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Kerala High Court Declines to Interfere with Padma Bhushan Conferment, Holds Pending Criminal Cases Alone Cannot Defeat National Honours " The Legal Affair
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (439+ words) Ultimately, the High Court concluded that judicial interference was unwarranted at the present stage, particularly in the absence of any conviction against the awardee and in light of the statutory safeguards already available under the governing rules. The petitioner further…...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail in Assault Case Linked to Stray Dog Feeding Dispute, Imposes Strict Safeguards
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (929+ words) thelegalaffair. com Gujarat High Court Grants Bail in Assault Case Linked to Stray Dog Feeding Dispute, Imposes Strict Safeguards The case originated from an altercation between two residents of a housing society over the issue of feeding stray dogs. According…...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Recall of Bail Order, Reaffirms Limits of Public Interest Litigation and Judicial Hierarchy " The Legal Affair
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (569+ words) The decision was rendered by a Division Bench comprising Justice J. J. Munir and Justice Arun Kumar in Lal Chand Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others. The Bench was dealing with a PIL filed by Lal Chand Yadav concerning a criminal…...
Delhi High Court Clarifies That Tattoos Are Not Completely Prohibited in CAPFs but Must Strictly Comply with Prescribed Recruitment Standards " The Legal Affair
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (243+ words) The respondents therefore urged the Court to dismiss the petitions, maintaining that the petitioners had been correctly declared medically unfit under the applicable recruitment policy. The Delhi High Court dismissed both writ petitions and upheld the decision of the recruitment…...
Constitutional Remission Policy Under Article 161 Prevails Over Subsequent Statutory Policy, Supreme Court Declares 2021 Verdict Per Incuriam " The Legal Affair
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (299+ words) The respondents also relied upon the Supreme Court's decision in State of Haryana v. Raj Kumar, wherein the Court had held that the 2002 policy was merely statutory in character and therefore stood superseded by the 2008 policy. It was argued that this…...
Registry Cannot Reject a Contempt Petition on the Ground of Limitation; Only the Court Can Decide Maintainability: Telangana High Court " The Legal Affair
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (917+ words) thelegalaffair. com Registry Cannot Reject a Contempt Petition on the Ground of Limitation; Only the Court Can Decide Maintainability: Telangana High Court The Telangana High Court has reaffirmed the distinction between the administrative functions of the Registry and the judicial…...
Kerala High Court Allows Crew Members to Leave India by Relaxing Bank Guarantee Condition in Maritime Detention Case " The Legal Affair
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (285+ words) The case also involves the interplay between statutory maritime investigations under the Merchant Shipping Act and criminal proceedings arising from the same incident, raising important questions regarding liberty, procedural fairness, and proportionality in conditions imposed on foreign crew members stranded…...
Kerala High Court Directs State to Constitute Prison Monitoring Committee Within Two Weeks to Ensure Compliance with Supreme Court Directions " The Legal Affair
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (760+ words) thelegalaffair. com Kerala High Court Directs State to Constitute Prison Monitoring Committee Within Two Weeks to Ensure Compliance with Supreme Court Directions The proceedings reflect the judiciary's continuing concern over the condition of prisons, overcrowding in correctional homes, and the…...
Karnataka High Court Questions Challenge to Attendance Rules While Hearing Plea Against Year-Loss and Re-Admission Penalties " The Legal Affair
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (939+ words) thelegalaffair. com Karnataka High Court Questions Challenge to Attendance Rules While Hearing Plea Against Year-Loss and Re-Admission Penalties The Karnataka High Court on June 30 considered a batch of writ petitions filed by students of the National Law School of India…...
Mere Presence at Bribery Scene Cannot Prove Criminal Conspiracy: Supreme Court Reaffirms Requirement of Prior Meeting of Minds " The Legal Affair
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (492+ words) The prosecution further maintained that the respondents" presence during the trap proceedings and their association with the principal accused were significant incriminating circumstances that demonstrated a common intention and shared objective. It was argued that these circumstances, taken cumulatively, justified…...