Will Withdraw Notice Banning Eating Of Non-Veg Food Around Sri Honneshwara Deity Temple: State Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka government informed the High Court on Wednesday that it "will withdraw notice" a notice issued by the concerned jurisdictional police stipulating not to sacrifice animals and consume non-vegetarian food around the precincts of Sri Honneshwara Deity temple located in Shivanagere Village in Tumakuru district.The state government said that it would issue a fresh notice within a...

Calcutta High Court Questions Delhi Police Over Alleged Deportation Of Bengali Migrant Family To Bangladesh Within 2 Days Of Detention Order

The Calcutta High Court has questioned the Delhi police over the "hasty" deportation of a Bengali-migrant family from Birbhum district to Bangladesh within 48 hours of a detention order being passed against them.The questions were raised by a division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakroborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra.Ashok Kr Chakraborty, the Additional Solicitor General appearing for...

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Order Summoning Journalists On Lawyer's Defamation Complaint Over Brij Bhushan's Letters To CM

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a summoning order passed by the Special CJM Court in Lucknow against two journalists in a defamation complaint filed by a lawyer over the alleged publication of the ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's letter to the CM. For context, in the said letter, the lawyer in question was alleged to have been defamed. Thus, he moved...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against 'Unchecked Political Expenditure'; Asks Litigant To Approach Centre

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 10) refused to entertain a PIL highlighting the issue of unchecked and excessive political expenditure, misuse of government machinery during elections, lack of voter awareness and need for electoral reforms. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela closed the plea filed by Aakash Goel, an...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Accused In 2012 Pune Serial Blasts Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 9) granted bail to one of the accused in the 2012 serial bomb blasts case in Pune on the ground of delayed trial.Five low intensity explosions took place in Pune City on the evening of August 1, 2012, in which one person was injured. Apart from five bomb blasts, one live bomb was found in the carrier basket of Hero Street Ranger black colour...

Patna High Court Questions DB's Competence To Take Up Suo Motu Case Over 'Assault' On Lawyers Sans Roster; Seeks Probe Update

The Patna High Court today questioned the competence of a Division Bench (DB-3) of the HC to entertain a motion concerning the alleged assault on two HC lawyers by school guards outside DPS, Patna, and initiate suo motu proceedings despite not having the roster on the related subject. For context, the matter, which was registered as a criminal writ suo motu case on the orders...

Delhi High Court Asks Priya Kapur To Disclose All Assets Of Sunjay Kapur In Plea By Karisma Kapoor's Children For Share In Father's Estate

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 10) directed late Sanjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur to disclose all his assets in a suit filed by Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's children seeking share in the personal assets of their late father. Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12.Issuing notice on the plea for interim relief, Justice Jyoti Singh while dictating the order said:"Let plaint...

Bombay High Court Asks Mumbai Police Not To File Chargesheet Against Kannada Actor Dhruva Sarja In Cheating Case

In a temporary respite for popular Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja alias Dhruva Kumar, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the Mumbai Police not to file chargesheet in a criminal case lodged against him by filmmaker Raghavendra Hegde for allegedly duping him of Rs 9 crore.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad passed an order directing the Mumbai...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Agniveer Personnel Over Discovery Of Ammunition In Flight Baggage

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against an Agniveer— attached with a unit of the Indian Army, over discovery of live ammunition from his baggage while travelling from Delhi to Kolkata.Justice Amit Mahajn observed that the case seems to be of Agniveer's oversight and “mere custody (of ammunition), without being aware of such possession does not constitute an offence under...

Bharat Mata Portrait Row: Kerala High Court Refuses To Interfere With KU Registrar's Suspension, Asks Syndicate To Decide

The Kerala High Court today refused to interfere with the suspension of Kerala University Registrar Prof. Dr. K S Anilkumar, in connection with the Bharat Mata portrait row.Justice T R Ravi instead directed the Vice Chancellor to convene a meeting of the varsity Syndicate, which will decide the issue.“Challenge against suspension fails and the prayers regarding the same are rejected....

2008 Malegaon Blast: Victims Move Bombay High Court Challenging Special Court Order Acquitting Pragya Thakur, Other Accused

Victims of the 2008 Malegaon Bomb Blast case have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the judgment of the special court which had acquitted all the accused in the case including former BJP leader Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit.The appeal filed by Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, is likely to be heard by a division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale, on September...

Human Teeth Are Not A 'Deadly Weapon' Under Section 324 IPC: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has partly allowed a revision petition, holding that human teeth are not considered as a “deadly weapon” under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribes punishment for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons.Justice Rakesh Kainthla stated: “………injury caused by teeth does not fall within the purview of Section 324 of the IPC ....