High Courts Have Power To Grant Bail By Invoking Article 226 In Suitable Cases: Supreme Court

"High Court should not foreclose itself from the exercise of the power when a citizen has been arbitrarily deprived of their personal liberty in an excess of state power."

Orissa High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till January 15

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (25th November) directed to extend the validity/life of all interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till Friday (15th January 2021).The division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Biswanath Rath, has also put in abeyance, any orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition,...

Maharashtra Govt Announces Rs. 5,000 Per Month Financial Aid For Sex Workers Without Requirement Of ID Proof

The Maharashtra Government has announced a financial aid of Rs. 5,000/- per month for women whose livelihood depends on sex work, without requirement of an identity proof.The Government will also provide Rs. 2,500/- to their children. The assistance will be provided for the months of October to December 2020. The decision comes in light of the directions issued by the Supreme Court...

Rajkot COVID Hospital Fire : Supreme Court Expresses Shock; Takes Suo Moto Cognizance; Seeks Responses Of Centre, Gujarat

The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the fire which broke out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in the wee hours of the morning today.The Court stated that the breaking of fires in Covid19 hospitals is repetitive and no legitimate measures were being taken by the authorities to mitigate and prevent these fires in hospitals. The court directed the Centre...

"Family Can't Force A Woman To Get Married": Delhi HC Directs Family Not To Contact Her; Allows 26Yr Old Woman To Stay With Shabnam Hashmi As Per Her Wish

In a matter, wherein a 26-year-old woman XYZ (name intentionally hidden) approached the Delhi Commission for Women, accusing her parents of forcing her to get married against her will and a writ petition was preferred by her seeking her own production, the Delhi High Court on Thursday (26th November) directed the Delhi Police to drop XYZ to the residence of a social activist Shabnam Hashmi...

No Reservation For In-Service Candidates In Super Specialty Medical Courses For 2020-21 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Directorate General of Health Services to proceed with the counseling for admissions to PG super-specialty medical courses for the academic year 2020-21 without providing reservation for in-service candidates.The top court clarified that the direction is applicable only to the admissions of the present academic year 2020-21."The process for admissions...

'Liberty Is Not A Gift For Few': Supreme Court Directs High Courts, District Courts To Monitor Pendency Of Bail Applications

In its judgment in Arnab Goswami case, the Supreme Court noted that there is a pressing need for courts across the judicial hierarchy in India to remedy the institutional problem of bail applications not being heard and disposed of with expedition.Quoting Justice Krishna Iyer's observations in State of Rajasthan, Jaipur vs Balchand, the Court observed that the basic rule of our criminal...

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his son in the blast, in the writ petition filed by accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit challenging the sanction granted to prosecute him as an accused in the case.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik had reserved the...

Filing Of Status Reports In Criminal Cases: Delhi High Court Asks Prosecuting Agencies To Follow The Model Form Issued By Gujarat HC

Delhi High Court has directed the prosecuting agencies to file proper status reports in criminal cases, containing all the details relevant for deciding the bail applications filed therein, and etc. A Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait has directed the agencies to follow the guidelines issue by the Gujarat High Court in Thakore Laxmanji v. State of Gujarat: MANU/G/J/0267/1992, so as...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Supreme Court Extends Perarivalan's Parole By A Week

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the parole by a week of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and has directed State of Tamil Nadu to provide an escort for his medical checks. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao was hearing an Application filed by Perarivalan, seeking for extension of his parole, and took into...

Keeping A Sick 83-year-old Incarcerated Does Not Serve Any Purpose To The Prosecution; Father Stan Swamy Seeks Bail Before Spl NIA Court

Currently in jail for his alleged role in the caste based violence that took place at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, Father Stan Swamy has filed a bail application before the Special NIA Court alleging he is being framed in the case by the central agency due to the nature of his work.The 83-year-old jesuit priest was arrested by the NIA on October 8 from his residence at Ranchi and...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Drops Show Cause Notice To CPIOs, Issues Advisory To Ensure That The Website is Up-to-date With All Info

The Central Information Commission has dropped the show cause notices issued to the Central Public Information Officers(CPIOs) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division(NeGD) in connection to the Aarogya Setu RTI case. The proceedings were dropped by Information Commissioner Vanaja N. Sarna after the...