Haridwar Dharam Sansad: Local Court Denies Bail To Jitendra Tyagi Aka Wasim Rizvi For Remarks On Prophet Muhammad

The Haridwar Local Court on Thursday denied bail to hate speech accused Jitendra Tyagi Aka Wasim Rizvi booked for his alleged insulting remarks on Prophet Mohammad which were made during the 'Dharam Sansad' which was held in Haridwar last month. Tyagi has been booked under Sections 153A [Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of...

'Be Careful In Future': Supreme Courts Lets Off 9 TN Govt Officers In Contempt Case After Implementing Directions

The Court said that it deprecated the stubbornness of the officers.

Deposit ₹5 Lacs Toward 'Army Battle Casualty Welfare Fund': Allahabad High Court Imposes Bail Condition In NDPS Case

While granting bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Allahabad High Court recently imposed directed him to deposit a bank draft of ₹5 Lacs in the account of 'Army Battle Casualty Welfare Fund'.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh has asked the accused, Rajneesh Kumar Gupta to deposit the said amount and submit a receipt thereof...

Kerala High Court Comes Down On Relaxations Allowed Ahead Of CPI(M) District Meet Amid COVID Surge; Bans Gathering Above 50 Persons In Kasargod

The Kerala High Court on Friday barred all public gatherings exceeding 50 individuals in the Kasargod district for a week citing the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, posing a major setback to the ongoing District Meet of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist)The Court passed the order in a writ petition which alleged that the District Collector had revoked an earlier order that...

Woman Marries Against Wishes Of Parents: High Court Directs Delhi Police To Provide Safe Travel Passage For Uniting Her With Husband

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to provide a safe travel passage to a woman who had married a man against the wishes of her family. The husband was employed in Chennai. Uniting the woman with her husband, Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani took note of the fact that both were major individuals and that the woman had married with her own free will...

Section 5 Limitation Act Does Not Apply To Institution Of Civil Suit In Civil Court: Supreme Court

Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to the institution of civil suit in the Civil Court, the Supreme Court said in a judgment on Friday (21 Jan 2022)The court observed thus while setting aside a judgment passed by the NCDRC in which it observed that the complainant would be at liberty to seek remedy in the competent Civil Court. The Commission further observed that if he chooses...

COVID Surge: Punjab & Haryana High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till February 28

Restoring a suo moto case registered in the year 2021, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till February 28, 2022.This has been done as the court has noted that owing to a sudden and alarming surge in the number of people, who have been tested Covid positive,...

Muslim Girl's Religion Allegedly Converted By Arya Samaj Trust: MP High Court Issues Notice As State Calls It 'Serious' Issue

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) recently issued a notice to the Arya Samaj Vivah Mandir Trust in a matter wherein a Muslim girl's religion was allegedly converted to Hinduism in an Arya Samaj temple.The Bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava has sought the presence of the Priest/Manager of the Trust before the Court as the state argued that the matter...

Marital Rape - Expectation Of Sexual Relations Cannot Lead To Husband Having Forcible Sex With Wife: Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday 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 expectation of...

Revisional Jurisdiction Of NCDRC Extremely Limited, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the revisional jurisdiction of the National Commission under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act is extremely limited.It should be exercised only in case as contemplated within the parameters specified in the said provision, namely when it appears to the National Commission that the State Commission had exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law,...

Supreme Court Permits Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. To Put Up Advertisements On Noida Side Of DND Flyway

The Supreme Court of India Wednesday allowed the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. it to put up advertisements on the NOIDA side of the DND Flyway.A bench comprising Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice B.R. Gavai today allowed an Application by the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd seeking direction to maintain status quo with respect to display of outdoor advertisements along the DND Flyway and to direct...

Bulli Bai App Case Vishal Jha, First Arrestee Approaches Sessions Court for Bail, Hearing on Monday

Engineering student Vishal Jha, the first accused to be arrested in the Bulli Bai App Case from Bangalore, approached the Sessions Court seeking bail after a Metropolitan Magistrate's court rejected his bail application yesterday. The plea will be heard on Monday. Jha, was arrested on January 4 in the case. He and two others are booked under sections 154(A), 153(B), 295(A), 509, 500...