Supreme Court to Hear Bihar Govt.’s Appeal regarding reservation in State
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the Patna High Court’s June 20 verdict setting aside the increase in reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs) from 50% to 65 in admission to educational institutions and government
Breath Analyzer Not Conclusive Proof of Alcohol Consumption; Emphasizes Blood and Urine Tests for Accurate Results: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has ruled that a breath analyzer report is not a conclusive proof of a person’s consumption of liquor. Justice Bibek Chaudhuri stated that blood sample and urine tests are the correct method to determine if a person has consumed
Husband’s request for money from his wife’s parents to support their child is not considered a dowry demand: Patna HC
It has been recently observed by the Patna High Court that when a husband requests money from his wife’s parents to meet the expenses of the upbringing of the couple’s newborn child, then such a demand does not amount to dowry harassment. Justice
Patna HC says city is not safe for anyone if lawyers can be assaulted
The Patna HC said that the city of Patna is not safe for anyone to live in if the lawyers can get attacked late at night The police in the area of Jakkanpur area was condemned by the court as when the lawyer
‘Body cremated in Absence of Parents, No arrest’: Patna High Court orders enquiry into ‘flimsy investigation’ in honor killing case
Written by Shaurya Mahajan The Patna High Court today Umesh Kumar vs The State Of Bihar ordered an enquiry, to be conducted by the Additional Director General of Police, into the “casual” and “flimsy” investigation conducted by the Police in an honor killing
Example of How Not To Write A Judgment: Patna High Court Sets Aside Death Sentence.
A division bench of the Patna HC was in course to conform the death sentence awarded (Under Section 302) to the accused Nasiruddin Mian, the same was rejected and while rejecting the death sentence the HC went to the extent of saying, “…this
