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SC: Rights of Under-trial Includes Right to Receive Medical Attention - 30.09.2022

Supreme Court while directing Superintendent of Taloja Jail to take Gautam Navlakha to a hospital of his choice immediately for a thorough medical check-up, has held that right of an under-trial trial to receive medical attention would be a fundamental right.

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Delhi HC: DTC Must Check Antecedents of Employees - 30.09.2022

Delhi High Court while observing that Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is not expected to unleash untrained and unlicensed drivers on unsuspecting innocent public, has held that public transport undertaking is required to check antecedents of its prospective employees.

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Ker. HC: Possession of Higher Qualification Presupposes Acquisition of Lower Qualification - 30.09.2022

Kerala High Court has held that possession of higher qualifications by candidate in selection process presupposes acquisition of lower qualification, and where candidate doesn’t hold essential qualification, but higher qualification, the same couldn’t be taken to disqualify the candidate.

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SC: Wife Conceiving Out of Forced Sex Can Seek Abortion Under MTP Act - 29.09.2022

Supreme Court while observing that rape must be held to include ‘marital rape’ for purpose of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, has held that wives who conceived out of forced sex by husbands, will also come within ambit of ‘survivors of sexual assault/rape/incest’ mentioned in MTP Rules.

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SC: Speaker Can't Deny Pension & Other Benefits to MLAs While Disqualifying Them Under 10th Schedule - 29.09.2022

Supreme Court has held that under the Xth Schedule of the Constitution, the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly does not have power to deny pension and other benefits available to a former MLA while deciding a disqualification plea against him.

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Kerala HC Directs PFI to Deposit Over Rs 5 Crores Towards Hartal Damages - 29.09.2022

Kerala High Court has directed Popular Front of India (PFI) to deposit amount of Rs.5.20 crores towards damages estimated by State Government as well as KSRTC as arising from destruction/damage caused to public/private property in State, within a period of two weeks.

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Delhi HC: Issuance of Notice to Unrelated Mail Address Does Not Constitute Due Despatch - 29.09.2022

Delhi High Court has held that the issuance of e-mail-attaching electronic notice to an unrelated e-mail address does not constitute due despatch and, therefore, the notices cannot be said to have been issued on 31st March 2021.

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Delhi HC: No PMLA Proceedings After Quashing of FIR Against Accused - 28.09.2022

Delhi High Court while seting aside the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against Indiabulls Housing and Finance Limited (IHFL) and its employees, has held that proceedings under PMLA cannot be continued after quashing of FIR against the accused.

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Del HC: Recovery of Annual Report & Share Cert. from Assessee's Premises Not Incriminating Documents - 28.09.2022

Delhi High Court has held that the recovery of the annual report and the share certificate of the assessee premises cannot be considered to be incriminating documents.

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SC: Litigant Can't be Expected to Wait Indefinitely for Reasons - 28.09.2022

Supreme Court while stressing on the need to immediately deliver judgments has observed that a litigant cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for availability of the reasons for a Court Order.

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