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Justice RB Deo Of Bombay High Court Resigns, Announces Resignation In Open Court
Justice Rohit Deo, the second seniormost judge at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has resigned.Heading the division bench alongside Justice MW Chandwani, Justice Deo announced his resignation in open court at 12 pm today. According to lawyers present in court, Justice Deo said the lawyers there were like his family. Details of his last words on dias prepared by one of them read...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 117]
Nominal IndexM/s Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. & Anr. versus M/s J.P. Singla Engineers and Contractor 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 1Jagjit Singh @ Jaggi v. State of Punjab 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 2Sandeep Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab along with connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 3M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Parveen Singh Shekhawat and Others and M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Ajay Singh Shekhawat and Other...
Actor Sexual Assault Case: Supreme Court Extends Time For Completion Of Trial
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the time for completion of trial in the Kerala actor abduction and sexual assault case.A division bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M. Trivedi granted extension of time for completion of trial while directing that the proceedings be completed as expeditiously as possible. The bench passed the order allowing an extension application filed by...
Gyanvapi Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court On Plea Against ASI Survey
In a new development in the Gyanvapi Case, the SupremeCourt is set to hear today the Masjid Committee's challenge to Allahabad HC's order permitting for ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra will hear the matter.Yesterday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed the petition filed by Committee of...
Delhi Liquor Policy Scam : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Applications Of Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia To September 4
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till September 4 the bail applications to former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who is facing charges of money laundering and corruption for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of a now-scrapped liquor policy in the national capital. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader has been in custody since February of this year and...
Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order Which Suspended Andaman & Nicobar Chief Secretary & Fined LG For Disobedience
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order passed by the Calcutta high Court's Port Blair Circuit Bench which suspended suspended Keshav Chandra, the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, and fined Admiral D.K. Joshi, the Lt. Governor, a sum of Rs 5 lakh to be paid “from his own funds” for not implementing directions.Attorney General for India R...
Rahul Gandhi's Conviction Stayed - LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
Supreme Court to hear Rahul Gandhi's plea TODAY against Gujarat High Court's order refusing to stay his conviction in criminal ddefamation case over 'why all thieves share Modi surname' remark.Rahul Gandhi approached the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court's order dismissing his application to stay the conviction in the criminal case. The conviction in the case led to...
Calcutta High Court Suspends Andaman & Nicobar Chief Secretary & Fines Lt Gov For Not Implementing Directions For Daily Wagers' Benefits
The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair on Wednesday, under its contempt jurisdiction, suspended Keshav Chandra, the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, and fined Admiral D.K. Joshi, the Lt. Governor, a sum of Rs 5 lakh to be paid “from his own funds” and directed him to be present at the next hearing to show cause why they should not...
Prevention Of Corruption Act - HC Cannot Reverse Special Court Findings On Validity Of Sanction Unless It Finds That Failure Of Justice Had Occurred: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the High Court cannot reverse the findings recorded by the Special Court in Corruption Cases on the validity of sanction, without recording any opinion as to how a failure of justice had in fact been occasioned to the accused.In this case, the Karnataka High Court allowed a petition by discharging the accused from the offences charged under Section 13(1) (e)...
Motor Accident Claim Need Not Be Filed Before MACT Of Area Where Accident Occurred : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that it is not mandatory for the claimants to lodge an application for compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act before the MACT having jurisdiction over the area where the accident occurred.Claimants can approach the MACT within the local limits of whose jurisdiction they reside or carry on business or the defendant resides, Justice Dipankar Datta...
Governor and Union Government Acted in Tandem to Abrogate Article 370: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court [Day 2]
In today's proceedings on the dilution of Article 370, Senior Advocate Kapil, appearing for NCP MP Mohammad Akbar Lone, argued that the Governor of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Government acted in tandem to get rid of Article 370. He stated that the abrogation of the article was a purely political act carried de hors the Constitution. The Constitution Bench...
School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed two orders of the Calcutta High Court that had directed a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya, former director of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, in connection with the teacher's appointment scam.A Division Bench of Justice AS Bopanna...