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Delhi Cantt Rape Case: High Court Asks Crime Branch To File Status Report On Investigation
The Delhi High Court has sought status report on the investigation carried out in the case of alleged gang-rape and murder of a 9-years-old girl in Delhi's Cantt area.The development comes in a plea filed by the victim's parents, seeking Court monitored SIT investigation and judicial enquiry into alleged lapses in administrative action, delayed filing of FIR.Justice Yogesh Khanna was apprised...
Pegasus- "We Don't Want A Single Word Relating To National Security, But There Are Civilians, Person Of Eminence Complaining Of Hacking": Supreme Court To SG
"Here, the issue is very different. There are citizens, who are civilians, some of them are persons of eminence, who are complaining of hacking or interception of their phones. Even though the Rules permit an interception even for civilians, that can be done only by the permission of the competent authority. There is nothing wrong with that. What is the problem if that competent authority filed an affidavit before us? "
Delhi High Court Asks Centre's Counsel To Seek Instructions On Plea Against Alleged Exorbitant Pricing Of Covid-19 Vaccine
The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government counsel to seek instructions on a PIL seeking reduction in the price of COVID-19 vaccines in India. The matter is slated to be heard on September 10."Good health can be secured on the basis of reasonable price of vaccines," Advocate AK Dubey appearing for Petitioner Rakesh argued before the Court.He stated that whereas the Indian...
Banks' Petitions Challenging RBI's RTI Notices : Cases Referred To Bench Led By Justice Nageswara Rao
A division bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a batch of writ petitions filed by different banks challenging the RTI notices issued by the Reserve Bank of India to a bench led by Justice L Nageswara Rao.A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari referred the matters to Justice Rao's bench as that bench had earlier dealt with the previous litigations in...
Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Medical Negligence Claim Over Alleged Wrong Administration Of Remdesivir Injection To COVID Patient
Denying the claim of medical negligence against a doctor for alleged wrongful administration of Remdesivir injection leading to death of a 69 years old woman, the Chhattisgarh High Court observed that putting Doctors to criminal prosecution for negligence would create a lot of "emotional disturbance" at the time of pandemic, when the doctors are serving the ailing. Justice Goutam Bhaduri...
Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Fire At Nehru Place Market, Directs Authorities To Ensure No Hawking & Vending Policy
Taking suo moto cognizance of an incident of fire reported in a building at Nehru Place, District Commercial Centre, the Delhi High Court last week directed the Delhi Police and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to ensure no hawking and vending policy on a daily basis.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed SDMC, Delhi Police and Delhi Development Authority to hold...
'He Fought A Long & Arduous Battle Against The Might Of The State': Supreme Court Rejects Centre's SLP Against A Mason
Justice has been done to a mason who fought a long and arduous battle against the might of the State, the Supreme Court observed while refusing to interfere with an order of the Delhi High Court judgment in the matter of regularization of a mason.Vasudev was engaged as a Mason on hand receipt/muster roll basis in the Central Public Works Department, with effect from 4th February, 1985. As he...
Pegasus Snooping Issue : Supreme Court Issues Notice Before Admission To Centre On Pleas For Probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice before admission to the Central Government in a batch of petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose posted after 10 days the petitions seeking court-monitored inquiry by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial probe into reports of...
Pegasus: Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking SIT Probe-LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using #Pegasus spyware.A bench led by Chief Justice of India to hear the pleaClick here to read the full account of Yesterday's hearing...
National Level Special Force To Protect Judges Not Feasible; Security Of Courts Better Left To States : Centre Tells Supreme Court
It is not feasible or advisable to have a dedicated national level security force in the lines of the Central Industrial Security Force or the Railway Protection Force for the protection of judges and courts , the Central Government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The Centre made this submission in the suo motu case taken by the Supreme Court in the wake of the killing of an Additional...
Mathura Court Dismisses UP Police Application To Take Further Statement Of Journalist Siddique Kappan
A local court in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh has rejected Uttar Pradesh Police application seeking nod to conduct further probe against Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan who has been booked for various offences under the stringent UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act).ASJ Anil Kumar Pandey today dismissed the demand of the UP police/STF to conduct further investigation of the case...