Uttar Pradesh Police Register FIR Against The Wire, 2 Journalists For Their Report On Gareeb Nawaz Mosque Demolition

The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against news portal, The Wire and two journalists associated with the Portal for their report on the alleged Gareeb Nawaz Mosque illegal demolition (Ramsanehighat, Barabanki) issue in Uttar Pradesh. The FIR has been registered against Journalists Seraj Ali and Mukul Chauhan, for a video report about the...

Narada Scam Case- Supreme Court Hearing On Pleas By WB Govt & Mamata Banerjee Against Calcutta HC Order- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court will hear today appeals filed West Bengal Govt., Chief Minister and State Law Minister, Moloy Ghatak against a 9th June order of the Calcutta High Court wherein it had refused to take on record Affidavits filed by them in CBI's transfer plea in the Narada Scam...

Right To Education: Uttarakhand High Court Orders Online Tuition Course For Juvenile In Children's Home

Emphasizing on the Right to Education for all, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Superintendent of the Children's Home in Haridwar to make arrangements for online tuition of a juvenile, willing to enrol for graduation. "Under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Right to Education is a part of the Right to Life," a Division Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh...

'No Malicious Motive To Subvert The Government': Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Aisha Sultana In Sedition Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed the anticipatory bail application filed by Aisha Sultana earlier this month. Justice Ashok Menon cited that prima facie, the applicant did not have a malicious motive to subvert the Government established by law by merely using the strong words to express her vehemence in disapproval of the subject under discussion. Lakshadweep filmmaker...

Rajasthan High Court To Commence Hybrid Hearing Of Cases From June 28

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday notified that it would resume the regular hearing of cases from 28th June 2021 in a hybrid manner by permitting parties to choose between appearing physically or through video conference. However, entry into the court premises will be permitted only to those persons who have completed 14 days after their second dose of Covid-19 vaccination....

"Example Of How Not To Write A Judgment": Patna High Court Sets Aside Death Sentence In Dowry Death Case

Of what was observed as the "example of how not to write a judgment", the Patna High Court has set aside the reference order of the trial court for confirmation of death sentence in connection with a dowry death case.Observing that the Trial Court ought to have avoided the "sweeping and disparaging remarks" made in its judgment regarding the conduct of the accused persons, a division...

Covid- Third Wave- Minimize Over Crowding, Restrict Traditional Ways Of Campaigning In Local Body Polls And More: Petitioner Submits Suggestions In Bombay HC

Advocate Rajesh Inamdar representing the Petitioner Nilesh Navlakha in the COVD PIL has submitted his suggestions to the Bombay High Court regarding COVID management in Maharashtra, given the expected arrival of the third wave. The suggestions include minimizing overcrowding by restricting public events, banning or restricting traditional ways of campaigning in local body polls and...

"Attempt To Prevent Investigation": ED Moves High Court Challenging Judicial Inquiry Ordered By Kerala Govt In Gold Smuggling Case

The Enforcement Directorate (Cochin Zone) has moved the Kerala High Court against appointment of a Judicial commission by the State Government to inquire into conduct of various Central Agencies in Kerala from July 2020.The Kerala Government had constituted a Judicial Commission chaired by Former Kerala High Court Judge VK Mohanan to examine the alleged attempt on the part of the...

Find Out the Effects of Immunisation on the 2053 Vaccine Scam Victims: Bombay High Court To Govt, BMC

The Bombay High Court has asked the State and BMC to file separate affidavits enumerating how they plan to deal with the 2053 victims of unauthorised covid-19 vaccination camps in Mumbai and its steps to avoid such incidents in the future. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said that the BMC might first have to check the victims for antibodies...

Service Benefits- Female Partner In A Live-In Relationship Cannot Have A Better Claim Than A Legally Married Wife: Kerala High Court

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday while deciding a matrimonial appeal held that when there is evidence of long cohabitation of a man with two women simultaneously, one pursuant to a ceremonial marriage and the other not so, the presumption of valid marriage leans in favour of the former."It is true that the parties to a live-in relationship or non formal relationship...

Plea Seeking Financial Assistance To Lawyers Infected By Or Who Died Due To COVID: Chhatisgarh HC Seeks State Bar Council's Response

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State Bar Council, Chhattisgarh on an application moved by the District Bar Association, Bilaspur seeking financial assistance for lawyers who were infected by the COVID-19 pandemic or have suffered death as a result of such infection.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra also directed the State Legal...

"Clear Co-relation Between Holding Of Kumbh Mela And Consequent Deaths, COVID Shouldn't Be Re-Invited By Permitting Large Gathering At Shrines: Uttarakhand HC

There is a clear correlation between the holding of Kumbh Mela in April, 2021, and the consequent deaths that occurred in Uttarakhand in May, 2021: Uttarakhand High Court