Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Arrested For Mocking PM Modi And Home Minister Amit Shah

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to a doctor arrested for allegedly mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in an AI generated video after Operation Sindoor.Mushtaq Ahmed, an orthopedic by profession, was booked under Sections 152 (Acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India), 197(1)(d) (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to...

Kerala High Court Cancels KEAM Exam Results, Says Prospectus Can't Be Changed At Final Stage

In a setback to the Kerala Government, the High Court on Wednesday (July 9) directed the cancellation of Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM) exam results, observing that changing the Prospectus at the final stage was a mistake. Justice D.K. Singh thus set aside the rank list published as per the amended prospectus (Exhibit P6) and directed that a new, revised rank list be...

'Are Paying Commuters Not Entitled To Smooth Commute?' Kerala High Court Questions Toll Collection On NH 544 Amid Poor Road Condition

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday raised concerns over the continued toll collection on the Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in NH 544, despite reports indicating poor and obstructed road conditions.The matter came up before the division bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Johnson John. Justice Mustaque stressed that the commuters paying toll are entitled to well-maintained roads,...

Delhi Riots: Police Says Delay Alone No Reason For Bail Under UAPA, High Court Reserves Order On Tasleem Ahmed's Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the bail plea filed by Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar reserved the order after hearing Advocate Mehmood Pracha for Ahmed and SPP Amit Prasad representing the...

J&K High Court Orders Compensation Of Over ₹11 Lakhs For Death Due To Falling 11,000 KV Supply Wire, Says Negligence Of Power Dept Is Presumed

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court upheld the writ court's finding of negligence on the part of the Power Development Department in the electrocution death of a 45-year-old man, holding that such hazardous activities attract presumed negligence, especially when no contrary material is brought on record by the department.A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Sanjeev...

Reservation Benefit Cannot Be Claimed Retrospectively If Community Was Added To OBC List After Application Deadline Had Passed: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that a candidate who applied under the general category cannot later claim the benefit of reservation if their community was added to the OBC list after the application's last date.A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Johnson John allowed a plea filed by Sini K.V., who challenged an order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal...

Udaipur Files Row: CBFC Says Alleged Offending Portions Have Been Cut From Film, Delhi High Court Asks Producer To Screen Movie For Parties

After the censor board told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 9) that the alleged offending portions in the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' have been removed, the court directed the film's producer to arrange a screening of the film today so that counsel for the parties opposing its release can view the same. The court was hearing a batch of pleas moved by various...

Will Certify 'Janaki v. State of Kerala' If Title Changed To 'V. Janaki', 2 Changes In Film Instead Of 96 Cuts: CBFC Tells Kerala High Court

The Central Board of Film Certification today informed the Kerala High Court that it is willing to certify Suresh Gopi Starrer "JSK: Janaki v. State of Kerala" if the producers change the name 'Janaki' in title to 'V Janaki'.Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud appearing for the Board submitted that the name of the character in the movie is Janaki Vidhyadharan and so the production can consider the...

Corporal Punishment By Teachers Not Crime Unless Penal Law Provides But Extreme/Sadistic Actions Can Constitute Offence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that caning of students by teachers or corporal punishment would not constitute an offence under the BNS and Juvenile Justice Act, (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, as the statutes stand now.The Court however underscored that it is not excluding a case where any "corporal punishment is inflicted on any vital part" of child's body, nor was it...

Karnataka High Court Stays Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event

The Karnataka High Court, in an interim order on Tuesday (July 8) stayed the suspension of Deputy Secretary K J Jalajakshi–working in the Karnataka State Legislative Council–on the allegation that he failed to keep the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar on the Constitutional Day function conducted on 26.11.2024.Issuing notice to the respondents and directing them to file their response...

ED Can Lodge Cases Under PMLA While Relying On Predicate Offences Under BNS, As It Replaced IPC: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 8) held that 'predicate offences' lodged under the newly introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) can be treated as 'scheduled offences' under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), even if its schedule only refers to the repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC).Single-judge Justice Amit Borkar while rejecting a bail...

Rajasthan High Court Extends Asaram's Interim Bail Till August 12 In Rape Case, Days After Gujarat High Court's Final Extension Order

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (July 8) extended the interim bail of Asaram till August 12, who is serving a life sentence in connection with a 2013 rape caseThe division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vineet Kumar Mathur while taking note of Gujarat High Court's order from last week, in its order underscored that "no further indulgence" would be granted to Asaram."Following...