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Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy 2017 | Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Judicial Probe
The Allahabad High Court earlier this month dismissed a bunch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Pleas seeking a judicial probe into the death of 63 children which took place in BRD Medical College (in Gorakhpur district) in 2017.The PIL plea was dismissed by the bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir after taking into account the statement made by the state's counsel...
CCI Imposes ₹936.44 Crore Cost On Google, Says Google Play's Mandatory Billing System For Paid Apps & In-App Purchases Unfair
The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies, apart from issuing a cease-and-desist order. The Commission also directed Google to modify its conduct within a defined timeline and restrain from indulging in anti-competitive practices.The order has been passed...
[Land Acquisition] Letter To Competent Authority Under Maha Industrial Development Act Sufficient For Referring Compensation Enhancement Claim: High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that written applications for enhancement of compensation for land acquisition are sufficient to prove that appellants were seeking enhancement. "In my view, Section 34 of the MID Act states about written application and the written applications were filed by the appellants before respondent No.2. So it proves that the appellants had accepted the...
Kannur University VC Cannot Construe Himself To Be Armed With Unlimited Power: Kerala High Court, Quashes Sanction For Private College
The Kerala High Court recently set aside the Administrative Sanction issued by the Government to Kannur University in favour of TKC Education and Charitable Society (TKC) for starting a new Arts and Science College for the academic year 2022-23.The court said the Vice Chancellor of the University had acted beyond the scope of his powers while considering TKC's application, which admittedly...
Section 149 IPC Is One Of The Most Misused And Misinterpreted Provisions Of The Present Times: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that Section 149 I.P.C is one of the most misused and misinterpreted provisions of the present times so far as the investigation by the Investigating Officers of police or any other investigating agency of crime is concerned. The bench of Justice Siddharth observed thus while dealing with a bail plea wherein the accused was implicated, inter...
NEET PG | Quota For In-Service Candidates Reduced In Casual Manner: Karnataka High Court Quashes Govt Notification
The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the government notification dated 06.10.2022, by which seats earmarked for in-service candidates for PG-NEET Examination 2022, was reduced from 30 percent to 15 percent. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty while allowing a batch of petitions said, "The quota for in-service candidates has been...
246 CrPC | Accused Failure To Cross-Examine Pre-Charge Prosecution Witnesses Does Not Relieve Complainant From Adducing Post-Charge Evidence: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that post framing of charges, the accused has a choice under Section 246(4) CrPC to test the veracity of the pre-charge evidence adduced by a complainant by cross-examining the prosecution witnesses.However, the bench comprising Justices Sureshwar Thakur and N.S. Shekhawat made it clear that if the accused abandons this "statutory privilege",...
Insurance Company Can Repudiate Mediclaim If Insured Fails To Disclose Pre-Existing Illness: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a mediclaim policy is an insurance contract of utmost good faith, wherein divulging pre-existing illness is a duty of the insured, having not done so repudiation of the claim by insurance company cannot be found fault. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed thus while dismissing a petition filed by a couple against the order...
Delhi High Court Junks RBI Officer's Plea Against Disciplinary Proceedings For Assisting Rajya Sabha MP In Drafting Private Bill
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a senior officer of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against whom proceedings were initiated by the regulatory body last year for allegedly assisting Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha in drafting a private member bill for establishment of Public Credit Registry.Justice Rekha Palli said the plea has no merit as it is an admitted position that...
Kerala High Court Extends Stay On Appointment Of Priya Varghese As Associate Professor In Kannur University
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday extended its stay on the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of K.K. Ragesh - who is private secretary to the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as an Associate Professor at the Department of Malayalam, in Kannur University. Justice Devan Ramachandran extended the court's interim order, while adjourning the case challenging Varghese's appointment.When the matter...
'Public Confidence And Black Robes' Is All What A Judge Has, Nothing Else Sustains Us: Kerala High Court To Baiju Kottarakkara In Contempt Case
The Kerala High Court Tuesday said the counter affidavit filed by Malayalam Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara in the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against him for making "abusive remarks" against a trial court judge neither specifically affirmed that he made those comments, nor refuted the same.Granting a further period of three weeks to him to make his stance clear, the court sought...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 17 To October 23, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Amarjeet v. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. /Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. Lko. And 4 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 466 Flipkart Internet Private Limited v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 467 State of U.P. v. Govind Pasi along with a connected appeal 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 468 Sujit & Ors. v. State & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 469 Naresh Kumar Valmiki...