Decongestion Of Prisons: Chhattisgarh High Court Seeks Data Of Prisoners Not Released Despite Supreme Court's Direction

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government and State Legal Service Authority (SLSA) to provide data of all such prisoners who were not released on interim bail/ parole pursuant to a recent order of the Supreme Court for decongestion of prisons.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajani Dubey further directed that a Chart...

EPF Scam: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Former UPPCL MD AP Mishra

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Raj Kundra Remanded To Police Custody Till July 23 In Porn Film Case

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court at Mumbai remanded businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Tharp to police custody till 23rd of July in a connection with the Mumbai Crime Branch's ongoing investigation pertaining to the alleged production and distribution of pornographic videos. The accused are booked under sections 354(C) (Voyeurism), 292 (sale of obscene...

Will Act Against Those Responsible If Bakrid Relaxations Lead To Untoward COVID Spread : Supreme Court To Kerala Govt

If the relaxations announced by the Kerala Government in lockdown norms for three days ahead of Bakr Eid celebration lead to any "untoward spread of COVID-19 disease", action will be taken against those responsible, warned the Supreme Court on Tuesday.Taking note of the fact that the order issued by the Kerala Government on July 17, which eased the curbs, has worked itself out, a bench...

Successive Applications U/s 207 CrPC For Records Not Barred: Delhi Court Allows Devangana Kalita's Plea

While dealing with a plea moved by Delhi riots accused Devangana Kalita seeking copy of electronic evidence against her in the case, a Delhi Court on Monday observed that it is not correct for the Prosecution to say that successive application under Section 207 of CrPC cannot be moved by the accused.The provision contemplates supply of copy of police report and other documents to...

'Public Heath Over Religion': Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With BMC's Restrictions On Animal Sacrifice On Bakr Eid

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the BMC's circular limiting to 300, the number of water buffaloes to be sacrificed at the designated Deonar abattoir across three days of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakriid, from July 21 to July 23. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni disposed of two PILs filed by butcher associations seeking to increase...

Centre's Attempt At Not Implementing OBC Reservation In Medical Colleges For Academic Year 2021-22 Appears To Be Contempt: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central government to immediately take measures for implementing OBC reservation in MBBS seats under All India Quota, across under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental colleges of the State. It was also observed that the Centre's apparent attempts at deferring such implementation of OBC reservation is in abject violation of the Court's...

[Delhi Riots] 'Clear-Cut Case Of Acquittal': Delhi Court Frees Man Accused Of Rioting, Unlawful Assembly, Dacoity

Delivering the first judgment in the Delhi riots case, a Delhi Court on Tuesday acquitted a man namely Suresh of all charges levelled against him involving rioting, dacoity and being a part of an unlawful assembly which had allegedly attacked and looted a shop during the North East Delhi riots that erupted in the national capital last year. Delete Delhi Court will shortly pronounce judgment in...

Supreme Court Overrules Bombay HC's View That UPSC Has Power To Treat Candidate Who Submitted Degree Certificate Late As Qualified For Civil Service Exams

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled a view taken by the Bombay High Court(Aurangabad Bench) that the Civil Services Examination Rules 2020 give power to the Union Public Service Commission to treat a candidate who submitted the degree certificate after the cut-off date as qualified to appear for the civil service examination in exceptional circumstances.However, the ultimate relief granted...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking Parity In Assessment Criteria For Evaluating Freshers & Repeaters II PUC Students

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking directions to follow the same assessment method for repeater students of II PUC class, as is being done in the case of regular students, while awarding marks for the academic year 2020-2021. A division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued notice while hearing...

Section 205 CrPC- Magistrate Cannot Mechanically Impose Conditions To An Order Dispensing Personal Appearance of Accused : Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that magistrate cannot mechanically impose conditions to an order dispensing the personal appearance of accused under Section 205 Code of Criminal Procedure.It observed that the Magistrate, while passing the impugned order, had merely mentioned that there are certain facts which can only be explained by the accused persons, and those facts are only within...

Does Keeping Birds As Pets Violate Any Law?: Kerala High Court Directs Govt Pleader To Seek Instructions

The Kerala High Court on Monday instructed the Government Pleader to look into whether by keeping birds as pets, the petitioner had violated any provision of law. The GP has been directed to seek instructions on this aspect. "The learned Government Pleader shall get instructions and report whether the petitioner has been violating any provision of law by keeping birds as pets," the...