Actively Considering Night Curfew, But No Decision Taken Yet: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is actively considering the proposal of imposing night curfews or weekend curfews in Delhi, however, no final decision has been made. The information was provided to the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad in a plea seeking to ramp up testing facilities for COVID19 in Delhi. Today, the...

Even In A Pandemic, Constitution Cannot Be Put Away: US Supreme Court Restrains Enforcement Of Strict Restrictions On Religious Services

The Supreme Court of the United States of America has restrained the authorities from enforcing the severe restrictions imposed by the New York Governor on attendance at religious services in areas classified as "red" or "orange" zones.The restrictions by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment's guarantee of religious...

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Celebrates 71st Constitution Day; Organizes Webinar On 'Preamble To The Constitution Of India

On the occasion of 71st Constitution Day, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today organized a virtual ceremony to commemorate the adoption of Constitution of India and to honour and acknowledge the contribution of its founding fathers. Chief Justice Gita Mittal led the reading of the preamble to the Constitution at Jammu Wing of the High Court in the presence of Justices Rajesh...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay RBI Scheme For Lakshmi Vilas Bank Merger With DBS Bank

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a prayer for ad-interim stay on Reserve Bank Of India's amalgamation scheme for the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with the DBS Bank approved by the Union Cabinet, in a plea filed by shareholders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank.Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav observed they are not inclined to grant a stay since the reliefs...

Quashing Of Criminal Complaint Should Be An Exception And A Rarity Than An Ordinary Rule: Supreme Court

Quashing of a complaint should rather be an exception and a rarity than an ordinary rule, the Supreme Court observed while refusing to quash an FIR registered against Skoda-Volkswagen over alleged cheat emissions devices installed in vehicles.The CJI SA Bobde led bench observed that, if a perusal of the first information report leads to disclosure of an offence even broadly, law courts are...

Public Interest Litigation Filed Purely On The Basis Of News Paper Report Is Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court

Public Interest Litigation filed purely on the basis of paper report is not maintainable, the Kerala High Court observed.The bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly dismissed a PIL filed by a social worker seeking a direction to authorities to complete the reconstruction work of the Perumbuzha bridge. To substantiate his case, he had produced a report...

NCB's SSR Drug Case: Special NDPS Court Grants Bail To Executive Producer Kshitij Prasad

A Special NDPS Court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to Kshitij Prasad, executive producer at Dharmatic, a sister company of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, who was arrested in relation to Narcotics Control Bureau's investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput case.Judge GB Gurao granted conditional bail to the 29-year-old arraigned as an accused for an offence punishable under Sections...

Mass Disaster/Pandemic May Severely Obstruct Our Life But Doors Of Courts Must Remain Open For Protection Of Article 21: Allahabad High Court

While observing that "non-performance of duty owing to holidays is a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the Session Judges/magistrates", the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (25th November) rapped the Magistrates/Session Judges from the district Lucknow/Hardoi and the State for failure to perform its duty.The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi specifically observed,"A mass disaster...

'We Don't Have Father Stan Swamy's Sipper & Straw With Us', Says NIA

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai directed the concerned medical officer in Taloja jail to reply to the requirement of a straw and sipper filed by 83-year-old Father Stan Swamy, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease after the National Investigation Agency expressed its inability to provide a straw and sipper for the Jesuit priest accused in the cast based violence at Bhima Koregaon.Finally,...

Aamir Khan's 'Intolerance Rising' Remarks : Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Actor

In a relief to Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, the Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition which sought criminal action against the actor for his remarks that intolerance was rising in India.The complainant Dipak Diwan had sought action against Khan for offences under Section 153A and 153B of the Indian Penal Code alleging that Khan's remarks led to communal disharmony and were...

'It Appears Very Easy From Outside, We Will See': SC Grants 4 Weeks To Its Secretary General To File Response To Plea For Appointment Of Additional Judges U/A 128

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 4 weeks' time to its Secretary General to file response on a plea seeking appointment of additional judges to the top court.The bench of Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian was hearing a 2019 writ petition by NGO Lok Prahari with the aforesaid prayer."This is not an adversarial matter. But none of the 15 respondents (being...

Air Pollution In UP: Allahabad High Court Seeks Action Taken Report From UP Govt, Pollution Control Board

Allahabad High Court through its Lucknow Bench has asked the UP Government and the State Pollution Control Board about the steps taken by it to reduce air pollution in the State and maintain clean atmosphere. A Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania has directed both the authorities to file their counter affidavits within six weeks, "clearly indicating the...