Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 27) quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive post made on X (formerly Twitter), by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and...

'Accused Mowed Down Deceased Woman In Utter Disregard To Humanity': Bombay HC Denies Relief To Mihir Shah, Another In Worli Hit & Run Case

The Bombay High Court while refusing to grant any relief to Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the infamous Worli Hit-n-Run Case, voiced its concern over the need to prioritise the rights' of the victims and also to strike a balance between the rights of the victim and the accused as well.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande in its November 25 order noted the...

Madras High Court Upholds 'Only Hindus' Condition For Appointment In Temple-Run Self-Financing College, Applies Article 16(5)

The Madras High Court recently held that a self-financing institution which is run by a temple would not come within the purview of Article 16(1) and Article 16(2) of the Constitution. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh thus observed that only Hindus would be eligible for appointment in such institutions as it is covered under Article 16(5) of the Constitution. The court highlighted that...

'Pains Judicial Conscience': P&H High Court Seeks Explanation From Magistrate Who Issued Release Warrant Without Compliance Of Bail Condition

Observing that the judicial conscience of the Court is shocked about the manner in which the release warrant was issued by a Judicial Magistrate, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought explanation from the judge.The Court found that the JMIC of Ambala issued a release warrant for an accused in a cheating case without compliance of the pre-condition of bail imposed by the High...

UP Police Invokes Offence Of Endangering Sovereignty, Unity Of India Against Mohammed Zubair Over His 'X Post', Allahabad HC Told

The Allahabad High Court was today informed that Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalises acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, has been added in the FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair by Ghaziabad police last month. The FIR has been filed pursuant to a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the...

UAPA | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Indulging In 'Anti-National Activities' With Pakistani National

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistani national and arranging money for "anti-national activities."The Court noted that no no recovery of arms and ammunition or any other incriminating material has been effected from him and in custody for about 2...

'Candidate Cannot Produce Documents At Document Verification Stage', Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition

A Division Bench of Delhi High court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed a Petition of a candidate seeking to set aside the rejection of his candidature due to having produced an experience certificate at the stage of document verification. The Bench held that the Advertisement specified the date of uploading the documents and it could not be considered a...

Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked To Challenge Arbitral Award, Only To Circumvent Statutory Requirement Of S.19 Of MSMED Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, while hearing a writ petition challenging an arbitral award passed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSFEC), has held that invoking the writ jurisdiction to challenge an arbitral award would circumvent the statutory requirement of pre-deposit u/s 19 of the MSMED Act, and would amount to defeating the...

Kerala High Court Orders Strict Compliance Of Food Safety Standards For Eateries Selling Shawarma, Cancellation Of License For Violations

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 27) ordered the authorities to conduct periodical inspections and supervisions on hotels, vendors and restaurants selling Shawarma to ensure that there is strict compliance of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Court further ordered that the license of eateries selling Shawarma without adhering to safety standards must be cancelled...

6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks

In what comes as a relief to around six thousand law graduates, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (November 27) directed the State Bar Council to provisionally enrol lawyers within a two-week time, subject to the verification to be done by the Council. The process was halted for almost 4 months.On November 11, a PIL was filed by Rakesh Singh Bhadoria, former Joint Secretary of the...

Gauhati High Court Directs Nagaland Govt To Inform On Availability of Blood Banks, Blood Storage Units In All 17 Districts

The Kohima bench of the Gauhati High Court recently directed the Nagaland Government to apprise about the status of existence or the availability of Blood Banks as well as Blood Storage Units in all the 17 districts of the State. In doing so the court observed that the issue was of substantial importance to the citizens particularly to those residing in rural areas and not having access...

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor

While staying further proceedings in a POCSO Act case registered against a 52-year-old woman on a complaint by the parents of a minor boy, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 27) orally said that considering the case was against a woman it would have to lay down whether the law is gender neutral or not. The court further orally expressed its "shock", adding that it had come...