In Contempt Matters The Affidavit Should Not Contain More Than 3 Pages: Gujarat High Court To Govt Pleaders

Taking note of the practice of filing long affidavits before the Court in contempt matters, the Gujarat High Court today directed the Government pleaders to restrict their affidavits to a maximum of three pages.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri orally remarked thus:"This practice of filing affidavits in 8 pages, 12 pages should stop in contempt matter. This...

Explosion Takes Place In Delhi's Rohini Court; One Injured

A minor explosion took place in the court complex at Rohini in New Delhi today. The Delhi police said that the explosion took place in a laptop bag.The incident happened in Court No.102, when proceedings were underway. Soon after the blast, the proceedings were halted. One person who got injured has been admitted in hospital.As per DCP Pranav Tayal, the explosion happened in a laptop bag,...

'Not Properly Served Notice':Gauhati High Court Sets Aisde Ex-Parte Foreigners' Tribunal's Order Declaring Man As Foreigner

The Gauhati High Court has recently set aside an ex-parte order by a foreigners' tribunal declaring a Silchar resident as a foreigner after noting that the tribunal had failed to properly serve notice thus rendering the proceedings illegal. A Bench comprising Justices Kotiswar Singh and Malashri Nandi observed, "We have found that the petitioner was not properly served notice before...

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Smuggling Whale Vomit

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a prime accused alleged to be involved in smuggling of 8.25 kgs of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan allowed the application filed by one Riyaz. It is the case of the prosecution that on receipt of credible information on 05.08.2021, the Forest Officers intercepted the Wagonr...

Won't Proceed In FIRs Against 'OpIndia' Reports, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of West Bengal on Thursday informed the Supreme Court of India that it has no objection to the quashing of the FIRs filed over the reports published in 'OpIndia' portal.Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave appearing for the State informed a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh that State has decided to not proceed further in the FIRs. The Bench appreciated...

'Atrocious': Kerala High Court Admits Plea Against 'Churuli' Movie For Excessive Use Of Abusive Language

The Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a writ petition filed against the Malayalam movie 'Churuli' which was recently released on an OTT platform for excessive use of abusive and obscene language.After a portion of the said movie was played in the courtroom, Justice N. Nagaresh issued notice to all the respondents and orally remarked that the dialogues used in the movie were 'atrocious...

Lawyer-Activist Sudha Bharadwaj Released After Over 3 Years In Jail

Lawyer and well-known tribal rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj walked out of Byculla women's prison today after over 1000 days of incarceration in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence Case. Bharadwaj was arrested on August 28, 2018. The Special NIA court set 16 bail conditions for Bharadwaj yesterday. The Bombay High Court had directed Bharadwaj to be produced...

"How Can You Stop People From Eating What They Want?": Gujarat HC Raps AMC On Plea Against Ban On Non-Veg Food Stalls

Dealing with a plea filed by street vendors who have been prohibited from selling non-vegetarian food on the streets of Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court today rapped the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and observed how could people be prevented from eating what they want to eat."You don't like non-veg food, it is your lookout. How can you decide what people should eat outside? How can...

Karnataka High Court Restrains State From Implementing Order Against Issuance Of Smart Card Registration Certificates For New Vehicles

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State to not implement its government order dated October 31, by which it does away with issuance of smart card registration certificates for new vehicles and allows dealers of the manufacturers to issue registration certificates through electronic/online mode. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin...

Natural Justice Principles Violated As Sufficient Time To Produce Acquittal Orders Not Provided: MP High Court Quashes Externment Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an externment order passed against a man by holding that natural justice principles were violated as the man wasn't given sufficient time to produce the orders of acquittal in the cases in which he was already acquitted.The Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar also noted that if the man had been given an opportunity to produce the copies of...

"What Do You Propose To Do? Will You Continue Permitting?": High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Stand Over Removal Of Protestors Outside UNHCR Office

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Delhi Police as to within what time frame the three protestors outside the office of United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) will be removed from the national capital. Justice Rekha Palli also asked the Delhi Police to seek instructions on the steps it proposes to take in future when faced with similar issues. The Court...

Candidates In Rank List Have No Right To Demand That State Should Report All Vacancies : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that candidates included in a ranked list do not have a right to claim that all vacancies must be reported by a government agency. While saying that the agency cannot be arbitrary when choosing to not report vacancies to the Public Service Commission, the Court added that if the State offers proper explanations for not reporting the vacancies, judicial interference...