Supreme Court Directs WhatsApp And Other Intermediaries To Inform Measures To Prevent Digital Arrest Scam & Cybercrimes

The Supreme Court has recently directed WhatsApp and other similar intermediaries to inform it of the measures the intermediaries propose to undertake to prevent digital arrest scams and cybercrimes.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V Mohana issued the direction while hearing the suo motu case (In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest...

Hindu Succession | Grandson Has No Birthright In Property Devolved On Father In Partition Of Grandfather's Estate : Supreme Court

Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act is to be read as a self-contained provision laying down the scheme of devolution of the property of the Hindu male dying intestate

Supreme Court Directs UP Gov To Identify Undertrials Granted Bail But Haven't Been Released From Jail In 75 Districts

The Supreme Court recently directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to carry out an exercise identifying all undertrial prisoners in 55 districts who have been granted bail but have not been released due to failure to comply with bail conditions, including execution of sureties.The Court has stated that the exercise would cover all undertrial prisoners irrespective of whether they have engaged...

JHALSA Celebrates Diwali Across Jharkhand, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad Interacts With Children At Ranchi Observation Home

The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), under the directions of its Executive Chairman, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad of the Jharkhand High Court, organised Diwali celebrations and special interaction programmes across Children's Homes, Shelter Homes, Old Age Homes and Observation Homes throughout Jharkhand, with the aim of extending the festive spirit to children and...

Compulsory Retirement Order Not Punitive Or Stigmatic, So No Hearing Of Employee Needed : Supreme Court

The Court further held that an order of compulsory retirement cannot be challenged by contending that another similarly placed officer was not subjected to same action.

Public Servant Arrested & Kept In Custody For More Than 48 Hours Is Deemed Suspended; No Specific Order Needed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a public servant who is arrested and is kept in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is under 'deemed suspension', and that no specific order is required for this. With this, the bench also expressed its concern that a Bihar hospital manager accused in a bribery case had been reinstated in the same hospital, on the same post.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala...

Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan To Frame Policy For Financial Assistance To Industries Setting Up Zero Liquid Discharge Plants

The Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan government to formulate a comprehensive policy for extending financial assistance to industrial units seeking to establish Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plants.The Court directed the state to consider applications for such assistance on a case-to-case basis pending formulation of the policy.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta...

Judge's Temperamental Issues Don't Mean Dishonesty Or Lack Of Integrity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Allahabad High Court administration's plea against a judicial officer, noting that mere insubordination of a judicial officer could not render suspect the "integrity" of that officer. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana refused to entertain the challenge of the High Court administration, noting that the judicial...

Supreme Court Disposes Of 2006 Plea Seeking Better Implementation Of PC&PNDT Act Due To Amendments Made In Over Two Decades

The Supreme Court disposed of a writ petition filed in 2006 by the Voluntary Health Association of Punjab, seeking wide-ranging directions for the implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex-Selection) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT Act).A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya disposed of the plea...

Doctor Assault Case: Kerala Court Denies Regular Bail To Actors Athulya Chandra, Bipin Perumpally

A Kerala court on Saturday (November 7) denied regular bail to actors Athulya Chandra and Bipin Perumpally, who were booked for assaulting and robbing a doctor.A detailed order is awaited.Smt. Kavya Soman, Judicial First Class Magistrate VIII (Ernakulam) dismissed the bail applications of the actors, who are named as the first and third accused in the FIR by the Kadavanthra Police.According...

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Kerala Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To UP Influencer Booked For Remarks On Kashi Art Cafe, Asks Him To Appear For Investigation

A Kerala court on Friday (November 6) granted anticipatory bail to Uttar Pradesh-based actor/filmmaker/vlogger Amrith Singh, who was booked for making communal remarks about Kashi Art Cafe on Instagram.It is alleged that Singh uploaded a video on his instagram account, 'littichoka_up' with around 3 lakh followers, displaying that beef was sold in art cafe in Fort Kochi named after a sacred...