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In Absence Of Orthopaedic Doctor On Committee, Medical Certificate Of Disability Issued By CMO Cannot Be Disbelieved: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that in absence of a medical officer specialising in orthopaedics on the Committee, medical certificate stating 60% disability issued the Chief Medical Officer cannot be disbelieved.“Certificate issued by a Chief Medical Officer could have been questioned only by the penal of medical officers in the field of orthopaedics, otherwise one could not...
Kottayam Bar Association Protest: Kerala High Court Orders 28 Lawyers To Offer Legal Aid Services For 6 Months
The Kerala High Court has ordered 28 lawyers of the Kottayam Bar Association to offer legal aid services for a period of 6 months, on accepting their unconditional apology for purging the contempt charges against them.The Court had initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against these lawyers for protesting and allegedly hurling abusive language against a female Chief Judicial Magistrate...
Ward Boy Working In OPD Across From COVID Ward Covered Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (Insurance Scheme): Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that ward boy working in OPD across COVID ward during the pandemic will be covered under 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19' and the benefits of the scheme were directed to be given to his widow.Petitioner's claim under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers...
Delhi High Court Orders CBI Probe Against Litigant Who Filed Repeated Pleas Alleging Unauthorised Constructions
The Delhi High Court has recently ordered inquiry to be conducted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against a litigant who repeatedly filed petitions, including PILs, alleging unauthorised constructions, some of which were never listed in court.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary enquiry...
Failure To Carry Out Physical Verification Of Veracity Of Exporter Alone Is No Basis To Suspend License Of Custom Broker: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court held that a custom broker cannot be held guilty of having failed to discharge the obligation placed in terms of Regulation 10(n) of CBLR 2018, simply because he has not carried out physical verification of the veracity of the exporter. As per the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, Section 10(e) states about the obligation of the Custom Broker to...
Non-Bailable Warrant U/S 73 CrPC Cannot Be Issued To Produce Accused Before Police For Investigation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that issuance of a non-bailable warrant under Section 73 CrPC by a Magistrate, for the production of the accused before the police for investigation is illegal, as such a warrant could only be issued for the production of the accused before a court. Further, the Court held that under Section 82 CrPC, a Magistrate must record reasons for believing that a person...
Asiatic Lion Deaths On Railway Tracks: Gujarat High Court Lays Down Preventive Guidelines, Calls For Speed Reduction & Improved Infrastructure
The Gujarat High Court has issued a series of directives following the unnatural deaths of three Asiatic lions on railway tracks in Amreli district. The Court has scheduled a follow-up hearing next month to review the implementation of recommendations by a High-Level Committee.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, ordered, “After going...
Trial Yet To Begin Since Sept 2022 Arrest: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To PFI 'Leaders' Accused Of Planning To Infiltrate RSS
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to 3 alleged leaders of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who were arrested in September 2022 by the UP STF (Special Task Force) on the allegations of planning to infiltrate the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).A bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar granted bail to the accused (Sufiyan, Mohd. Faizan, and Mohd. Rehan) as it noted that they...
Seizure Memo Loses Credibility If Prepared At Police Station And Not Place Of Recovery: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court recently granted bail to an accused booked for attempt to murder and under the NDPS Act, observing that the credibility of the seizure memo loses its significance if it was not prepared at the same place from where the recovery was made but was taken by the police to the police station to prepare the same.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali was hearing a bail application...
Contract Terminated By An Awardee Following Due Process Cannot Be Subsequently Novated By Awardee Itself: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a contract terminated by an awardee following due process cannot be novated by the awardee itself. The Court also held that an administrative order cannot set at nought a duly considered decision or adjudicated order which had bearing on the civil or business rights of contracting parties.A bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta held that "the grant and...
"Action Compliant With IT Rules": Google To Andhra Pradesh HC On Blocking String Art's YouTube Account Allegedly Over Video Against Bill Gates
Google Inc recently opposed the petition filed by M/S String Art Private Limited seeking damages worth Rs. 2 crores for termination of its YouTube accounts, allegedly after a video against Microsoft CEO Bill Gates was posted on its channel.String Art claims to be operating as an Indian journalism house. It said the termination of all its accounts on YouTube is arbitrary and in contravention...
Only Men Can Be Prosecuted Under 'Gender-Specific' Law Of Sexual Harassment U/S 354A IPC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that sexual harassment charges under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) cannot be applied against women since the provision specifically begins with the term "a man."A single bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta perused the provision which begins, "[354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment--(1) A man committing any of...