Centre Notifies Appointment Of J. Sathya Narayana Prasad As An Additional Judge Of Madras High Court

The Central government has notified the appointment of J. Sathya Narayana Prasad as an additional judge of the Madras High Court. The appointment has been made pursuant to a Supreme Court Collegium recommendation after a meeting held on October 6 this year."In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President, is pleased to appoint J....

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Baba Ramdev On Doctors' Suit For Allegedly Spreading Misinformation About Allopathy Amid Covid

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued summons to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev in a suit filed against him by several doctors' associations for allegedly spreading misinformation about COVID cure through his statements against allopathy.Justice C Hari Shankar, who granted four weeks time to Ramdev and other defendants in the matter to file their written statements, clarified that it has not...

'No Evidence Of Conspiracy, A Case Of Personal Consumption, Maximum Punishment Is One Year': Amit Desai Argues In Aryan Khan Case In Bombay HC

Senior Advocate Amit Desai appearing for Arbaaz Merchant in the cruise ship drug case today told the Bombay High Court that the maximum case against him is that of 'personal consumption' of drugs. The Court is hearing the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise ship drug case. Live Updates from hearing before Justice NW Sambre...

Aryan Khan's Bail Plea: Bombay High Court To Hear NCB Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court today continued hearing the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise ship drug case. Justice NW Sambre heard Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for Aryan Khan and Senior Advocate Amit Desai for Arbaaz Merchant. Live Updates from hearing here. Advocate Kashiff Ali appearing for accused Munmun Dhamecha began arguments...

Aryan Khan's Arrest Is A Direct Infringement Of Constitutional Guarantees: Mukul Rohatgi Argues For Bail Before Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court is hearing the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise ship drug case. Live Updates from hearing before Justice NW Sambre here. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is appearing for Aryan Khan. Yesterday, he had stated that there was no occasion to arrest Aryan Khan as nothing was recovered from him and there is nothing...

Representative Of People Should Be A Man Of Clear Antecedent: P&H High Court Dismisses Akali Leader's Plea For Stay On Conviction

Underscoring that the representative of the people should be a man of a clear antecedent, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed the plea of a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader who sought to seek a stay on conviction in a 2002 criminal case. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Sant Parkash was hearing the plea of one Yadwinder Singh,...

Presence On Same Cruise Not Proof Of Conspiracy With Co-Accused: Special Court While Granting Bail To Two Guests In Aryan Khan Drugs Case

While granting bail to two accused in the infamous cruise ship drug case, the Special NDPS Court on Tuesday observed that their case is different from that of Aryan Khan and his friends, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. Special Judge VV Patil, who had earlier denied bail to the trio for alleged conspiracy, granted bail to Manish Rajgaria and Avin Sahu and said,"There is no...

'Indicates A Collapse Of Policing System': Kerala High Court Expresses Shock Over Handcuffing Of Man To Station Handrails

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the police force in a matter where a Dalit man was handcuffed to the handrail of the Police Station merely for asking for the receipt of a complaint he had preferred before the Station. Expressing shock over the incident, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally observed:"How will ordinary citizens have confidence in the system if this is...

Aryan Khan Case : Live Updates From Bail Hearing In Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court will continue hearing the bail applications of AryanKhan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in the drugs-on-cruise case today.The cases are listed as item numbers 37, 38 and 39 and are expected to be taken at 2.30 PM.A single bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre is hearing the applications. Yesterday, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi had completed the arguments for...

Mullaperiyar Dam : No Change In Water Level Required, Says Committee; Supreme Court Seeks Kerala's Response

The Supervisory Committee constituted by the Supreme Court for the Mullaperiyar dam has decided that there is no need to change the water level in the dam. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday about this decision taken by the Committee. The ASG further informed that the State of Kerala has expressed its dissent.Day before yesterday, the Court...

Delhi High Court Reinstates Female Editor Terminated After Alleging Racism, Sexual Harassment At Workplace

The Delhi High Court has reinstated a woman, working as an Editor in an Akademi, who was terminated from the job after she accused the organisation's Secretary of sexually harassing her.The woman hailing from the North-East had alleged that the Secretary used to make inappropriate sexual advances towards her and made racist and sexist comments. While reinstating her, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva...

NEET-UG Candidate Alleges Manipulation In Her OMR Answer Sheet: Kerala High Court Directs NTA To Conduct Enquiry

A NEET candidate has approached the Kerala High Court alleging that the OMR sheet attached to her application number has been manipulated. Justice N. Nagaresh directed the National Testing Agency to conduct an enquiry into the matter after taking note of all the discrepancies on the produced OMR sheet. The NTA was also directed to consider the entire materials produced on record and to submit...