'Violation Of Apex Court Directions Banning Bandh To Be Viewed Seriously': Kerala High Court On Educational Strike

The Kerala High Court recently observed that all concerned authorities should implement the Court directions barring bandhs or strikes in the State and that a violation of the same would be viewed seriously.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly disposed of the plea against alleged educational strike, stating:"...on the facts and circumstances of this case,...

Aryan Khan's Knowledge Of Charas Being Hidden In Arbaaz Merchant's Shoe Amounts To 'Conscious Possession' Of Contraband : Mumbai Court

Aryan Khan was in "conscious possession" of illegal drugs even though the Narcotics Control Bureau didn't recover anything from him during the raid, a Special NDPS Court said rejecting his bail application. Special Judge VV Patil rejected bail to Khan, model Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant yesterday in the cruise ship drugs case. The court observed that...

COVID-19: Doctor Moves Kerala High Court Against Proposal To Give Homeo Medicines As Immunity Booster To School Kids, Calls It 'Inhumane'

A plea has reached the Kerala High Court challenging the proposal to administer a homoeopathic drug, Arsenicum Album 30CH (Ars. Alb. 30) among school students as a preventive measure against COVID-19 without any study regarding its efficacy or safety.The petitioner claims to be a specialist in Hepatology and Liver Transplant Medicine and the recipient of the gold medal for academic excellence...

Death Penalty- "We Need To Acknowledge The Person We Are Dealing With At least At The Stage Of Sentencing": Orissa HC Chief Justice Muralidhar

"One aspect of this report is to give us another narrative on the person who has been convicted of a crime is.""This report points out that you need to acknowledge the person you are dealing with at least at the stage of sentencing that person to death."Orissa High Court Chief Justice Justice Muralidhar made the above remarks at a panel discussion organized to mark the release of Project...

EPF Act : Supreme Court To Hear PF Commissioner's Appeal Against Direction To Pay Interest To Federal Bank After 3 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the Special Leave Petition filed by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner challenging the KeralaHigh Court's decision directing the Commissioner to disburse the interest amount( to the tune of over Rs 53 crores) to the Federal Bank for funds retained with the Provident Fund from 1985 to 1992. Appearing for the Regional Provident...

Jharkhand High Court Extends 'No Coercive Action' Order Till December 7 In Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Jharkhand High Court today extended the order of 'no coercive steps' against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi till December 7, in connection with a defamation case filed against him for his alleged statement, "why all thieves share the Modi surname".Essentially, the Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi extended the life of the High Court's order passed on February 27, 2020, directing that...

Class 12 Assessment Not Based Only On Student's Actual Performance; Past Performance Of School Also Accounted : CBSE Tells Supreme Court

The CBSE has told the Supreme Court that to evaluate the Class 12 marks for this year after the cancellation of written exams due to COVID, it is bound to take into account not only the actual performance of the student but also the past performance of the school.Responding to a writ petition filed by a student raising grievance against the Class 12 assessment, the Board stated...

Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Creating 'Communal Atmosphere' Through FB Post On 'Assam Agitation'

The Gauhati High Court recently granted bail to a man, Abu Bakkar Siddique, booked for making a Facebook post that allegedly indicated that the leaders of the 1979 Assam agitation came to power of the State after killing thousands of people. Taking into account the length of detention (47 days), the Bench of Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma was of the view that further custodial detention of...

Difference Between 'Parole' and 'Furlough' : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court has discussed the differences between 'furlough' and 'parole' and the principles relating to grant of them.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice BV Nagarathna stated the broad principles as :(i) Furlough and parole envisage a short-term temporary release from custody;(ii) While parole is granted for the prisoner to meet a specific exigency, furlough may...

Bhima Koregaon Violence: Bombay High Court Grants NIA Time To Respond In Anand Teltumbde's Bail Appeal

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) two weeks to respond to Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde's bail appeal. A division bench of Justice NJ Jamdar and Justice Sarang Kotwal granted NIA time and adjourned the case after two weeks. Teltumbde has filed two petitions; the first is an appeal against the special court's order rejecting his...

'No Faith In Investigation Carried Out By SIT Of UP Police': Plea Filed In Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Death Of Kanpur Realtor Manish Gupta

Wife of deceased Kanpur realtor Manish Gupta has moved the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his death following a police raid in a Gorakhpur hotel early on September 28. The plea has also sought the trial to be conducted in a CBI Court in Delhi instead of in Uttar Pradesh to ensure a fair trial sans the interference of powerful police personnel....

Madras High Court Seeks Response From State Gov, DMK On PIL Seeking Compensation For 'False Promises' Made By State Gov On NEET

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking compensation for students who had been adversely affected on account of the "false promises" made by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led State government regarding the 'cancellation' of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in Tamil Nadu. ...