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Welfare State Expected To Create Conducive Conditions For Disabled Citizens, Provide Avenues For Public Employment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a welfare State is expected to create conditions which are conducive to citizens with disabilities by providing them avenues for public employment.A division bench comprising of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Tushar Rao Gedela was of the view that under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round Up: August 22 To August 28, 2022
Nominal Index: Ghulam Mohd Mir Vs Tej Krishan Ganjoo & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 110 Mohammad Shafi Wani Vs Noor Mohammad Khan 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 111 Showkat Ahmad Bhat & others Vs Khazir Mohammad Bhat & others 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 112 Faheem Sultan Gojree V/s UT of J&K and another 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 113 Sakib Ahmad Sheroo Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: August 22 To August 28, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Manjeet Tanwar @ Manjeet Tankar v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 385 Ajeet Shukla And Ors. v. The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy.Home Civil Sectt.And Ors 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 386 Puspha Devi W/O Sri Jai Karan Singh v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Homr Lko 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 387 Alam @ Mohammad Alam v. State Of U.P. and another 2022 LiveLaw...
Person Having Consensual Physical Relationship Not Required To Judicially Scrutinse Other Person's Date Of Birth: Delhi High Court
"The person, who is in a consensual physical relationship with another person, is not required to judicially scrutinise the date of birth of the other person," the Delhi High Court has observed. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while granting bail to a man accused in a rape case. The complainant had alleged that after becoming friends, in September 2019, the petitioner called her to...
Minor Violations In Construction Of Building Which Do Not Affect Public At Large Can Be Considered To Be Regularised: Andhra Pradesh High Court
In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed the Writ Petition to not allow the Corporation to demolish the building of the owner/petitioner till his explanation to the notice and request for regularization are considered with reasons. The court relied on catena of decisions related to illegal constructions to hold that deviation can be regularised if it is trivial and do...
Case Based On Suspicion And Confession Statement: Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Charged Under UAPA
The Madras High Court recently granted bail to a man after observing that the entire case against him was based on suspicion and case was taken based on the confession statement. Justice S Vaidyanathan and Justice AD Jagdish Chandira also observed that there was no complaint made against the accused. There was no complaint from any person and nobody was injured in this case. Therefore, in...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: August 22 To August 28, 2022
NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 792 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 805AUSTIN NICHOLS & CO INC & ANR v. GWALIOR DISTILLERIES PRIVATE LTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 792FIJA & ANR. v. State 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 793ZAHOOR AHMAD SHAH WATALI v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 794KAILASH SEWANI v. MANISH KUMAR CHAUDHARY 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 795Kapri International Pvt. Ltd....
High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Functional Status Of CCTV Cameras Installed In Police Stations
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the city police on the functional status of 1941 CCTV cameras already installed in 197 police stations. Justice Yashwant Varma also asked the Delhi Police to provide a break-up of the number of cameras that already stand installed in each police station. The Court was dealing with a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Police and the Delhi Government...
Frequent Visits To Husband's Office To Create Scene With Abusive Language Would Amount To Cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Divorce Decree
While upholding a divorce decree granted in favor of the husband, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that the act of a wife visiting the office premises of the husband and creating scenes with abusive language amount to cruelty. "...when a wife goes to the office premises of the husband, abuses him and accuses him of certain relation, naturally it would result into diminishing...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 9 Additional Judges To Calcutta High Court
The Centre has notified the appointment of 9 additional judges to the Calcutta High Court.Following are the advocates who have been appointed as additional judges: (i) Biswaroop Chowdhury, (ii) Partha Sarathi Sen, (iii) Prasenjit Biswas, (iv) Uday Kumar, (v) Ajay Kumar Gupta, (vi) Supratim Bhattacharya, (vii) Partha Sarathi Chatterjee,(viii) Apurba Sinha Ray, (ix) Md. Shabbar...
"Horrendous Wrong Decision":134 Former Civil Servants Write To CJI Seeking Revocation Of Gujarat Govt. Order Releasing Bilkis Bano's Case Convicts
Former Civil Servants have written an open letter the Chief Justice of India against the premature release of 11 life convicts in the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The letter beseeches the Supreme Court to rescind the Gujarat Government's order of remission and send them back to jail to serve out their life...
Actor Mohanlal Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Magistrate's Refusal To Allow Withdrawal Of Ivory Case
Actor Mohanlal moved the Kerala High Court, challenging the order passed by JFCM, Perumbavoor, which dismissed the State Government's plea to withdraw prosecution proceedings against him in the alleged illegal possession of ivory case against him. In the Criminal Revision Petition moved through Advocate K. R. Radhakrishnan Nair, the revision petitioner seeks to set aside the impugned...