25% Students Lack Access To Online Classes : Karnataka High Court Directs State To Make Action Plan To Bridge Digital Divide

Observing that "economic backwardness or poverty should not become a reason for lack of continuity in education, so far as the state of Karnataka is concerned," the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to by July 29 place on record an action plan with regard to bridging the technological divide and making available technology to students who are unable to...

"Not A Child But A Neo-Adult': Delhi Court Grants Bail To 19 Year Old Murder Accused

A Delhi court granted bail to a 19-year-old accused of murder charges by opining that the accused may be an adult in the eyes of law, however, his mental age might not be in consonance with the legislated age of maturity. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne of the Dwarka District Courts observed, "The applicant, 19 years in age, is not quite a child in the eye of the law but is yet only...

UAPA- Beyond Merely Asserting That Accused Are Involved In Terrorist Activities, No Materials To Connect Him: P&H High Court Grants Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act while noting that though allegations against him are series, however, the same are not established in the charge sheet. Perusing the charge sheet filed by the State, the Bench of Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu opined: "Beyond merely asserting that the...

Karnataka High Court Waives Office Objections Raised By Registry In Matters Filed From April 19 To August 2

The Karnataka High Court registry has issued a circular directing the concerned branches on the judicial side to follow directions passed by a bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka waiving the office objections raised by the Registry in matters filed from April 19 to August 2, for the benefit of the litigants and members of the bar. The order said "In all cases other than...

'Can A Person Be Booked For Sedition For Criticizing A Political Narrative?': Sharjeel Imam To Delhi Court In His Bail Plea

A Delhi Court on Thursday heard the bail application filed by Sharjeel Imam in relation to the speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi. FIR 22/2020 was registered by the Delhi Police under sec. 124A, 153A, 505 of the Indian Penal Code along with sec. 13 of the UAPA which was added later. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat heard Advocate Tanveer Ahmed...

COVID-19: Gauhati High Court Further Extends Interim Orders Till July 19

The full bench of the Gauhati High Court on Thursday further extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till July 19.Full Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and Manash Ranjan Pathak was dealing with the suo moto PIL instituted by the Court owing to the daily surge of cases during the...

Presumption Of Constitutionality Doesn't Apply To Pre-Constitutional Laws: Former Union Minister Arun Shourie Moves Supreme Court Against Sedition Law

"Sedition is a colonial law which was used expressly to suppress dissent by the British in India," says another plea filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124-A of IPC as being violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(a), & 21 of the Constitution. Filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan on behalf of former IT Minister Arun Shourie and NGO...

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Suspends 3 Advocates For Being Charged Under NDPS Act, IPC and Goondas Act

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Tuesday suspended the license of 3 advocates vide resolution dated July 12 for the registration of criminal cases against them under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Goondas Act of 1982 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Disciplinary proceedings have also been initiated against the concerned advocates in...

Section 420 IPC- In The Absence Of Allegation Of Deception From The Inception No Offence Is Established: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that in the absence of any allegation of deception, false promise, or inducement at the time of the transaction, merely the breach of undertaking to repay the loan in the manner claimed cannot be a basis for conviction under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. A bench of Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary, while setting aside the conviction of the...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Delhi Court To Hear Umar Khalid's Bail Plea On July 27

A Delhi Court will hear on July 27 the bail application moved by Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case involving charges under UAPA and the Indian Penal Code. (FIR 59/2020) Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat also directed that a reply on the bail application is to be given one day in advance to Khalid's counsel before the next date of hearing.Senior...

Manipur High Court Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision To Accept Resignation Of 3 BJP MLAs

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs without holding an enquiry and held that the resignation tendered by the petitioners were genuine and voluntary.The Bench of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir and Justice Ananthem Bimol Singh also observed that if the resignation is genuine...

Breaking: Supreme Court Takes Suo-Moto Cognisance Of Delay In Release Of Convicts After Grant Of Bail

The Supreme Court Of India has taken suo moto cognizance of delay in the release of convicts after grant of bail. The Bench headed by CJI NV Ramana will hear the matter tomorrow.BREAKING: Supreme Court takes suo moto cognisance of delay in release of convicts after grant of bail.The Bench headed by CJI NV Ramana to hear the matter tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/LfojL6WqVb— Live Law...