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Active Involvement In 'Bulli Bai' App; Act To Defame Womanhood: Mumbai Court Says Refusing Bail To Accused
The three students accused in the Bulli Bai App Case have prima facie committed acts "defaming womanhood," the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court observed in the detailed order refusing bail to Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat. While their bail applications were rejected by Metropolitan Magistrate Komalsingh Rajput yesterday, a copy of the order was made...
Man Tries To Self Immolate Outside Supreme Court; Rushed To Hospital
On Friday, a man attempted to self-immolate outside the Supreme Court.According to news reports, the man has been identified as Rajbhar Gupta who is a resident of Noida The police have said that the man who suffered burn injuries has been admitted to the hospital.An inquiry is underway to ascertain the exact reason, the police also...
Addl Sessions Judge Treats Regular Bail Plea As Anticipatory Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls It 'Serious' Issue
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently called into question a bail order passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Faridkot, treating a regular bail petition as an anticipatory bail petition, even when the accused had been in the custody at the time of filing the bail plea.Calling it a matter of 'serious concern', the Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri also sent the case file to the...
Plea To Improve Judicial Training : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Former District Judge To Give Suggestions To National Judicial Academy
The Supreme Court today granted Alok Verma, Former Additional District Judge of Madhya Pradesh, liberty to submit his suggestions pertaining to improving the quality of training imparted by Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy to the Director, National Judicial Academy.The Court found the petitioner's suggestions "worthy of consideration".The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh...
Supreme Court Asks Centre If It Proposes To Create Indian Environment Service
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking creation of the fourth All India Service, the "Indian Environment Service", for protection and conservation of the environment. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh observed that the TSR Subramanian Committee, which was constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Bihar Circulars Of Altering Schedule Caste List
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of circulars dated May 16, 2014 and July 1, 2015 ("impugned circulars") issued by the State of Bihar by which the State had altered the Schedule Caste list.The State of Bihar on May 16, 2014 had issued a circular in which it had included the caste 'Khatwe' (at serial no. 19 of Central list of Other Backward Class (OBCs))...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Implementation Of Section 4 Of Right To Information Act
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Writ Petition seeking effective implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ("RTI Act") dealing with the obligations of public authorities, which the petitioner claimed to be the soul of the RTI Act without which the statute would be reduced to an "ornamental legislation". A Bench comprising...
Cricket Match Fixing Does Not Amount To Offence Of Cheating Under Section 420 IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against KPL Players
The Karnataka High Court has said that cricket match fixing does not amount to the offence of cheating and therefore the offence under Section 420 IPC cannot be invoked against the alleged offenders. A single judge bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar said, "It is true that if a player indulges in match fixing, a general feeling will arise that he has cheated the lovers of the game....
MDS Admissions Done Beyond Cut-Off Date: Possibility Of Resolution With Centre, Karnataka Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday was told by the Karnataka government of a possibility of a resolution between the state and the Centre so far as the fate of admissions for PG courses in MDS for the 2021-22 session carried out by the state beyond the deadline of 20 November 2021 is concerned.Accordingly, the Court granted time of 1 week.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Bela Trivedi...
'Ensure There Is No Breach Of Peace': Calcutta HC Directs Police On Senior Citizen's Plea Against Alleged Harassment By Son & Daughter-In-Law
The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to a senior citizen against the alleged harassment perpetrated by her son and daughter-in-law. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was adjudicating upon a plea moved by a senior citizen, one Radharani Saha seeking the Court's intervention since her complaint of harassment against her son and daughter-in-law had not been addressed by the...
Ashamed By 6th Pregnancy, Disabled Woman Allegedly Drowns Her New-Born: Kerala High Court Allows Bail
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a 33-year-old woman suffering from multiple disabilities who allegedly dropped her newborn into a bucket of water, resulting into the infant's death. The infant was her sixth child, and reportedly a consequence of unintended pregnancy.Justice Gopinath P. released the woman on bail noting that her custodial interrogation may not be necessary in...