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NGT Forms Committee To Provide Remedial Measure To Restore North Bengal’s Wetland Chatra Beel
The Eastern Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to inspect and provide remedial measures to restore the Chatra Beel, a wetland in North Bengal in the district of Malda, that is allegedly being encroached upon due to expansion of the city.The bench of Justice B. Amit Sthalekar (Judicial Member) and Prof. A. Senthil Vel (Expert Member) passed an...
Application U/S. 311 CrPC Can Be Filed By Anyone For Just Decision, Not Just Prosecution Or Complainant: Punjab and Haryana High Court
While allowing Times Group's petition challenging the dismissal of its application under Section 311 of CrPC by trial court in a case of alleged forced religious conversion, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said the provisions of Section 311 CrPC can be invoked by anyone who is able to show that the evidence of witness sought to be examined will be necessary for just decision of...
Even A Professional Beggar Has A Moral & Legal Liability To Maintain His Wife, Who Is Unable To Maintain Herself: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a husband has got a moral and legal liability to maintain his wife unable to maintain herself, even if he is a professional beggar. The bench of Justice HS Madaan asserted thus while dismissing a plea filed by the husband challenging an order passed by the subordinate court awarding Rs 5K as monthly maintenance to the wife...
Courts Will Not Have Time For Any Other Matter If They Proceed Against Every False Statement Made: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that before initiating prosecution for perjury, the court must be convinced that it is expedient in the interest of justice to enquire into the offence. A division bench comprising of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice C.S. Sudha observed that : “in order to initiate prosecution for perjury, the Court must prima facie reach a conclusion that there...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Benefit Of Probation To Two Convicts, Says Complainant Has No Right To Seek Enhancement Of Sentence
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday upheld the judgement of a trial court which extended the benefit of probation to two convicts who were convicted under Section 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), Section 325 (Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and Section 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of IPC, in alternative to their imprisonment....
Circulating Defamatory Cartoons In Institution's Internal Newspaper Against Expelled Member Attracts Charges U/S 500 IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently refused to quash the defamation proceedings pending against the President of Bowring Institute, who allegedly circulated objectionable cartoons defaming the complainant (an expelled member of the institute), in the newsletter to other members of the institute. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed by Anoop Bajaj and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking 10% Reservation For EWS Students In Jamia Millia Islamia
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking 10 percent reservation for students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) category in the Jamia Millia Islamia University. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of Union of India, University Grant Commission and the varsity.The...
Will Soon Take Appropriate Decision: BCI To Punjab and Haryana High Court On Charging Of 'Exorbitant' Enrollment Fees By State Bar Councils
The Bar Council of India has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will soon take a decision on the issue of exorbitant enrollment fee being charged by the state bar councils.The submission was made before the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Vikas Bahl during the hearing of a petition alleging that the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana was charging...
CIC Advices National Medical Commission To Upload Medical College Assessment Data On Its Website
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday advised National Medical Commission (NMC) to upload Medical College assessment reports for the current academic year on its website.As the Medical Council of India (MCI) was scrapped in September 2020, its website was replaced by the NMC website in the new domain and with this the data and other documents uploaded by MCI including the...
Confession Made To Police Officer In Absence Of Magistrate Can't Form Basis For Murder Conviction: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently acquitted a woman who was convicted by the trial court for murder of her husband, on the ground that her confession made to the police without corroboration cannot be the basis for the conviction.The division bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Malasri Nandi observed:“Section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act prohibits proof of a confession made by...
GOOGLE V CCI: NCLAT Delhi Upholds Imposition Of Rs. 1337.76 Crores Penalty On Google, For Abuse Of Dominant Position In Android Market
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Google LLC & Anr. v Competition Commission of India, has dismissed Google’s appeal against CCI order dated 20.10.2022, wherein the Competition Commission of India had imposed...