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Subodh Gupta Case : 'Herdsceneand' Agrees To Remove 'MeToo' Posts; Delhi HC Decrees Suit On Settlement
The defamation suit filed by famous artist Subodh Gupta in Delhi High Court against Instagram page 'Herdsceneand' over posts alleging sexual harassment by him has been settled between the parties. The Instagram account holder has undertaken to remove the posts referring to Gupta.Recording the settlement and the undertaking, the Delhi High Court decreed the suit.Subodh Gupta had filed a...
Vigilance Officers Are To Be Treated As Police Officers, They Can Register And Investigate Cases Under PC Act:Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
The Kerala High Court has held that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is a specialized police force constituted in the exercise of the State Government's legislative power and the officers who worked in the erstwhile Vigilance Department derived power and authority from the Kerala Police Act, 1960.The bench of Justice A. Hariprasad and Justice N. Anil Kumar also observed...
Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Plea For Fresh Death Warrant To Ensure Legal Aid To Convict Pawan Gupta
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of Patiala House Courts, New Delhi on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Tihar Jail's plea seeking fresh death warrant against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case.The adjournment was granted in order to ensure legal aid for Pawan Gupta, one of the convicts.The Court noted that a death row convict has a right to audi alteram partem till his last...
Delhi HC Postpones Interviews For Delhi Judicial Service Exams[Read Notice]
The Delhi High Court has postponed the schedule for viva voce of 255 candidates, who were shortlisted in the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2019.hThe circular issued in this behalf cites "administrative exigencies" as the reason.It is pertinent to note that a challenge to the results of the DJS Examination, pending before the Delhi High Court. The case, alleging that...
Abettor In Rape Case Will Face Same Punishment As Rape Accused; Bombay HC Dismisses Convict's Appeal in POCSO Case [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court last month dismissed an appeal filed by one Sunil Ramteke, a 28-year-old labourer from Nagpur, who was convicted under 376(2)(i)(j) read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for abetting the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Fegad village.Justice VM Deshpande of the Nagpur bench heard...
Madhya Pradesh HC Directs State To Pay 5L To Man Detained Illegally; Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Police Authorities [Read Judgment]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday came down heavily upon the state government for detaining an innocent man, in the pretext of detaining a convict, and subsequently trying to defend its illegal actions. "In the present case, a person, who has not been convicted in any criminal case nor is in under trial, has been sent to jail by the police. He was caught from his village...
Centre Extends Term Of Justice Protik Banerjee As Additional Judge Of Calcutta HC [Read Notification]
On Tuesday, the Central Government extended the term of Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court, for one year w.e.f. March 21, 2020. The same was recommended by the SC Collegium vide its resolution dated January 15, 2020. Justice Protik was first appointed as an Additional Judge of the Calcutta HC on September 21,...
Private Member Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha For Population Control Measures [Read Bill]
A private member bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 7 seeking to introduce a Directive Principle in the Constitution with respect to population control measures.The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution with a view to make a provision by the State to discourage the people from increasing their family and encourage them to keep their family limited to two children onlyThe...
[Bidar] Plea In Karnataka HC Seeks Action Against Police For Interrogating Minor Students Over Anti-CAA Play
A plea has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking action against the Police authorities for illegally interrogating minor students of the Shaheen Education Society, Bidar, in connection to a play concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act. The plea filed Lawyer, Nayana Jyothi Jhawar and South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring states that about 85 children,...
Instructors in Delhi University Are Not 'Teachers' For The Purpose of Superannuation Benefits: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has held that persons appointed as 'instructors' cannot be treated as 'teachers', for the purposes of superannuation, in the Delhi University. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sanjeev Narula has noted that since it's the government which has to meet the budget requirements for enhancing the age of superannuation, the court will consider the word 'teacher'...
After A Five Year Gap, Bombay HC Designates 22 Lawyers As Senior Advocates [Read Notification]
The Appellate Side of the Bombay High Court issued a notification on February 10, 2020 designating 22 advocates as senior advocates of the High Court. Last time the High Court designated seniors was five years ago in 2015 when seven advocates were designated.Previously Court had received 57 applications from lawyers seeking to be designated as Seniors. High Court published a notice making...
Allahabad HC Bar Association Election: HC Prohibits Raising of Banners And Posters in Court Premises
Keeping in mind the security of court premises, the Allahabad High Court has prohibited raising of banners and posters in the court premises, during elections to the High Court Bar Association. The issue was brought to the attention of the court by the Registrar (Protocol), in suo moto proceedings relating to security and protection in all court campuses in the state. The report...