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Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

Live Law

Justice K. Sujana while referring to Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision in Duvvuri Rami Reddi Vs Duvvudu Papi Reddy and others, which lays down certain principles to be followed while declaring a person of unsound mind, said: The Telangana High Court has underscored that courts must proceed with utmost caution in matters involving persons of unsound mind so that their …

Court Civil Mind Person Her Husband Husband Wife

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Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024: What is it and how to avail it?

India Today

The Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024, introduced in Budget 2024, provides taxpayers with an opportunity to settle pending disputes with the Income Tax Department. By paying the disputed tax amount along with a specified percentage, taxpayers can resolve disputes and avoid penalties and interest. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SCHEME Taxpayers eligible for this scheme include: Those with pending appeals, writ petitions, …

2024 This Scheme Scheme Taxpayers Pending Disputes Vishwas Scheme

15 hours, 22 minutes ago

Animal intrusion continues to trouble Ramanathapuram farmers

New Indian Express

RAMANATHAPURAM: Despite flagging the menace of animal intrusion during the grievance redressal meetings every month, the issue continues to remain unresolved in Thiruvadanai and Paramakudi, alleged the farmers of the region. Though the forest department has installed trap cameras on the migratory paths to map the movement of deer and wild boars in Ramanathapuram, the farmers demanded a permanent fix …

Paramakudi Ramanathapuram

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Godavari-Penna project will be game changer: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu

New Indian Express

KADAPA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has accorded top priority to the Godavari-Penna river interlinking project to transform Rayalaseema into a fertile region, said Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu. Slamming the previous YSRCP regime for pushing the State into Rs 14 lakh crore debt, he said, “They mortgaged collectorates, tahsildar offices and TIDCO houses, yet failed to build proper …

Water Rayalaseema Project Minister Nda Godavari Gandikota

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

Live Law

NOMINAL INDEX MANGAL KUMAR DAWAR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw 319Sangeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw 320Hemant Bhagar and Ors v. Prekshi Sood Bhagat MANGAL KUMAR DAWAR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw 319 Sangeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw 320 Hemant Bhagar and Ors …

High Court Court University Judicial 2024 Tribunal Gram Panchayat

1 day, 15 hours ago

NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

New Indian Express

The National Human Rights Commission sought Action Taken Reports on the issues of human trafficking, prostitution and plight of sex workers in different locations in Mumbai within eight weeks from the Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, the Chief Secretary, Govt. Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights activist and Supreme Court …

Mumbai Action Maharashtra Sex Workers State Nhrc Tripathy

2 days, 5 hours ago

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law

While granting bail to a man booked for offences under the NDPS Act, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that district court's reluctance in granting bail burdens the High Court, delays hearing of matters like appeals, revision and it is for the "hierarchical court" like the high court to "introspect". Such reluctance exacerbates the burden on High Courts, where …

Court Bail Criminal High Petitioner Ndps Act Hierarchical Court

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'Judicial Time & Resources Abused': Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes Rs.5 Lakh Cost On Litigant For Supressing Facts, Filing Repeated Pleas

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs.5 lakh on litigant who repeatedly abused the process of court by filing successive pleas and suppressed “crucial fact.” The plea was filed challenging the resumption order of a land which was allotted to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. A bench of Justice Arun Palli and Justice Vikram Aggarwal …

Court Haryana Building Order Conditions Site Authority

3 days, 15 hours ago

Karnataka HC questions state over delay in Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation scam probe

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Questioning the conduct of the State Government in neither summoning nor securing the accused in the alleged Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation scam even though a case was registered 20 months ago, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday sought to know why the case should not be handed over to independent investigating agencies such as CBI. The counsels of the …

Karnataka

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Delhi HC orders swift action on mental health authority appointments

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has instructed the Delhi Government to expedite the appointment of non-official members to the Delhi Mental Health Authority and ensure the swift establishment of Mental Health Review Boards as mandated by the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. The court clarified that any delay in forming the Delhi Mental Health Authority or Review Boards could …

Health Delhi Court Mental Review Boards Authority

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Take Expeditious Steps To Fill Posts Of Non Official Members Of Delhi Mental Health Authority: High Court To Delhi Govt

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take expeditious steps for filling up the posts of non-official members of the Delhi Mental Health Authority. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed that the Authority, as and when constituted, will take expeditious steps for constitution of the District Mental …

Health High Court Court Authority Expeditious Steps Non Official Non Official Members

Umar Khalid gets interim bail by court to attend cousin's wedding in 2020 Delhi riots case

India TV News

2020 North East Delhi Violence: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Umar Khalid, a former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, in connection with a larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 North East Delhi Violence. Delhi HC reviewing regular bail applications Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court is presently reviewing the regular bail applications of Umar Khalid and …

Delhi Court Bail Delhi Police Jnu Interim Bail Umar

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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

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The Allahabad High Court today adjourned two pleas seeking similar reliefs to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake further surveys at Gyanvapi Mosque premises in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. While the first petition filed by Rakhi Singh requests …

India Court Orders Order Survey Petition Mosque

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Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

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Directing the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to vacate the premises of certain persons for continuing to occupy it despite expiry of the lease, the Telangana High Court pulled up the public sector undertaking for "quietly continuing to squat on the petitioners' land" without having any right is an overt act requiring the court's interference under Article 226. In doing so …

Action Constitution Court Rights Judicial Review Lease Writ

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Right To Protect Private Property Can't Be Brushed Away Merely Due To Delay & Laches: Supreme Court Condones 21-Year Delay In Land Acquisition Case

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The Supreme Court recently observed that while delay in approaching the court is a significant factor, the right to property of an individual cannot be defeated solely on the ground of delay and laches. The Court dismissed four appeals by the Urban Improvement Trust challenging Rajasthan High Court judgment which quashed acquisition of respondents' land under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement …

Rajasthan Supreme Court Compensation Property Court Land Acquisition

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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's plea challenging a Madras High Court order transferring to CBI the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in which 67 people died after consuming illicit liquor.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said on Tuesday that it was not inclined to interfere with the high court order. "Having …

Court Cbi Kallakurichi Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

5 days, 15 hours ago

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure

Salon

Last Thursday, the White House announced that President Biden was “granting clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans – the most ever in a single day.” The beneficiaries of Biden’s act include people “who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic” and “39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes.” Most of those people had committed drug-related offenses. As the …

Justice Trump Mercy Grace Biden President Act

5 days, 20 hours ago

HC asks AP government if officials can stop loading of rice on ship

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to submit whether officials have the authority to stop loading of rice into ship M.V. A single judge bench headed by Justice Nimmagadda Venkateswarlu heard a batch of petitions filed separately seeking direction to the state government to allow loading of parboiled rice into the ship from the barge …

Court Rice Rice Mill Parboiled Rice Kakinada Port

5 days, 20 hours ago

Telangana HC Strikes Down Local Rules for Medical PG Admissions

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday struck down a rule relating to the eligibility criteria of candidates to be treated as "local candidates" appearing for NEET-PG, which governs admission to medical colleges in the state. The rules provided that in order to be a local candidate for the postgraduate medical courses, a candidate should have …

Constitution Local Telangana Rules State Presidential Mbbs

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High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court

Live Law

In the case where Rs.5 lakhs honorarium was awarded to an 83-yr old ex-constable who saved lives by killing a dacoit in 1986, the Supreme Court recently held that High Courts in the country should not mechanically dismiss writ petitions seeking enforcement of fundamental rights on the ground of 'delay and laches', without considering all relevant factors.For context, the petitioner …

Supreme Court Constitution High Courts Court Fundamental Rights Writ Fundamental

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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 9 To December 15, 2024

Live Law

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 476 To 2024 LiveLaw 478 NOMINAL INDEX ABC v. XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw 476 The Music Academy v V Shrinivasan and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 477 N Sasikala v The Assistant Director, ED, 2024 LiveLaw 478 REPORTS No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And …

Justice Court Cruelty 2024 High Mad Madras High Court

6 days, 15 hours ago

Former Mumbai Police chief, senior officials seek to cancel extortion cases

India Today

The Bombay High Court has begun hearing a series of petitions filed by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey and several investigators seeking the cancelling of two cases registered against them at police stations in Mumbai and Thane. During the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's tenure, Punamiya was arrested, and Pandey headed the Mumbai Police. Punamiya's legal representative opposed the quashing petitions, …

Mumbai Pandey Mumbai Police Jagtap Spp Punamiya Punamiya Filed

6 days, 20 hours ago

SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar reservation

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday raised eyebrows over a woman lawyer engaging a male advocate to argue her petition for a 33% reservation for women in Gujarat bar associations. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned why the petitioner, advocate Meena A Jagtap, chose to “ride on the shoulder” of a male lawyer rather than arguing the …

Court Bar Male Lawyer Bench Jagtap Kant

SC favours sending pleas over CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was prima facie inclined to send all petitions challenging the Competition Commission of India’s anti-trust probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for alleged malpractices to the Karnataka high court. “Prima facie, we are of the view that all writ petitions be transferred and heard by the Karnataka high court,” a …

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Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024: What is it and how to avail it?

Animal intrusion continues to trouble Ramanathapuram farmers

Godavari-Penna project will be game changer: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court

'Judicial Time & Resources Abused': Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes Rs.5 Lakh Cost On Litigant For Supressing Facts, Filing Repeated Pleas

Karnataka HC questions state over delay in Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation scam probe

Delhi HC orders swift action on mental health authority appointments

Take Expeditious Steps To Fill Posts Of Non Official Members Of Delhi Mental Health Authority: High Court To Delhi Govt

Umar Khalid gets interim bail by court to attend cousin's wedding in 2020 Delhi riots case

Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

Right To Protect Private Property Can't Be Brushed Away Merely Due To Delay & Laches: Supreme Court Condones 21-Year Delay In Land Acquisition Case

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure

HC asks AP government if officials can stop loading of rice on ship

Telangana HC Strikes Down Local Rules for Medical PG Admissions

High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 9 To December 15, 2024

Former Mumbai Police chief, senior officials seek to cancel extortion cases

SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar reservation

SC favours sending pleas over CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC