Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Which Held Apprehension Of Death Due To COVID A Ground For Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court Judgment which held that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the COVID pandemic is a valid ground for grant of anticipatory bail.The Court ordered that this Allahabad High Court judgment should not be cited as a precedent for grant of anticipatory bail and that the Courts shall not rely on the observations in the High...

'FIRs Registered, 6 Persons Arrested' : West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court In Plea For SIT Probe On Killings Of 2 BJP Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal Government to file a counter-affidavit in a writ petition which seeks CBI/SIT probe into the killings of two BJP activists allegedly at the instance of Trinamool Congress leaders during the post-poll violence Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the State of West Bengal, told a vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and...

Three Months Window For Social Media Platforms To Comply With New IT Intermediary Rules Expires Today

The three-month window that the Central Government provided to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to comply with the new social media rules, ends today. The Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were notified by the Centre on February 25, 2021, to inter alia regulate the social media intermediaries by...

Right To Be Forgotten- Delhi High Court Directs Google, Indian Kanoon To Remove/Block Judgment Of American Citizen Acquitted In NDPS Case

In a case involving the question of Right to Privacy of a person and Right to Information of public and maintenance of transparency in judicial records, the Delhi High Court recently granted interim protection to an American Citizen of Indian origin by directing Indian Kanoon to block the judgement of his acquittal under NDPS Act from being accessed by using search engines such as...

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Compensation & Rehabilitation Of Victims

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state sponsored violence which took place in West Bengal after the declaration of assembly election results on May 2.A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai issued notice returnable in the week commencing from June 7.Also, based on...

Vacation Judge Can Grant Bail, Pass 'Interim Orders' Regarding Stay, Injunction But Can't Dispose Of Cases On Merits: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court on Monday (May 24) ruled that a vacation judge cannot decide and dispose of a case, other than bail applications, on merits. Observing thus, the Bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh said, "A vacation judge may grant bail in criminal matters and pass 'interim orders' only regarding stay, injunction and other reliefs in such other matters, civil or under...

Kerala High Court Stays Lakshadweep Order Directing Assistant Public Prosecutor To Do Legal Work At Secretariat

"...scheduled trials...had to be postponed as the officials under the Lakshadweep Administration had required the Assistant Public Prosecutor, Amini to be present at Kavaratti for doing their legal works..."

'Will Direct Registry To List Urgency Applications Before CJI' : Supreme Court Vacation Bench Says After Lawyers Complain Of Non-Listing

After a group of senior lawyers raised complaints regarding non-listing of urgent matters during the vacation, a vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that directions will be issued to the registry to list the urgency applications before the Chief Justice of India."We will issue directions to the Registry to list urgency applications before the Chief Justice of India", a...

Plaintiff Need Not Undergo 'Second Agnipariksha' In Suit For Malicious Prosecution; Defendant Must Discharge Onus Once Shifted To Him: Madras High Court

In a significant judgment pertaining 'burden of proof' in proceedings against malicious prosecution, the Madras High Court has held that the Plaintiff need undergo a 'second agnipariksha' and it is the defendant who must discharge the onus once it is shifted to him. A Single Bench of Justice GR Swaminathan observed, "He (plaintiff) can only depose that the allegation against him...

Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing In Bail Plea Filed By Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case To May 28

A Delhi Court on Tuesday adjourned to 28 May hearing in the bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Sharma adjourned the hearing after hearing Advocate Vishal Gohri who informed the Court...

"His Identification Before Trial Court And This Court Is At Variance": Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Riots Accused

Observing that the prosecution's assertions prima facie brings its case under cloud, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a riots accused namely Mohd. Mansoor after opining that his identification before the Trial Court and the High Court was at variance. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait granted bail after observing thus: "Though this Court refrains...

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Vaccine Priority For LPG Delivery Personnel

A Registered Association of LPG Gas Distributors recently moved the Kerala High Court praying that LPG delivery personnel be included within the category of First Line Workers for Covid Vaccine priority. When the matter was taken up by a single bench of Justice AM Badar on Monday, the Government Pleader submitted that as per a Government Order dated May 19, persons providing...