Bhima Koregaon Case: Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha Seek Access To Books And News Paper In Prison

Three accused in the Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case have moved a court here seeking access to books and newspapers in prison.Activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha and Delhi University professor Hany Babu have filed separate pleas through their lawyer Chandni Chawla in the special NIA court.Chawla told the court on Tuesday that when lawyers tried to deliver books...

PIL in Supreme Court Seeks Direction To Centre To Issue Guidelines To Prevent Selling of Counterfeit Corona Vaccine

Plea Filed Before Supreme Court Seeking Directions to Centre To Issue Guidelines Under DM Act To Prevent Selling of Counterfeit Corona Vaccine A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for directions to the Centre to issue strict guidelines under the Disaster Management Act to prevent selling of fake and counterfeit vaccine for COVID-19. It further seeks for constitution...

Chief Minister's Gesture To Borne Fees of Meritorious Students Who Couldn't Pay Private College Fee Appreciable: Madras HC

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (23rd December) appreciated the gesture shown by the Chief Minister of the State who made a commitment that the fees of the meritorious students would be borne by the Government, who could not pay the fees in private colleges. The Bench of Justice S. Vaidyanathan was hearing the case of a student (petitioner) who studied in a Government Higher...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Quashing Of Prerequisite Of 3 Years' Practice As Advocate For Being Eligible For Civil Judge Exam

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the pre-requisite condition of three years of practice as an Advocate to be eligible for the Civil Judge Exam in Andhra PradeshThe plea, by Regalagadda Venkatesh, an aspirant to the Civil Judge post in the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Services, prays for quashing of Rule 5 (2)(a)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial...

Merely Because The Boy Is Not Of Marriageable Age, The Right Of A Major Couple To Live-Together Can't Be Denied: Punjab And Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana HC has recently held that merely because the boy is not of marriageable age (though major) the right of petitioners to live-together cannot be denied. Noting that "Parents cannot compel a child to live a life on their terms and that every adult individual has a right to live his or her life as he or she deems fit", the High Court upheld a couple's right to be in a live...

Calcutta High Court Directs Centre To Fill Up CFSL Vacancies, Set Up Exclusive DNA Test Outlets

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Central government to open more CFSL Centres in the State for expeditious forensic examination during criminal investigations. The Court also expressed the need for setting up of exclusive DNA outlets. A division bench comprising of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee said, "Every endeavour should be made by the Union...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Govt.'s Inaction In Appointment Of Presidents, Members Of State, District Consumer Fora

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL challenging inaction of the government in failing to appoint President, Members and Staff before District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across India.The plea by petitioner-law student Saloni Gautam, through advocates Dushyant Tiwari, Om Prakash Parihar, avers that on 20.07.2020 the...

Industrialization Necessary For Economy But Shouldn't Be At The Cost Of Human Lives By Destroying Eco-System: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court last week observed that industrialization is required for enhancement of revenue, but that does not mean that it should be done at the cost of the lives of human being by destroying eco-system. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Dr. BR Sarangi further observed that there should be equilibrium between the industrialization and...

Classification of RComm, Reliance Telecom Accounts As Fraudulent: Delhi High Court Directs Union Bank, Indian Overseas Bank To Maintain Status Quo

On a plea by Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication Ltd (RComm) and Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) against the declaration of their accounts in the Union Bank of India (UBI) and the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) as "fraudulent", the Delhi High Court has ordered the banks to maintain status quo until the next date of hearing, i.e. Jan 13, 2021. However, the court has said that the Centre through...

POCSO-Victims Entitled To Receive Information About Court Proceedings Including Status Of Bail Of Accused: J&K HC

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that (minor rape) victims are entitled to receive most appropriate information of the proceedings which would include the status of the accused including his/her bail, temporary release, parole or pardon, escape, absconding from justice or death. A single bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed thus in view of the guidelines issued by the...

TRP SCAM: Arnab Goswami Conspired With Arrested Ex-BARC CEO To Manipulate TRP Of Republic TV:Mumbai Police Tells Court

The Mumbai police on Monday told a local court here that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), in alleged connivance with another ex-senior BARC official and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, manipulated the television rating points (TRP) of Republic TV and its Hindi arm.The Mumbai police's Crime Branch, in its remand note submitted before...

Breaking-Police Assault On Etah Advocate: Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry By Chief Judicial Magistrate

Today, the Allahabad High Court sought a complete report of the incident, wherein Rajendra Sharma, a practicing Advocate at Etah was beaten and manhandled by the police and his relatives too were harassed and humiliated. The Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Etah to enquire into the matter and submit a...