SC examines contours of Article 300A , which empowers state to deprive a person of property through law. Bench says absence of procedure or failure to comply would invalidate acquisition.
Police should have communicated to Purkayastha grounds of his arrest, which was his constitutional right under Article 22 (1), bench of Justices B.R. Gavai & Sandeep Mehta says.
In his 2011 article, Suman Singh Sikarwar accused a then sitting HC judge of corruption. He shows no repentance, says the court as it imposes costs of Rs 1 lakh.
SC bench also pulls up Indore HC for its refusal to stay FIR & Madhya Pradesh government for appearing in court in matter through additional advocate general without being asked.
In their petition, the judges say that Himachal HC Collegium ignored SC Collegium’s suggestion that they should be considered while recommending names for elevation.
Nearly 11 years after rationalist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead, a Pune court sentenced 2 assailants to life imprisonment Friday; 3 others were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
SC was dealing with an appeal in criminal case involving charges of rape & wrongful confinement under IPC & POCSO, when judges noted significant lacunas in the Act.
A 1599-page chargesheet has been filed against former WFI Chief and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh that mentions offences of sexual harassment, molestation, and stalking.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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