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Supreme Court Asks AG KK Venugopal To Consider Whether NGT's Jurisdiction Can Be Extended To Wildlife Protection Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked AG KK Venugopal if the jurisdiction of the NGT can be extended under the Wildlife Protection Act as well.The bench headed by CJ S. A. Bobde was hearing a petition seeking, inter alia, the installation of bird diverters on power lines and the undergrounding of overhead power transmission lines, besides restraint on establishment of windmills and...
Delhi Riots-Police Version That 'Muslim Rioter Rubbing Shoulders With Hindu Rioters To Kill Muslim Boy' Doesn't Appeal To Senses: Delhi Court Grants Bail
"It does not appeal to senses that applicant being a Muslim, would rub shoulder to shoulder in such a surcharged atmosphere with the members of "unlawful assembly", which mainly consisted of the persons of Hindu community and would beat a Muslim boy to death", remarked the Karkardooma Court (Delhi) while granting bail to a man in two separate cases related to the...
Insult To 'Hindutva' Not Religious Insult To Attract Section 295A IPC : Abhinav Chandrachud Argues In Karnataka HC Seeking Quashing Of FIR
Hindutva is not a religion and insult to it cannot be regarded as a religious insult, submitted Advocate Dr Abhinav Chandrachud before the Karnataka High Court while appearing in a case seeking quashing of FIR.He submitted that 'Hindutva' can be considered to be a philosophy, a way of life, or even predominant ideology of a political party. When somebody insults, even perhaps uses...
Book Investigating Officers Who Fail To Secure CCTV Footage In Criminal Cases: Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs Haryana DGP
The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week directed the DGP, Haryana State to ensure that in every case where any CCTV footage is claimed to be available, copies of the same are obtained from the source along with requisite certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi further directed, "In case of any omission to do...
"How Much Cost Should We Impose?" CJI Bobde Pulls Up Lawyer For Making Unjustified Allegation Against A Former Judge Of Bombay HC
Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A Bobde on Tuesday expressed his displeasure at unjustified allegations against judges of the higher judiciary.The bench led by the CJ was hearing a matter where the counsel wrongfully alleged that a former Bombay High Court judge had subsequent to his retirement appeared before the trial court in the case."Oh, a Bombay High court judge, after retirement,...
Actor Sexual Assault Case Involving Dileep : Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt Plea For Change Of Trial Judge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala seeking the change of the judge holding trial in the 2017 actor sexual assault case in which prominent Malayalam film actor Dileep is accused as a conspirator.Dismissing Kerala's petition, a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar upheld the Kerala High Court judgment which rejected the transfer...
'Lot Of Unnecessary Complaints That Select Counsel Being Permitted To Mention': CJI Bobde Disallows Mentioning By Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi
"We are getting a lot of complaints that select counsel are being allowed to 'mention'", said Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Tuesday.The CJ was addressing senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi who, having appeared before the bench in a matter, sought to mention an unrelated case."You are on some other matter? No, no, we are getting a lot of unnecessary complaints that select counsel are being allowed...
OCI Cardholders To Be Treated As Indian Citizens For Admission To Professional Courses: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that OCI Cardholders have to be treated as Indian Citizens for the purpose of admission to Professional Educational Institutions.The bench comprising Justices B.V.Nagarathna and NS Sanjay Gowda quashed section 2(1)(n) of the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission & Determination of Fee) Act, 2006 to the extent it included...
SC Issues Directions To States/UTs For Education Of Children In Child Care Institutions And Children Restored To Families
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a slew of directions to States/Union Territories to cater to the educational needs of children in Child Care Institutions(CCI) and children who have been restored to families from CCIs.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi issued the directions in the suo moto case "In Re Contagion of COVID19 Virus in Children...