Decline In Population Of Indigenous Cows: Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Artificial Insemination Using Exotic Foreign Breeds

Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL filed seeking directions to Centre and States to take steps for the artificial insemination of Non-Descript indigenous Cows using the semen from pure/descript Indigenous Breeds as opposed to 'Exotic' Foreign Breeds.A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli has issued notice to the Union of India and all...

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Making Or Continuing Entries In Rowdy Register /History Sheets In Light Of 'Privacy Jurisprudence'

The Karnataka High Court recently issued guidelines to be followed by the police before entering the name of an individual to the Register of Rowdies, which is maintained by every police station. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said, "The implications of the name of an individual being entered, and indefinitely continued in the 'Register of Rowdies' are far reaching....

"Sport Is Suffering": Delhi High Court Appoints Court Commissioner For Conducting Elections To Executive Committee Of Taekwondo Federation Of India

The Delhi High Court has appointed a Court Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer for the purpose of conducting elections for the executive committee of the Taekwondo Federation of India.Observing that the sport of Taekwondo was suffering and the genuine Taekwondo players were not getting the opportunity to represent the country, Justice Rekha Palli said:"It would, therefore, be in the interest...

Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Allahabad HC For Keeping Azam Khan's Bail Plea Pending, Adjourns Hearing To May 11 To 'Give A Chance'

The Supreme Court, on Friday adjourned to May 11 the application filed by MLA Samajwadi Party Mohammad Azam Khan, seeking bail. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai noted that Allahabad High Court has already reserved its order in Khan's application for bail. The Apex Court asked the Registry to list the matter on Wednesday, to give time to the High Court to pass...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Grants One Week For Filing Relevant Documents, Adjourns Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam's Bail Pleas

The Delhi High Court on Friday once again adjourned hearing in the appeals filed by student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam challenging the Trial Court's orders refusing them bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar will now be hearing bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam on May 19 and...

BREAKING| Calcutta High Court Directs IPS Officer Amit P. Javalgi To Supervise Probe Into Moynaguri Sexual Assault Case

The Calcutta High Court vide order dated May 4, 2022 has directed IPS officer Amit P. Javalgi to oversee the investigation into the case of death by suicide by a class eight girl at Moynaguri, West Bengal following the commission of the offence of attempt to rape upon her. The minor victim girl who had set herself ablaze following a threat to withdraw a police complaint regarding the rape...

Objection Not Invited From Local Residents, No Report From Higher Level Committee: MP High Court Restrains Liquor Shop From Conducting Business

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, restrained a liquor shop-cum-bar from conducting business till the disposal of the Petition, whereby the Petitioners were seeking its closure on grounds that it was creating nuisance and that it was being run in violation of the Excise Statute and Policy of the State. Granting interim relief to the Petitioners, Justice Vishal...

Crossed Line Of Free Speech But Prima Facie Sedition Not Made Out: Special Court On MP Navneet Rana & MLA Ravi Rana Bail

While observing that independent MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana had crossed that line of freedom and speech in their interviews to the media in the Hanuman Chalisa row, their acts were prima facie not seditious, the Special Court had said in their bail order. On Wednesday, the special court granted the duo conditional bail in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the...

Breaking: MP High Court Acquits Man Wrongly Convicted For Murder And Imprisoned For 13 Years, Directs State To Pay Him Rs. 42 Lakhs For Malicious Investigation

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently set aside the conviction of a man for murder and further directed the State to pay him compensation worth Rs. 42 Lakhs, observing that his conviction was a result of a botch and maliciously motivated investigation by an 'outrightly partisan' police. While directing the State to pay compensation, the division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan...

Patna High Court To Remain In Session For Extra 30 Minutes After Court Hours To Take Up Pending Bail Applications

In an endeavor to take up the "pending Bail applications", the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court has decided that the Benches will remain in session for an extra 'half an hour' after court hours at 04:15 pm from April 25, 2022. The notification issued by the High Court administration states that the Benches shall remain in session from 04.15 pm to 04.45 pm for exclusive hearing of...

Power Of Superintendence U/Art. 227 Limited, Can't Interfere Merely To Substitute View: Gujarat HC Refuses To Direct Repairs On Suit Property

Averring that the powers under Article 227 of the Constitution should be exercised sparingly, only with a view to keep the Tribunals/ subordinate Courts within the bounds of their authority, the Gujarat High Court has rejected a petition praying for a direction upon the Respondent to carry out necessary repairs in the suit property. The petitioner had approached the High Court against...

Marshalling Of Prosecution Witnesses Not Permitted At Stage Of Bail: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Considering the categorical statement made by a 11-yr-old rape victim, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently rejected the bail application of the accused stating that at the stage of consideration of bail, marshalling of the prosecution witnesses is not permitted. Justice Anil Verma observed: "At the stage of consideration of bail, marshalling of the prosecution witnesses is...