Pilibhit Encounter 1991| "They Exceeded Power Given By Law": Allahabad High Court Convicts 43 Cops U/S 304 Part I IPC

The Allahabad High Court today convicted 43 Uttar Police Personnel under Section 304 Part I IPC in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case wherein 10 Sikhs were killed treating them to be terrorists in an alleged fake encounter."It is not the duty of the police officers to kill the accused merely because he/she is a dreaded criminal. Undoubtedly, the police have to arrest the accused...

'Delhi Govt Ought Not Resile From Clear Announcement Of 1 Crore Ex-Gratia': High Court On Plea Of Constable's Wife Who Died Of COVID-19

While hearing a plea moved by the wife of a constable who was the first policeman to die on duty during the first wave of COVID-19, the High Court has said that the Delhi Government "ought not to resile from the clear announcement made" for ex-gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore and that the compensation due to the widow can no longer be delayed.The petitioner was was expecting her child at the...

Madras HC Advocates' Association Assures High Court That Its Elections Will Be Free And Fair

Madras High Court Advocates' Association (MHAA) has informed the Madras High Court that its elections, which are scheduled to be conducted on 9th January, 2023, would be conducted in a free and fair manner.The submission was made before the bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad in response to a plea filed by an advocate alleging large scale irregularities in the...

Madras High Court To Decide Maintainability Of Plea Seeking Disqualification Of Governor RN Ravi

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the maintainability of a plea by Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam challenging the authority by which Governor RN Ravi is continuing to hold office as he has been appointed as the Chairman of the Auroville foundation.The petitioner had submitted that as per Section 13 of the Auroville Foundation Act, the Chairman was entitled to salaries...

Delhi High Court Stays Recovery Of Over ₹223 Crores Penalty Imposed On MakeMyTrip By CCI, Subject To Depositing Of 10% Of Total Amount

The Delhi High Court has stayed the recovery of Rs. 223.48 crores of penalty imposed on MakeMyTrip by Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly indulging in anti-competitive practices, subject to deposit of 10% of the total penalty amount, imposed by NCLAT as a condition while admitting its appeal.MakeMyTrip had approached the NCLAT challenging the order passed by CCI. While the...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On PIL Against Carrying Of Kirpans In Domestic Flights

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its decision on a public interest litigation challenging notifications that allow Sikh passengers to carry Kirpans of specific measurements on person in domestic flights.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that it will be passing an appropriate order in the matter. "Arguments heard. Order...

Duty To Get Sale Proceeds Of Export Repatriated Doesn't Merely Arise After Expiry Of Six Months Statutory Period Under S. 18 FERA: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the duty to get the sale proceeds of export repatriated does not merely arise after the expiry of six months statutory period, but the last day of the sixth month from the date of export is only the outer limit and end of the timespan.Justice Rai Chattopadhyay made the observation while rejecting an argument that a company director, who had resigned...

Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Gurgaon Woman Who Filed 9 FIRs Against Different Men Alleging Sexual Offences

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a Gurgaon woman who lodged 9 FIRs within a span of around 14 months accusing different boys of committing sexual offences with her, purportedly to extort money from them. A single bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Verma was informed that in 3 cases, proceedings under Section 182 of IPC were initiated against her for tendering false...

'Agnipath Scheme Is Making Paradigm Shift In Armed Forces Recruitment': Centre Tells Delhi High Court, Judgment Reserved

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved judgment on a batch of pleas challenging Central Government's Agnipath Scheme, and seeking resumption and enrolment as per previous recruitment scheme in defence services.Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati appearing for the Centre told a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad that the scheme...

[S.12A Commercial Courts Act] Court Can Inquire Whether "Urgent Interim Relief" Is Genuine Or Aimed To Bypass Pre-Institution Mediation: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ruled that under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, there are no statutory impediments upon the Court to apply its mind and enquire into whether the circumstances for grant of urgent interim relief has been made out by the plaintiff through pleadings. The Division Bench of Justices Harish Tandon & Prasenjit Biswas observed that the...

S.125 CrPC Confers Implied Power To Grant Interim Maintenance: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that in the absence of any express bar or prohibition, Section 125 Cr.P.C. could be interpreted as conferring power by necessary implication to make interim order of maintenance subject to final outcome in the application. The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar while holding so, noted that the Apex Court in...

NEET | Candidates Who Secured Admission During First & Second Counselling Cannot Participate In Mop-Up Round: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Commissioner for Entrance Commission to not permit the students who had already secured admission and joined in the first and second round of allotment to participate in the mop up counselling of NEET Examination. Justice V.G. Arun passed the above order after taking note of the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education,...