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'Alarming Situation': Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions To Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts In State
The Kerala High Court on Monday issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove the already existing ones within a period of 10 days.Justice Devan Ramachandran, surprised by the number of flag posts in the State, remarked:"Illegal flag masts already erected on the streets should be taken out under the applicable...
'Defames Hindu Community': Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to stop the publication and sale of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid.Filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal through Advocate Raj Kishor Choudhary, the plea alleges that Khurshid has compared Hindutva to groups like ISIS and BOKO HARAM in his book. It cites an...
CBSE Class 12 Exam : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Of Students' To Retain Original Result After Failing In Improvement
The Supreme Court today adjourned for November 22 the writ petition filed by class 12th students who were either declared fail or awarded very less marks in the improvement examination seeking issuance of directions to CBSE to not cancel their original result in which they were declared as Pass.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed Advocate Mamta Sharma appearing for...
Jaunpur Custodial Death- Allahabad HC Finds Fault With CBI's Probe, Chides It For Failure To Arrest Accused Police Officers
The Allahabad High Court last week slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to properly investigate the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man from Jaunpur as it failed to arrest the accused persons/ policemen against whom the charge of murder has been levelled.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal observed that the affidavit...
'Highly Irresponsible, Patently False': Court Expresses Displeasure On Advocate's Submission That Delhi Riots Were Political, Targeted Muslim Community
A Delhi Court recently observed that the police appears to have done its job with utmost integrity while investigating the cases related to Delhi riots and that the investigations are certainly not on communal lines.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat expressed its displeasure on the submissions made by Advocate Mehmood Pracha, claiming that the riots were not communal and had...
'Lame Excuses', 'Passing Buck' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt In Air Pollution Matter
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi Government, calling it out for making 'lame excuses' for not taking emergent measures in handling the ongoing Delhi pollution crisis and for "passing the buck" to municipal corporations. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant made the observations while hearing a plea by...
Ability To Provide Redress To Victims Of State & Police Excesses Makes Role Of Human Rights Bodies Significant: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court last week observed that the ability to provide redress to victims of state and police excesses is what makes the role of the OHRC (Orissa Human Rights Commission), and other human rights bodies in general, significant.This assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice A. K. Mohapatra who upheld the order of the OHRC recommending payment...
Supreme Court Lists CBSE-ICSE Student's Plea Seeking Hybrid Option For Class X-XII Term Exams On November 18
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned writ petition seeking urgent directions to conduct Class X and XII CBSE - ICSE Term I exams in hybrid manner for November 18, 2021. When the matter was called for hearing, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar said that it would tag the matter with a similar matter (WP(C) 1081/2021) since both the petitions were seeking similar...
Lakhimpur Kheri : UP Govt Agrees To Appointment Of Retired Judge To Monitor Probe; Supreme Court Wants SIT Upgraded With IPS Officers
The State of Uttar Pradesh informed the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to the appointment of a retired judge to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 persons, including 4 farmers, who were allegedly mowed down by vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.Taking note of this,...
Lakhimpur Kheri- Supreme Court Hearing: LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court will continue hearing today the PIL on the # Lakhimpur Kheri incident.On the last occasion, the matter was adjourned after the State of Uttar Pradesh had sought time to respond to Court's suggestion to appoint a former High Court Judge to monitor the investigation. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the...
'Disturbing Observations' : Centre Challenges Calcutta High Court's Order Setting Aside Transfer Of Alapan Bandyopadhyay's Case To Delhi
The Supreme Court today considered a special leave petition by Centre challenging Calcutta High Court's order of setting aside the order passed by the CAT Principal bench to transfer former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay's petition from Kolkata bench to New Delhi.While passing the order, the Calcutta High Court had made scathing remarks such as "the modus operandi of the...