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Lucknow Court Denies Bail To Siddique Kappan In PMLA Case
The Lucknow sessions court today rejected the bail plea filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case initiated against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The order in the case was reserved earlier this month by District Judge Sanjay Shankar Pandey after concluding the hearing in the matter. The rejection of his...
UGC Regulations Permit Appointment Of College Principal Only Through Direct Recruitment, Not Promotion: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that appointment to the post of College Principal must be thorough a valid Selection Committee as stipulated under the University Grants Commission Regulations on Minimum Qualification for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018. Justice...
Bombay High Court Grants Caste Certificate Using Native Place's Name & Language
The Bombay High Court recently granted a Scheduled Tribe certificate to an Amravati resident based on pre-constitutional entries mentioning his native place's name instead of the name of his caste at various places. A bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Anil Pansare set aside the caste scrutiny committee's order that had cited confusion in the petitioner's documents while invalidating...
Centre To Hold Meeting With Delhi Govt, Leading Banks To Discuss Payment Of Dues To Reliance Infra: DMRC to High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday was told that the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has convened a meeting of the Centre, Delhi government, DMRC and leading banks to discuss the matter related to payment of unpaid dues to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL)."The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs vide its letter dated 28.10.2022...
J&K Govt Appoints Former District & Sessions Judge Abdul Rashid Malik As Senior Additional Advocate General In Srinagar Wing Of High Court
Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir today appointed Mr Abdul Rashid Malik, Ex-District and Sessions Judge as Senior Additional Advocate General in the Srinagar wing of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. A notification to the effect was today issued by Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Judicial Administration Section) Civil Secretariat in...
Road Accidents Involving Injury To Animals Do Not Attract 'Rash Driving' Offences U/S 279 IPC, S.134 & 187 MV Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code which pertains to rash driving would not be attracted in cases of accident involving a pet dog/ animals. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj further held that such accidents would also not attract liability under Sections 134 and 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act which pertain to 'Duty of driver in case...
Order 41 Rule 33 CPC: Karnataka High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation Payable To Injured In Appeal By Insurance Company
The Karnataka High Court has said that in an appeal against compensation filed by an Insurance Company in a Motor Accident case, the appellate court can invoke Order 41 Rule 33 of CPC to enhance compensation, if injustice is caused to the victim or deceased due to compensation awarded by the Claims Tribunal.Order 41 Rule 33 of CPC deals with the power of the Court of Appeal to pass an...
POCSO Conviction In Violation Of S.273 CrPC: MP High Court Remands Matter Back To Trial Court For Re-Examination Of Witnesses
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently set aside the conviction in a POCSO case citing violation of Section 273 CrPC which mandates that evidence in a criminal trial is to be taken in presence of accused. The division bench of Justices Rohit Arya and M.R. Phadke observed that neither did the Appellant express his willingness nor did the trial court pass any directions...
Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Parole Challenged Before Punjab and Haryana High Court, Deletion of 'Satsang' Videos Also Sought
A lawyer in Chandigarh has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking cancellation of the parole of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is a convict in different cases of rape and murder and has pending proceedings in two more FIRs in district courts of Panchkula and Faridkot.Advocate Hari Chand Arora in the petition has argued that the grant of parole to Dera chief is...
Delhi Police Created False Disclosure Statement To Raid My Residence; I Don't Post Content To Trigger Religious Sentiments: Mohd Zubair To High Court
Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair has informed the Delhi High Court that he has not made any disclosure statement to the investigating officer or any police officer during his custody or at any time during the course of investigation in the 2018 tweet case. In his reply to the status report filed by Delhi Police last month, Zubair has said that any disclosures relied upon by the police...
P&H High Court Restrains DRT Judge From Passing Adverse Orders After Bar Association's Complaint Of Harassment
In a development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has restrained a Presiding Officer of DRT-II Chandigarh from passing any adverse orders in any of the cases pending before him, until November 30. The temporary restraint comes in light of complaints regarding the Officer's alleged rude behaviour with Advocates and long adjournment of cases, some even beyond the year 2026. Taking...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 24 To October 30, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Lokesh Kumar Khurana and others v. Union of India and others along with connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 475 Malati Devi v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 476 Rama Nand v. Hira Lal : 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 477 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy 2017 | Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Judicial Probe Case title -...