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Sanction To Investigate Public Servant: When The Act Is Ex-facie Criminal, Approval Under Section 17A of PC Act Not Necessary, Rules Delhi HC
Delhi High Court has recently ruled that when the act of a public servant is ex-facie criminal or constitutes an offence, prior approval of the Government as mandated under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act would not be necessary.Justice Najmi Waziri was hearing petitions filed by CBI Officers Rakesh Asthana And Devender Kumar for quashing the FIR registered by CBI against...
Move To Transfer Justice Muralidhar Deferred After Justice Sikri's Objection
There was a proposal to transfer Justice Muralidhar of Delhi High Court, which has been deferred as of now following objections by some members of the Supreme Court collegium, reported the Indian Express.The Indian Express reported that the move to transfer Justice Muralidhar was discussed twice in this three-member Collegium for postings and transfers in High Courts, in December and in...
'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogans In WhatsApp Group: Karnataka HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Group Admin
Karnataka High court dismissed anticipatory bail application of Administrator of a WhatsApp Group in which some group members had shared 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans. A Criminal case was registered under Section 124-A of IPC (Sedition) against Shabbeersab, Chandpash and Mustafa (Petitioner), on the basis of the complaint of one Hanumanagouda Sakragouda Nayak. According to...
Sacrilege & Behbal Kalan Firing Cases: P&H HC Rejects Cops' Plea For CBI Probe [Read Order]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday rejected a petition for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sacrilege and police firing incidents of Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan.Justice Rajan Gupta also upheld the Vidhan Sabha resolution to withdraw consent for CBI probe and did not find fault with the constitution of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission of inquiry for looking into...
Aadhaar Entries Not Conclusive Proof In Criminal Cases: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
"It stands demonstrated that in case a person relies on entries in Aadhaar Card in regard to address, date of birth etc., on the basis of the Aadhaar Card, under the Evidence Act it cannot be said that the entries in those regards are conclusive proof of those facts."
Delhi HC Grants Temporary Relief To Over 40 Leprosy Patients Rendered Homeless After Decriminalisation Of Beggary [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted temporary relief to over 40 leprosy patients who were rendered homeless after beggary was decriminalised by the High Court in August last year.The judgment had struck down several provisions of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act as unconstitutional and had clarified that the inevitable consequence of the decision would be that the prosecutions under...
Agusta Westland: ED Gets Two Days Custody Of Lawyer Gautam Khaitan
A Delhi court on Saturday sent lawyer Gautam Khaitan, an accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to a two-day ED custody in connection with a fresh case of alleged possession of black money and money laundering. During the court proceedings, the ED's special public prosecutors D P Singh and N K Matta maintained that the present case had nothing to do with the...
Teachers Shouldn't Be Deployed For Non-Educational Purposes Outside Purview Of RTE Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has ruled that while civic authorities can take assistance from its teachers for non-academic work such as the opening of bank accounts for students, they cannot force them to do so by imposing punitive measures. Justice C. Hari Shankar observed, "This Court is constrained to take judicial notice of the fact that there is a prevalent practice, in recent times, of...