"What Sort Of Peaceful Protest Was Being Carried Out When He Was Photographed Brandishing Sword?": Gauhati HC Denies Bail To 2 Accused Booked Under UAPA Charges

The Gauhati High Court last week dismissed the bail plea of two accused in connection with a case registered against them for alleged disruption of supplies by economic blockade staged at railway track and national highway at Chabua town on 09th December 2019 and attempt to murder government functionaries on duty by throwing stones. The Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and...

Bombay High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account On March 9

The Bombay High Court has set March 9, 2021, to hear a petition seeking suspension of actor Kangana Ranaut's twitter account following an urgent application moved by the petitioner on her tweets allegedly calling protesting farmers "terrorists". The petitioner, who is an advocate, sought an urgent hearing of his plea, claiming the actor had not stopped her "outrageous conduct" even after...

Rajya Sabha Clears Bill For Regularization Of Unauthorized Colonies In Delhi; Extension Of Protection From Sealing/ Demolition Till 2023

The Upper House of the Parliament today passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. It was introduced by Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs of India, Hardeep Singh Puri, for extending the time period available with the Government for regularization of unauthorized colonies. Background The Government...

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To AAP Leader Sanjay Singh In 'Hate Speech' Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh protection from arrest in all FIRs against him (in connection with 'hate speech' at his press conference in Lucknow, UP in August last year) and issued notice on why FIRs should not be clubbed. The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also observed that the UP state government can approach the Chairman, Rajya...

Karnataka Lawyer Seeks FIR Against Kangana Ranaut For Tweet Calling Protesting Farmers 'Terrorists'

An advocate in Belgavi, Karnataka, has submitted a complaint to the police seeking to register a First Information Report against actor Kangana Ranaut alleging that she has called protesting farmers "terrorists" in a tweet.The complainant, an advocate named Harshvardhan Patil, has sought for action against the actor for provocation, prompting enmity between different groups and so also...

UPSC Extra Chance : 'Completely Unjustified To Not Relax Age Limit', Divan Argues In SC For Last Attempt Candidates

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan argued in the Supreme Court on Tuesday for granting extra-chance without upper age limit for civil service aspirants who gave their last attempt in the UPSC exams held in October 2020."It's completely unjustified to not relax the limit. They have a power and the duty to relax this", Divan submitted before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar.While acknowledging...

'Come Before Us In A Concrete Case' : Supreme Court Dismisses Advocates' PIL Challenging Sedition Law Under Sec 124A IPC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by a group of advocates challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A IPC on the ground that the petitioners have no cause of action. A three-Judge Bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian observed that as per the precedent in the Kusum Ingots case,...

"If Display Of Affection Between LGBT Partners Isn't Indecent, It Can't Be Bogged Down By Majority Perception:" Allahabad High Court Reinstates LGBT Member In Service

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed the order of the cancellation of the appointment of the petitioner (one Pramod Kumar Sharma) on account of a viral video of the petitioner. The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal noted that in the Counter Affidavit (filed by the officer who had passed the order of cancellation) sexual orientation of the petitioner was stated to be...

Rehana Fathima Can use Social Media Without Hurting Religious Sentiments: Supreme Court Partially Stays HC's Order Over Her Cookery Show "Gomatha Ularth"

The Supreme Court bench on Tuesday stayed the Kerala High Court order restricting activist Rehana Fathima from printing, posting or publishing her views on any medium of the media.The bench headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman was hearing the SLP against the order of November 23, 2020 vide which the High Court Single Bench had imposed strictures on Fatima who had uploaded a video of a cookery...

Breaking: Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod Jose And Others Over multiple FIRs Against Them

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh Nath over multiple FIRs registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer's death during tractor rally.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde passed the order while issuing notice on the writ...

LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court- Plea Against Multiple FIRs Against Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai And Others Over Farmers Death On Republic Day

Supreme Court is hearing writ petitions filed by Sashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha etc against multiple FIRs registered against them over their tweets/reports about a farmer's death during tractor...

UPSC Extra Chance For Last Attempt Candidates : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [LIVE UPDATES]

The Supreme Court is hearing a petition seeking extra chance in UPSC exams for those civil service aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October...