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BREAKING : PIL Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Pegasus Snooping Allegations
Serial PIL litigant Advocate ML Sharma has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies using Israeli spyware Pegasus over journalists, activists, politicians etc.Sharma is known for rushing to the Supreme Court with PILs in sensational matters such as Rafale deal,...
Foreigners' Tribunal Can't Suo Moto Assume Jurisdiction To Give An Opinion Which Is Not Sought While Answering Reference: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that the Foreigners Tribunal cannot suo moto assume the jurisdiction to give an opinion which is not sought while answering reference made to it regarding entry of a person, suspected to be a foreigner, into Assam.A division bench comprising of Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Soumitra Saikia was dealing with a petition challenging the opinion passed...
Orissa High Court Appoints Committee To Ascertain Living Conditions, Medical Facilities Available To Leprosy Patients In State
The Orissa High Court last week appointed a three member advocates Committee in order to ascertain the living conditions and medical facilities available to leprosy patients living in Leprosy colonies in the State.A division bench bench comprising of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice S.K. Panigrahi was dealing with a PIL seeking directions to the State authorities for...
Delhi Riots- "Pained To See The Lackadaisical Attitude": Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Callous Approach In Madina Masjid Vandalism Probe
Forming a prima facie opinion that there was negligence on part of the investigating agency, a Delhi Court on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi Police for its "lackadaisical attitude" for not being aware that a separate FIR was already registered in relation to the Madina Masjid vandalism case.Allowing the revision petition filed by the Delhi Police, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav sent back...
Arjuna Awardee Shooter Naresh Sharma Moves Delhi High Court Over His Non-Selection For Tokyo Paralympic Games
Arjuna Awardee and five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma has moved the Delhi High Court over his non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo games 2020. The plea seeks direction to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), the apex body for promotion and development of Para Sports in India, to include his name in the list of selected shooters for Tokyo Paralympics in the...
Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Journalist Vineet Narain Accused Of Making Defamatory Posts Against Ram Temple Trust Secretary
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection against arrest to Journalist Vineet Narain and his associate named Rajneesh Kapur, who have been booked for putting up allegations that Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Champat Rai and his brothers grabbed land from gaushala in Bijnor district. A Division Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush...
'Unconstitutional Attack On Freedom Of Speech & Press' : Editors Guild Seeks Supreme Court-Monitored Probe Into Pegasus Snooping Allegations
"How can a constitutional democracy survive if governments do not make an effort to protect freedom of speech and allows surveillance with such impunity?", the Guild asked.
Relax Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People, Permit Them To Travel In Local Trains: PIL Before Bombay High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Bombay High Court seeking complete relaxation from all traveling related restrictions and thereby allowing traveling by local train/suburban train/metro to those who have been vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The petition has been filed by Mohan Bhide, a qualified chartered accountant through...
EWS Reservations Not Impacted By Supreme Court Judgment Quashing Maratha Quota: Centre In Lok Sabha
The Supreme Court judgment striking down Maratha Quota has not impacted the reservations for Economically Weaker Sections, the Central Government stated in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Minister of States for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik stated this in response to the query made by MP Margani Bharat. The MP asked whether the Government is aware of the recent judgment of Supreme...
Kangana Ranaut Moves Bombay High Court To Quash Javed Akhtar's Criminal Defamation Complaint
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the criminal defamation complaint filed by film personality and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar against her.Akhtar had filed the criminal defamation complaint against Ranaut over her statement made to the Republic TV linking him to the death of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In February 2021,...
Gujarat High Court Directs Hospital To Collect Sperm Of Critical COVID Patient On Wife's Plea Wishing To Conceive Child
In a significant decision, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed a hospital in Vadodara to conduct an IVF/Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedure for the collection of samples from the body of a critical COVID-19 patient after his wife expressed her desire to bear his child A petition to this effect was circulated during the course of the day upon mentioning at 2.30...