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"Hard To Believe That A Female Would Name Any Unknown Person As Father Of Her Son": Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday upheld an order of a Family Court which directed the petitioner to pay maintenance to his alleged son. The child's mother had also deposed that the child was born out of her physical relationship with the petitioner, who once had kept her as his 'mistress'. While dismissing the revision petition, a Single Judge Bench of Justice...
Can't Place Reverse Burden On Accused U/S 106 Evidence Act If Prosecution Hasn't Discharged Its Burden First: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that no reverse burden could be placed on the accused with the aid of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act [Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge] when the prosecution has not discharged its burden first. With this, the bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi set aside the conviction and...
Illegal Coal Mining Continues With State Participation & Encouragement: Meghalaya High Court Issues Contempt Notice To SP, East Jaintia Hills
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday said that illegal coal mining in the state continues with "possible State participation and even encouragement".A Full Bench Of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh issued contempt notice to the Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills on the basis of a report revealing that illegal mining has endangered Krem...
'Private Contract, Writ Not Maintainable': Karnataka HC Refuses Interference In Super Specialty's Dispute With Bharat Biotech Over Covaxin Supply
The Karnataka High Court has refused relief to a private super speciality hospital in south Bangalore assailing the conduct of Bharat Biotech in relation to a contract between them for supply of Covaxin during peak of pandemic in 2021.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna held that a writ petition for recovery of money, by a private entity, from a private entity, arising out of a...
Day After Single Bench Verdict, J&K&L High Court Allows J&K SSB To Proceed With Selection Process For Junior Engineer & Sub-Inspector Posts
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday stayed a single bench judgment in terms of which the ongoing recruitment process being conducted by the J&K Service Selection Board for Junior Engineer and Sub-Inspector posts in Jal Shakti and Home departments was quashed on Thursday.Hearing an urgent appeal filed by the J&K SSB, the division bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma...
Plea Says NCLAT Considers Only Physical Filing For Computing Limitation, Delhi High Court Asks Tribunal To Consider Prevalent Position On E-Filing
The Delhi High Court has asked the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to consider the prevalent position with regard to e-filing of documents across courts and tribunals in the country, while disposing of a petition which sought quashing of the order that requires physical filing of documents before the tribunal for the purpose of computation of limitation.As per an office...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Anand Giri, Accused In Mahant Narendra Giri Suicide Case
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the bail plea of Anand Giri, an accused in the case related to the alleged suicide of Mahant Narendra Giri.A bench comprising Justices A. S. Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi sought response from the State of Uttar Pradesh and Central Bureau of Investigation on the petition filed by Anand Giri challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which denied...
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Proposal To Make Three Additional Judges Permanent Judges In Kerala High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, on Friday, approved the proposal for the appointment of three Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in the Kerala High Court. The three Additional Judges are:1. Justice Abdul Rahim Musaliar Badharudeen 2. Justice Viju Abraham 3. Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. Click Here To Read/Download The Collegium Statement...
Kerala High Court Upholds Order Declaring Cochin International Airport Ltd A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act
The Kerala High Court last week ruled that Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is a public authority under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), while upholding a decision of the State Information Commission. Justice Amit Rawal observed that the aims and object of the Cochin International Airport (CIAL), read with provisions of Article 95 and 125 of the Articles of Association,...
Furnish SOP Followed In Road Accident Cases: High Court Directs Delhi Police Commissioner
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to inform if there is any standard operating procedure (SOP) which is followed in respect of the road accident cases.Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea filed by parents of a 26 year old young man who died in a road accident while travelling in a car hired from Zoomcar. The family alleged that the driver of...
Cannot Stop Circulation Of Judicial Officer's Sexually Explicit Video Without Being Provided Users' Phone Numbers: WhatsApp To Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday was told by WhatsApp that it cannot stop the circulation of a video, showing a judicial officer in a compromising position, without being provided the phone numbers of the users."They are expecting us to do something that we are not in a position to do. MeitY also says we cannot do it till they give us phone numbers," submitted Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal,...
Mother's Name Mentioned Incorrectly In Marksheet, Age Of Prosecutrix Doubtful: MP High Court Grants Bail In POCSO Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore bench recently extended the benefit of bail to an accused in a POCSO case after observing that the age of the Prosecutrix was doubtful, owing to the incorrect name of her mother mentioned in her marksheet. The Bench comprising Justice Pranay Verma further noted that the Prosecutrix in her statement under Section 164 CrPC had categorically stated...