Siddique Kappan Was Using 'Garb Of Journalism' To Disturb Law & Order In Hathras: UP Govt Tells SC

The State of Uttar Pradesh has submitted before Supreme Court that Journalist Siddique Kappan has no locus to approach the Top Court under an Article 32 petition, since he is not in an illegal custody/confinement but is in judicial custody in "pursuance of the valid judicial order passed by the competent court".The counter-affidavit filed by the UP Government states that the petition filed...

Gauhati HC Seeks Govt's Response On Plea For Effective Implementation of Right To Education Act

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Assam government in a plea seeking effective implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act, 2009 which reserves at least 25% elementary level school seats for children belonging to weaker sections. A Division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhury has asked...

Your Ministers Can't Say That The Third Wave of COVID Has Peaked, Delhi HC Tells Delhi Govt While Directing Filing Of Fresh Status Reports

The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad of the Delhi High Court after taking into consideration the status report filed by the Delhi Government highlighting the steps taken by it to manage the rising COVID-19 cases in Delhi, ordered a Fresh Status Report to be filed within one week on Thursday.While issuing the said direction, the court pulled up the Delhi Government...

Supreme Court Records State Of UP's No Objection To Siddique Kappan Meeting Lawyer In Jail; Hearing Deferred To Next Week

The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement of the Solicitor General, who appeared for the State of Uttar Pradesh, that there was no objection to Kerala journalist Siddiqque Kappan meeting a lawyer while in jail to sign a vakalatnama."There was no objection and there is no objection," said the Law officer. SG Tushar Mehta denied the allegations of the petitioner that Kappan was...

No Objection To Siddique Kappan Meeting A Lawyer, State Of UP Tells SC : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalist seeking the release of Kerala journalsit Siddiqque Kappan, who was arrested by the UP Police while he was on his way to Hathras....

'Duty Of Court To Protect Personal Liberty': Karnataka High Court Cites SC Order In Arnab Goswami Case To Grant Bail To TV Channel MD

The Karnataka High Court has cited the recent order passed by the Supreme Court in Arnab Goswami's case to grant anticipatory bail to Rakesh Shetty, Managing Director and Editor of Power TV in an alleged case of extortion.The extortion case was registered by the Bengaluru police against Shetty after his channel ran a series of reports raising corruption allegations against the family of...

'Sahara Must Pay Rs. 62,602 Crore That It Collected From Public': SEBI Moves Supreme Court Seeking Custody Of Subrata Roy For Failure To Deposit

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved Supreme Court against Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd. (SHICL) for INR 62,602 crore which it had collected from the public.The Market Regulator seeks that the Contemner(s) be held in contempt & be taken into custody, if it fails to deposit the said amount.SEBI...

When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy Of House, Onus Is On Residents To Give Explanation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death which took place within the privacy of the home.The Court said that in such situations of incidnet happening within the privacy of the house, the accused is "under an obligation to give a plausible explanation regarding the cause of the death in...

Delhi High Court Directs Sameet Thakkar To Take Down Tweets Against TV Today Network, Its Management & Employees

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (18th November) directed Sameet Thakkar to take down the Tweets allegedly posted against TV Today Network, its Management & employees from his Twitter account within 48 hours.The Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta was hearing the suit filed by Plaintiff, T.V. Today Network Limited against Sameet Thakkar, who allegedly posted tweets, using derogatory and...

Allegations Of Selling Fake Degrees: Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Ex-Chancellor Of Manav Bharti University

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (18th November) granted bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University, Ram Kumar Rana who is accused of selling fake Degrees and has been booked under Sections 420, 467, 468, and 120-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860.While granting them bail, the Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara observed,"It goes without saying that the petitioner has, prima...

Common Order For Summoning In Different Cases Cannot Be Passed When Parties Are Unrelated: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made it clear that a common order for summoning Respondents, in different cases filed by a common Petitioner, cannot be passed when the Respondent parties are unrelated.A Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra quashed a common summoning order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate in three cases, cases wherein the Complainant i.e., Kanika Investments Ltd....

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To NTA Over Declaration Of NEET 2020 Result Without Deciding On Objections To Questions

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday (11th November) issued notices to Union Of India & National Testing Agency (NTA) over the declaration of the NEET 2020 result without deciding on objections filed by the Petitioners in relation to a couple of questions (which appeared in the examination) held on Sunday (13.09.2020).The Single-Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar was hearing...