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Over 10 Yrs After Acquittal By Trial Court, Delhi HC Convicts Man For Raping 11-Yr-Old; Sentences To 10 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment
More than 10 years after his acquittal in October 2011 by a Trial Court here, the Delhi High Court on Friday convicted a man for raping a 11 year old minor victim in the year 2010 and awarded a sentence of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna allowed the appeal filed by the prosecution in the year 2014 against the...
[MPSC Exam] Judicial Intervention In Result Even At Interim Stage Of Proceedings Affects All Candidates: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the courts should refrain from interfering in results of examinations as judicial intervention affects all candidates and not just the parties seeking relief. "Indeed, we would venture to suggest that except in the most exceptional circumstances, there should not be such interim interventions by a Court for the simple reason that allowing...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction In Favour Of Star TV Productions, Restrains Use Of Deceptively Similar 'EUROSPORT' Trademark
Granting interim injunction in favour of Star Television Productions Limited, the Delhi High Court has restrained the use of 'EUROSPORT' trademark as being identical or deceptively similar to 'STAR' marks including the Star device. Justice Asha Menon restrained Eurosport, a global sports channel formerly known as Dsport, Discovery Communications LLC and Discovery Communications India from...
Former Chief Justice of India KN Singh Passes Away
Former Chief Justice of India, Justice KN Singh passed away on September 8. His last rites were performed at Allahabad with State honours.Justice Singh had a tenure as the CJI from November 25, 1991 to December 12, 1991.He was born in 1926. He enrolled as an Advocate on 4th September, 1957 in the Allahabad High Court and Practised on Civil, Constitutional and Taxation matters at Allahabad. He...
Passport Officer Can't Usurp Power Of Authority Issuing Birth Certificate Or Make Independent Enquiry Into Applicant's Date Of Birth: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that Passport Authorities are not expected to make their own independent enquiry, if there is a dispute or differences with regard to the date of birth, place of birth or name entered in the passport, especially when such entries are made on the basis of records, produced by the passport holder.Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur held that the Passport Authorities...
Magistrate Can't Direct Further Investigation By Police After Rejecting Closure Report Filed By HC Constituted SIT: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate court cannot direct further investigation by some other investigation agency after rejecting the B report (closure report) filed by a probe agency that was appointed by the High Court. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a petition filed by the family members of a deceased and set aside the order passed by...
Madras High Court Acquits Man Who Possessed 1.5 Kg Heroin Believing It To Be Wheat Flour
The Madras High Court recently directed the release of a man who was sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,00,000 rupees for consciously possessing 1.5 kg Heroin for transportation to Kuwait. The bench of Justice G Ilanthiraiyan observed that the appellant had carried the material believing it to be wheat flour and tamarind and not a prohibited substance. Though not...
[Delhi Riots] Is Opposition To CAA, Scrapping Of Article 370 Illegal In Itself? Umar Khalid In Bail Hearing, High Court Reserves Judgment
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order in the appeal filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the Trial Court's order refusing him bail in case involving UAPA charges alleging a larger conspiracy in the riots of 2020.Umar Khalid was denied bail by city's Karkardooma Court on March 24. He was arrested on 13 September, 2020 and has been under custody since.Senior Advocate...
CPC | 'Suit & Counterclaim Are Treated As Unified Proceedings Which Can Form Basis Of Filing Appeal': Gujarat High Court
The Bench comprising Justice Nisha Thakore at the Gujarat High Court has held that in a suit where counter claim is filed, the suit and the counterclaim are required to be treated as unified proceedings. This unification of the proceedings forms the basis of filing of appeal.The High Court has further explained that the term 'plaint' provided u/s 2(c) of the Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004...
No Independent Right To Seek Custody U/S 25 Guardians & Wards Act Where Consent Decree Is Passed U/S 28 Special Marriage Act: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that in terms of Section 38 of the Special Marriage Act, a father can approach the Family Court which passed the decree of divorce based on mutual consent under Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, for seeking custody of the child living with the mother.It added that there is no independent right, after such decree is passed, to move...
Very Serious Work Of Building Roads Compromised: Gujarat HC Declines Pre-Arrest Bail To Two Accused Of Paying ₹15 Lakhs Bribe To NHAI Chief GM
The Gujarat High Court has declined anticipatory bail to the Managing Directors of two private companies, accused of bribing a "very senior officer" of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The Bench comprising Justice Nikhil Kariel observed that grant of anticipatory bail may impact a large number of people, more particularly since the accused allegedly bribed the incharge of...