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Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of 'Error' In 'Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita' Published By 'Universal LexisNexis', Directs Urgent Correction
The Jharkhand High Court has taken Suo Motu cognizance of a significant error in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 published by Universal LexisNexis. The Court identified a major discrepancy in Section 103(2), where the phrase "any other ground" was printed instead of "any other similar ground." According to the Court, this omission has serious implications for the interpretation...
Properties Not Connected With 'Proceeds Of Crime' Cannot Be Subject To Attachment Under PMLA: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that properties subject to attachment under the PMLA must be properties acquired through proceeds of crime. It stated that provisions of PMLA cannot be unfairly and unreasonably used to attach properties that are unrelated to any criminal activity.In the present case, the petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 challenging the freezing of...
Bombay HC To Decide Whether Backward Class Commission Which Recommended 10% Maratha Reservation Should Be Made Party To Challenge
The Bombay High Court on Monday while hearing a bunch of petitions opposing Maratha Reservation was posed with the issue of whether or not to make the Backward Class Commission headed by former judge Justice Sunil Shukre, a party to the petition.A full bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla initially opined that the Commission...
Bibhav Kumar's Challenge To Arrest In Swati Maliwal Assault Case Maintainable: High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Monday accepted the maintainability of a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibhav Kumar challenging his arrest in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma pronounced the order which was reserved for judgment on May 31. Notice has been issued to the Delhi Police.The Delhi Police had opposed issuance of notice on the...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To BRS Leader K Kavitha In CBI, ED Cases Relating To Alleged Liquor Policy Scam
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in the cases registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).Kavitha is presently under judicial custody in both CBI and ED cases.The...
'Policy Decision': Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Removal Of Biochemistry And Microbiology Streams From Paramedical Courses
The Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Association of Clinical Microbiologists and Biochemists against the removal of B.Sc. Medical Biochemistry and B.Sc. Medical Microbiology courses from the prospectus of professional degree courses and paramedical courses for the year 2018-19, saying that it is a policy decision of the Government.The Division Bench of Justice A....
Retired High Court Judge Entitled To Leave Encashment When He Completes Tenure As Chairman Of Railway Claims Tribunal: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Union of India to calculate and disburse the leave encashment amount due to a former Judge of the High Court, who on retiring was appointed as Chairman of the Railway Claims Tribunal and served in the position for over two years.A Single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum partly allowed the petition filed by Justice B Padmaraj (retired)...
Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2024 [Citations 666 - 733]
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 666 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 733NOMINAL INDEXMAHANT SHRI NAGA BABA BHOLA GIRI THROUGH HIS SUCCESSOR AVINASH GIRI v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DISTRICT CENTRAL AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 666The Commissioner Of Income Tax-International Taxation-3 Versus The Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 667Revd. John H. Caleb v. Diocese of Delhi-CNI and Ors. 2024...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: June 24 To June 30, 2024
Nominal Index [Citation 311 - 319]Kapil Suresh Taak v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 311M/s Halliburton India Operations Private Limited v. Vision Projects Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 312Mangalam Organics Ltd. v. Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 313XYZ v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 314Zainab Abdul Qayyum Choudhary & Ors. v....
No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
The Patna High Court while deciding on a criminal appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 3 POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and under Section 376 IPC for rape, observed,“No parent of any girl in our society can damage reputation of his/her daughter regarding her chastity. It has been seen in our society that even in case of commission of sexual assault, victims...
Orissa High Court Releases Its Report Card For The Year 2023, Hosts Annual District Judges' Conference
The Orissa High Court organized the Annual District Judges' Conference-2024 from 28th to 30th June, 2024. It has also released its report card for the year 2023 in the form of an 'Annual Report'.The inauguration ceremony was held on Friday in the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack which witnessed the presence of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as the Chief Guest. The Judges of the High...
Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a petition calling in question the entire proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 would be maintainable before the High Court, not the Sessions Court.However, if any particular order is passed on any application filed under Sections 18, 19, 20 or 22 of the Act, those specific orders are to...