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Freedom Of Speech & Expression Does Not Permit A Person To Question The Status Of A Part Of The Country Or Its People: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that the freedom of speech and expression cannot be stretched to such a limit as to allow an individual to call Kashmir an occupancy of the military or to say that the people of Kashmir are being held as slaves. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "In my opinion, the freedom of speech and expression...
Tripura SC/ST Reservation Rules | Enquiry For Verifying Caste Certificate Not Absolutely Barred In View Of Favourable Report By SDM: High Court
The Tripura High Court recently dismissed the plea of a person claiming to belong to scheduled caste, seeking quashing the summons issued by Member-Secretary, State Level Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) calling upon the petitioner to appear before the Committee for verification. The decision came from Justice T. Amarnath Goud who held that merely because the Petitioner had a favourable...
S.6 SRA | Limitation Period For Instituting Suit For Recovery Of Possession Is 6 Months: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently held that period of limitation for instituting a suit for recovery of possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is six months. The period of limitation prescribed for instituting a suit for recovery of possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act is six months. The bench comprising Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Ashish Mishra
The Allahabad High Court today rejected the bail plea of the Union Minister's Son, Ashish Mishra, who is a prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case. The Court said that if he is granted bail there are chances that he may influence the witnesses.Mishra is facing a case of Murder for an incident that took place on October 3, 2021, when four protesting farmers were killed after they...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Permanent Hearing Of Cases Pending In Allahabad HC Pertaining To Western UP Through Hybrid Mode
A plea has been filed in Supreme Court seeking for permanent hearing of cases pending in Allahabad High Court pertaining to Western UP through hybrid mode. Preferred by Advocate Anas Chaudhary, the writ petition had also sought for establishing dedicated filing counter and virtual hearing set up in District and sessions court of Western UP for hearing cases through hybrid mode in Allahabad...
Food Adulteration Act | Statutory Procedure For Drawing Samples Is Mandatory: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Reverse Acquittal
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the order of acquittal in a matter involving offences under Sections 2(ia)(a)(f)(m) and Section 7(1)(5) and Section 16(1) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The Bench comprising Dr Justice Ashokkumar Joshi found that the Sanitary Inspector while collecting the sample of soji had failed to seal the product in a wooden box and had not made...
Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : Supreme Court Dismisses Mother's Plea To Review Its Judgment Commuting Death Sentence Of Convict
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by a mother seeking review of its Judgment commuting the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for the rape and murder of her four-year-old daughter.The court said that the commutation of sentence of death to that of life imprisonment was done by it after bestowing attention to the relevant factors.The bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit,...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Three Accused Of Agitation Over Renaming District After Ambedkar
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to three persons accused of being part of a violent mob that agitated against renaming of Konaseema District after Dr. BR Ambedkar, last month.A single judge bench of Justice Ravi Cheemalapati heard three criminal petitions seeking regular bail. The accused persons had been charged with offences punishable under the Indian Penal...
Facts Revealed By Accused In Custody About Discovery, Not Acceptance Of Guilt, Can Be Treated As Legal Evidence U/S 27 Evidence Act: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court recently acquitted a man convicted for charges of murder under section 302 IPC, while observing that there wasn't sufficient evidence on record to prove his guilt and that mere statement of the co accused isn't enough to convict him. The bench of Justice Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh also reiterated that only that much of the statement made by an accused...
Delhi High Court Restrains 26 Rogue Websites & Apps From Violating Broadcasting Rights Of Sports Streaming Platform 'FanCode'
The Delhi High Court has issued an interim order restraining 26 rogue websites and apps said to be unauthorizedly telecasting, broadcasting and streaming certain cricketing events whose broadcasting rights have been exclusively acquired by Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. which owns famous sports streaming platform 'FanCode'.A single judge bench of Justice Pratibha Singh observed,"In the...
Twitter Says Its Business Will Close If Accounts Are Blocked Without Reasons; Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by Twitter Inc challenging the blocking orders issued by the Centre.A single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit posted the matter to August 25. The Court has allowed Twitter to place the blocking orders before the Court in sealed cover. The Court also directed Twitter to share all documents...