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Plea For FIR Against Kangana Ranaut's Tweets Allegedly Derogatory and Defamatory To Sikh Community :Delhi Court Seeks Report From Delhi Police
A Delhi Court on Wednesday sought action taken report (ATR) from the Delhi Police in a case filed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, President Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee against Actress Kanagana Ranaut for her alleged "derogatory and defamatory hate tweets" on Farmers Protests thereby defaming the Sikh Community and committing acts prejudicial to national integrity....
RTI- UP Govt Fails To Comply 48-hour Timeline For Info n Life and Personal Liberty: Lawyer Writes to SIC
A Lucknow based Advocate, Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, has made a representation before the State Information Commission and the UP Secretariat, seeking urgent directions to all the Departments of the State for dissemination of information pertaining to life and personal liberty of individuals, within 48 hours. Haider has also urged the Government to amend the RTI Rules of 2015 so as...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against AAI, Air India Executives Over Mangalore Flight Crash
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the private complaint and the cognizance taken on it by a trial court at Managluru in 2013, against the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Air India Ltd. (AI) and its executives in regards to the Air India Express 812 plane crash incident outside Mangaluru airport, on May 22, 2010, in which 158 persons on board were killed. A single bench...
Won't Insist On Personal Appearance Of Mehbooba Mufti Till March 19, ED Tells Delhi High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that it would not insist upon the appearance of PDP leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti with respect to a summons issued upon her in a case against her under S.50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Mufti had moved Court on Monday seeking quashing of summons issued...
Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction To Actor-Producer Nikhil Dwivedi Against Actor Kamal R. Khan From Making Defamatory Statements Against Him
The Bombay High Court last week granted an interim injunction to Actor-Producer Nikhil Dwivedi (the plaintiff) against Actor Kamaal R. Khan (defendant no. 1) from publishing defamatory statements and/or any other statement containing the same or leveling allegations against Dwivedi/plaintiff. The Bench of Justice A. K. Menon was hearing the plea of Dwivedi, which was filed against Khan,...
Section 138 NI Act : Supreme Court Forms Committee To Suggest Steps For Expeditious Trial Of Cheque Dishonour Cases
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has on Wednesday directed the formation of a Committee under Chairmanship of former Bombay High Court judge Justice RC Chavan to consider steps to be taken for expeditious disposal of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A Constitution Bench led by CJI Bobde found it appropriate to form a committee...
Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Lesbian Woman Married Against Her Wishes, Directs Steps For Dissolution Of Marriage
In a major relief to a lesbian woman married against her wishes to a man of her family's choice, a bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi High Court today issued issued notice on the woman's petition and directed the Delhi Police to ensure complete protection to the woman. Notably, taking a progressive stance on the case, the court also interacted with the woman and her husband, and...
Parliament Clears Bill For Regularization Of Unauthorized Colonies In Delhi; Extension Of Protection From Sealing/ Demolition Till 2023
The Lok Sabha today passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha on February 9, 2021. Introduced by Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs of India, Hardeep Singh Puri, the Bill seeks to extend the time period available with the Government for regularization of unauthorized...
Doctor Asked To Keep Clinic Open During Pandemic Not Eligible For PMGKP Compensation Unless Requisitioned For COVID19 Duty : Bombay HC
Private practitioners who opened up their clinics during the pandemic from the fear of FIRs being registered against them for disobeying the civic chief's directions would not be eligible for the Rs. 50 lakh compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) if they succumbed to the virus unless they were specifically assigned to treat Covid-19 patients, the Bombay High...
Ascertain Infrastructure In Existence To Cater To Girl Students' Needs In Various Educational Institutions: Patna HC Constitutes 3-Member Committee
The Patna High Court on Tuesday (09th March) constitutes a Committee of three Lady Advocates to visit a list of Educational Institutions to ascertain the exact status of the existence and functionality of infrastructure to cater to the needs of the girl students in such institutions. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar ordered thus after perusing the...
Tandav Row: Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench Extends Interim Protection From Arrest For Amazon Prime Video Head Aparna Purohit In Lucknow FIR Till April 6
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in a FIR registered against her at Lucknow, for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web-series Tandav. A Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, while adjourning hearing of Purohit's anticipatory bail plea, extended...