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Cricket Match Fixing Does Not Amount To Offence Of Cheating Under Section 420 IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against KPL Players
The Karnataka High Court has said that cricket match fixing does not amount to the offence of cheating and therefore the offence under Section 420 IPC cannot be invoked against the alleged offenders. A single judge bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar said, "It is true that if a player indulges in match fixing, a general feeling will arise that he has cheated the lovers of the game....
OBC Quota In PG Courses Not Prohibited; Can't Say Backwardness Will Disappear With Graduation: Supreme Court In NEET-AIQ Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that there is no prohibition for introducing reservation for socially and educationally backward classes (or the OBCs) in Post-Graduate courses."In our opinion, it cannot be said that the impact of backwardness simply disappears because a candidate has a graduate qualification", the Court said.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was...
'I Know Good Touch-Bad Touch; Have Learnt In School' : Boy's Statement Leads To Man's POCSO Conviction
A recent judgment from Kerala in a child sex abuse case highlights the importance of imparting sensitization among children about 'good touch' and 'bad touch'.A Fast Track Special Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for five years for sexually abusing a minor boy in 2020 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Special Judge...
Irrelevance Of Character Evidence In Rape Trials
It has often been stated by activists, policy makers and judges alike that rape trials victimise the rape survivor[1] by subjecting her to a series of harrowing experiences, from the medico-legal examination to harassment by the police, disturbing cross-examinations and in several cases, the questioning of her character by lawyers, judges and the public.[2] To make the process of rape trials less painful for the survivor, amendments to criminal law statutes and the Indian Evidence Act[3]...
Fake Arbitration In 'Film Shooting Set' Court Room, Madras High Court Cancels Award Directing Execution Of Sale Deed In Respect Of Stranger's Property
Madras High Court has recently set aside an arbitral award directing execution of sale deed of a third party's property, alien to the proceedings before the tribunal, after huge fraud came into light with respect to the transaction between the parties and the arbitral proceedings before the tribunal. Before the Division Bench of Justice P.N Prakash and Justice S....
Guarantor Whose Guarantee Stands Invoked By Any Creditor Barred From Giving Resolution Plan, Though Insolvency Initiated By Another Creditor: SC On Sec 29A(h) IBC
The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment interpreting the scope of Section 29A(h) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Section 29A IBC specifies the categories of persons who are not eligible to be resolution applicants.Sub-section (h) of Section 29A refers to persons whose guarantees stand invoked by the creditors of the corporate debtor. The exact wordings of the provision are...
Kerala High Court Directs State Police Chief To Enquire Into Allegations Of Media Trial In Actor Assault Case On Dileep's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the State Police Chief to enquire into the allegations raised by actor Dileep that the media was flouting the trial court's order restricting the publication of matters related to the 2017 actor assault case till the conclusion of the trial.Justice Kauser Edappagath remarked that the allegations if found to be true, should be handled with prompt action...
'Mercy Petitions Not Decided For Over 7 Years' : Bombay High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Two Women
Twenty-one years after half-sisters Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit were sentenced to death for kidnapping 13 children and murdering at least five of them, and 16 years after the apex court upheld the verdict, the Bombay High Court has commuted their sentence to life imprisonment. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal cited the inordinate delay in disposing of their...
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'No Person Can Be Forcibly Vaccinated Without Consent; Hasn't Made Carrying Vaccine Certificate Mandatory For Any Purpose' : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has made it clear before the Supreme Court that there is no COVID-19 vaccination mandate and that vaccination is not mandatory.Responding to a plea seeking ease of access to vaccination to persons with disabilities, the Central Government has submitted before the Supreme Court of India that its guidelines do not envisage any forcible vaccination without obtaining...
