[ad_1] A rape accused can’t be discharged of the offence merely because the survivor had not levelled the allegation at the FIR stage. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the survivor’s statement before a magistrate disclosing the offence of rape should be sufficient to frame rape charges under Section 376 of...
Delhi HC to hold daily hearings in riot petitions from November 25, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Delhi high court on Monday started hearing the bail plea by “United Against Hate” founder Khalid Saifi in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots and announced it would hold daily hearings from November 25 on the batch of...
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has in a recent order stated that even when there is a dispute over the ownership of a property, the authorities cannot deprive the legal occupant of electricity by insisting to furnish a no objection certificate (NOC) from those claiming to be the owners."There...
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Special treatment for the underprivileged is a facet of equality guaranteed under the Constitution and treating unequal as equals while giving special treatment is a well-recognised form of discrimination, Delhi High Court has said.The court noted that the Constitution includes special provisions for the Scheduled Castes (SC)...
Delhi HC rejects appeal by former DMC chief for enhanced salary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by former Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) chairperson Zafarul Islam Khan who sought grant of benefits under a 2018 cabinet decision, including an enhanced salary of Rs 2 lakh per month.Hiking the salaries of the commission’s office-bearers is a policy...
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Each person suffering from paranoid schizophrenia has to be dealt with differently, the Delhi High Court has underlined, directing the Railway Protection Special Force to reinstate a constable who was diagnosed with the mental disorder.HC quashed three orders passed by the authorities sending the constable on compulsory...
Delhi HC upholds life term of 3 convicts in girl rape case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Thursday upheld the life sentence awarded to three persons in a minor's gang-rape case. The division bench of justice Mukta Gupta and justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals filed by the three men who were convicted on December 15, 2018, and awarded life...