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Copy Of Every Document Filed In Court Must Be Supplied To Opposite Party Unless Exempted By Court : Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court today made it clear that whenever any party to a litigation gives any document to the Court/ Tribunal, the copy of such document has to mandatorily be supplied to the opposite party, unless otherwise directed by the Court.It stated that an exemption from the above position can be sought only in exceptional cases, such as those concerning Official Secrets Act,...
Self Immolation Outside Supreme Court: Lawyer Requests Chief Justice Ramana To Take Suo Moto Cognizance Of The Incident
A Supreme Court advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has written to the Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana to take suo-motu cognizance of the "heart wrenching incident" which took place on August 16, 2021, wherein, a 24-year-old (now dead) and her male friend had set themselves on fire, outside Supreme Court premises. The letter further seeks appropriate directions to...
"Won't Take Coercive Action Against Rane In The Nashik FIR": Maharashtra Govt. To Bombay HC
The Maharashtra Government told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that they wouldn't take coercive action against Narayan Rane in only one of the four FIRs over his derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar was hearing Rane's plea to quash and grant protection in all the FIRs registered against him following his...
"Do Not Owe An Explanation To Anyone Including Delhi Police That I Participated In CAA- NRC Protest": Khalid Saifi In Bail Hearing
Seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case involving charges under UAPA, United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi submitted before a Delhi Court that he does not owe an explanation to anyone about his participation in the protest against Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing for Saifi argued before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that...
Delhi Court Discharges BJP MP Hans Raj Hans In Case Alleging False Information Furnished By Him While Filing Nomination Form
A Delhi Court has discharged BJP MP Hans Raj Hans in a case alleging that he furnished false and incorrect information at the time of filing of nomination form while contesting in the Lok Sabha Elections, 2019 from North West Delhi Constituency.ACMM Dharmender Singh of Rouse Avenue Court observed that there was no prima facie case made out against Hans while discharging him in the...
Daughters Are Family's Honor; People Who Force Them Into Sex-Trade Not Entitled To Any Sympathy: Allahabad HC Denies Bail
Emphasizing that the daughters are the pride and honor of the family in a civilized society, the Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man who forcibly indulged minor victim in prostitution and also committed rape upon them.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh opined that people who are involved in immoral trafficking activities also cause a deleterious effect on the society as...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Ban On Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries On Intersex Infants, Children
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition seeking to prohibit sex-selective surgeries on inter-sex infants and children, except in cases of life threatening situations.A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice notice to the Respondents- Delhi Government and Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), asking them to respond...
How To Exercise The Discretionary Power For Granting Bail? Principles Summarized By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that seriousness of crime is an aspect to be considered while granting bail to an accused.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah set aside a bail granted by the High Court to a murder accused.One Harjit Singh had approached the Apex Court against the High Court order granting bail to persons accused of murdering his father. He contended that the High...
Madras HC Upholds 27% OBC Reservation In AIQ Seats In Medical Colleges; Doubts Validity Of EWS Quota Without SC Approval
The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that Centre's notification dated July 29, 2021 implementing 27 percent reservation for Other backward Classes (OBC) candidates in All India Quota (AIQ) seats of medical colleges in Tamil Nadu may be permissible subject to the Supreme Court's formal approval of the same. The Court passed the judgment in a contempt plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra...
Supreme Court To Consider Next Week Issue Of Vacancies In Central Information Commission
The Supreme Court today adjourned for September 1, 2021 application filed by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj seeking compliance on the part of the Central Government with respect to the directions issued by the Supreme Court in its judgment delivered in February 2019 as regards the posts and vacancies in the Central Information Commission. The matter was heard by the division bench of...
"Custodial Deaths A Concern For Civilized Society": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Cop Booked For Mercilessly Assaulting Man In Custody
"Custodial violence, custodial torture and custodial deaths have always been a concern for civilized society," observed Allahabad High Court today as it denied bail to a policeman who has been booked for causing custodial death of a man in the year 1997. Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal further noted that the judicial verdicts of the Apex Court and other Courts...