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[Honour Killing With Hammer] Bombay HC Says Father Wanted To Teach Daughter's Young Lover A Lesson, No Intention To Kill, Sets Aside Life Sentence
The Bombay High Court set aside the life sentence awarded to a carpenter and his son in an honour killing case and instead held them guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. It observed that the duo just wanted to "teach the victim a lesson" for continuing the relationship with the girl. The bench held the duo's actions of first accosting, assaulting, then overpowering...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: September 2022
Nominal Index [Citations 240 - 257] Sukhpal Singh Khaira v. State of Punjab and Another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 240 Raman Kumar v. State of Haryana and Another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 241 Chaman Lal Chimnu v. State of Haryana 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 242 Gurjit Singh v. Kartar Singh and Another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 243 Anil Taneja versus State of Haryana and others 2022 LiveLaw (PH)...
Time For Filing Written Statement Starts From Date Of Providing Suit And Documents To Defendant: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the time for filing the written statement by the defendant under the Code of Civil Procedure, after issuance of summons, will commence from the date when the suit along with the documents is provided to the defendant. Justice C Hari Shankar said the service of summons in a suit has to be a meaningful service for it to constitute a starting point for the...
Seven Years After Release, Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old
More than 7 years after he was released on probation — even though he had spent just nine months in jail, the Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.The man was convicted for the offences under Section 363 (Punishment for kidnapping) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 10 (Punishment for...
'Unexplained Delay Of 10 Years In Corruption Probe, Chargesheet Still Awaiting Sanction': Delhi HC Quashes FIRs Against Senior Doctor
The Delhi High Court has quashed the three FIRs that were registered by Anti Corruption Branch against a senior doctor in 2012 and 2013, observing that there was an unexplained delay of 10 years in completing investigation and that chargesheet was still awaiting sanction from the appropriate authority. The FIRs were under various provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Indian...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Allegedly Posted Video On FB Depicting The Beheading Of Nupur Sharma
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Nadeem Ansari who has been accused of posting a video on Facebook showing to behead former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.The bench of Justice Deepak Verma granted him bail considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of counsel for the parties, and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, the complicity of...
'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: UP Govt's 'Inaction' Prompts Allahabad High Court To Grant Interim Relief To MLA Abbas Ansari
The Allahabad High Court today granted relief to Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case. The Court has stayed an order of the Mau Court taking cognizance of various charges under the IPC against him as the UP Government failed to file a counter affidavit in the case.For context, the bench of Justice Samit Gopal...
Kerala High Court Bars Display Of Advertisements In State Transport Buses, Cites Distraction To Other Drivers
The Kerala High Court Friday directed the Transport Commissioner and State Police Chief to take the necessary steps to ensure that no KSRTC bus exhibiting advertisements on the body are allowed to operate in public places.The division bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P G Ajithkumar, in a previous case, had ordered that transport vehicles owned or operated by KSRTC and...
Are Pharmaceutical Companies Indulging in Illegal Activities To 'Spread' Viral Diseases? Madras High Court Seeks Report From State
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the State government to file a report on the reasons behind the frequent 'spread' of viral diseases in Tamil Nadu.Justice SM Subramaniam passed the order while hearing a plea of a Medical Store officer who was accused of procuring excess medicine beyond permissible limit, which expired and caused great financial loss to the State Exchequer.The court at...
Rights Of Copyright Owners Must Be Balanced With Society's Right To Use Music In Marriage Ceremonies: Expert To Delhi High Court
Dr. Arul George Scaria, who was appointed as an independent expert on the legal issue of use of music in marriages, has informed the Delhi High Court that while adjudicating on the aspect of use of music in such ceremonies, in terms of Section 52(1)(za) of the Copyright Act, 1957, a proper balance has to be struck between rights of copyright owners and the rights of the users or society...
[Lumpy Skin Disease] Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Police To Respond To PIL Seeking Better Treatment Of Cows
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre and Delhi Police in a public interest litigation seeking remedial steps for treatment of lumpy skin disease in cows in the national capital.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea moved by Ajay Gautam, who argued that there is no proper set up to treat the cows...
Only Students Residing In District Where Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Is Situated Are Eligible For Admissions: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently clarified that the students seeking admission to a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) must be resident of the same district in which the JNV is located. The student must have completed 5th standard from the same district as well. "Candidate seeking admission to the JNV must satisfy the twin test (i) he must be studying in class V in Government /...