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COVID 2019 : In Sunday Hearing Allahabad HC Passes Directions To Control Spread Of Coronavirus [Read Order]
In a special hearing conducted today (on Sunday) by a division bench of the Allahabad High Court, directions have been issued to the Registrar General asking him to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of Novel COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the High Court campuses. While hearing a PIL filed by a practicing Advocate of the high court Shashank Shri Tripathi, Chief Justice Govind...
Allahabad HC Stays Trial Court's Order Directing Recovery Of Public Loss From Anti-CAA Protesters [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed an order passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Bijnor on February 24, directing 4 persons to pay compensation for damaging public properties during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow on December 19, 2019. The division bench comprised by Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Deepak Verma noted that a coordinate bench of the high court had...
Centre Constitutes Delimitation Commission For Delimiting Parliamentary Constituencies In J&K, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland [Read Notification]
The Central government has constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. The primary function of a Delimitation commission is to fix the limits/ boundaries of the various assembly and Lok...
NCLAT Sets Aside CCI Order Closing Case Under Competition Act Against Flipkart; Directs Re-Probe
The NCLAT has set aside an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which had given a clean chit to Flipkart for unfair trade practice and has directed CCI to probe the matter again. The Principal bench held that prima facie Flipkart had contravened Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 which related to the abuse of dominant position and predatory pricing.The NCLAT,...
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Shaheen Bagh Shooter Kapil Baisala [Read Order]
The Saket District Court in Delhi has granted bail to Kapil Baisala who was arrested by the Delhi Police on February 1, 2020 allegedly for firing in the air during anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh.After hearing the arguments advanced by Baisala's counsel Advocate Narveer Dabas, Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar released him on bail while stating,"On considering the totality of facts...
Seizure Of Driving Licence By The Police Officer Not In Uniform Envisaged Under Section 130 Of The MV Act Is Illegal: Calcutta HC [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court observed that seizure of driving license by the police officer not in uniform as envisaged in Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as well as no acknowledgment under Section 206 (3) of the said act is clearly illegal. The single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya said, " A police officer is supposed to be a protector of justice, a much...
Proceedings U/S 138 Of NI Act Not Maintainable Against Independent Non-Executive Directors Of A Company, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reiterated that criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for dishonor of cheque are not maintainable against non-executive independent directors of a company. The order passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri relies on a Supreme Court judgment in Pooja Ravinder Devidasani v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.,...
Courts Cannot Routinely Order Determination of Paternity By Way of DNA Tests: MP High Court[Read Judgment]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the courts cannot routinely order determination of paternity by way of DNA tests as forcefully subjecting someone to medical examination violates their right to privacy. The order takes cue from a decision of the Supreme Court in Bhabani Prasad Jena v. Convenor Secretary, Orissa State Commission For Women & Anr., (2010) 8 SCC 633,...
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Three Asylum Seekers From Myanmar Booked For Contravention Of Foreigner's Act [Read Orders]
Three asylum seekers from Myanmar, languishing in jail for the past four months in connection to violation of the provisions of the Foreigners Act, were enlarged on bail by the Allahabad High Court earlier this week. Vide three separate orders passed on Thursday Justice Jayant Banerji enlarged Furkaan Hussain alias Win Koko; Nauman Ali alias Soe Koko; and Mohammad Rizwan Khan alias...
"We Will Not Dispose Off Petition Until Hubli Bar Association Withdraws Feb 15 Resolution " : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court on Friday, said it would not dispose off the petition filed by 24 lawyers, until the resolution of February 15, passed by the Hubli Bar Association, is withdrawn. As per the resolution it was decided that none of its members would appear for three Kashmiri students arrested on charges of sediton, for posting pro-pakistan video on social media. On...
Delhi Riots : HC Restraints Disposal Of Unidentified Dead Bodies Until Further Orders; Directs Collection Of DNA Samples & Videography Of Postmortem
The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered all the government hospitals to preserve the DNA Samples and to conduct videographed post-mortem of all those who died during riots in North Eastern districts of Delhi. A division bench comprising Justice Sidhharth Mridul and Justice IS Mehta has also directed the hospitals not to dispose of any unidentified dead body, until further...
'While Advocates Should Be Fearless,They Should Also Be Polite & Humble' : Justice G S Sistani Bids Adieu To Delhi HC
'While advocates should be fearless, they should also be humble and polite; not just to the court, but to each other', so noted Justice Sistani as he bade farewell to the Delhi High Court after years of impeccable service as a judge. Justice Sistani began his speech by saying that he has a lot to share and tell, especially at a time when he's bidding farewell. 'The love and bonding...