NHRC Issues Notice To Delhi Govt Over 'Increasing Incidents Of Violence' Among Tihar Jail Inmates

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India Commission on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging increasing incidents of violence among inmates in the Tihar Jail of Delhi. Referring to the case of a 25-year-old prisoner, who was beaten up by a co-prisoner on 22 September 2021, the Commission has observed that such incidents raise a serious issue of human...

Cancel NEET-UG Exam; Conduct Fresh Test : Plea In Supreme Court Over Paper Leak Reports

While alleging criminal conspiracy and involvement of coaching centres in leaking of NEET UG 2021 entrance examination paper, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of NEET UG 2021 Entrance Examination held on 12th September 2021 and directions for conducting a fresh exam. Several NEET UG aspirations have filed a writ petition seeking cancellation of the...

'There Can't Be En Masse Transfer Of Cases To CBI': Kapil Sibal Argues For West Bengal Govt In Post-Poll Violence Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta high Court's direction for CBI investigation into cases of murder, rape and crimes against women which allegedly took place during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose observed that the State of West Bengal through...

Delhi Court Drops Criminal Proceedings Against Advocate Who Misbehaved In Court To 'Ensure Harmony Between Bar And Bench'

A Delhi Court (Rohini Courts) today dropped criminal proceedings initiated by the Court on its own motion against an Advocate, who had misbehaved and argued in a "high-pitched voice" in the court.Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand dropped the proceedings after the Office Bearers of Rohini Courts Bar Association (RCBA) appeared before the Court and requested for dropping of...

'Attempt To Gain Political Publicity': Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed a criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan, now Governor of Telangana holding additional charge as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry pending before a Judicial Magistrate court in Kancheepuram.The defamation case had been filed against Soundararajan for comments allegedly made by her when she was the President of the Bharatiya Janata...

NEET Aspirants Moves Supreme Court Challenging MHA Notification Treating OCIs At Par With NRIs For Admissions

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a writ petition challenging the notification dated March 4, 2021 ("impugned notification") issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs which treats Overseas Citizens of India at parity with Non Resident Indians with regards to All India Entrance Tests such as NEET, JEE (Mains), JEE (Advanced) or such other tests for the purpose of admissions. ...

"Sorry State Of Affairs": Court Expresses Displeasure At Delhi Police Over No Progress In Investigating A Riots Case

Terming it as a 'sorry state of affairs', a Delhi Court has expressed its displeasure at the Delhi Police over no progress in investigating a riots case and non interrogation of persons named in FIR 134/2020 registered at Gokulpuri Police Station.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav said:"This is really a sorry state of affairs. It is being claimed by the police in other cases of riots that...

Reduce Physical Production Of Undertrials In Courts: Lawyer's Plea In Supreme Court After Rohini Court Shooting

In the backdrop of recent gun firing and killing of jailed gangster Jitender Gogi inside Delhi's Rohini Court hall, a lawyer has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to prevent the various Trial Courts across India from insisting on presence of undertrials on each and every date as a matter of routine practice.A PIL has been filed by Advocate Rishi Malhotra on Tuesday arguing that...

State Govt Order Permitting Only A Muslim Priest To Perform Rituals At Datta Peeta Violates Right To Religion Of Both Hindus & Muslims : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that the Government's order permitting only a Mujawar (Muslim Priest) to perform the rituals at the Datta Peeta - a holy cave shrine in Chikmaguluru which is revered both by Hindus and Muslim communities - amount to "a flagrant violation of rights of both communities guaranteed by Article 25 of the Constitution of India"."...the impugned order infringes...

Tripura High Court Issues Notice To State Govt Over PIL Challenging Order To Prohibit Political Gathering In Agartala

The Tripura High Court today issued a notice to the State government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the order of the District Magistrate, West Tripura, prohibiting any kind of meeting/procession/public gathering by any political party in several parts of Agartala till November 4.For examining the issues involved in the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Application Of Foreigners Act, 1946 On Religious Minorities Protected Under CAA 2019

The Calcutta High Court last week sought the State government's stand on the application of the Foreigners Act, 1946 in respect of prosecution of religious minorities from Bangladesh in light of the fact that non-Muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries have been precluded from being treated as 'illegal immigrants' vide the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Citizenship...

Insurance Surveyor's Report Not Sacrosanct, But Consumer Forum Cannot Subject It To 'Forensic Examination': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that though an insurance surveyor's report is not so sacrosanct, a Consumer Forum which is primarily concerned with an allegation of deficiency in service cannot subject it to 'forensic examination of its anatomy'."Once it is found that there was no inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance of the duties and...