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LIFE Mission Case| M Sivasankar Was Kingpin Who Orchestrated Money Laundering Since Beginning; ASGI Tells Kerala HC
The Additional Solicitor General R. Sankaranarayanan told the Kerala High Court on Tuesday that the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, M Sivasankar, is the kingpin, who orchestrated the money laundering and bribery since the very beginning, and that he could impede the investigation if released on bail. The Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen was considering...
Allahabad High Court Begins Publishing Translated Judgments In Hindi
The Allahabad High Court has started publishing judgments translated into the Hindi language. The decision was taken soon after Justice Pritinker Diwaker took oath as the new Chief Justice of the High Court.The first judgment that has been translated from the English language to the Hindi language relates to a direction to the UP Government to prepare a revised select list of 69,000...
Assistant Teachers Recruitment: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Revise Select List After Rectifying Irregularities In Fixing Quota
The Allahabad High Court recently directed the UP Government to prepare a revised select list of 69,000 Assistant Teachers selected through the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE) 2019 rectifying the irregularities committed in fixing the quota for their appointment. The bench of Justice Om Prakash Shukla observed that the rules were not followed in fixing reservations in...
Putting Vermillion, Garlanding Each Other Sufficient To Induce Belief Of Lawful Marriage: Delhi Court Directs Registration Of FIR In Alleged Rape Case
A Delhi court has directed the Delhi police to register an FIR against a man for allegedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marrying her observing that acts of putting vermillion on head and garlanding each other are sufficient to induce the belief of lawful marriage.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts directed the police to register FIR within a week against Veer...
Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Convoy In Cooch Behar
The Calcutta High Court today transferred the investigation to the CBI in two registered cases with regard to the incident of attack on the convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on February 25, 2023. While hearing a Writ Petition filed by Suvendhu Adhikari, an MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly in relation to the incident, the division bench of Chief Chief Justice...
Orissa High Court Invites Senior Citizens From Old Age Home To Visit Its Premises & Museum Of Justice
In a bid to increase access to justice and to make courts people friendly, senior citizens from an Old Age Home run by the Association for Social Reconstructive Activities (ASRA), Cuttack were last week invited to visit the Orissa High Court, the Museum of Justice and the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA).The officials of the High Court guided them inside the institutions and...
Plea In Kerala High Court Against Changanassery Municipality's Decision To Sound Siren Alerting Muslims Of End Of Ramzan Fast
Two petitions have been moved in the Kerala High Court for quashing the order issued by the Changanassery Municipality directing its employees to sound siren at 6.30 pm to inform the Muslim Community that time for fasting is over in connection with Ramazan. The petitions have been filed by the Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action (CASA), a society registered under the...
“Paperless Courts Across All Districts Of Odisha Are Not Far-Off”: Chief Justice Muralidhar While Inaugurating Virtual High Courts
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Monday inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 more districts of the State of Odisha. On 3rd February this year, the High Court had established Virtual High Courts in 10 of the 30 Districts in the 1st phase, which were inaugurated by CJI DY Chandrachud virtually. While addressing on the occasion, the Chief...
No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression by peaceful...
Central Govt Extends Date For Aadhaar-PAN Linking To June 30
The last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended from 31st March to 30th June 2023 by the Central Government. Under the provision of the Income Tax Act, every person who has been allotted a PAN as on 1st July 2017 and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar Number, is required to intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority on or before 31st March on payment of a prescribed fee. This...
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa Suspends Adovcate Gunratan Sadavarte's License For 2 Years, Holds Him Guilty Of Misconduct
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa has found Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte guilty of misconduct and suspended his license to practice for a period of two years. Sadavarte is also accused of orchestrating the attack outside NCP leader Sharad Pawar's home. The bar council's 3-member disciplinary committee found Sadavarte guilty of misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act 1961."The...
Madal Virupakshappa Bribery Case: Sri Ram Sene's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Probe To CBI/ SIT Withdrawn From Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted Sri Ram Sene to withdraw its PIL seeking transfer of investigation in the alleged bribery cases involving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Madal Virupakshappa and his son, to a Special Investigation team or Central Bureau of Investigation.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal allowed their counsel's request...