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Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Acquitted Businessmen Seeking Removal Of Judgment, News Articles From Internet
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by two businessmen acquitted in a forgery case, invoking their right to be forgotten and seeking removal of the concerned judgment and news articles from internet.The petitioners were aggrieved by the continued availability of online articles regarding their past arrest and trial despite their having been acquitted from the charges....
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CAT Contempt Order Against Advocate Mehmood Pracha; Urges Him To Apologize
The Supreme Court today asked Advocate Mehmood Pracha to consider filing an unconditional apology in a plea challenging Central Administrative Tribunal's ("CAT") order which had held him guilty of contempt. While refusing to stay the CAT order, the division bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice SR Bhat said, "All that has happened, one condition that we want you to consider is...
'Incidents Of Violence Even If Isolated, Not Good For Healthy Democracy': Calcutta High Court On West Bengal Post Poll Violence
A 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice IP Mukerji, Justice Harish Tandon, Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Subrata Talukdar on Thursday pronounced the verdict in a batch of petitions alleging State inaction against the alleged acts of violence unleashed by members of ruling Trinamool Congress party on those who supported the BJP during...
High Court Directs Karnataka Govt. To Consider Compensating Parents Of A School Child Who Died Of Electrocution While Erecting Flagpole
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to immediately consider offering compensation to the parents of a 15 years old boy who died of electrocution when an iron pole on which he was preparing to hoist the national flag on Independence Day came in contact with a live electric cable. The boy succumbed to death when he came in contact with overhead wires in the premises of...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Uttar Pradesh Govt's Order Designating Gond Sub-Castes Under ST Category
The Allahabad High Court last week set aside the order of the Uttar Pradesh government under which two Gond sub-castes — Nayak and Ojha were designated in the category of Scheduled Tribes (ST).The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV held that it was not permissible for the UP Government to refer to the caste Gond or its synonyms /...
'Report Still Awaited': Delhi High Court To RML Hospital On Joining Of Two Youngsters For Community Service In Order To 'Sober Them Down'
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking a status report on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a month's community service in the hospital, in order to sober them down. The direction was made while quashing a criminal case against them.Justice Subramonium Prasad had sought status report from the Hospital on July 6. However, since the same...
Enrica Lexie Case : On Plea By Injured Fishermen, Supreme Court Stays Disbursement Of Rs 2 Crores Compensation To Boat Owner
In a significant development in the Enrica Lexie case, Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by the Italian Marines in the 2012 sea-firing incident.The Court has requested the Kerala High Court to not disburse any amount to the boat owner in terms of the Supreme Court's 15th...
Deserted Woman Suffering From Grave Illness Seeks Free Medical Treatment: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response
The Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi Government' response regarding the procedure required to be followed by a woman suffering from serious illness and seeking directions on the State to provided her free medical treatment, after allegedly being deserted by her husband and in laws.Justice Rekha Palli granted one week's time to the Delhi Government for filing an affidavit setting out...
Supreme Court Proceedings For Protection Of Children Orphaned During Covid-19 Not Bar On High Court: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today continued hearing a PIL seeking direction to Centre and Delhi Government to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.The Petitioner, Advocate Jeetender Gupta appearing in person, told the High Court that merely because the Supreme Court...
"May Inhibit Child From Developing Healthy Interpersonal Relationships In Future": Delhi HC Denies Bail To Basketball Coach Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 13 Yr-Old
The Delhi High Court recently refused to grant bail to a 57-year old basketball coach accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl after observing that the act of betrayal of trust at an early stage of life may inhibit the child from developing healthy interpersonal relationships in future.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed:"Paramount consideration is to be given to the...
Investigation Buried The Truth Fathom Deep: Supreme Court Acquits All Accused In A Murder Case
Investigation in this case was carried out not with the intention of unearthing the truth, but for burying the same fathom deep, the Supreme Court remarked while acquitting all the accused in a murder case of 2008.The case pertains to a murder of Pappu @ Nand Kishore in the year 2008. The prosecution case was that Sahodra had taken the deceased victim (who was her brother in law) to the ...