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Arnab Goswami Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Stay Of Investigation In Anvay Naik Abetment To Suicide Case And Transfer to CBI
Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami has filed an urgent interim application before the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on filing of charge sheet and all further proceedings in the Anvay Nayak 2018 Abetment to suicide case. While maintaining that his arrest on the morning of November 4 was with a malafide intention and in a completely illegal manner, Goswami (represented by Phoenix Legal)...
Centre Opposes Plea For Life Ban On MPs/MLAs On Conviction In Criminal Cases, At Par With Public Servants
In its affidavit before the Supreme Court, the Centre has opposed the plea to debar the persons convicted in criminal cases, whether people's representatives, public servants or members of judiciary, uniformly from the legislature, the executive and the judiciary for life.The affidavit was filed in response to a 2017 application by Supreme Court advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay...
PIL In Supreme Court Challenges Laws On Religious Conversions "In The Name of Love Jihad" Passed By UP and Uttarakhand
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the laws passed by the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on religious conversions in the name of "love jihad".The PIL has been filed by lawyers Vishal Thakre, Abhay Singh Yadav and Pranvesh, who are practicing lawyers in Delhi, challenge the constitutionality of the recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unwlaful Conversion...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Centre's Appeal Against Order Directing Admission To Medical Aspirant On The Basis Bravery Award By ICCW
The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a plea by the Union of India against a Single Judge Bench order of the Delhi High Court which had allowed admission to an aspirant on reserved seats for medical courses basis a Bravery Award by an NGO called Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW). Challenging the Single Judge Bench's order, the Government moved the Division Bench of the...
'Important To Proceed Against Uniformed Criminals' : Calcutta High Court Directs Action Against Police Officer For Misuse Of Section 41A CrPC
Coming down heavily on the police for attempting to harass a citizen by misusing Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Director General of Police to initiate inquiry against the concerned investigating officer.The High Court was considering the anticipatory bail application filed by one Ranjit De who was served a notice under Section 41A to...
An HIV Positive Patient Can't Be Punished For 'Attempt To Murder' For Sex Without Woman's Consent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (26th November) ruled that an HIV positive patient can't be convicted for an offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC (attempt to murder), if he had sexual intercourse without woman's consent. The Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru further observed that unprotected sexual engagement by an HIV positive person, when such a person is aware of...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Legality Of Pasting Posters Outside COVID19 Patients' Homes
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the plea which has challenged the decision of various states Governments to affix posters outside the homes of COVID19 patients who are in isolation.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai & MR Shah asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre whether an advisory can be issued in this regard by the centre so that a State...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Order Directing Persons Not Wearing Masks To Do Community Service At COVID-19 Centres
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Gujarat High Court order which had directed the State of Gujarat to come up with a policy or order that would direct for those caught without a face cover/mask to be compulsorily sent to COVID-19 care centres for community service.While staying the order, the Supreme Court remarked that the Gujarat High Court direction was disproportionate and...
Facebook VP's Challenge Against Delhi Assembly Summons : Committee On Peace & Harmony Intervenes; Supreme Court To Hear In January
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned to January the plea filed by Vice-President of Facebook India Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to him by Delhi Assembly's Committe on Peace and Harmony in connection with the February 2020 Delhi Riots. A Bench of Justices SK Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy presided over the matter and issued notice in an Intervention...
Dog Nibbling Away at Dead Body in UP Hospital: Dr Ashwani Kumar Writes To CJI Seeking Uniform Protocol To Deal With Dead Bodies
A letter petition has been sent to the Supreme Court, seeking its indulgence to issue directions/ guidelines for a "uniform protocol" to deal with dead bodies in hospitals and mortuaries throughout the country. The representation has been made by former Union Law Minister, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, in the backdrop of 'heart wrenching' incident in a UP hospital reported across media, showing a...
Husband & Wife Take Oath As Madras High Court Judges
The Madras High Court on Thursday witnessed a rare occasion of a husband and a wife taking oath together as judges.Justice Murali Shankar Kuppuraju and Justice Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, who took oath as High Court judges along with eight others, are a married couple.Advocate General Vijay Narayan, giving a welcome address to the newly sworn-in judges, said that it is the first time that...