Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Former Tihar Jail Official In Inmate Ankit Gujjar Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has recently denied bail to a former Deputy Superintendent of Tihar jail in the murder case of inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old alleged gangster, who was found dead inside the prison in 2021. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain denied bail to the then jail official Narender Meena, keeping in view the nature and gravity of the offences and the likelihood of him influencing...

Finalise Draft Rules Under Freedom Of Religion Act 1978 Within Six Months: Gauhati High Court To Arunachal Pradesh Govt

The Gauhati High Court on Monday asked the State of Arunachal Pradesh to finalise rules under Section 8 of Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978 within six months. The division bench of Justice Kardak Ete and Justice Budi Habung sitting at Itanagar observed:“…we expect the concerned authorities to be mindful of their obligations and the draft rules would be finalized within a...

Delhi High Court Seeks SOP From Social Media Platforms To Prevent Delay In Sharing Of Information About 'Missing Persons' With Police

The Delhi High Court has recently directed social media platforms like Google, Meta, WhatsApp and Twitter to produce their standard operating procedure (SOP) on dealing with requests of the law enforcement agencies seeking information about missing persons. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma observed that in some habeas corpus petitions, there is...

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, India Today's Aroon Purie Agree To Explore Possibility Of Mediation Over Defamation Dispute

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai and Chairman of India Today Group Aroon Purie on Tuesday agreed before the Delhi High Court to explore the possibility of arriving at an amicable settlement over a criminal defamation case filed by the senior lawyer. “After hearing the submissions of the petitioner (Purie) and complainant (Rai), the parties have agreed to explore the possibility of arriving at...

Gauhati High Court Expresses Concern Over "Deplorable" Condition Of NH 415 Near Itanagar, Seeks Progress Report

The Gauhati High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5000/- on the Arunachal Pradesh Government authorities for not furnishing a status report on the four-laning of Itanagar to Banderdewa section of NH 415.The division bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Kardak Ete further observed,“In the event, the status report as indicated above along with the bar chart showing the timelines...

YouTuber Booked For Rape, Abetting Influencer Partner's Suicide Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail

Binoy, a 21-year-old social media influencer booked for offences for rape and abetting the suicide of his girlfriend has approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail.The crime was registered under Sections 363, 354D, 376 (1), 312, 306, 34 of the IPC, Sections 4 read with 3 (a), 6 read with 5 (1), 5 (j)(i), 5 (j)(ii), 8 read with7, 10 read with 9 (j)(ii), 9(ii), 12 read with 11 (iv), 21 read...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court To Hear Congress Leader Jagdish Tyler's Plea Against Murder Charge On Nov 29

Congress leader Jagdish Tyler on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the framing of murder charges against him in a case relating to killing of three individuals during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri heard the matter and listed the case for further hearing on November 29. However, the court did not issue notice on the petition today. Senior Advocate Arvind...

Plea Challenges Delhi Govt's Decision To Include 'Suspect' Column In Chargesheet, High Court Directs Principal Secy To Decide

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government's Principal Secretary (Home) to consider as representation a PIL challenging the legality of Column 12 included in Police Charge Sheet, for inclusion of details of 'suspect' in a criminal case.The petitioner, Jamshed Ansari, sought a declaration that Column 12 of the Final Report Form prescribed by the Delhi government is arbitrary and does...

Kerala High Court Orally Orders For Preservation Of CP(I)M Leader MM Lawrence's Mortal Remains Till Thursday

The Kerala High Court on Monday orally noted that there appear to be some vitiating factors in the order passed by the Principal of the Ernakulam Government Medical College hospital for donating the body of the veteran CPI(M) leader MM Lawrence to the medical college.The Court made the observations in the petition moved by Asha Lawrence, daughter, who has approached the Court aggrieved by...

Gujarat High Court Directs Strict Implementation Of 'Helmet Rule', Repair Of Potholes In View Of Upcoming Navratri Festival

While hearing a suo motu PIL pertaining to traffic congestion and its management in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court in an interim direction passed last week, directed the authorities to ensure strict implementation of the 'Helmet Rule' in respect of two wheeler riders and repair potholes on roads in view of the upcoming Navratri festival.A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Centre's Decision To Block 'Hindutva Watch' Account Disproportionate: X Tells Delhi High Court

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has contended before the Delhi High Court that the decision of the Union Government to block the account of “Hindutva Watch” is disproportionate and exceeds the limits prescribed under Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India. X has filed its reply to a writ petition filed by Raqib Hameed, a Jammu and Kashmir based journalist, against the order blocking X...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: 23 September – 29 September, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 136-142]Mukeshbhai Mohanlal Saragra V/S State Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 136 M/S. Gayatri Steel Company Vs. The Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 137 Hindustan Chemicals Company Versus Cyanides And Chemicals Karmachari Sangh & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 138 Hareshkumar Bhupatbhai Panchani v. Income Tax Officer 2024 LiveLaw...