Cases Against MPs/MLAs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report If SC Order On Expeditious Disposal Being Followed

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week directed its registrar-general to examine whether the Supreme Court directions regarding pending criminal cases against MP/MLAs were being complied with by all concerned.The Bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh directed thus:"Registrar (General) to examine order dated 27.5.2021 and the order passed today by this Court and...

Amaravati Land Scam Case:Supreme Court Allows Andhra Govt To Withdraw Its Plea To Lift Stay On Investigation

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the state of Andhra Pradesh to withdraw its petition filed against the stay imposed by the AP High Court on the probe into the Amaravati Land Scam case.The issue relates to the Special Investigation Team probe ordered by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government into allegations of large-scale scam through the sale of lands near Amaravati, in anticipation of...

West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Rejects State's Request To Disclose Details Of NHRC Report On Rape Allegations

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted time to the West Bengal state government till July 26 to submit a reply to the final report submitted by the Committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The matter is slated to be heard next on July 28 at 11am. The Court also took on record the autopsy report of deceased BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar and the DVD containing the video...

'Chargesheet Runs Into 20,000 Pages' : Supreme Court Allows Student Activists To Produce Pendrive In Delhi Police's Appeal

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the filing of pen drive in place of the physical copy of the chargesheet in the appeal filed by Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to three student-activists, Devangana Kalita, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Devangana Kalita and...

"Tareekh Par Tareekh", Delhi Man Shouts In Courtroom; Vandalises Furniture, Computer Over Delay In Case Hearing

Recently the Karkardooma Court witnessed an unusual filmy scene when a Delhi resident started shouting Bollywood actor Sunny Deol's iconic dialogue Tareekh pe Tareekh (from the movie Damini) while vandalizing dais, furniture and computers present inside the Courtroom, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.The event allegedly happened in Courtroom number 66 in Delhi's Karkardooma Court...

Right To Be Forgotten: Roadies Winner Ashutosh Kaushik Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Articles On His Past Altercations From Internet

Ashutosh Kaushik, winner of Roadies 5.0 and Bigg Boss (2008), has approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to remove all the posts, videos, articles, etc. from the internet, allegedly sensationalizing his past life at the strength of a 2009 drunken driving case and altercation at a Mumbai cafe in 2013. The plea claims that the 'Right To Be Forgotten' is an intrinsic part of the right...

"No Urgency": Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing In Pleas Challenging WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Till August 27

Observing that there was no urgency in the matter, the Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned till August 27 hearing in the petitions challenging WhatsApp's new privacy policy.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh adjourned the matter after hearing Advocates Manohar Lal, Meghan and Senior Advocate Vivek Sood appearing on behalf of the...

'Very Unlikely, But You Can Try' : Supreme Court To Delhi Police On Plea To Set Aside Bail Granted To Activists In Riots Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally told the Delhi police that it is "very unlikely" to be convinced to set aside the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to three student-activists, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case.At the same time, the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta orally said that it may have a...

"We Cannot Have Two Parallel Legal Systems, One For Rich And Powerful And The Other For Common Man": SC Pulls Up MP Govt. For Protecting Murder Accused

"There cannot be two parallel legal systems, one for rich and powerful and the other for common man, and that the existence of a dual system will only chip away the legitimacy of the law", Supreme Court said

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Fresh Plea Challenging IT Rules

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a fresh plea challenging the vires of Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh sought response of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The notice is made returnable on September 13.Moved by...

"Sensitive Server": Delhi High Court Directs CBI Probe In To IT Department's To Claim Against Authenticity of Email Sent to Assessee

The Delhi High Court last week directed a CBI enquiry for ascertaining the source of an adjournment email allegedly sent by Income Tax Department to an assessee firm while warning initiation of action against either of the parties who would have forged the same.Observing that the matter was serious since one of the parties had either forged the document or was not telling the truth, a...

"Deprivation Of Salary Violative Of Art. 21, 23, 300A": Uttarakhand High Court Asks State To Disburse Salaries To Transport Corporation Employees

Observing that deprivation salary to employees is violative of their rights under Article 21, 23 and 300A of the Constitution, the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday asked the State Government to expeditiously convene a meeting in order to resolve the issue of payment of salaries to State Transport Corporation employees."Considering the fact that these employees do not belong to the upper...