Recording Of Testimonies Of Child Witnesses Through VC: Supreme Court Asks NALSA To Bear Cost For Honorarium For Remote Point Co-ordinators

While hearing the matter pertaining to the virtual recording of testimonies of child victims/witnesses of human trafficking who are required to travel across states or districts to give evidence in Trial Courts, the Supreme Court, on Monday, asked National Legal Services Authority ("NALSA") to bear the honorarium to be paid to the 'remote point co-ordinators'. To provide...

'Let Swaraj Be Given To The Victims Who Suffer At The Hands Of Modern Day Bureaucrat': Madras HC Orders Pension For Widow Of Freedom Fighter

"The Raj-era had ended. Let Swaraj be given to these unfortunate victims who now suffer at the hands of the modern-day bureaucrat", the court noted in the order.

'All Members Entitled To Vote' : Kerala High Court Revokes Centre's Order Upholding Representative Voting At SNDP Yogam Elections

The Kerala High Court on Monday annulled the order issued by the Central Government in 1962 which upheld representation voting at the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam elections. Unlike the past 46 years, now all members will have the right to vote in the elections. This decision comes in the backdrop of the next election scheduled to take place on February 5.While setting aside...

Delhi Riots| Religious Places Were Purposely Chosen As Protest Sites & Given Secular Names: Prosecution Opposes Umar Khalid's Bail Plea

Opposing Umar Khalid's bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the prosecution on Monday told a Delhi Court that the 2020 sit-in protests were carefully planned, picking strategic protest sites closer to 25 mosques. SPP Amit Prasad submitted that these sites were places with religious significance but were purposely given Secular names to give legitimate appearance to the...

Prima Facie Unfit For Service Due To 'Weak Memory': Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Inquiry Against SHO For Failure To Produce Case Diary

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered enquiry against a Station House Officer (SHO) for not producing case diary in a case despite being repeatedly ordered to do so. Justice Vivek Agarwal also took exception to the "lame excuse" given by the officer that the case diary could not be produced as he had forgotten about the same given his busy schedule."This explanation given...

Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Vires Of 'Street Vendors Act 2014' On A Day To Day Basis

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it will hear a clutch of petitions challenging the vires of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 on a day to day basis. "Since the matter has already been hanging from a long time, we propose to take up the hearing in the petitions on a day to day basis," Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh...

What Are The Rights Of Foreigners With Respect To Visa Restrictions? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the question related to the rights of foreigners with regards to visa restrictions in the second week of March, 2022.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar that in the petition by foreign nationals challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs order blacklisting them for alleged...

Vlogger Sreekanth Vettiyar Approaches Kerala High Court Seeking Pre-Arrest Bail In Rape Case

Popular content creator and vlogger Sreekanth Vettiyar has moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a woman filed an official complaint accusing him of rape.Justice Gopinath P. directed the Public Prosecutor to get instructions and posted the matter to be taken up again on February 2. Vettiyar, known in the State for his 'woke humour', was accused of having raped a woman...

Contempt Proceedings Not Maintainable If Two Interpretations Are Possible & Impugned Action Is Not Contumacious: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has observed that a contempt proceeding would not be maintainable, if two interpretations are possible, and if the action in question is not contumacious. The judgment was delivered in the contempt plea filed for non-compliance of court's order which granted appointment and consequential benefits to the petitioner, a female...

'Whataboutery By State Unbecoming': Prashant Bhushan Reacts To Tripura Govt's Stand On Plea For Probe Into Riots

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for January 31 a writ petition seeking an independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura. The Court adjourned the hearing at the petitioner's request for time to respond to the state's stand that the petitioner, claiming to be a "public-spirited" citizen, has chosen some incident in Tripura but kept silent when severe pre-poll...

Delhi High Court Directs NDMC, Police To Remove Unauthorised Squatting In Sarojini Nagar Market, Ensure Compliance Of Judicial Orders

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation as well as the Delhi Police to remove unauthorised squatting in city's Sarojini Nagar market area and also to ensure strict compliance of it's earlier orders. Appreciating the efforts already undertaken by the authorities, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh sought status reports from the NDMC and...

Section 498A IPC Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar that the retention of...