Suresh Chavhanke's Alleged Hate Speech At 'Hindu Yuva Vahini' Event: Delhi Court Seeks Action Taken Report

A Delhi Court today sought an action taken report from the Police on a plea filed against Mr. Suresh Chavhanke, Editor-in-Chief of the Sudarshan TV for allegedly giving hate speech and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, at an event organized by Hindu Yuva Vahini in December last year.Metropolitan Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh of the Saket Courts has now...

Supreme Court To Hear Akali Leader Bikram Majithia's Anticipatory Bail Plea On Jan 31; Asks Punjab Police To Not Arrest Him Till Then

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the petition filed by Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia seeking anticipatory bail in a drug case on January 31 (Monday). The Court also asked the State of Punjab to not take any coercive action against him till next Monday.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned Majithia's petition before the Chief Justice of India seeking...

"Merely Trivializes The Offence Of Sexual Harassment": Delhi High Court Expresses Anguish Over False Invocation Of S. 354A, 506 IPC

The Delhi High Court has expressed its anguish at how Sections 354A and 506 of IPC were falsely invoked in an FIR at the drop of a hat to register one's displeasure at the conduct of another individual, observing that the aforesaid merely trivializes the offence of sexual harassment. Justice Subramonium Prasad also added that such false invocation of the said provisions casts a doubt on...

Kerala High Court To Hear Actor Dileep's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea On February 2: Interim Order To Continue

The Kerala High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of anticipatory bail plea moved by actor Dileep in the recent case for allegedly conspiring to kill police officers investigating the sensational 2017 sexual assault case.Concurrently, Dileep is facing trial as the alleged mastermind of the abduction and the sexual assault of a female actress in a moving car in 2017.Justice Gopinath...

Insurer Liable To Indemnify Compensation To Third Party In Case Of Breach Of Policy Conditions, May Recover From Insured Later: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur upheld the decision of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Alwar which, while relying on the 'principle of pay and recover', directed the insurance company to first pay compensation to the claimants and then recover the same from the vehicle owner. Justice Sudesh Bansal, observed, "Insurance Company has miserably failed to prove that the...

State Instrumentalities Not Having Power To Create Posts Cannot Regularise Workers: Bombay High Court Reiterates

A single-judge bench of Justice Ravindra V Ghuge of the Bombay High Court reiterated that Standing Order 4C of the Model Standing Orders, framed under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 cannot be invoked with reference to State Instrumentalities or such local authorities, which do not have the power of creating posts. When an establishment cannot create posts,...

'No Report That Cinema Halls Facilitated Covid-19 Clusters': Kerala High Court To Consider Plea Seeking Reopening Of Movie Theatres

The plea pointed out that other sectors such as malls, theme parks and liquor outlets were still allowed to continue.

Motor Accident Compensation: Claimant Entitled To Future Loss Of Income Proportionate To Extent Of Disability Though There Is No Total Loss Of Income - Bombay High Court

Claimant Is Entitled To Claim Compensation For Loss of Income Even If There Was No Total Loss of Income: Bombay High Court

FIR Against Google CEO Sundar Pichai, YouTube MD Gautam Anand And Others In Copyright Infringement Case

The Mumbai police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, along with five others in a copyright infringement case. Gautam Anand, Managing director of Youtube, is also an accused in the case. The FIR was registered following a Magistrate's order under section 156(3) of the CrPC on a private complaint filed by producer Suneel Darshan regarding his 2017...

'Better Wind Up Tribunal' : Supreme Court Disapproves APTEL Technical Member Hearing GAIL Cases Despite Being Ex-GAIL Chairman

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed its disapproval towards a Technical Member (P&NG) of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) who was former interim Chairman and Managing Director of Gail (India) Limited hearing appeals involving GAIL. "I don't want to use harsh words but how can He hear the matter? He cannot hear the matter, if this is the way then better wind up...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Actor Armaan Kohli On Ex's Plea For Restoration Of Assault FIR Over Breach Of Consent Terms

The Actor is currently in Mumbai Central Prison in connection with an illicit drugs case.

Prisoner Has No Fundamental Right To Conjugal Relationship As A Course; May Seek For 'Specific Purpose' Like Infertility Treatment: Madras HC

"The specific purpose may be infertility treatment or some similar reason, but it should not be construed to be a fundamental right for having conjugal relationship as a course", the larger bench clarified in the reference made by the Division bench