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Court Can Direct Passport Officer To Issue Police Clearance Certificate To A Citizen: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently directed a Regional Passport Officer to issue police clearance certificate to an Angola based Indian citizen, after recording all the criminal cases filed against him, for renewal of his visa.A single judge bench of Justice R Raghunandan Rao observed that the authority had been issuing such certificates to citizens staying abroad and it cannot take...
Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Be Initiated For Absence When The Period Of Absence Is Regularised By Competent Authority: Madras High Court
Coming to the rescue of a dismissed Police Officer, the Madras High Court recently observed that once the competent authority has regularized a period of medical leave, no further disciplinary proceedings for misconduct would sustain. In the present case, though the petitioner was said to be absent from service for over three years, the court held that the same was condoned by...
Karnataka High Court Permits NIA To Verify Documents Submitted By 12 Alleged Foreigners With UIDAI To Fraudulently Obtain Aadhar Cards
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) to give access to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the documents submitted by 12 alleged Bangladeshi nationals to obtain the Aadhaar Cards, so as to verify their genuineness.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit allowed the petition filed by NIA and said,"Having heard...
Prisoners May Be Granted Benefit Of Policy For Premature Release Prevalent At Time Of Conviction & Sentence: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the policy of the state government with respect to premature release of prisoners, applicable to the relevant claim, would be the policy as applicable, at the time of verdict of conviction and sentence. It is trite law, that the policy applicable to the relevant claim, would be the policy as applicable, at the time, when the verdict...
INS Vikrant Cheating Case: Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya, Son Niel After Prosecution Says "No Proof"
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son, Neil, in a case alleging swindling of funds that were collected to save warship INS Vikrant. Justice Bharati Dangre made absolute an earlier interim order granting them relief after the Mumbai Police represented by Senior Counsel Shirish Gupte submitted that no proof was found...
Motor Accident Tribunals May Permit Claimants To Prematurely Withdraw Compensation From FD To Meet "Personal Exigencies Of Life": Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court has held that Motor Accident Claims Tribunals may permit claimants, whose compensation is invested in fixed deposits, to prematurely withdraw the same to meet the "exigencies of life".Justice Gita Gopi thus quashed the order of a Tribunal which had rejected the Petitioner's application for premature withdrawal of the Fixed Deposit made in his favour in the Central Bank...
Walayar Rape-Death Case: Kerala POCSO Court Directs CBI To Conduct Further Investigation
A POCSO Court in Kerala on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct further investigation into the infamous Walayar case which involves the unnatural death of two minor Dalit sisters. The Special Court in Palakkad thereby quashed the charge sheet recently filed by CBI finding the matter to be a case of suicide and allowed the plea moved by the mother of the...
Suit For Partition & Separate Possession Can't Be Rejected At Threshold On Ground Of Limitation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a suit for a primary relief of partition and separate possession cannot be rejected at the threshold citing Section 27 of the Limitation Act 1963. A single judge bench of Justice R. Devdas dismissed the revision petition filed by defendants in a property suit, challenging trial court's order dismissing their application filed under Order VII...
[Custodial Deaths] Gujarat HC Denies Bail To Gram Rakshak Dal Jawan, Notes Genitals Of Deceased Were Injured With Mobile Charger Cable
In a case involving custodial deaths of two persons due to alleged police brutality, the Gujarat High Court has declined bail to a Gram Rakshak Dal Jawan (GRD Jawan) discharging duties at the Police Station.As per the investigation, the deceased were beaten with sticks, belts, fist and kicks, threatened with electric current, rags of inflammable liquid were placed the on their bodies, and...
Vlogger's Suicide | 'Custodial Interrogation Necessary To Elicit Truth': Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Husband
The Kerala High Court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to the husband of a young vlogger Rifa Mehnaz, who was found dead in her house in Dubai earlier this year under mysterious circumstances. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed the application for pre-arrest bail finding that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner was essential to elicit the truth surrounding his wife's...
Article 162 | Govt Has Discretion To Establish Community Health Centre At A Particular Place: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently cited State's expansive executive powers under Article 162 of the Constitution to hold that it has the discretion to situate community health centres.Justice M. Ganga Rao thus quashed a writ petition against the government decision of constructing a new Community Health Centre in Z.Ragampeta Village instead of Jaggampeta Village. The...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Actor Rajanikanth's Wife, Sustains Forgery Complaint
In partial relief to superstar Rajanikanth's wife Latha Rajanikanth, the Karnataka High Court has quashed charges of cheating, giving false statement and using evidence known to be false, levelled against her in a private complaint filed by a Chennai-based advertising company.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the Magistrate's order to the extent of taking cognizance of...