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HC expresses concern over declining strength of its judges
The Delhi High Court today said the recent retirement of some of its judges has seriously impacted its strength, leading to increased workload and consequent delay in deciding cases. "After the two recent retirements in May and June this year, the number of division benches was reduced by one. After the next retirement, the number of division benches will further go down," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. As a result, the number of cases before other judges would go up by hundreds, the bench observed. Justices Deepa Sharma and S P Garg had retired in May and June respectively, while Justices P S Teji and Pratibha Rani are expected to retire in August. This will bring down the strength of the Delhi High Court to 34 from the existing 36. The sanctioned strength of the High Court is 60. The observation by the bench came after senior advocate Kirti Uppal said he had recently raised the issue before the Supreme Court and pointed out that matters .
Married woman allegedly hangs self, SDM to probe case
A 19-year-old married woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her home in Jhalawar district, police said today. Radhabai was married to Ishwar Singh alias Lal Singh Rajput since three years but had moved to her in laws' home in Payaria village under Pagaria police station in the district only this year, they said. She ended her life in her room on Sunday evening, they added. According to the police personnel at Pagaria police station Shyam Babu, the reason behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained as no suicide note was recovered from the room. On a complaint filed by the deceased's father, police have lodged a case that will be investigated by the sub divisional magistrate, Bhawanimandi, he added. In his complaint, the father said that he was informed about his daughter's alleged suicide by her father-in-law yesterday evening. When he reached her home, he found his daughter lying motionless with marks around her neck and foaming at the ...
SC agrees to examine J&K plea on police power to lodge FIR against armymen
The Supreme Court today agreed examine a plea of the Jammu and Kashmir government that the police does not require prior sanction before lodging an FIR against army personnel, as was done in the January 27 Shopian firing case involving a senior army officer. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, did not agree to the J and K government's contention that either all states, or states like Assam and Mizoram where Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force, be made parties, since the police's powers to register FIRs against army personnel involved in cognisable offences, would be directly affected. "No, no. Why should we make all of them (states) as parties," the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said. The fresh plea of the state government assumes significance as the apex court had on March 5 halted its probe into the Shopian firing incident, involving a senior army officer, Major Aditya Kumar, in which three civilians were ...
AAP hits out at Delhi Police over girl's death at police post, asks Rajnath Singh to fix responsibility
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party said today the alleged suicide of a 17-year-old girl at a police post in West Delhi was a "custodial death" and urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to fix responsibility of Delhi Police officials on duty there. Delhi Police is "clearly at fault", senior AAP leader Atishi Marlena said, questioning why the minor girl was at the Tilak Vihar police post at 1.30 in the night. "Purely a custodial death and Delhi Police and LG must own responsibility for it," she said at a press conference. The girl's mother was also present at the press conference. Police said the girl committed suicide as she was afraid of her family members, who were against her friendship with a 21-year-old man. She had reached the police post around 2.30 AM on July 15, where both families were present, they said. There is disparity in the police version and the AAP claim about the time the girl reached the police post. The girl told police that she did not want to be with her family as she was ..
SC asks Kerala journalists to raise the issue of media room before HC
The Supreme Court today disposed of a plea filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalist (KUWJ) to open a media room at the Kerala High Court, which was closed down in 2016 after a stand-off between lawyers and journalists. A bench of Justices A M Sapre and U U Lalit said no purpose will be served by keeping the petition pending before the apex court and a similar petition was pending before the high court. A full bench of the High Court had earlier referred the matter to its five-judge bench. The top court took note of the submissions made by Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA), an intervenor in the matter. The court was hearing a plea seeking reopening of the Kerala High Court media room, which was closed in July 2016 after a bitter stand-off between the lawyers and journalists. The issue had come up when an allegedly incorrect report appeared in a newspaper regarding the proceedings of a meeting of the KHCAA, which had passed a unanimous resolution condemning police ..
4 TN fishermen held by Lankan Navy for 'smuggling' ganja
Four Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy today on charges of smuggling ganja, police said. The fishermen from Tondi in Ramanathapuram district were allegedly smuggling the narcotic in a country boat when the Lankan naval personnel intercepted them near Katchatheevu. On seeing the naval personnel, the fishermen threw some bags containing ganja into waters, but the former recovered 40 kg of the narcotic substance from the boat and arrested them, police said. Meanwhile, a fibre glass boat from Tuticorin was found abandoned near the Pamban bridge and police said they were investigating into it.
HC Acting CJ holds meeting, orders safety measures for women
In the wake of the arrest of a lawyer on rape charges at the Saket courts premises here, Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal on Monday held a meeting with district judges and directed them to ensure the safety of women on court premises.
Man arrested for raping four-year-old: Police
A man was arrested for raping a four-year-old girl in Wazirganj area near here, the police said today. Badaun Superintendent of Police (Rural) Surendra Pratap Singh said Iqbal was arrested from the Wazirganj police station area on the complaint of the victim's uncle. Iqbal allegedly lured the girl to a desolate place and raped her, the SP said, adding that the girl has been sent for medical examination. "The police registered a case under various sections of Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and arrested the accused," Singh said.
CBI file charge sheet against Farooq Abdullah in cricket scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a charge sheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the alleged multi-crore scam in the state cricket association.
SC fixes Shopian firing case hearing on July 30
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed July 30 for further hearing in the petition filed by Lt Col Karamveer Singh who had moved the court to quash the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Police's FIR against his son Major Aditya Kumar.The J-K police had registered an FIR against Kumar for his alleged involvement in the Shopian firing incident earlier this year.Singh, a Kargil war veteran, had moved the Supreme Court against the FIR lodged by the J-K police and sought quashing of the FIR.The three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, will decide on July 30 if the plea filed by Singh is maintainable or not.The J-K government had submitted to the apex court that Singh's petition is not maintainable and should not be heard by the court. They also said that the petitioner, Singh, had no locus standi in the case and thereby his petition should not be heard.In an earlier hearing, the J-K government, in its affidavit, had stated that there was no bar for registering ...
Jammu chamber warns agitation over discrimination after Amarnath yatra
The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) today warned it would launch a mass agitation over alleged discrimination against the Jammu region after the ongoing Amarnath Yatra concludes next month. However, it made it clear that it would not be part of any politically motivated campaign to press for a CBI probe into the Kathua rape-and-murder case. The chamber's warning came close on the heels of a campaign announced by Ankur Sharma, one of the defence lawyers in the Kathua rape-and-murder case, to press for a CBI probe and counter systematic invasion aimed at changing the demography of Hindu- dominated Jammu region. The discrimination continues with Jammu even under the governor's rule. We are in touch with the heads of various religious bodies, social organisations and student unions and will jointly launch an agitation after the end of the Amarnath yatra (on August 26), JCCI president Rakesh Gupta told reporters here. The JCCI appealed to one and all to get ready for the ...
Malaysia's Najib drops lawsuits against top 1MDB investigators
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak on Monday dropped three civil suits against investigators of a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, two weeks after he filed the applications.
Four held for impersonating in SSC, constable exam: Police
Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police has arrested four persons for impersonating in police constable and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examinations, a senior official said here today. Police constable examination were held on July 14 and 15 and SSC examination yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the four accused yesterday evening when they were waiting to board buses for New Delhi after appearing in the examinations, said ADG (ATS and SOG) Umesh Mishra. The arrested accused includes Pramod Kumar Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Avnish Kumar, all three hailing from Bihar, and Chetram Meena of Rajasthan's Alwar district, he said. A large number of admit cards of SSC, civil defence and constable recruitment examinations were also recovered from their possession apart from photographs, driving licences and photo ID cards of candidates and OMR sheets. Mishra said that investigation has been initiated after registering a case against the accused. A team has been sent to ..
Eight killed in tempo-truck collision in Uttar Pradesh
At least eight persons, including five children, were today killed and two others seriously injured when their tempo collided with a dumper truck in Chitrakoot district, police said. Ten persons were travelling in the tempo when it collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction, killing eight of them on the spot and critically injuring two other children, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Jha said. He said that the age of the children would have been between 6-10 years and the identity of the deceased was yet to be ascertained. The injured were admitted to a hospital, while the bodies of the deceased was sent for post-mortem, the SP said. The dumper truck was seized, while efforts are on to nab the absconding driver, he said.
30 arrested so far in Bidar lynching case
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka G. Parameshwara said so far 30 people have been arrested in the Bidar lynching case where one was lynched to death and two others were injured by mob on suspicion of being child traffickers."I have instructed Director General to take serious action. People can't take law in their hands. I've been told that the police has arrested 30 people. We'll take action against those who were part of it," Parameshwara said.Mohammed Azam, a 32-year-old software engineer, was lynched to death on Friday.The incident took place when Azam and his two friends, who hail from Hyderabad, were visiting their friend Mohammed Bashir in Mandikera village here.The injured, were Qatar nationals.During their visit to the village, they went to sit by a lake where they offered chocolates to some students. The parents and the locals objected to it, realizing they didn't belong from there.As the men were trying to leave, villagers gathered in groups blocking the road and started ...
MP: Three tribals stripped naked, beaten up for diesel 'theft'
A transporter and his friend have been booked for allegedly stripping his three tribal employees naked and assaulting them for 'stealing' 120 litres of diesel from his trucks here, the police said today. The alleged incident occurred on the night of July 11, a police official said. A video of the purported incident has gone viral since then. Sanjeevani Nagar police station inspector Bhuneshwari Chauhan said the prime accused Guddu Sharma, an upper caste, had hired the three men as cleaners and drivers on his trucks. On the night of July 11, Sharma accused the three men of stealing 120 litres of diesel from his trucks, and with the help of his accomplice Sheru (40) made them remove their clothes, Chauhan said. The trio were then lined up facing the closed shutter of a shop on a bypass road and were allegedly beaten up with a baseball bat and a plastic pipe by Sharma and Sheru, the officer said. The victims, all residents of tribal-dominated Mandla district, are identified
HC to examine issue of preventive detention as it curtains person's liberty
Taking note of several cases where persons were arrested or taken into preventive custody as there were "no guidelines", the Delhi High Court has decided to examine the issue saying such instances curtailed the liberty of an individual. Considering that liberty of the detained persons was being curtailed through the use of statutory powers by special executive magistrates (SEM), the court raised another question about the provision of legal aid to such people to make them aware of their rights. "The court proposes to examine the larger issues that arise because it appears that there are large number of similar cases where the powers under sections 107/151 CrPC are being invoked to preventively detain/arrest persons with there being no guidelines as such as to the procedure that has to be followed and the period for which such persons are to be detained," a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel said. It directed the Principal Secretary of Delhi government's Department of Home ..
Australia Spiderman burglar brought to justice
A man who robbed almost 50 houses by scaling the outside of the buildings faced court in Australian on Monday.
Gym instructor beaten to death by unidentified persons
A 25-year-old gym instructor was beaten to death allegedly by unidentified persons here, police said today. The gym instructor, identified as Jyotiranjan Baliarsingh alias Titan was beaten to death by unidentified persons last night at Bahadalpur village under the jurisdiction of Khandagiri police station here last night, following an altercation, they said. Two persons have been detained and they are being questioned, the police said.
Sharif challenges his 10-year jail term
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was given a 10-year jail term this month in a corruption case, challenged his conviction and sought suspension of the guilty verdict, media reports said on Monday.