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Disclosure of Rape Victim’s Identity In Judgment Doesn’t Allow Disclosure Of Her Name In Media: Rajasthan HC [Read Judgment]
The Rajasthan High Court recently refused to quash charges levied against a few journalists for disclosure of the name of a rape victim, refusing to accept their contention that the victim’s name had already been revealed in the judgment convicting her assailants.Justice Pushpenda Singh Bhati pointed that printing of an article with the victim’s name was different from revelation of her...
Bombay HC Acquits Bank Official Long After His Demise [Read Judgment]
Upholding the principles of natural justice, the Bombay High Court has absolved a bank manager, long after his demise, of the charges of financial fraud as part of the 1992 Harshad Mehta stock scam and directed that his terminal and retirement benefits be paid to his wife and three children who fought the legal battle to exonerate his name.A bench of Justice M S Karnik and Justice AA...
Bombay HC Tells State Govt To Pay Rs. 2-lakh Compensation For Illegal Detention [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has directed the State of Maharashtra to pay at least Rs. 2 lakh as compensation to one Ranjit Singh Gill for keeping him in jail, three years above his actual sentence.A bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice SV Kotwal at Aurangabad directed the state government to pay the amount within 45 days, failing which an interest of 12% would be applicable.Gill had filed...
WhatsApp Forward Without Original Can’t Be Treated As Document Under Evidence Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has held that a document received as a WhatsApp forward does not even qualify as a document in terms of the Evidence Act, 1872, if neither the original nor the copy of the original has been produced.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva made the above observation while dismissing a petition filed by the National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and others seeking...
Allahabad HC Summons Parties Through Whatsapp [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court recently joined ranks with the handful of Courts across the country that are experimenting with the usage of technology in judicial proceedings.In a matter relating to the elections to the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, a Bench comprising Justice Tarun Agarwala and Justice Ashok Kumar on Friday sought to ensure presence of the Chairman and Secretary of the Bar...
NEET UG-2017: Bombay HC Relief To Students Over New Clause That Made SSC From Maha Mandatory [Read Order]
Criticising the “eleventh hour” policy change which affects the right of higher education of students, the Bombay High Court has directed the State of Maharashtra to accept application forms for admission to health science courses for the academic year 2017-18 without insisting on secondary school certificate from institutes within the State.A bench of Justices Sunil K Kotwal and Anoop...
Jailed For Ruckus In Delhi Assembly, Rana Moves HC Again Against Assembly Rules [Read Petition]
Jagdeep Rana, who along with his friend Rajan umar Madan, has been jailed by the Delhi Assembly Speaker for creating ruckus in the House has once again moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the Assembly rules which allow Speaker to punish/ imprison anyone without granting a hearing.Jagdeep Rana has prayed the high court to “declare Rule 75 of The Rules...
Services Provided By Educational Bodies, Including Boarding & Lodging Facilities, Fully Exempt From GST
The Finance Ministry has clarified that there is no change in tax liability relating to education and related services in the GST era, except reduction in tax rate on certain items of education. Services provided by an educational institution to students, faculty and staff are fully exempt. Educational institution has been defined as an institution imparting:i. pre-school education and...
Madras HC Strikes Down 85% Reservation For TN State Board Students In Medical Admissions [Read Judgment]
Madras High Court on Friday quashed State Government’s order providing 85% quota in medical admissions for students from the State Board, leaving only 15% of the total seats for students from CBSE and other boards.“Upon considering all the facts and circumstances of the present case, the arguments advanced on either side of the case laws cited and discussed as supra, there is no...
Merely Because Second View Is Possible, Appellate Court Can’t Substitute View In Appeal Against Acquittal: Bombay HC [Read JT]
Dismissing Maharashtra State’s appeal against the acquittal of an accused, the Bombay High Court has held that merely because a second view may be possible, the court, in its appellate jurisdiction dealing with an appeal against acquittal, cannot substitute its view and therefore, the view taken by the trial court needs to be confirmed.A bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi was hearing an...
MPPSC Paper Leak Scam: MP HC Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Declared Not Qualified [Read Judgment]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the MP Public Service Commission (MPPSC) decision to declare a candidate ‘not qualified’ for the State Civil Services Examination 2012 for her alleged involvement in paper leak scam.The court held the statement given by the petitioner to the Special Task Force (STF) under section 27 of the Evidence Act in the paper leak scam was “a...
Child Care Leave Not At The Cost Of Judicial Institution, Court Staff Told [Read Circular]
As the number of cases pile up and the strength of court staff continues to be short, a circular has been issued to the officials of the six district courts in Delhi that Child Care Leave or CCL is not a matter of their right.District & Sessions Judge (Headquarters) Talwant Singh has issued a circular wherein he says, “It is made clear to all concerned that the Child Care Leave cannot...