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Don't Use Urdu/Persian Words In FIR, Lodge FIRs In Simple Language: Delhi HC Tells Delhi Police [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to refrain from mechanically using Urdu/Persian words while lodging the FIR. The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar opined that FIR should be lodged in the simplest language possible or on the language of the person who has approached the police for lodging of the FIR. Filed by Vishalakshi Goel, the...
Word 'Soon Before Death' In Section 304B IPC, Cannot Be Interpreted As Immediately 'Prior To Death' [Read Order]
Karnataka High Court has held that the 'word' used under Section 304B of IPC, though it is used soon before the death', cannot interpreted as prior to the death immediately, even it has to be taken into consideration depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case and the entire statement of the witnesses and charge sheet material has to be looked into in this behalf. Justice B A...
Govt Proposes To Merge UTs Of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu; Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha [Read Bill]
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union territories) Bill, 2019, moved on behalf of Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill proposes to merge the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which presently has only one district with the UT of Daman and Diu, which has two districts. The merged UT will be named as the...
Supreme Court Launches Multilingual Mobile Application
The Supreme Court of India has launched its multilingual mobile application today. The application is developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). It was launched today at the function organised in connection with Constitution Day in the presence of President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.It will provide authentic real time access to Case Status, Display...
Parliament Passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill was first introduced during the Monsoon session of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and was passed by the upper house on August 6. It seeks to amend the National Institute of Design Act, 2014, which declares the National Institute...
Husband, Wife Among 6 New Judges Appointed In Punjab & Haryana HC
The Central Government has notified the appointment of six judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They are: Ashok Kumar Verma;Sant Parkash;Meenakshi Mehta;Karamjit Singh;Vivek Puri; andArchana Puri Among the new judges, Vivek Puri and Archana Puri are a married couple. Thus, the High Court will witness a rare occasion of...
Breaking : Parliament Passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill [Read Bill]
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 5, 2019, during its monsoon session, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote today, without any amendments. The bill moved by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot, is aimed at protecting the rights of transgender persons by granting...
Sunanda Pushkar Case: Special Judge Reserves Order In Tharoor's Plea Seeking Production of Pushkar's Tweets
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar at Rouse Avenue Court has reserved order on Tharoor's application seeking a copy of Sunanda Pushkar's tweets to be produced before the court. In the proceedings before Special CBI Judge today, the counsel appearing for Shashi Tharoor argued that no evidence or reports have been put on record to prove the actual cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death. Appearing...
[S. 489B IPC] Possession Of Large Quantity Counterfeit Currency In Concealed Manner Is Active Transportation Amounting To Trafficking: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld an order of conviction for possession of counterfeit Forged Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and remarked that the same would amount to trafficking FICN. "the possession of such large quantity of FICN in concealed manner is not dormant possession but active transportation amounting to trafficking. It amounts to commission of offences punishable...