreme Court, opposing the prayer for transfer of all investigations and inquiries pending against Singh to any other State outside Maharashtra.It is contented that the petition filed by Singh seeking transfer of the investigation to a central agency, outside the State...
PIL Before Supreme Court Seeks Directions To Consider Journalists And Media Personnels As 'Frontline Workers' And Initiate Priority Vaccination
A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to consider Journalists and media personnels as frontline workers and initiate a priority vaccination drive for them immediately. Further, the plea has sought Ex-gratia Compensation to be awarded to kin of of the deceased journalists on death due to Covid.The plea filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, has stated that the journalists...
Delhi Commission For Protection Of Child Rights Moves Supreme Court Against Exclusion Of Pregnant Women From COVID19 Vaccination Drive
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has moved the Supreme Court challenging Centre's decision to exclude pregnant women and lactating women from Covid-19 vaccination. The petition has been filed through Advocate Prateek K. Chadha.It is stated that the Government has failed to include this category of women within the ambit of vaccination groups despite...
Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Rejects Plea For Police Custody Of Navneet Kalra, Sends Him To 14 Days Judicial Custody
A Delhi Court on Thursday sent Navneet Kalra to 14days judicial custody who is accused in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Akansha Garg sent Kalra to judicial custody after Delhi Police's application seeking 5 days police custody remand for Kalra...
'In The Name Of Pandemic, We Can't Spoil Children's Future' : Bombay High Court Slams Decision To Cancel Maharashtra SSC Exams
The Bombay High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its decision to cancel the Secondary School Certificate Examination for Class X. "In the name of pandemic, we can't spoil career and future of our children. The Framers of education policy should know that in the state. This isn't acceptable at all" Court orally said. A division bench...
PIL Filed Before Supreme Court Seeks Revival of PSUs Which Manufacture Vaccines To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Shortage
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking revival of vaccine Public Sector Units (PSUs) to manufacture vaccines, including the ones for COVID-19.Directions are sought for the Central Government to revive the vaccine PSUs by ensuring issuance of production licenses for the GMP compliant units, utilize their full bulk production capabilities by placement of purchase...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation of Justice Sanjay Yadav As Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the present Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Justice Sanjay Yadav as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.Breaking: Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Mr. Justice Sanjay Yadav, Judge, Allahabad High Court [PHC: Madhya Pradesh] as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court....
Kerala High Court Extends Till May 31 Interim Orders, Interim Bails, Orders Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act
The Kerala High Court has extended the life of its interim orders, orders from matters relating to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and interim bails till May 31, 2021, in view of the Covid lockdown in the State.The Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar, Justices CT Ravikumar and Shaji P Chaly issued the Order pursuant to a Full Bench sitting yesterday"it is made clear that...
'First We Allowed Kumbh Mela, Now Char Dham': Uttarakhad High Court Says Govt Careless About COVID Protocols
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday (May 20) made critical observations against the State Government for allowing the 'Kumbh Mela', in which over 10 million devotees congregated over several weeks, during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Court came down heavily on the State Government over its failure to ensure that COVID norms were being followed in the temples and religious festivals.The Bench...
Narada Case : Calcutta High Court Adjourns Sitting Due To 'Unavoidable Circumstances'
The hearing scheduled today in the Calcutta High Court in the Narada case relating to the bail of four Trinamool congress leaders -who remain under custody- got adjourned as the division bench did not assemble today "due to unavoidable circumstances".A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee was slated to continue the hearing in the case today at...
"Section 97 CrPC Has Become Dead Letter": Supreme Court Urges Habeas Corpus Petitioner To Take Recourse To S. 97 In Matter Of Illegal Detention Of Wife By Father
The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged a petitioner, having filed a habeas corpus plea under Article 32 against the illegal detention of his wife by her father, to take recourse to section 97, Cr. P. C. (Search for persons wrongfully confined)."Section 97, Cr. P. C. has become a dead-letter because of these shortcuts", said Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. It may be noted that the said section 97...