COVID 19: Gauhati High Court Further Extends Interim Orders Till June 25

The full bench of the Gauhati High Court on Monday extended further extended by two weeks all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till June 25.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...

Police Custody Is Not Permissible After Submission Of Charge Sheet: Sr Adv Siddharth Luthra Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Narada Case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday continued its hearing in the Narada case, in which the CBI has sought to transfer the trial and to declare that the hearing in the trial court on May 17 - which led to bail being granted to four TMC leaders - was vitiated on account of mob pressure. A 5-Judge Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, and Justices IP Mukherjee,...

'Right To Protest Not 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA' : Delhi High Court Finds No Prima Facie Case Against Asif Iqbal Tanha, Natasha Narwal & Devangana Kalita

The Court noted that the CAA protests were not outlawed or banned.The protest was monitored by law enforcement agencies. The student organizations, which the accused were leading, are not banned organizations.

"Application Is Vague": Bombay high Court While Issuing Notice On Kangana Ranaut's Plea For Passport Renewal

The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that Kangana Ranaut was seeking directions against the Passport Authority of India to renew her passport but failed to make them a party to her plea. Justices PB Varale and SP Tavade were hearing Ranaut's plea seeking directions to the passport authorities to renew/re-issue her passport, alleging they objected the same owing to the sedition...

Justice DY Chandrachud E-Inaugurates 3 Projects At Madhya Pradesh High Court Including Secure Wi-Fi Project

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairperson of e-Committee, Supreme Court of India on Monday E-inaugurated the Secure wi-fi project & Implementation of CIS software with Land Records for the High Court of Madhya Pradesh & National Service and tracking of Electronic processes for District Judiciary.Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice High Court of...

Set Up 'Public Land Protection Cells' Across State To Check Encroachments: Madhya Pradesh High Court To State Govt

In order to provide a statewide solution to the problems related to encroachment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the State to devise a permanent body designated as Public Land Protection Cell with District Collector as its Chairman and officer of the Rank of Tehsildar as its Member Secretary.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sujoy Paul...

"In Its Anxiety To Suppress Dissent, In The Mind Of State, Line Between Right To Protest And Terrorist Activity Seems To Be Getting Blurred": Delhi HC In Natasha Narwal's Bail Order

"We are constrained to express, that it seems, that in its anxiety to suppress dissent, in the mind of the State, the line between the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest and terrorist activity seems to be getting somewhat blurred" observed the Delhi High Court while granting bail to Natasha Narwal in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case involving sections under the UAPA.A...

"Should This Court Wait Till Right To Speedy Trial Fully Negated?": Delhi High Court While Granting Bail To Delhi Riots Accused Asif Iqbal Tanha

Delivering its verdict in the appeal against rejection of bail of Delhi Riots accused Asif Iqbal Tanha, the Delhi High Court division bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani today held that it was of the view that, "no offence under sections 15, 17 or 18 UAPA is made-out against the appellant (Tanha) on a prima facie appreciation of the subject charge-sheet and the...

Kerala High Court To Hear Aisha Sultana's Plea For Anticipatory Bail On Thursday

Kerala High Court has adjourned the hearing on filmmaker Aisha Sultana's plea for anticipatory Bail to Thursday Justice Ashok Menon was hearing the petition filed by Sultana over FIR for sedition taken against her over her remarks against the island administration's new regulations.The Court has asked the response from Kavaratti police. She was seeking pre-arrest bail in the FIR registered...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To NDMA On Plea For Payment Of Ex-Gratia To Families Of Persons Who Succumbed To COVID-19

Only last week, the same Bench had observed that Court cannot order all COVID victims to be compensated, irrespective of financial position that the families may be in.

Supreme Court Adjourns IUML Plea Challenging MHA Notification On Citizenship For Non-Muslim Refugees By Two Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on the application filed by political party Indian Union Muslim League(IUML) challenging the May 28 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs allowing non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to apply for citizenship.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the IUML, requested a vacation...

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Cases Against Italian Marines In Enrica Lexie Case Accepting Compensation

Accepting the compensation of Rupees 10 crores deposited by the Republic of Italy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal proceedings pending in India against against two Italian Marines -Massimilano Latorre and Salvatore Girone - with respect to the 2012 sea-firing incident near Kerala coast which killed two Indian fishermen. The Court has directed the transfer of the amount of...