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Rajasthan High Court issues directives to curb practice of proxy teaching in Govt. schools

“The quality of education imparted to the future citizens of the nation depends upon the quality of teachers, who are appointed to teach them.”

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Judicial Indiscipline| Rajasthan High Court condemns trial court’s disregard for orders while framing charges; calls for action against Presiding Officer

The Court set aside the impugned order framing charge under Section 307 IPC and discharged the petitioners from this charge.

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Revenue officers’ inability to understand Court orders leads to MP High Court directing 6 Months training to enhance Judicial understanding

The Court directed the revenue officer to undergo a six-month training program to improve their understanding of judicial and quasi-judicial responsibilities when they pleaded inability to understand court order to reopen mutation file.

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Absence of specific waiver provision indicates Legislative Intent to strictly follow Section 43 of LLP Act: NCLT

“A provision vesting “inherent powers” on a Court or Tribunal are to be used sparingly and should not be used to imply and read in substantive powers where the statue itself does not prescribe such powers.”

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2024 Lok Sabha elections | MP High Court issues notice to Khandwa BJP MP Gyaneshwar Patil for allegedly filling ‘false affidavit’

The Congress candidate Narendra Patel filed an election petition alleging that the BJP MP Gyaneshwar Patil suppressed material information in his affidavit in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for the Khandwa constituency.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

On 05-07-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana to the Supreme Court of India. Upon acceptance of the recommendation by the Law Ministry, Justice Bhuyan took oath as Supreme Court Judge on 14-07-2023.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court orders enquiry against Trial Court Judge for ‘blindly’ signing wrong order sheets written by clerk

The Court dismissed the bail application with the liberty to the applicant to renew his bail application after the co-accused surrenders.

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NCLT approves replacement of IRP with Insolvency Professional Entity based on CoC’s resolution & IBC’s timeline

The NCLT noted that Form AA, meant for individual Insolvency Professionals, had been modified by the Insolvency Professional Entity to fit its consent as no separate form for IPEs exists.

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MP High Court refuses to quash FIR against NHAI officials who failed to demonstrate ‘Good Faith’ in road maintenance/ditch closures

The Court stated that the applicants had not acted in good faith, as they failed to take necessary steps to maintain the road or close/regulate traffic despite knowing the hazardous condition.

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MP High Court denies CBI investigation in Fake Encounter case; increases cost payable by State to Rs. 1,00,000/- for police’s insensitivity

“There is no explanation given by the Police before the writ Court, as well as before this Court as to why no action was taken on the complaint made by the petitioner about the missing of her son.”

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“Took almost five decades for Centre to realise its mistake”; Madhya Pradesh High Court on ban on Govt. Employees from joining RSS

“The Court laments the fact that it took almost five decades for the Central Government to realise its mistake; to acknowledge that an internationally renowned organisation like RSS was wrongly placed amongst the banned organisations of the country and that its removal therefrom is quintessential.”

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MP High Court slams State’s ‘pathetic attitude’ towards non-compliance of court order; grants extension and imposes Rs. 50,000 Cost

The Court stated that the State may recover the amount of cost after fixing the “responsibility on some erring officer who has derelicted in not complying with the order in time”.

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MP High Court quashes charges under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act; stresses on need for UCC to curb superstitious practices

“There are a lot of other deprecating, fundamentalist, superstitious and ultra-conservative practices prevalent in the society that are clothed in the name of faith and belief.”

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Private documents like telephonic conversation cannot be considered at stage of framing charges: MP High Court

The Court reiterated that the court cannot open its own order on merits specifically in the light of the bar as contained under Section 362 of CrPC.

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MP High Court calls for action against Investigating Officer over dowry death investigation shortcomings; denies bail to accused

“It was imperative on the part of the Investigating Officer that investigation of an offence such as dowry-death maintains a high level of accuracy and candidness.”

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice M.M. Sundresh

Born on 21-07-1962, in the picturesque city of Erode, Justice M.M. Sundresh has achieved remarkable milestones in his legal career, culminating in his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26-08-2021. His journey from a small town to the highest echelons of the Indian judiciary serves as an inspiration to many aspiring legal minds.

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MP High Court denies Writ of Mandamus to restrain authority from taking coercive actions based on alleged ‘illegal’ stop-construction interim direction

The Court held that a writ petition against a show-cause notice is generally not maintainable, as established in Union of India v. Kunisetty Satyanarayana, (2006) 12 SCC 28.

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Construction of public utility premises near Hanuman Mandir not detrimental to temple’s atmosphere and ecological balance: MP High Court

The Court stated that the petitioner’s failure to provide sufficient details and his criminal background further undermined his petition

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‘Existing issues sufficient’; MP High Court affirms trial court’s rejection of application for framing additional issues

The Court noted that the additional issue which states that “whether the registered sale deed dated 13.7.2017 was illegally executed” already covers all the ingredients which are necessary for execution of a valid sale deed.

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BNSS vs CrPC| CrPC to apply to pending trial/investigation registered before Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force: Rajasthan High Court

The Court stated that “if an FIR is registered prior to 01-07-2023 under the CrPC, it would amount to a pending enquiry/investigation within the meaning of Section 531(2)(a) of BNSS.”