Cases Against Him A 'Whip Of Monarch', Not Govt Established By Law: Sharjeel Imam's Lawyer Tells Court In Riots Case

Sharjeel Imam has told a Delhi Court that his prosecution in relation to the speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act is a whip of a monarch rather than the Government established by law."Today, this Prosecution of Sharjeel Imam is more of whip of a monarch rather than a government established by law. This is not how...

Breaking: Aryan Khan, Arbaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha Remanded To NCB Custody Till October 7 in Cruise Ship Drug Case

Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan and Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha have been remanded to the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) until October 7 in connection with the seizure of drugs on a luxury cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. Khan has been booked under sections 8(C) read with 20, 35 and 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Additional...

'Horrendously Shocking': Kerala High Court Comes Down Heavily On The Police For Inhuman Treatment Of Citizen

The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily on the horrific acts on the part of two Kerala police officers who were accused of subjecting an ordinary citizen to unimaginable brutality.Justice Devan Ramachandran was outraged at the actions of two police officers who had allegedly handcuffed, chained and registered several cases against a man who had come to the police station to ask for...

'Easy To Criticize Govt & Court Without Being In Hot Seat' :Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Enquiry Into Oxygen Crisis During COVID Second Wave

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL filed seeking CBI probe in connection with lack of adequate availability of medical grade oxygen during course of second wave of Pandemic.The plea also sought setting up of a Commission of inquiry headed by former Supreme Court judge or Chief Justice of a High Court.While observing that the petition begins with an assumption which in...

First Appellate Court Should Deal With All Issues And Evidence And Follow Procedure Under CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is the duty of the First Appellate Court to deal with all the issues and the evidence led by the parties before recording its findings.First appeals are to be decided after following the procedure to be followed under the Code of Civil Procedure, the bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna observed. In this case, the Trial Court dismissed a specific...

[Sister Abhaya Murder Case] Convicts Back In Jail After Parole: State Informs Kerala High Court

The State informed the Kerala High Court on Monday that the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case, namely Fr. Thomas Kottur and Sister Sefi, have returned to jail after parole.The Division Bench was hearing a plea filed by a Human Rights Activist challenging the order releasing the convicts on parole, alleging that such a move was illegal. The Court had sought the response of the...

'Don't Fight A Proxy Battle' : Supreme Court Dismisses NGO's Plea To Expunge Remarks Against DySP In Walayar Case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by an NGO named "Justice for Walayar Kids Forum" seeking to expunge certain adverse remarks made by the Kerala High Court against the Deputy Superintend of Police who was the Investigating Officer in the Walayar case relating to rape and killing of two minor girls in Kerala.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela...

Aryan Khan Remand/Bail Hearing In Cruise Ship Drug Case- Live Updates From Mumbai Court

#AryanKhan and others, who were arrested yesterday to be shortly produced for remand before Mumbai court in Cruise Ship Drugs Case.Yesterday court remanded Khan and two others to NCB custody till today.The accused have arrived in the court compound, to be produced before the court anytime now....

Sec 138 NI Act- Absence Of Salutation Like 'Mr.', 'M/s.' While Drawing Cheque Irrelevant; Not Ground For Acquittal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the absence of salutation while drawing the cheque by the accused cannot be a ground for the accused to be acquitted in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Justice Gopinath P while allowing an appeal, observed: "The alphabets 'M/s' which is short form for 'Messrs' is normally a salutation intended to refer to a group...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Vires Of Civil Defence Act

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of the Civil Defence Act, insofar as it allegedly gives unchecked power to the Controller of Civil Defence Corp to discharge any member from the service, without assigning any reason. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has asked the Centre and the Delhi Government to file its...

Lakhimpur Kheri Incident- "When Such Events Happen, Nobody Takes Responsibility": Supreme Court

The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal on Monday mentioned the recent violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri before the Supreme Court, calling it an 'unfortunate incident'. A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice CT Ravikumar orally observed that when events like these happen, no one takes responsibility." When such events happen nobody takes responsibility. Damage to property...

Farmers Protest : Supreme Court Issues Notice To 43 Protest Leaders In Plea Against Road Blockade

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to 43 leaders of farmers organizations who are leading protests against the three contentious farm laws passed by the Parliament last year.The State of Haryana had filed the application to implead 43 farm leaders as additional respondents in a writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farm...