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If Sanction Is Granted On Same Facts, Then Court Has Power To Add/ Alter Charge: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court has observed that if any sanction has been granted for prosecution on the same facts, the court has the power to add or alter the charge in respect of a specific offence, despite no specific sanction being there in respect of the offence for which charge is contemplated to be added/ altered.Justice Siddhartha Chattopadhya was dealing with a question that if any court...
CIC Directs RBI To Appoint Nodal CPIO [Read Order]
The Central Information Commission recently directed the Reserve Bank of India to appoint a nodal Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in addition to the current norm of appointing a separate CPIO for every department.“In the light of the foregoing, we direct the Respondent public authority to appoint a nodal CPIO or designate one of the existing CPIOs as the nodal CPIO and give...
Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Under Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act [Read Judgment]
The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Israr vs the State, has upheld the conviction of an accused under sections 3, 5 and 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.In this case, the police, on a tip-off, apprehended a truck carrying 16 bulls that was being driven by Israr, the petitioner. Right before being apprehended, the...
Bombay HC Tells State Excise, PWD To Decide Whether SC's Liquor Ban Order Is Applicable To Bars, Hotels [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed the Secretary (Road) PWD and the Commissioner for State Excise to decide whether certain bars, hotels and permit rooms are covered under the Supreme Court’s highway liquor ban order.A division bench of Justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice MS Sonak passed the order while hearing petitions filed by establishments/ shops/ hotels/ permit rooms challenging...
Madras HC Raps Jamaath For Calling Its Judges “Kafirs” And Issuing Fatwa Against Litigant [Read Order]
Madurai Bench of the High Court of Madras on Friday rapped a Jamaath (congregation of Muslims) for having issued a Fatwa against a woman’s father for having approached the High Court seeking an interim stay against Triple Talaq (divorce) pronounced by her estranged husband.The Fatwa issued by the Tamil Nadu Jamaathul Ulama Sabha had stated that the father “ought not to have gone to the...
Int’l Yoga Day: Delhi HC Holding Yoga Classes
The Delhi High Court is organising yoga classes in connection with the upcoming International Yoga Day on June 21.The officers and staffs of Delhi High Court are participating in the classes, which are being conducted on the ground floor hall of the extension block. The classes started on June 9.Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal inaugurated the function in the presence of Justice PS Teji...
AIBE-2017 Results Announced
The results for the 10th All India Bar Exam (AIBE) have been declared, according to a notification on the official website. These can be accessed by entering the roll number and date of birth.The exam, which is conducted by the Bar Council of India, has been marred by several delays. It was initially scheduled to be held on 26 February, but was postponed to 26 March. The declaration of...
MP HC Restrains Rewa Collector From Taking Action Against Tribals [Read Order]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the district collector of Rewa from taking any coercive action to remove hutment of 200 Tribals till their representation is not decided.The Tribals, who are illiterate and economically impoverished, were allegedly encroaching upon the government land and were affected by the order passed by the court of Nayab Tehsildar on 23.05.2017.The...
Can State Specify Percentage Of Disability For Reservation In Recruitment? Madras HC Asks [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras recently questioned the Additional Advocate General on the source of the power of the Government to specify the percentage of disabilities for reservation in recruitment for various posts.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar was hearing a PIL seeking 4% reservation for the disabled in the direct recruitment of Post Graduate...
Imposing Inadequate Sentence Showing Undue Sympathy Harms The Justice System: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Delhi recently refused to reduce the sentence awarded to a 45 year old man convicted for raping and attempting to murder his ex-employer’s daughter-in-law, observing that showing undue sympathy and imposing inadequate sentence harms the justice system.“It is the duty of every court to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which...