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Compulsory Workshops Must Be Conducted Across Maharashtra To Make State Officials Aware Of The Disabilities Act, 2016: Bombay HC
Observing that there is a general lack of sensitivity much less duty towards the disabled, the Bombay High Court held that the state government must conduct training programmes and workshops in order to make State officials aware of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice RI Chagla was hearing two PILs clubbed together filed...
Custodial Interrogation Of Applicant Is Necessary; Sessions Court Rejects Gautam Navlakha's Anticipatory Bail Application [Read Order]
SR Navander, Additional Sessions Judge, Pune on Tuesday rejected journalist Gautam Navlakha's anticipatory bail application and noted that custodial interrogation of the applicant is necessary as the police has been trying to arrest Navlakha since 2018. Navlakha has been chargesheeted by the Pune Police for commission of offences punishable under Sections 121, 121A, 124A, 153A,...
President's Rule Imposed In Maharashtra
In view of the continued political stalemate in Maharashtra, President Ram Nath Kovind imposed Presidential Rule in the state under Article 356 of the Constitution.The Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had recommended presidential rule today afternoon.The results of the recent assembly elections in Maharashtra returned a fractured mandate, with no single party getting simple...
Tis Hazari Clash: Magistrate Asks Delhi Police To Submit Status Report Regarding The Investigation [Read Order]
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Tis Hazari Court has issued directions to the DCP of Delhi Police to furnish status report of investigation undertaken in the Tis Hazari clash matter, before the court. The court also noted that while it cannot direct the arrest of the accused persons, it does have the power to scrutinise the reasons which paves the way for...
Delhi Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Shashi Tharoor In Complaint Over 'Scorpion' Remark About PM Modi
A Delhi Court on Monday issued bailable warrant to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on a complaint about his remarks that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling". Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Naveen Kumar Kashyap was hearing a criminal complaint filed against Tharoor by Delhi BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, who has alleged that...
Maoist Encounter : Kerala HC Orders Investigation; Directs Ballistic Analysis Of Police Guns
The High Court of Kerala on Monday held that investigation should be carried out into the alleged encounter killings of two Maoists - Karthik@ Kannan and Manivasakam - by Kerala police in Agali forests two weeks ago.Disposing of the petition filed by the relatives of the slain Maoists, Justice R Narayana Pisharadi ordered :"...the circumstances under which the death of Karthik @Kannan...
Allahabad HC Stays Revenue Recovery Against NBFC And Its Director For Liability Of Their Borrower [Read Order]
Reaffirming that a company has a separate legal identity from its owners, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed the recovery proceedings started by the Respondents, Ghaziabad Development Authority and District Magistrate, Ghaziabad against the Petitioner, Rakesh Jain and asked them to file their responses in the matter. The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vivek...
Five New Karnataka HC Judges Take Oath Of Office
Five new additional judges of High Court of Karnataka took their oath of office on Monday.They are: Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda, Jyoti Mulimani, Nataraj Rangaswamy ,Hemant Chandangoudar, Pradeep Singh Yerur.Governor Vajubhai R Vala administered the oath at a function held at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Home...
NALSA Holds Commendation Ceremony Of Best PLVs, Panel Lawyers, DLSAs and SLAs
Honouring the spirit of justice and fairness, the National Legal Service Authority in collaboration with the Delhi State Legal Service Authority organized a commendation ceremony of legal aid stakeholders across the nation on 9th November, 2019. The event felicitated Para Legal Volunteers, Panel Lawyers for their service and contribution to the cause of 'Equal Access to Justice'. Work...
Divisional Commissioner Does Not Have Jurisdiction To Set Aside Appointment Of Anganwadi Sevika, Recommended By Committee Under ICDS Scheme: Bombay HC (FB) [Read Judgment]
A full bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the Divisional Commissioner does not have jurisdiction under Section 267ÂA of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 to set aside appointment of Anganwadi Sevika/Madatnis made pursuant to recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.Justices SV Gangapurwala,...
Environment (Protection) Act A Special Enactment, Takes Precedence Over CrPC; Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Seeking FIR Against Kumar Mangalam Birla [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court last month dismissed a criminal application filed by one Pratap Teli, seeking registration of FIR against Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman Grasim Industries and Hindalco Industries as well as D Bhattacharya, Managing Director of Hindalco and KK Maheshwari of Grasim for allegedly violating the Environment (Protection) Act by commencing construction of a building in...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High Court Reiterated that a magistrate is obligated to mention his satisfaction as to the existence of a prima facie case, for summoning an accused.Reiterated that once the parties had decided to enter into a compromise, it would be oppressive and prejudicial to continue the proceedings. Bombay High Court Asked journalist and activist Gautam Navlakha to go...