NHRC, MHRC Take Cognizance Of Alleged Torture Of Republic TV's AVP Ghanshaym Singh & CEO Vikas Khanchandani

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Maharashtra Human Rights Commission (MHRC) MHRC have taken cognizance of alleged torture of Republic TV's AVP Ghanshaym Singh & CEO Vikas Khanchandani. While the MHRC has sought a detailed report from the Mumbai Police Crime Branch over the arrest of CEO Vikas Khanchandani on Sunday and has asked to justify his action, on the...

Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-motu Petition To Ensure Elections Are Held To Municipal Bodies

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the registry to initiate a suo-motu writ petition to issue directions to State Government and the State Election Commission to hold elections to the Municipalities as per the mandate of clause (3) of Article 243U of the Constitution. "It is the duty of the court to ensure that constitutional mandate is followed by the State Election Commission...

Tata Sons v Cyrus Mistry : CJI Bobde Says His Son Appeared For SPG Subsidiary; Lawyers Express No Objection To CJI Hearing

The lawyers appearing in the case between Tata Sons Private Ltd and Cyrus Mistry in the Supreme Court expressed that they have no objection to the Chief Justice of India hearing the case merely because his son is appearing for a subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji Group in a case in Mumbai.When the arguments started on the fourth day of the case hearing, CJI SA Bobde told the lawyers :"I...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Automatic Granting Of Custody Of Male Child To Father In Dawoodi Bora Community

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of a custom followed by the Dawoodi Bora community among Muslims, according to which the custody of a male child above the age of 7 automatically goes to the father. The petition has been filed by a Mumbai-resident, Fatema Quaid Zohar Challawala, stating that the said custom is violative...

Closure Report Cannot Be Filed Merely Because Informant Did Not Supply Adequate Materials To Investigate: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a closure report cannot be filed merely on the ground that the investigation was not possible as the informant had not supplied adequate materials to investigate.A fair investigation is a necessary concomitant of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, said the bench headed by Justice RF Nariman, while setting aside closure reports against...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses To Recall Order To Examine 'Constitutional Breakdown' Of State Machinery; Govt To Move Supreme Court

The Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh, Subrahmanyam Sriram, said on Monday that the State will move the Supreme Court against the October 1 order of the High Court seeking to examine whether there is a "constitutional breakdown of machinery" in the State. The development comes after a Division bench led by Justice Rakesh Kumar rejected an application filed by the State...

Custodial Death Of 16 Yr Old Boy: Bombay HC Grants Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Victim's Father

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad bench) recently granted ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the father of a 16-year-old boy, who died in the custody of Shirdi police station in March, 2016. The Bench of Justice Tanaji V. Nalawade and Justice Shrikant D. Kulkarni concluded that it was a case of custodial death at the hands of police officials of Shirdi Police...

Bar Council Of Delhi Asks Central Govt To Withdraw Farmers' Acts; Restore Right To Approach Civil Courts

"Government should take concrete steps to resolve the Farmer's agitation over the various clauses of Farmers Act"

'We'll Never Entertain A Petition Which Takes Us 100 Years Back' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pleas To Stop Non-Hindus From Working In Offices Under HRICE Act

The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed writ petitions which sought for directions that non-Hindus should not be permitted to work in the office of Commissioners under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act(HRICE Act)."The Hindu religion was never so narrow. Hindu religion as professed never consisted of people who are so narrow minded," observed a...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, States On Plea Against Mining in Densely-Forested, Eco-Sensitive Areas

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to various States and the Union on a PIL against mining in densely- forested and eco-sensitive areas of the country.The petition by was heard by a bench led by the Chief Justice S. A. Bobde by Sudeip Shrivastava through advocate Prashant Bhushan.The plea challenges the Union of India's decision to allot different coal blocks by way of auction...

Covid-19: Allahabad High Court Expresses Concern Over Re-Opening Of Schools In UP; Inquires By What Date Vaccine Shall Be Available To Public

"Deployment of police personnel is very essential as it alone can make people wear masks"

Petitioner Cites Pegasus Issue In Supreme Court To Argue Against Allowing WhatsApp Payment Services

The controversy regarding snooping of WhatsApp users using Israeli spy software 'Pegasus' found a mention in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.The 'Pegasus-Whatsapp' issue was referred to by Senior Advocate Krishnan Venugopal to argue that the system of WhatsApp was not secure and reliable so as to allow it to launch payment services.Venugopal was appearing for Binoy Viswam, Rajya Sabha MP...