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Chhattisgarh HC Declines Plea By Public Prosecutors, APPs Challenging Denial Of Judiciary Exam Admit Card Over Non-Enrolment With Bar
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Tuesday (September 16) dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by scores of registered candidates of the Civil Judge (Junior Division) Examination-2024, including Public prosecutors and Assistant public prosecutors, who were not enrolled as 'Advocates' with a Bar Council on the date of advertisement of the examination, challenging the denial of admit...
Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Narayan Sai 5-Day Temporary Bail To Meet Ailing Mother
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (September 18) granted five-day temporary bail to Narayan Sai–convicted and sentenced to life by sessions court in 2019 in a rape case– to meet his "ailing" mother.A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice PM Raval in its order said:"Having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances and grounds urged in the application and having regard...
Previous Sanction Under Section 17A Not Required To Prosecute Public Servants for Benami Deals: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently observed that a public servant purchasing shares as “benami” and the purchasing of public property under a “benami” does not come within the purview of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018.According to the section, which was introduced by way of amendment on 26th July, 2018, no police officer can conduct an inquiry into an offence...
S. 482 CrPC/S. 528 BNSS | In Some FIR Quashing Pleas, High Court Must Appreciate Background In Which Case Was Filed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (Sep. 18) cautioned High Courts against mechanically dismissing quashing petitions based solely on the contents of the FIR, stressing that the surrounding context and circumstances of its filing must also be taken into account in some cases. The Court added that the High Courts must also take into account whether the FIR was a result of a counterblast or...
Madras High Court Asks IT Dept Not To Pass Orders Regarding Centralisation Of Accounts Of DMK & DMK Charitable Trust
The Madras High Court, on Thursday, asked the Income Tax Department not to pass any further orders regarding the centralisation of accounts of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party, and the DMK Charitable Trust, till an appeal in connection with the case was disposed of by the High Court. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing an...
Customs Act | Provisional Release Of Seized Object Won't Extend Timelimit For Issuing Show Cause Notice In Pre-2018 Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld a Delhi High Court order directing release of an imported Maserati car seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), upholding the HC's view that failure to issue a show-cause notice within time prescribed under the Customs Act, 1962 entitles the person to release of the seized goods.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta...
SEBI Gives Clean Chit To Gautam Adani & Adani Group Companies In Hindenburg Case
In a significant development, the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has given a clean chit to Adani Group and its Chairman Gautam Adani in respect of allegations made by US-based short seller-Hindenburg Research.It may be recalled that in January 2023, Hindenburg Research had published a scathing report accusing the Adani Group of widespread manipulations and malpractices aimed at...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Juvenility Test To Determine Age Of Man Convicted For Committing Rape In 1999
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that a juvenility test be conducted to determine the age of a man convicted in 2001 for committing rape in1999. The direction came after the convict claimed he was a minor at the time of the offence, raising questions about the applicability of juvenile justice provisions in his case.On the basis of School Leaving Certificate, counsel for...