'How Many Actions Will You Take?' : Bombay High Court Questions Maharashtra Police Over FIR Against Sunaina Holey For Anti-Govt Tweet

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday while hearing a matter relating to tweets against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray questioned the Maharashtra government if action will be taken against all those who say something objectionable on Twitter.A division bench of justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik was hearing the criminal writ petition under Section 482 of CrPC filed...

Violation Of Fundamental Rights At The Hands Of State/Officials- When Will Parliament Bring Law On State's Liability': Asks Madras High Court

Parliament/State Legislature not taking up the suggestions/directions of the Constitutional Courts seriously: Madras High Court

Private Financial Institutions May Be Performing Public Duties But Can't Be Considered 'State' Under Article 12 Of Constitution: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reiterated that private financial institutions, carrying business or commercial activity, may be performing public duties, but cannot be considered to be covered under the definition of "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution. The observation was mad by Justices Naheed Ara Moonis and Vivek Varma in a writ petition filed against HDFC Bank...

[Doctrine Of Legitimate Expectation] State Must Discard The Colonial Notion That It Is A Sovereign Handing Out Doles At Its Will: Supreme Court

" In all its actions, the State is bound to act fairly, in a transparent manner."

CPI(M) Leader Tarigami Moves Supreme Court Challenging MHA Order Allowing Outsiders To Buy Land In Jammu & Kashmir

Veteran CPI (M) leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami has moved the Supreme Court challenging the recent order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs which allows people from across the country to buy land in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, including agricultural land. The Application has been moved in the Writ Petition which has sought for declaration of the changes made to Article 370 of...

Attorney General Grants Consent For Contempt Action Against Artist Rachita Taneja For Illustrative Tweets Against Supreme Court

The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has granted consent to a law student for initiating contempt of court proceedings against a comic illustrator Rachita Taneja, for her illustrative tweets depicting Supreme Court being hand in glove with the ruling party, BJP.The first tweet against which the AG has given consent for contempt is an illustration of Arnab Goswami intimidating...

Periya Double Murder-Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt's Plea Against Further Investigation By CBI

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Kerala Government's plea against the decision of the Kerala High Court to transfer the further investigation in the Periya double murder case to the CBI.The State came in appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Kerala directing CBI investigation into the twin murders of Kripesh and Sarath Lal, who were members of the Congress party.They...

10 Judicial Officers Elevated As Additional Judges Of Madras High Court

The Central Government on Tuesday issued two notifications for appointment of 10 Judicial Officers as Additional Judges to the Madras High Court. In the first notification, it is intimated that the following Judicial Officers, listed in the order of seniority, shall be the...

'Will Open Floodgates': Madras HC Refuses To Interfere With Anna University's Decision To Collect Exam Fees Despite Cancellation Of Exams

The Madras High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the decision of Anna University to collect examination fees from the students, even though the examinations were cancelled by the State Government on account of the ongoing pandemic. "The State Government itself authorized the Universities and academic Institutions to collect the semester fees as well as the examination fees...

Upholding Love : In Last One Month, Allahabad High Court Grants Protection To Over 125 Inter-Faith/Caste Couples

A survey of the orders passed by the Allahabad High Court in the month of November shows that it has granted relief to over hundred couples of inter-faith or inter-caste marriages.In orders passed in 117 cases last month, the High Court asked the Senior Superintendent of Police of the concerned district to act upon the complaints of the couples, who were facing threat to life and liberty...

Supreme Court Directs For Initiation Of Pilot Project In Video Conferencing Facilities For Deposition Of Children/Witnesses In Trafficking Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed States of West Bengal, Assam and Rajasthan to initiate the first stage of a pilot project pertaining to the relevant infrastructure for video conferencing facilities being made available for deposition of children/witnesses in trafficking cases. Further, all State Governments have been directed to provide numbers of children/witnesses of...

Delhi Judicial Service Exam- Answer Key To Be Subjected To Judicial Review Only When It Is Demonstrably Wrong: Delhi High Court

In a case relating to Delhi Higher Judiciary Service Preliminary Examination, Delhi High Court has observed that an answer key cannot be disregarded as being incorrect merely on a doubt.There is always a presumption of correctness regarding the answer key and it may be subject to judicial review only when it is "demonstrably wrong" i.e. it must be such as no reasonable body of men well-versed...