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Delhi Police Arrests Accused In Ex-CJI R M Lodha Fraud Case
Delhi police has made first arrest in ex-CJI R M Lodha fraud case reports The Indian Express. Man is accused of cheating former Chief Justice of India of Rs. 1 lakh. A report in The Indian Express says that the accused namely Dinesh Mali was arrested from Udaipur on 7th of June. An ATM card has been recovered from his possession through which he had withdrawn the cheated amount. Police is...
Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council to Initiate Disciplinary Action Against 7 Advocates [Read Order]
The Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to initiate disciplinary action against seven advocates involved in duplicate motor accident claims. Taking a serious view of the involvement of lawyers and touts in the process of filing multiple insurance claims for an accident, the court had earlier appointed an expert body headed by...
Karnataka HC Tells State To List Out Steps Taken To Provide Drinking Water To Bidar District Talukas
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to list out steps taken by it to provide drinking water to two talukas in Bidrai district. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad, observed that "Right to have drinking water is a part of Right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. " The bench was hearing a petition filed...
Delhi Court Convicts AAP MLA Manoj Kumar For Obstructing Polling Process
A Delhi court has convicted AAP MLA Manoj Kumar for obstructing election process at a polling station in Kalyan Puri area of East Delhi during 2013 assembly polls. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal held Kumar guilty of obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions, punishable under 186 IPC, and disorderly conduct in or near polling stations, section...
'Law Ministry Acting More In The Vein Of An Errant Postman': M.P. Vivek K Tankha Writes To Law Minister [Read Letter]
Letter says that no valid explanation has been forthcoming from the Ministry for withholding the recommendation of Justice A.A.Kureshi and same compounds the issue of primacy of Collegium which is the law declared by the Supreme Court in the NJAC judgment.
AIBE XIV 2019: Registration Open, Apply By August 12
Bar Council of India (BCI) has started the online registration for All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XIV for this year. Examination dates are given and as per schedule, exam will be conducted on 25th August, 2019. Registration is open and desirous candidates can apply for bar exams till 12th of August, 2019. Admit cards may be released by 21st August, 2019. AIBE is an open book exam conducted twice every year which a lawyer needs to pass before being admitted to the bar and is essential for law...
Kerala HC Quashes Criminal Cases Against Bank Officials Accused Of Driving A Student To Suicide By Not Sanctioning Edu-Loan [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal cases against two bank officials accused of abetting suicide of a student. After the bank rejected her applications seeking education loan, Sruthi committed suicide by consuming pesticide. The manager and deputy manager of the bank, who were accused of abetting her suicide, approached the High Court seeking to quash the criminal...
Prosecutors' Pay Scale Revision: Delhi HC Says Centre Bound To Implement Delhi Govt's Recommendation [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to extend all the benefits to the prosecutors as recommended by the Government of NCT of Delhi way back in year 2015 while observing that the Centre is bound to accept the recommendations made by the Delhi cabinet with regard to revision of pay scales of the prosecutors since the Lieutenant Governor has to act on the aid and advice of the Cabinet...
Municipal Solid Waste Management:Army Should Readily Comply With The Rules And Set A Model For Others, Says NGT
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Army to co-operate with the Delhi Cantonment Board in implementing the Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in wards that are under the Defence. The application was filed by the Cantonment Board seeking the intervention of the Tribunal for making a change of wards. Earlier, ward nos. 2,3 and 4 in Delhi Cantonment Area...
Attempt To Rape Is Equally Injurious, Not Only To The Victim Physically But Morally: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently held that attempt to rape is equally injurious, not only to the victim physically but morally. Court was hearing an appeal filed by the accused Vishal Bhalerao, a 24-year-old man from Pune convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl.Justice Sadhana S Jadhav refused relief to Bhalerao and dismissed the appeal filed by him. Bhalerao had been convicted under Sections...
Delhi HC Restrains Over 60 Websites, Radio Channels & ISPs From Broadcasting World Cup 2019 [Read Order]
In a huge relief to Channel 2 Group Corporation, which has exclusive broadcasting rights of the entire World Cup 2019, Delhi High Court passed ex-parte interim order restraining over 60 websites, some radio channels and some Internet Service Providers from broadcasting the sporting event. The plaintiff (Channel 2 Group Corporation) had entered into an Audio Rights Agreement with ICC...