"Will Covid Leave Period Of Convict's Parole Be Considered To Calculate His Period Of Actual Sentence?" : Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court of India will consider the question of whether the Covid Leave period of parole of a convict can be considered for calculating his period of actual sentence or not. The Court will also consider if that period can be considered as the period already undergone by him or not by virtue of court's order in the suo moto case regarding Contagion of Covid 19 virus in prisons (whereby...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea To Quash FIR Filed Over Alleged Religious Conversion Conspiracy

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition filed seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) registered over the allegation against the applicants alleging that they are involved in a conspiracy to forcefully convert the religion of people.The Bench of Justice Ilesh J. Vora was hearing the FIR quashing plea filed by the petitioners...

"All Good In Paperwork, Nothing On Ground, No Supervision": Delhi High Court Calls For Task Forces To Control Mosquito Infestation

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed all the city local bodies, including the three municipal corporations and Delhi Cantonment Board, to constitute their task forces in order to monitor and control the menace of mosquito infestation in the city. Expressing unhappiness over the inaction of the authorities on ground, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh directed that such task...

Karnataka High Court Permits KRDCL To Cut 18 Heritage Trees For Widening Of Bengaluru Roads

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) to fell 18 heritage trees for widening of various roads around Bangalore. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said that, "So far as cutting of 18 trees is concerned we are of the considered view that we are not experts on whether trees...

9 Years In Custody; Trial Not Complete : Delhi High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused; Says Process Becoming Punishment

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was in custody for 9 years in an NDPS case observing that while drug trafficking must be deterred with stringent punishments, plight of the undertrials cannot be ignored. "Deprivation of personal liberty without the assurance of speedy trial contravenes the principles enshrined in our Constitution under Article 21, and is,...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against 'Disputed Religious Statements' Of Waseem Rizvi Aka Jitendra Tyagi

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and sought its counter affidavit on a plea filed against the alleged disputed statements of former Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi).Importantly, the plea before the Allahabad High Court seeks a direction to restrain Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh...

Kasganj Custodial Death: Allahabad HC Seeks SP's Reply On Plea Filed By Altaf's Father Seeking CBI Probe, 1 Crore Compensation

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday sought the response of Superintendent of Police, Kasganj within ten days on the plea filed by the father of Kasganj Custodial Death victim, Altaf.The plea has been moved by Chand Miyan (father of the Victim) seeking a CBI probe into the matter wherein it has been claimed by the Uttar Pradesh Police that Altaf died by suicide by tying himself to a 2 to 3...

Section 397 IPC: Mere Exhibition, Brandishing Or Holding Weapon Openly By Offender To Threaten & Create Fear Or Apprehension In Mind Of Victim Is Sufficient: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that mere exhibition brandishing or holding a weapon openly by offender to threaten and create fear or apprehension in the mind of the victim is sufficient to constitute an offence u/s 397 IPC.The bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli was considering an appeal assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's order of upholding the conviction by trial...

"Was Not In A Mental Position To Have Sexual Intent": Delhi Court Discharges Man Having Schizophrenia, Accused Of Forcibly Kissing 6 Yr Old Boy

A Delhi Court has recently discharged a man suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia, accused in a POCSO case, observing that he was not in a mental position to form mens rea or to have any sexual intent. Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar was prima facie of the view that the man was suffering from mental illness to the extent that he was incapable of understanding the consequences of his...

'Tablighi Jamaat Can't Be Equated With Islam': Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against YouTuber Maridhas

The Madras High Court(Madurai Bench) has quashed yet another FIR registered against YouTuber Maridhas over his YouTube Video criticizing the Tablighi Jamaat conference of March 2020 during the COVID first wave.A Single Judge Bench of Justice G.R. Swaminathan observed that none of the ingredients of alleged offences in the FIR had been made out by the prosecution.About the video uploaded...

Slaughtering Animals Without License: 'Implementation Of Rules Ineffective, Safeguard Public Interest': Madras High Court

While hearing a plea based on a complaint about slaughtering animals without the mandatory license, Madras High Court observed that authorities have not properly implemented the Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats (Prohibition or Regulation of the use of places for slaughtering animals and licensing of slaughterers) Rules, 1999. A single-judge bench of Justice SM Subramaniam observed that...

Allahabad HC Praises PM Modi's COVID Vaccine Campaign, Urges Him To Postpone Polls In View Of Omicron Threat

The Allahabad High Court today urged the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to postpone the upcoming elections in view of the rising threat of Omiron. The Court also praised the efforts of PM Modi for taking up the campaign of providing Free Corona vaccination to the people of the country.The Bench of Justice Shekhar Yadav, who was dealing with a bail order, also urged the Election...