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Court Framing Charge Can't Discard Rape Allegation Merely Because It Was Made For First Time In S.164 CrPC Statement: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that merely because the allegation of rape was alleged by the prosecutrix for the first time during the statements under Section 164 CrPC, that in itself could not be a reason to discard the same at the stage of framing of charges.The bench of Justice Sandeep Shah was hearing a petition against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge that had framed...
Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Frame Scheme For Administration Of Lucknow's Ancient Buddheshwar Temple
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week directed the Secretary, Department of Religious Affairs (Dharmarth Karya Vibhag), Government of Uttar Pradesh, to look into the affairs of the Buddheshwar Mahadev Temple in Lucknow and propose a scheme for its administration. A Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh passed the order on a writ petition filed...
Wife Can't Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Filed Application After Husband's Divorce Plea: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a wife cannot be denied maintenance merely because she files an application for such a relief only after the husband files a divorce petition.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar was dealing with a wife's plea challenging a family court order declining to grant her maintenance pendente lite but granted...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Reinstall Parashurama's Statute Inside Theme Park After Litigant Deposits ₹5 Lakh With Registry
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 9) issued notice to the state government on a PIL seeking re-construction of the 33 feet statue of Lord Parashurama inside a theme park in Udupi district, which had to be brought down after a few months of erection.The petitioner Uday Shetty Muniyal has sought a direction to the state government to consider his representation to reconstruct...
High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Consider How Citizens Will Know About Availability Of Beds, Doctors In Emergency Through HMIS Software
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to consider how the citizens here will know about the availability of beds and doctors in emergency situations through Health Management Information System (HMIS) software.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was dealing with a suo moto PIL initiated in 2017 in the wake of rising incidents...
Chhattisgarh Police Files Closure Report In FIR Against Swami Ram Dev Over Anti-Allopathy Remarks During COVID
The Supreme Court was informed today that Chhattisgarh authorities have filed a closure report in relation to an FIR lodged against yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Swami Ram Dev over his remarks against allopathic medicines at the time of Covid-19 pandemic.The matter was before a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma, which was informed of the development by...
Madras High Court Asks Authorities To Allow PwD Candidate To Participate In NEET PG 2025-26 Counselling Based On Rank Secured In 2024 Exam
The Madras High Court recently directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the office of Medical Counselling Committee, the National Medical Commission, and the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to permit a physically disabled candidate to attend the counselling for NEET PG 2025-26 based on the rank secured by him in NEET PG 2024. Justice C Kumarappan relied on...
Shamika Indane Agencies Held Liable For Failure To Replace Expired LPG Hose Pipe And Charging Extra Amount For Delivery Of Cylinder
The Tumakuru District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising G.T Vijaylakshmi, President and Nivedita Ravish, Member has held Shamika Indane Agencies- a distributor of Indane LPG cylinder liable for failure to replace the expired hose pipe of the LPG connection of the complainant and charging Rs. 50/- to 80/- extra at the time of delivery of the cylinder apart from...
HNLU Launches Book On Tribal Customs And Laws In Chhattisgarh
The Centre for Law and Indigenous Studies (CLIS), Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), launched “Tribes of Chhattisgarh: Law and Lives”, a book exploring the customs, traditions, and socio-legal practices of tribal communities in Chhattisgarh. The launch ceremony was graced by Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chairperson, Assam Human Rights Commission and Distinguished Jurist Professor, HNLU, along with Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan, Vice-Chancellor, HNLU, the Registrar, faculty...
RGNUL Hosted International Conference On Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law
The Centre for Business Laws and Taxation (CBLT), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, hosted a two-day International Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law: Challenges and Opportunities on September 6-7. 2025 in the online mode. Prof. (Dr.) Jai Shankar Singh, Vice-Chancellor of the University inaugurated the conference. He talked about the transformative role of insolvency reforms in India's financial and corporate ecosystem. Prof. Shankar discussed the impact of...