'State Can't Ban Game Of Skill' : Singhvi Argues Before Karnataka High Court Against Online Gaming Ban

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. The petitions were partly heard before...

'Why Is Our Force So Insensitive?': Bombay High Court Over Police's Inaction In Inter- Caste Couple's Protection Plea

Standing behind her lawyers, the young woman of the Ahir community wept inconsolably while the Bombay High Court took her alleged tormentors and the Mumbai police to task. The court questioned the Mumbai Police Commissioner, who was present on a video call, regarding the police's inaction on the woman's complaint of death threats and sexual violence after her inter-faith marriage...

Religare Finvest Case : 'Probe Can't Go Indefinitely', Supreme Court Wants Delhi Police To Complete Investigation Soon

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Delhi Police to complete its investigation soon against Shivinder Mohan Singh, former Fortis Healthcare promoter accused in a money laundering case."The probe cannot go indefinitely", the Chief Justice of India said.A Bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli made these observations orally while hearing...

Violates Right To Privacy: PIL Before Kerala High Court To Bar Release Of Movie 'Kurup' Inspired By A Proclaimed Offender's Life

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking to block the release of a Dulquer Salman starrer movie Kurup based on the life of a proclaimed offender Sukumaran Kurup.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly admitted the plea on Tuesday and issued notice to the respondents in the matter.The petitioner is a lawyer...

Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion : Won't Accept Report That Trees Aren't Forests; Clearance Needed, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 11) while hearing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ("DMRC") interim application on felling of trees for phase IV expansion plan orally observed that although development could not be stalled but there was a need to balance the environment on one hand and development on the other hand.While the bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was...

Verified Sameer Wankhede's Birth Records From Municipal Ward – Nawab Malik To Bombay High Court

In an additional affidavit before the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik claims he verified NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede's birth records from the birth register maintained by the local civic body. Malik submitted the affidavit in a defamation suit to substantiate his contention that Sameer Wankhede, despite being born a Muslim secured a central...

Gujarat Riots | SIT Ignored Tehelka Sting Tapes In Zakia Jafri's Case, Though They Were Accepted By Court In Naroda Patya Case : Sibal To Supreme Court

On Wednesday, while making his submissions in the Zakia Jafri's appeal, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the Special Investigation Team had not conducted any form of investigation in the matter. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard submissions in the plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the...

Jagadhatri Puja- Calcutta High Court Allows Restricted Immersion Procession Subject To Covid-19 Protocol

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed for restricted immersion procession to take place for Jagaddhatri puja following all Covid-19 protocol. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking the Court's leave to organise an immersion procession of Lord Jagaddhatri on November 14 by way of carrying out by 'song' from Rajbari to Kadamtala Ghat....

Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Challenging WB Gov's Decision To Reopen Schools From November 16

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the decision of the West Bengal government to reopen schools for students of Classes IX to XII from November 16. The plea moved by advocate Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury alleged that the State government has decided to start classes for students of Classes IX to XII 'without any proper planning' and...

Odisha Bandh- Orissa HC Directs Congress Party To Ensure Peaceful Protest, No Closure Of Shops, Disruption Of Public Transport Allowed Tomorrow

The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the Congress party in the State to ensure that whatever protest is organized tomorrow i.e. on November 12 is peaceful and does not cause any inconvenience or disruption to any member of the public. The Court in particular underscored that no attempt should be made to forcibly close any establishment or shop or prevent the plying of buses, trains and...

Army Cannot Throw Up Hands On Grounds Of Road Width; If Landslides Occur Despite Precaution & Mitigation, We Have To Tackle It: AG To Supreme Court In Char-Dham Case

"Will the army throw up its hands and say that a landslide will take place and therefore, we will give up this Mountain Road leading to the Line of Actual Control? No army can be heard to say that! That cannot be done at all! We have to live with it!", AG K. K. Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Thursday."Landslides are happening all over the country. We have to deal with them. And if we have...

Register Sedition FIR Against Kangana Ranaut For Remarks at Times Now's Summit– AAP leader Approaches Mumbai Police

The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) National Executive Member - Preeti Menon - has submitted a complaint to the Mumbai Police for registration of an FIR against actor Kangana Ranaut for her alleged seditious remarks aired on Times Now channel, yesterday. Menon sought an an FIR to be lodged at the Andheri police station under sections under Sections 504 (Intentional insult to provoke breach),...