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UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Yrs, No Charges Framed Till Date; Delhi HC Asks Trial Court To Decide Bail Plea In 75 Days
The Delhi High Court has asked the trial court to decide the bail plea moved by an accused, who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, within a period of 75 days. Manzer Imam, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, was arrested in August 2013 in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) alleging that he,...
Crimes U/S 354, 506 & 509 IPC May Not Qualify As 'Sexual Offences' For Rescinding Airport Entry Permit: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that offences under Sections 354, 506 and 509 IPC may not fall within the ambit of 'sexual offences' for the purpose of cancellation of Airport Entry Permit as included in the provisions of Airport Entry Permit Guidelines, 2019.Section 354 penalizes use of assault or criminal force upon woman with intent to outrage her modesty; Section 506...
[Children With Rare Diseases] Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Reconsider Its Stand On Funding Clinical Trials
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to take a "more pragmatic view" on its suggestion that the financial support of Rs 50 Lakh per patient for treatment under the National Policy For Rare Diseases could be also considered for covering the expenses likely to be incurred in the clinical trials under which 54 children are already enrolled.Responding to the observations made by the court...
J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Of Pending Cases Against MPs/ MLAs From Trial Courts
The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Thursday sought status of 13 cases which are pending in various courts against 16 former and sitting Member of Parliaments (MPs) and ex-MLAs in the Union Territory (UT). A bench comprising Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the Registrar Judicial of the High Court to seek status of the trial of...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Developers' Pleas Against Levy Of ₹800 Crores Aggregate Development Charges
The Bombay High Court has held that developers undertaking redevelopment on state owned land wouldn't be exempt from paying Development Charges under Sections 124A & F of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. Development charges are imposed to provide public amenities and for the improvement of the area. Only planning authorities undertaking such development would...
Bombay High Court Directs Lower Courts To Comply With SC, HC Orders & Processes Based On E-Copies; Amends Civil & Criminal Manual
The Bombay High Court amended the Civil Manual, 1986 and Criminal Manual 1980 directing compliance of Supreme Court and Bombay High court orders based on the e-copies without insisting on a hard copy of the same. The notification, issued by Registrar R. N. Joshi inserted para 675 (A) to Chapter XXXV of the Civil Manual. Paragraph 675 (A) states that the receiving Court should...
High Court Asks Ahmedabad Municipal Corp To Decide Sunni Waqf Board's Plea Against Renaming Of 'Afzal Khan no Tekro' To 'Shivaji no Tekro'
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to decide a representation made by the Ahmedabad Sunni Muslim Waqf Committee against its agenda changing the name of a residential locality of the Waqf from "Afzal Khan no Tekro" to "Shivaji no Tekro". It is the case of the petitioner that the Resolution was passed by considering the representations of...
IO Duty Bound To Subject Accused To Mental Examination Immediately After Arrest In Appropriate Cases: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that that the investigating officer has a duty to have the accused examined for mental issues immediately after apprehension, if he comes to know that there is some doubt about the soundness of mind of the accused. A division bench of Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Milind N. Jadhav acquitted the appellant in a criminal appeal against his...
Person Facing Sexual Harassment Enquiry Can't Be Represented By Lawyer Or Next Friend Before ICC, Will Prejudice Complainant: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has said that allowing a person, who is facing a sexual harassment enquiry before the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), to be represented through someone with legal background will create a prejudice for the complainant, whose case is also being considered by the committee without aid of a legal practitioner or next friend.Rule 7(6) of the Sexual Harassment of Women...
'Hardship No Ground To Question Validity Of A Provision': Gujarat HC Upholds Amendment To Medical PG Eligibility Criteria
The Gujarat High Court, while dealing with two writ petitions, held the notification amending the eligibility criteria for participating in the admission process of various postgraduate medical courses within the State, to be constitutionally valid. The petitioners, who were qualified NEET PG candidates seeking admission to postgraduate medical courses, filed the petition challenging...
"Being Targeted": NCP Leader Approaches Bombay High Court Against Revocation of Chhath Pooja Permission By BMC
Just a day after the Bombay High Court paved the way for two members from CM Eknath Shinde's faction to host a musical event for Diwali in Thane, another petition was filed by a corporator of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) against revocation of permission for their 'Chhath Pooja' in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. The petitioner alleged that while their permission was cancelled, the...
Adjudicating Authority Can Invoke Inherent Powers To Replace The Liquidator: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Subrata Maity v Mr. Amit C. Poddar & Ors., has held that the Adjudicating Authority can invoke its inherent powers to replace the Liquidator and...