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Delhi High Court Directs Centre to File Status Report on Actor Rakul Preet Singh's Plea, Actor Seeks to Implead Other Channels
The Delhi High Court today directed actor the Centre to file a status report within 3 weeks on actor Rakul Preet Singh's petition seeking action against news channels for publishing slanderous material against her, linking her to drugs. On December 9, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) issued awarning in an order against the news channels Zee News, Zee 24...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Transfer Of Case Of Tablighi Jamaat Leader To NIA, Grants Liberty To Approach Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court today dismissed as withdrawn, a plea seeking the transfer of investigation of a case against Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad, from the Delhi Police to the National Investigation Authority. The Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh hearing the petition, however, granted the advocate for the petitioner liberty to press the petition...
Govt. Officials Like 'Kumbhkarana'; Need To Be Woken Up From Slumber By Using Different Means: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Expressing its displeasure over the working of the government officials in Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K High Court on Wednesday (09th December) compared the Government officials with "Kumbhkarna" from Ramayana, who used to sleep for six months at a stretch. The Bench of newly appointed Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal further observed, "As has been mentioned in Ramayana,...
Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Republic TV COO Priya Mukherjee In TRP Scam Case
The Sessions Court at Mumbai allowed the pre arrest bail application filed by Republic TV Chief Operating Officer Priya Mukherjee on Friday. Mukherjee is an accused in the fake Television Rating Points Scam case registered by the Mumbai police.Court directed Mukharjee to be released on a personal bond of Rs.50,000 in case of an arrest and asked her to appear before the concerned police...
BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Sanjjanaa Galrani In Sandalwood Drug Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted bail to Kannada film actor Sanjjanaa Galrani has been in custody since September 8 in the infamous Sandalwood drug case. She had sought bail on medical grounds. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar granted bail to her subject to execution of a personal bond of Rs 3 lakh and two sureties of like amount. She has to mark her attendance twice...
"Will Lead To Farmers Being At The Mercy Of Corporates": Bharatiya Kisan Union Bhanu Moves Supreme Court Challenging Farm Laws
Bhartiya Kisan Union Bhanu has filed an Intervention Application before the Supreme Court in the plea filed by Tiruchi Siva, Member of Parliament (DMK), challenging the three Farm Acts that have sparked protests across the country. Stating that as the Applicant, the Union through its President Bhanu Pratap Singh, received no response to the Representation duly served to...
Plea Moved In Bombay High Court Challenging The De-facto Imposition Of 'Aarogya Setu' In Passport Office, Mumbai
A petition has been moved in the Bombay High Court, challenging the de-facto imposition of Aarogya Setu by officials of Passport Seva Kendra, Mumbai. The petition has been filed by one Tanya Mahajan (an architect by profession) through Software Freedom Law Centre, India and Advocate Aditi Saxena. The Case of the Petitioner It is the case of the Petitioner that while the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On SLPs Against Kerala High Court Judgment On Minimum Wages Rules
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on two special leave petitions filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court dealing with amendments brought to the Kerala Minimum Wages Rules.The SLPs were filed by the State of Kerala and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.The High Court had struck down an amendment brought to the Rules which mandated the payment of wages electronically through...
Supreme Court To Hear Finally Centre's Appeal Against Reduction Of Drug Trafficker's Sentence By 16 Years In January; Also Defers Bail Plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday listed for hearing in January, 2021 the Union of India's appeal against the Bombay High Court direction to the Centre to revise a convict's release date by taking into consideration the adoption of sentence in terms of Section 13(6) of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 and order his release after calculating his date of release.The bench headed by Justice A....