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Manipur High Court | All State Establishments Obligated to Record Transgender Person’s New Name and Gender in Official Documents

Manipur High Court | All State Establishments Obligated to Record Transgender Person’s New Name and Gender in Official Documents

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Manipur Single Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma held that every establishment within the meaning of Section 2(b) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 is bound to record the new name and gender of transgender persons as per the certificates issued by the District Magistrate under Sections 6 and 7 of the Act. The Court directed the concerned educational boards, universi...

Manipur HC Orders Absorption of Non-Teaching Staff Denied Due to College’s Lapse | Says Employees Cannot Suffer for Employer’s Failure to Forward Names

Manipur HC Orders Absorption of Non-Teaching Staff Denied Due to College’s Lapse | Says Employees Cannot Suffer for Employer’s Failure to Forward Names

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Manipur Division Bench of Chief Justice K. Somashekar and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma has directed the State Government to absorb two non-teaching employees of Kakching Khunou College, noting that their exclusion from the absorption process occurred solely due to a lapse on the part of the college's Governing Body. The court held that "employees should not suffer for the lapses on the part...

Manipur HC Reinstates Home Guard Commanders | Discharge Without Proper Enquiry Violates Natural Justice | Orders Full Service Benefits

Manipur HC Reinstates Home Guard Commanders | Discharge Without Proper Enquiry Violates Natural Justice | Orders Full Service Benefits

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Manipur Single Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma has quashed the discharge orders issued against three personnel of the Manipur Home Guards. The Court directed the State authorities to reinstate the petitioners with full-service benefits, concluding that the discharge orders were passed in contravention of Section 11(4) of the Manipur Home Guards Act, 1989 and Rule 9 of the Manipur Home Guar...

Manipur High Court Slams State For Failing As Model Employer | Quashes ASI Rejection, Says UR Cut-Off Cannot Be Fixed At 51

Manipur High Court Slams State For Failing As Model Employer | Quashes ASI Rejection, Says UR Cut-Off Cannot Be Fixed At 51

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Manipur Single Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma set aside the rejection of a candidate's representation for appointment to the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (Male/Civil) in the Manipur Police Department. The Court held that the authorities failed to provide a valid justification for denying appointment when others similarly placed had been granted such benefit. The Court directed the...

Manipur High Court Modifies Interim Orders | Permits Road Construction While Protecting Petitioners' Possession Rights

Manipur High Court Modifies Interim Orders | Permits Road Construction While Protecting Petitioners' Possession Rights

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Manipur Single Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma has modified interim orders previously issued in two writ petitions concerning the occupation of government land. The Court allowed the State's proposal for the development of a 30 ft. width road along the eastern bank of the Imphal River from Sanjenthong to Minuthong as part of the Imphal Smart City Project, subject to specific conditions. Th...

Minor Contradictions Cannot Eclipse Medico-Legal Truth | Manipur High Court Upholds Gang Rape Conviction | Modifies Sentence Of Primary Accused To 20 Years RI Under Section 376-D IPC

Minor Contradictions Cannot Eclipse Medico-Legal Truth | Manipur High Court Upholds Gang Rape Conviction | Modifies Sentence Of Primary Accused To 20 Years RI Under Section 376-D IPC

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Manipur Division Bench of Justice D. Krishnakumar and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma upheld the conviction of three individuals under Section 376-D of the Indian Penal Code for gang rape. However, the Court partly allowed the criminal appeal by modifying the sentence of one appellant. The Bench reduced the life imprisonment awarded to the first appellant to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to ens...

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