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Gautam Navlakha's Spectacles Stolen; Taloja Jail Refuses Specs Sent By Family, Says Partner
One of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, journalist and activist Gautam Navlakha's partner Sahba Hussain has released a statement today alleging that his spectacles were stolen and despite him being nearly blind without them, Taloja jail authorities refused to allow Navlakha to speak to his family for three days after that.Moreover, the family sent him a new pair but the jail...
Rape Trial: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Application Upon Accused's Plea That Victim Aged 17 Yrs 8 Months Had Consented To Act
Noting the submission that allegedly the victim had consented to the act, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a bail plea of a man accused of rape of a girl, who was a minor aged 17 years 8 months at the time of the offence.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi was hearing a SLP against a September order of the Bombay High Court denying bail to...
Development And Economic Growth Predominant Over Environmental Considerations: AG Defends Expansion Of National Highways In Supreme Court
"Sustainable development requires balance. The country needs broad National Highways for goods and people to move up and down, as against environmental considerations. The former must be predominant over environmental considerations", told AG K. K. Venugopal to the Supreme Court on MondayThe bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi was hearing the NHAI's SLP against...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks For Directions To Consider Demands Of Protesting Farmers and To Ensure They Are Provided Basic Amenities
A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court, seeking for directions to the Centre and the State to consider the demands of the farmers from Punjab and Haryana who have been agitating for the repeal of the farm laws. Seeking for directions to the Centre and State to ensure that arrangements for adequate facilities and basic amenities are made for the protesting farmers, the plea...
Supreme Court Dismisses Justice Bhakthavatsala's Plea For Re-Appointment As KSAT Chairman
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea of former Karnataka High Court Judge Justice K. Bhakthavatsala, who is presently, Chairman of Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT), for reappointment.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the petitioner, drew the attention of the bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao to section 184 of the Finance Act, in so much as it...
Supreme Court Extends Stay Of Delhi HC Order Which Denied Extension Of Interim Bail To Undertrials
The Supreme Court has extended the stay of the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials, till the next the date of hearing.A bench comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Ajay Rastogi posted the case for hearing on 21st January 2021.On October 20, 2020, the Delhi High Court had observed that there shall be...
"Govt Is Expected To Scrupulously Follow Covid19 Protocol": Delhi High Court On Allegation Of Irresponsible Disposal of Rapid Antigen Test Swabs
Even as the capital struggles to overcome the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a plea in the Delhi High Court today alleged the irresponsible disposal of Rapid Antigen Test swabs during and after the conduct of Covid-19 tests, at the Lajpat Nagar office of South-East Delhi's District Magistrate.The petitioner had specifically alleged that used swabs were being "thrown out in public"...
"Farmers Acts Passed Sans Discussion With Farmers, Aimed At Benefitting 'Big' Companies": Bar Council of Delhi Supports Farmers' Protest, Bandh
Bar Council of Delhi has come out in support of the ongoing Farmers Protests. Today's Press Release states that it "fully supports the demand of the farmers" and "urges upon the Govermment of India to consider the genuine demands of the farmer community".The Press Release states that the lawyer fraternity of India has decided to lend their support to the farmers and shall join the BHARAT BAND...
Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Summons In Manish Sisodia's Defamation Case
A Single Judge bench of Justice Anu Malhotra of the Delhi High Court today reserved its order on BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's petition seeking quashing of summons issued against him by a Delhi Court in a criminal defamation case by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The court has also allowed the parties to file their written submissions by the next date. The defamation...
Sushant Singh Rajput Death: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Direction To Complete CBI Investigation In 2 Months
A Writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the "silence" on part of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the status of its probe into the mysterious death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The plea filed by Mumbai resident Puneet Kaur Dhanda and her husband, Advocate Vineet Dhanda has urged for issuance of directions to the CBI to complete...