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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...
Court Of Chief Commissioner For Persons With Disabilities Asks Practo To Make Its App And Website Fully Accessible For The Disabled
The Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday directed Practo, an online healthcare service provider, to make its website and app fully accessible for the disabled and also affirmed that legal requirements and guidelines on accessibility apply to private companies as well. From a combined reading of Sections 40 and 46, the Court observed that it becomes clear...
Chittoor Mayor Murder Case| Supreme Court Grants Bail To One Accused
Noting that the time lag between the incident and the examination of witnesses and the trial creates its own problems in the testimony of the witnesses, more so, the eye witnesses, the Supreme Court has repeated that "it is the duty of the prosecution to ensure that the prosecution witnesses are available and it is the duty of the trial Court to ensure that none of the parties is permitted...
Authorities "Afraid" To Act Against Illegal Flag-Masts Erected By Political Parties: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reiterated its previous observation regarding permanent flag-masts being illegal as per the provisions of the Land Conservancy Act, and expressed its hope that the Government would come out with a policy of removing old masts and inhibiting the erection of new ones in its place.Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that, "solely because they are put up by...
Rajasthan High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations: 1 - 202]
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 202 Digests Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: January 2022 [Citations 1 - 43] Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: February 2022 [Citations: 44 - 81] Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations: 82 - 114] Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations: 115 - 153] Rajasthan High Court...
S.389 CrPC & S.148 NI Act Independent Of Each Other, Non-Compliance Of Latter Doesn't Jeopardize Suspension Of Sentence Pending Appeal: P&H High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that Section 389 of CrPC and Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are independent of each other. Whereas Section 389 is meant for protecting the personal liberty of the convict, Section 148 is auxiliary or supplemental to the mandate carried in Section 389.Section 389 CrPC provides for suspension of sentence pending appeal/ release...
S.200 CrPC | Magistrate Can Implead Co-Accused Even After Taking Cognizance Of Crime & Committal To Competent Court: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that a JMFC who had taken cognizance of a matter and committed the same to sessions court, can also entertain an application under Section 200 CrPC later, to implead other co-accused in the same crime. The bench comprising of Justice S. K. Singh further observed that summoning other co-accused is a part of the process of...
Past Service Of Transferred Employees To Be Included For Assessing Promotions, Other Benefits: Gujarat High Court
In a recent order, the Gujarat High Court has affirmed that when a person is transferred on his own request, his past service is counted while granting promotion or higher pay scale, particularly when the same department is involved. Thus, Justice Biren Vaishnav allowed the petition of workmen who were challenging a resolution of 2017 passed by the Finance Department stating that...