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Defunct JJ Boards: Allahabad HC Directs Erstwhile Members Of The Committee And The Board To Continue [Read Order]
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the existing members of the Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committee of the state, whose term expired in December last year, to continue to function and discharge their duties until fresh appointments. This, despite Rule 5(2) and 15(4) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2019,...
Justice BP Dharmadhikari Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Bombay HC [Read Notification]
The Centre has notified the appointment of Justice Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari, senior most judge of the Bombay High Court, as the Acting Chief Justice of that High Court with immediate effect. The notification dated January 24 has been issued pursuant to the retirement of erstwhile Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on February 23. As per the High Court...
Allahabad HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Abdullah Azam Khan Alleging Promoting Enmity Between Classes During Elections [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed the charge sheet and consequential proceedings initiated against Abdullah Azam Khan for making false statements during elections and attempting to promote enmity between religious groups. Khan was being investigated under Sections 171-G IPC and 125 Representation of People Act. Section 171-G of IPC states that whoever with intent to...
Delhi Police Gives Clean Chit to Manish Sisodia In A Plea Seeking FIR Against Him For Allegedly Making Provocative Tweets
Delhi Police has given clean chit to Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in a plea seeking FIR against him for allegedly making provocative statements against Delhi Police. In an Action Taken Report submitted before ACMM Vishal Pahuja, the Police has informed the court that no cognisable offence is made out against Mr Sisodia. Police has submitted that: ...
Students Of DU Law Faculty Are Protesting Against Non Recognition Of Degree By Bar Council
Students of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University, are protesting against non-approval of their LL.B degree for the last five days. The students are also demanding that the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi should comply with UGC regulations and BCI's rules of legal education. According to a list published by the Bar Council of India in compliance of the order of the Delhi...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High Court Marital Status Of A Daughter Alone Not A Ground For Rejecting Claim For Compassionate Appointment: Reiterates Allahabad HC [Mala Devi v. State of UP] The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that marital status of a daughter alone cannot be the ground for rejecting her application for compassionate appointment in terms of The U.P. Recruitment...
SC Affirms Conviction In Rape Case Rejecting Prosecuterix's Affidavit That Her Complaint Against Accused Was Under Pressure [Read Order]
While affirming conviction of the accused in a rape case, the Supreme Court refused to accept affidavit filed by the prosecuterix that she had lodged the case against the accused under pressure. Rakesh Kumar Yadav had filed an appeal before the Apex Court challenging his concurrent conviction in a rape case. The Chhattisgarh High Court had affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed...
Registration of FIR Simplicitor Doesn't Implicate A Person As Perilous To Maintenance Of Public Order: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]
The Gujarat High Court has held that mere registration of FIR against a person does not mean that he is a threat to the maintenance of public order. "Unless and until, the material is there to make out a case that the person has become a threat and menace to the Society so as to disturb the whole tempo of the society and that all social apparatus is in peril disturbing public order at...
Calcutta HC Allows Use Of A4 Sheets For All Filings On Both Original & Appellate Sides
Through a notification issued on Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court has paved way for the use of white A4 sheets for filings on both its Original and Appellate sides, ToI reported today. This notification supersedes an earlier notification issued by the high court on January 20, prescribing the use of legal chart papers instead of the Green embossed paper, on...
Madras HC Permits Public Conference Against CAA-NRC-NPR [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has permitted 'Makkal Athikaram', a social organization to conduct a public conference titled "Withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act-National Register of Citizens-National Population Register, which destroy the Secularism and Basic Structure of the Constitution of India" on the eve of Sunday, i.e. February 23, at the Thenur Ulavar Santhai Corporation...