'Right To Be Funny Can Be Mined In Article 19(1)(a)' : Madras High Court Quashes FIR Over Humorous Facebook Post

"The very registration of the impugned FIR is absurd and an abuse of legal process", the Court said.

Motor Vehicles Act: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Upgradation Of Technology To Detect Traffic Violations

The Delhi High Court has recently issued notice on a PIL seeking adequate technological infrastructure for monitoring traffic violations under the Motor Vehicles Act.The petition filed by Sonali Karwasara states that there have been several lacunas in efficient implementation of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019, which imposes hefty fines for traffic violations, owing to the obsolete...

Section 438 CrPC : Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Filing Second Application For Pre-Arrest Bail After Rejection Of First

While considering a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order, the Supreme Court recently deprecated the practice of filing a second application u/s 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after the rejection of the first one. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka noted that the High Court on November 10, 2020 had rejected petitioner's first application u/s 438, CrPC....

No Knowledge, No Connection With Sachin Waze - Bombay High Court Upholds Bookie's Bail In Ambani Terror Scare Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal and refused to set aside the order granting bail to bookie Naresh Gaur, an accused in the Ambani terror scare case. "No knowledge of either planting of the explosives, parking of the vehicle or commission of murder of Mansukh Hiran; directly or indirectly can be attributed to Gaur," the...

BREAKING: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal Of Prime Minister's Photograph From Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate With Cost

In a highly anticipated move, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the vaccination certificates issued to citizens upon being vaccinated against Covid-19 and imposed a hefty cost of Rs. one lakh on the petitioner. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while dismissing the plea observed: "According to my opinion,...

Policemen Assaulting Bihar Judge: Patna HC To Consider Guidelines For Ensuring Judiciary's Independence

Recently, Patna High Court has asked the Amicus Curiae Mrigank Mauli to propose guidelines for the smooth functioning of the judiciary, devoid of intimidation by other organs of the state or private persons. The development comes in suo motu writ petition arising from the assault of an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Bihar's Madhubani by two policemen."Mr. Mrigank Mauli,...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-95]

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Acquisition Of Jayalalithaa's 'Veda Nilayam' : Madras HC Reserves Judgment On AIADMK's Appeal

In the third party appeal against the single judge order quashing land acquisition proceedings of 'Veda Nilayam', Madras High Court has reserved its judgment after hearing the appellants, original writ petitioners and the state in detail. While reserving the judgment, a Division Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup underscored that there was no doubt about...

Maharashtra Bandh : Bombay High Court Seeks State Govt Response On Plea For Compensation

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra Government to respond to a PIL seeking to declare the state-enforced bandh of October 11, 2021, to condemn the Lakhimpur Kheri violence as 'illegal.' The PIL also seeks orders for the coalition parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government to pay compensation to all those affected by the bandh. A bench of Chief Justice...

"Can't Keep Her In Jail Indefinitely": Supreme Court Grants Bail To Tribal Woman Who Gave Birth In Jail

The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to a tribal woman accused of the offence of human trafficking who suffered incarceration for a period of 18 months and also delivered child during custody.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction in a special leave petition challenging Delhi High Court's order refusing to grant bail to the...

"No Evidence": Delhi Court Discharges Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar & 5 Others In Unnao Rape Survivor's Road Accident Case

A Delhi Court on Monday discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and five other persons in connection with the 2019 Unnao rape survivor car accident case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey was of the prima facie view that there was no evidence against Sengar, Gyanendra Singh, Komal Singh, Arun Singh, Rinku Singh and Awdesh Singh thereby discharging...

"Magistrate Didn't Apply Judicious Mind": Allahabad HC Orders Clubbing Of 3 Charge Sheets Filed Against CAA-NRC Protestor

The Allahabad High Court last week ordered clubbing of the 3 Charge Sheets filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a CAA-NRC Protestor alleging his involvement with regard to more or less similar incidents.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan observed that after taking cognizance of the first Charge Sheet, the Magistrate should have asked the Investigating Agency as to why, after...