Delhi High Court Seeks Response Over Steps Taken To Streamline Expeditious Disposal Of Trials In UAPA Cases Before Special Designated Courts

The Delhi High Court has directed it's Registry to file a further affidavit indicating the steps taken in order to streamline expeditious disposal of trials in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act cases pending before Special Designated Courts in the national capital. Justice Mukta Gupta directed Advocate Gaurav Agarwal, representing the Delhi High Court in the matter, to file the said...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Madras HC Order Quashing Impounding Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's order which directed the release of the passport of renowned filmmaker, poet and artist Leena Manimekalai, which was impounded by the Passport authorities citing the pendency of the criminal defamation case filed against her by film producer Susi Ganesan. The Supreme Court also directed the Chennai Magistrate Court...

Kerala High Court Orders Appearance Of Ex-Judicial Officer S Sudeep Over FB Post Criticizing Orders In Fake Antique Dealer Case

"Since he was a judicial officer, certainly, I would like to hear him so he can inform me where the Court has been going wrong according to him", Justice Devan Ramachandran observed.

"Allegations Followed Him To His Grave": Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks To Clear Father Stan Swamy's Name In Bhima Koregaon Case

Father Frazer Mascarenhas, former principal of St Xavier's College, Mumbai, has approached the Bombay High Court to clear Father Stan Swamy's name in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case. He has also sought for a court-monitored judicial inquiry into his custodial death. Fr Stan founded Bagaicha, an organisation dedicated to empowering the Adivasi and Moolvasi communities...

Don't Exclude Non-Hindus From Auction Process For Shop Leases In Temple : Supreme Court Directs AP Govt Authorities

" While it may be that within temple premises, one may not say something which would be offensive to the faith or that there may be no liquor or gambling, it cannot be that you will not sell bamboo, flowers or children's toys if you don't belong to the Hindu religion," remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud .

Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In BJP's Plea Challenging Single Bench Order Declining Plea To Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections

The Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved judgment in the appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections had been declined. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19.A Bench comprising Chief Justice...

BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Elections Process In OBC Seats In MP Local Body Polls; Directs To Re-Notify Those As General Seats

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes(OBCs) in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh. The Court passed the order while hearing a miscellaneous application seeking stay of the election notification dated December 4, 2021 issued by the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission in respect of OBC seats in local bodies. The...

"Typical Yellow Journalism!" Supreme Court Refuses Relief To Journalist Convicted For Defamatory Articles Against a Lawyer

While refusing to grant relief to a journalist convicted in 2015 for publishing defamatory articles against an Advocate, the Supreme Court on Friday made remarks against the language used by the journalist in the impugned articles."This kind of language you use and claim you're a journalist?" Justice Surya Kant remarked"Look at the the language!" Justice Kohli said"Typical Yellow...

Gujarat High Court Rejects PIL Challenging AMC's Circular Mandating 'No Vaccine-No Entry' To Public Places

The Gujarat High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging a circular issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation denying entry to/in certain public places to those who have not received both the doses of COVID Vaccine.The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Niral R. Mehta at the outset observed thus:"We hail the decision/circular of the...

Madras High Court Disposes PIL Alleging Infringement Of 'Right To Education' Of 7 Yrs Old Temple Priest

The Madras High Court has disposed off a public interest litigation seeking directions for upholding the right to education of a boy who was appointed as temple priest when he was five years old. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that the main grievance of the petitioner has been redressed by the respondent authorities since...

NEET-UG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Belonging To Scheduled Caste In Haryana For SC Quota Admission In Maharashtra

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of a female NEET UG- 2021 candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste category in Haryana seeking to be recognised as such under Article 341 r/w Article 366 (24) in Maharashtra.Directions were sought to admit the petitioner under Maharashtra's 85% quota from the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes if she find place in the order of merit in...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Appointment Of Dr. Shahid Akhter As Member Of Nat'l Commission For Minority Educational Institutions

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter, who was appointed as a Professor at the Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia in the year 2019, as one of the members of National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions. Justice V Kameswar Rao sought the response of the Union of India, Jamia Millia Islamia,...