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Wrong Practice Of Converting Civil Disputes Into Criminal Cases Rampant In Many States : Supreme Court
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Wrong Practice Of Converting Civil Disputes Into Criminal Cases Rampant In Many States : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today expressed concerns over the 'wrong and rampant practice' of converting civil disputes into criminal cases in several states. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea seeking the quashing of charges under Sections 420, 406, 354, 504, 506 I.P.C. CJI told the respondent: "This is again one of those cases …

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Supreme Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order On Arrest Of Prisoners Who Were Given Premature Release In UP
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order On Arrest Of Prisoners Who Were Given Premature Release In UP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance its order requiring the arrest of prisoners who were given premature release in Uttar Pradesh based on a January 10 order of the Allahabad High Court. In this case, a bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal on October 15 directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to file …

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Supreme Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order On Arrest Of Prisoners Who Were Given Premature Release In UP
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order On Arrest Of Prisoners Who Were Given Premature Release In UP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance its order requiring the arrest of prisoners who were given premature release in Uttar Pradesh based on a January 10 order of the Allahabad High Court. In this case, a bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal on October 15 directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to file …

Supreme Court Prisoners Uttar Pradesh Order State High Ganesh
Engagement of govt lawyers: HC seeks better reply from state with need-based assessment
4 months ago

Engagement of govt lawyers: HC seeks better reply from state with need-based assessment

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday asked the state government counsel to file a better affidavit detailing a realistic and need-based assessment for the engagement of government advocates in the Allahabad high court and its Lucknow bench. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court It listed the matter on September 16 for further hearing. He …

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Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case
5 months ago

Bombay High Court quashes ‘frivolous, vexatious’ FIR against Mamta Kulkarni in drugs case

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court quashed a 2016 drugs case against former actor Mamta Kulkarni and passed an order stating that the material collected against the actor does not prima facie constitute any offence against her. In the order made available on Wednesday and passed by a division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on July 22, 2024, the …

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Telangana HC summons Hyderabad city police commissioner for highhanded' action
1 year ago

Telangana HC summons Hyderabad city police commissioner for highhanded' action

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday summoned the Hyderabad police commissioner in connection with an arrest that seemed to throw more questions than answers. Contempt notice to labour commissioner and others A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court issued notices to the chief secretary, special chief secretary, commissioner of labour, and secretary, printing press …

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Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently called for an explanation from the Trial Court for not obeying its direction of disposing of a criminal case registered against a man charged with the death of his wife, under Section 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Notably, although the Trial Court had been directed to dispose of the case within 31st …

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HC Stays Constables' Recruitment
1 year, 1 month ago

HC Stays Constables' Recruitment

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court granted stay on the notification pertaining to the recruitment of police constables. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar, was dealing with a batch of writ petitions challenging the notification issued by the General Administration Department with respect to the recruitment. The bench, comprising Chief Justice …

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Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More

Deccan Chronicle  

Reassess Appointment of PSC Members, TS Told Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday remanded a matter pertaining to the appointment of members of TS Public Service Commission. HC allows desilting in River Manair Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Friday disposed a batch of writ petitions challenging …

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Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Bihar IPS Officer Accused of Getting Conman to Impersonate HC Chief Justice
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Bihar IPS Officer Accused of Getting Conman to Impersonate HC Chief Justice

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea by an Indian Police Service officer named Aditya Kumar who allegedly persuaded a suspected conman to pose as the chief justice of Patna High Court in order to dupe the director general of police to drop a corruption case against him. Background Last year, reports emerged that suspected conman Abhishek …

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HC issues notice on false pollution papers by Team Labs
1 year, 8 months ago

HC issues notice on false pollution papers by Team Labs

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday ordered notice to the Centre and other authorities on issuing of false pollution clearance certificates by a firm. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji was dealing with a PIL filed by social worker P.L.N. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan and Justice N. …

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Proposed court complex in Medchal runs into land dispute
1 year, 9 months ago

Proposed court complex in Medchal runs into land dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday heard a writ petition pertaining to a dispute about land allotted for the construction of a court complex in Medchal Malkajgiri district. The petitioner S. Arun Reddy and another contended that five acres from the said land belonged to them and the same could not be taken away …

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Frequent Internet Shutdowns In Different States
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Frequent Internet Shutdowns In Different States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court agreed to list a petition filed by Software Freedom Law Centre, India challenging Internet Shutdowns in various states across the country. It may be noted that the Supreme Court had earlier refused to entertain a petition which was challenging internet shut downs in Rajasthan on the ground that the petitioner could approach the Rajasthan High Court under …

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Telangana HC notice for Majidpur tahsildar in land grab case
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana HC notice for Majidpur tahsildar in land grab case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday ordered notice to the tahsildar of Majidpur in Shameerpur mandal of Medchal Malkajgiri district on a PIL filed by S. Ashok Reddy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji ordered notice in a writ plea filed …

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Can’t Grant Anticipatory Bail When Money Has Been Taken From Large Number Of People, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
1 year, 11 months ago

Can’t Grant Anticipatory Bail When Money Has Been Taken From Large Number Of People, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday observed that it is not inclined in granting bails in cases pertaining to economic offences especially when many depositors have been swindled. “I had offered to deposit 9 lakhs in the lower court”, Senior Advocate R Basant appearing for the petitioner told the Court. The Court expressed that it would grant bail only …

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[Departmental Action] Enquiry Officer Cannot Return A Finding On Allegation Which Is Not Part Of Chargesheet: JKL High Court Reiterates
2 years ago

[Departmental Action] Enquiry Officer Cannot Return A Finding On Allegation Which Is Not Part Of Chargesheet: JKL High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that an enquiry officer cannot return a finding on the allegation which is not part of the chargesheet. A bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar observed, "The mandate of the enquiry officer holding disciplinary enquiry is to conduct enquiry into the charges framed against the delinquent and restrict his finding to …

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SC drops Kalyan Singh contempt case
2 years, 4 months ago

SC drops Kalyan Singh contempt case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Three decades after the demolition of Babri Masjid and the construction of Lord Ram’s temple in Ayodhya is in full swing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday brought the curtain down on the contempt proceedings against then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh posthumously and the top officials of the state for their failure to stop the demolition. Closing …

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Promotion Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Criminal Proceedings Are Pending Against The Employee: J&K&L High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Promotion Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Criminal Proceedings Are Pending Against The Employee: J&K&L High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday reiterated that promotion cannot be withheld merely because some disciplinary/criminal proceedings are pending against the employee and to deny such benefit, they must be at the relevant time pending at the stage when charge memo/charge-sheet has already been issued to the employee. Taking recourse to the available record the bench …

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Railways land encroachment in Gujarat: Being below poverty line no excuse to not abide by law, says Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Railways land encroachment in Gujarat: Being below poverty line no excuse to not abide by law, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Thursday said that being below the poverty line is “not an exception” to not abide by rule of law which has to be adhered to by all concerned. The counsel appearing for the petitioner told a bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilakar and J B Pardiwala that some time be given to the eligible applicants, who have …

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J&K&L High Court Orders Probe By Anti-Corruption Bureau Into Leakage Of PSA Detention Order Even Before Its Execution
2 years, 5 months ago

J&K&L High Court Orders Probe By Anti-Corruption Bureau Into Leakage Of PSA Detention Order Even Before Its Execution

Live Law  

Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Tuesday took strong exception to leakage of a detention order passed under Public Safety Act and ordered a probe by J&K Anti corruption bureau as to how the documents landed the hands of the detenu even before its execution. A bench comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal was hearing a plea filed by the …

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Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Sessions Judge For Altering Sentence In A Murder Case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Sessions Judge For Altering Sentence In A Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by an Additional Sessions Judge from Madhya Pradesh challenging the termination of her service for passing a wrong judicial order while on probation.The Court held that there was "nothing wrong" in the decision of the State of Madhya Pradesh to terminate the services of the judge on a recommendation made …

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There Cannot Be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
2 years, 6 months ago

There Cannot Be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a land can either be a "forest" or a "forest land", but there cannot be any "deemed forest" in absence of any provision under the Forest Conservation Act. A division bench Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi while allowing a petition filed by one DM Deve Gowda said, "This …

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Death Row Prisoner Kept In Solitary Confinement? Supreme Court Directs District Judge To Conduct Inspection
2 years, 8 months ago

Death Row Prisoner Kept In Solitary Confinement? Supreme Court Directs District Judge To Conduct Inspection

Live Law  

Upon being apprised that a death row prisoner had been kept in solitary confinement, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the District Judge, Belgaum to conduct a local inspection of the ground realities of the circumstances in which he was lodged in a separate cell. Thereafter, he filed a Writ Petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the executability of …

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Wanting An Updated Laptop Not A Ground For Adjournment : Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Wanting An Updated Laptop Not A Ground For Adjournment : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed displeasure on a petitioner appearing in person seeking adjournment on grounds of wanting an updated laptop or desktop with him.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath was considering a special leave petition assailing Allahabad High Court's order dated October 28, 2021. The Supreme Court recently expressed displeasure on a petitioner appearing in person …

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