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Ex-IAS Officer Booked For A Tweet Regarding COVID Affected Dead Bodies: Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest
The Allahabad High Court earlier this week stayed the arrest of a retired IAS officer who has been booked under various offences under IPC, Uttar Pradesh Public Health and Epidemic Diseases Control Act, 2000, Disaster Management Act, 2005 and IT Act for allegedly tweeting some photos and videos alleging COVID mismanagement in Uttar Pradesh with regard to COVID Dead Bodies.The bench of...
'Defective, Vexatious' : Delhi High Court Dismisses Juhi Chawla's Civil Suit Against 5G Roll Out With Rs 20 Lakhs Cost
Imposing a heavy cost of Rupees 20 lakhs on actor Juhi Chawla , the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed her civil suit against 5G Roll out as "defective and not maintainable""Vexatious allegations were made", a single bench of Justice J R Midha noted in the order."It appears suit was filed for publicity. Juhi Chawla circulated link of the hearing on social media", the Court observed in...
Over 300 Final-Year Faculty Of Law, DU Students Write To BCI To Direct DU To Adopt Assignment-Based Evaluation For Exams
Over 300 final year LL.B students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi have sent a representation to the Bar Council of India requesting for the cancellation of their pending intermediate exams and to direct the University to adopt an Assignment Based Evaluation (ABE) instead.The representation states that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on people of...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Action Against Opposition Leader VD Satheesan For Alleged COVID Protocol Violation
The Kerala High Court sought response from the State about the action taken on a complaint filed against VD Satheesan, Leader of Opposition, for allegedly violating Covid-19 protocol.The division bench comprising Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath was considering a writ petition filed by N.Arun, who had filed the complaint before Director General of Police, in this regard.In...
West Bengal Post-Poll Violence - Persons Prevented From Returning To Homes May Lodge Complaint With Legal Services Authority : Calcutta High Court
A 5-Judges Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered that any person in West Bengal, who is being prevented from returning to his/her home on account of West Bengal post poll violence, may lodge a complaint with the State Legal Services Authority. The Court said that such people will be at liberty to send their complaints to the official Email ID of the authority. It further...
'Heinous Offence Against A Serving Law Officer': Jammu & Kashmir HC Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of 3 Convicts In Deputy Advocate General Murder Case
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has refused to suspend the sentence for the three convicts in the 2008 Deputy Advocate General Murder case.A Division Bench comprising of Justices Tashi Rabstan and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani said it cannot overlook the fact that the accused-applicants have been held guilty and convicted for commission of a "heinous offence against the then serving Law...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Life Convict Asaram Bapu's Plea To Suspend Sentence For Medical Treatment
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by self-styled godman and life convict, Asaram Bapu, challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order wherein his petition seeking temporary suspension of sentences to pursue medical treatment was dismissed.A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Krishna Murari heard Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra's submissions on behalf of the Petitioner...
'If A Man & Woman Are In A Room, Man Makes A Request & Woman Complies, Do We Need To Say Anything More' : Supreme Court In Plea Against Bail To Varun Hiremath In Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order granting pre-arrest bail to TV journalist Varun Hiremath accused of raping a 22 year old woman in Delhi.A vacation bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and Ajay Rastogi dismissed the petition filed by the complainant in the rape case.Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the...
'What Is Lawyer's Interest In Judicial Officers' Transfer?' : Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Against Judges' Transfer During Pandemic
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition filed by an advocate challenging the transfer of judicial officers of subordinate courts during the pandemic.A division bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Dr Kauser Edappagath observed that the petition does not appear to have been filed with bona-fide intentions. The bench observed that...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted To Journalist Varun Hiremath In Rape case
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order granting pre-arrest bail to Mumbai TV journalist Varun Hiremath accused of raping a 22 year old woman in National Capital, in connection with the FIR lodged in Chanakyapuri Police Station.A vacation bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and Ajay Rastogi dismissed the petition filed by the complainant...