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AIBE XVII: Revised Answer Key Released By Bar Council Of India
The Bar Council Of India (BCI) has released the revised answer key of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XVII for Sets A, B, C, and D. The Answer Key (English Set A, Set B, Set C, and Set D) for the AIBE 17 was released on Feb 5 after the exam was conducted, however the same was removed later on, reportedly because the key contained incorrect answers. The Bar Council of India...
'Azadi-Ka-Amrit Mahotsav' Relates To Citizens' Welfare But Police Administration Feels More Comfortable To Remain With Colonial Structure: Allahabad HC
"Since 75th Independence Day Celebrations, Government has marked Azadi-ka-Amrit Mahotsav terming it to be 'Amrit Kaal' with prospective vision in the welfare of citizens of the country, however, Police Administration feels more comfortable to remain with colonial structure," the Allahabad High Court observed recently while taking exception to a counter affidavit filed by the state in...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 06 To February 12, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 76 - 90]Rashmi Developments Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 76Anjuman Moinut Tulba & Ors v. Education Officer Primary & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 77Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 78Bombay Lawyers Association v. Jagdeep Dhankad 2023 LiveLaw (Bom)...
Matrimonial Dispute| 'Transfer Isn't Always Allowed In Wife's Favour': P&H High Court Grants Relief To Husband Suffering From Brain Cancer
Granting relief to the husband in a matrimonial dispute case, the Punjab And Haryana High Court observed that it isn't the case that transfer of a case is always allowed in favor of the wife.With this, the bench of Justice Nidhi Gupta allowed the transfer plea filed by a husband (suffering from brain cancer) and ordered to transfer oa case filed by the wife in Gurdaspur to the Ludhiana...
Govt Can't Act As A Robber, Taking Away Private Land Without Compensation Militates Against Constitutional Guarantees: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has expressed deep anguish over the actions of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) and its officials who for almost 15 years failed to pay compensation to landowners whose properties were acquired for public purpose in 2007. Justice Krishna S Dixit, while partly allowing the petition filed by one M V Guruprasad, said, “The government cannot...
Trial Courts Not Taking Sufficient Pains To Frame Questions U/S 313 CrPC And Confront Accused With Incriminating Material: MP High Court Laments
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the conviction of a person under Section 302 IPC due to non-compliance of Section 313 CrPC in the trial court proceedings. The division bench comprising Justices Sujoy Paul and A.N. Kesharwani observed that the court below had not complied with the requirements of Section 313 CrPC in its spirit and therefore, the conviction of the...
Meghalaya High Court Weekly Round Up: February 6 To February 12, 2023
Nominal Index:Shri. Saket S. Gokhale Vs. Election Commission of India & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Meg) 5Shri Bhalang Shylla & Anr. v. State of Meghalaya 2023 LiveLaw (Meg) 6Shri. Momin Miah Vs State of Meghalaya & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Meg) 7In Re: (Suo motu): Illegal mining of coal in the State of Meghalaya v. State of Meghalaya 2023 LiveLaw (Meg) 8Union of India Vs Bina Khongbuh & ors...
High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that trial court's observations in the order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case, will not affect the further investigation or trial of the remaining accused. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on the revision petition filed by the Delhi Police and listed the case for hearing...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 6 To February 12, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 63-73]Sudheesh Babu v. State of Kerala 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 63Kerala Public Service Commission v. The State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 64 Kerala State Insurance Department v. Joy Wilson M.V. & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 65 Shabna Abdulla v. Union of India & Others 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 66 George...
[PIT-NDPS Act] Threat To Public Health Ground For Detention If Authority Satisfied That Detenu Indulged In Illicit Drug Trafficking: JKL High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because the detaining Authority among other grounds has also observed that the activities of the detenu pose a serious threat to the health and welfare of the people would not render the impugned order of detention under Section 3 of the PIT-NDPS Act illegal. Section 3 of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in...
Time To Stop Entertaining Writ Petitions Relating To Wakf Act, Parties Must First Approach Statutory Authorities: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that time has come for it to stop entertaining writ petitions seeking directions relating to a wakf and to insist that the party should first approach the authorities under the Wakf Act.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. dismissed a writ petition filed by a person who claimed to be the...
Unemployment No Excuse For Able-Bodied Man, Must Find Avocation To Maintain Wife & Children: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an able bodied man has to take care of his wife and child even, by finding an avocation, if he has none. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made this observation while rejecting a petition filed by a husband questioning the order of the family court granting his estranged wife and child maintenance amount of Rs 10,000 per...