Varavara Rao Can Be Sent Back To Prison, He Has No Dementia: NIA Submits Before Bombay High Court

Does the octogenarian poet Dr Varavara Rao suffer from dementia? The question seems to have become the focal argument in petitions seeking to set him at liberty and as both the sides are now arguing on the point whether Dr Rao's cognitive functions are strong enough for him to be able to take care of himself or no.Rao is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. He was arrested along with...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking For Filling Of Vacancies In Jharkhand State Information Commission

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking for directions to fill vacancies in the Jharkhand State Information Commission. A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant heard the submissions of Advocate Tishampati Sen, who appeared on behalf of the Petitioner, and proceeded to issue notice. The PIL submits that it has been filed to seek effective implementation...

Munawar Faruqui Case : Madhya Pradesh High Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Bail Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench will tomorrow deliver judgment in the bail applications filed by comedian Munawar Faruqui and co- accused Nalin Yadav, who were arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during their comic show.A single bench of Justice Rohit Arya had reserved judgment on January 25 in their bail applications. Delete BREAKING : Madhya Pradesh...

House Privileges Not Applicable To Activities Other Than Legislative Functions : Salve Submits For Facebook VP

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's challenge to the two summons issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee "Peace and Harmony" asking him to appear to look into the role of fake news behind the Delhi riots of February 2020.The two summons were issued in September 2020 demanding Mr. Mohan to appear before the committee for testifying on...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Virat Kohli, Tamanna Bhatia, Aju Varghese On Plea To Ban Online Gambling

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, actors Tamanna Bhatia and Aju Varghese, and the State Government on a plea seeking to ban online gambling.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Anil K Narendran issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition filed by film director Pauly Vadakkan"Play Games 24*7 Private...

MJ Akbar Vs Priya Ramani- "No Human Being Who Has Been Accused Of Sexual Harassment Can Be A Person Of High Reputation": Rebecca John Tells Court

The Courtroom battle in the criminal defamation case filed by complainant, Former Union Minister Mr. M.J. Akbar against journalist Ms. Priya Ramani continued today before a Delhi Court judge, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Pandey. Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra concluded her rebuttal arguments against the accused, Ms. Priya Ramani. This was followed by a counter...

"Farmers/Protestors Put The Entire Capital In Ransom": Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Deploy Paramilitary Forces To Ensure Safety Of Life And Property Of Citizens

A Writ Petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of "people squatting" under the garb of Kisan Agitation, putting adequate para military forces to ensure safety of life and property and removal of the present Commissioner of Police from his post including punishing other police officers who had failed to discharge their...

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply

Prima facie, it appears that such direction of the Supreme Court as well as the basic tenets of equality, enshrined in the Constitution, were violated by such exclusion: Calcutta High Court

When There Is Complaint & Counter-Complaint On Similar Allegations, Parties Cannot Seek Quashing Saying Case Is Of Civil Nature : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed petitions seeking quashing of criminal complaints filed by start-up companies Mygate and NoBroker, against each other. The court while dismissing the petitions held that once a party files a criminal complaint against the other and if such others were to file a criminal complaint against the first complainant, then the first complainant cannot...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia's Defamation Proceedings Against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings in the criminal defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP leader, against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed the interim order while issuing notice on the special leave petition filed by Tiwari challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash...

COVID-19- Judicial Notice Can Be Taken Of The Fact That Situation In State Of Assam Is Much Better: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court last week took judicial note of the fact that the present situation in the State of Assam as far as COVID-19 pandemic is concerned, is much better. The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a Public Interest Litigation wherein the petitioner had raised the concern about the rapid spread and increase in the number of COVID-19 infected cases in...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa In Land De-notification Case, Issues Notice Against HC Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a special leave petition filed by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former State Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani, against a Karnataka High Court order allowing restoration of a criminal case against them in the alleged illegal land de-notification case.A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde has also stayed the arrest of Yediyurappa. The...