Attorney General Grants Consent To Initiate Contempt Against Comedian Kunal Kamra;

The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has granted his consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra, over his tweets about the Supreme Court in the wake of its order granting interim bail to Arnab Goswami. Finding Kamra's tweet to be highly objectionable, the AG granted his consent under Section 15(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Explanation From Magistrate Ordering Remand In Case Of Automatic Arrest on Registration of FIR

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently pulled up the Police Department for effecting arresting automatically on registration of FIR and overlooking safeguards against arrest, contained under Section 41A (Notice of appearance before police officer) of CrPC. The Court also asked the Judicial Magistrate to explain on what basis he remanded the arrestee to custody and authorized detention...

Leading Peaceful, Non-Violent Procession Is A Fundamental Right: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-MLA

Leading peaceful and non violent procession is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution of India, the Kerala High Court observed while quashing criminal proceedings against former MLA Dominic Presentation.A criminal case offence under Secs 143, 147, 283 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the former legislator in 2018 for causing...

Lawyer Moves Allahabad High Court Seeking Removal Of Idgah Mosque From Site Claimed As Krishna Janam Bhoomi

A writ petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking removal of Mathura's Shahi Idgah Mosque, allegedly built on Krishna Janmabhoomi. The petition filed by Advocate Mahek Maheshwari seeks that the temple land should be handed over to the Hindus and a proper trust for Krishna Janmabhoomi Janmasthan be formed, for building a temple on the said land. In the interim, the...

Minor's Consent For Sexual Intercourse Relevant For Deciding Bail Application Of 'Rape' Accused: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of 'raping' a minor girl on the ground that the girl had consented to the sexual intercourse."Although, she could not have consented for sexual intercourse as well as leaving custody of her custodian but for deciding the bail, her conduct is sufficient to grant bail to the petitioner", Justice Anoop Chitkara observed.Twenty...

Bombay High Court Hearing On Plea For Release Of Varavara Rao- LIVE UPDATES

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"Trial Court Swayed By The Fact That Women-Victims Merit Greater Reparation": Patna HC Acquits Death-Row Prisoner

In a judgment rendered on Wednesday, the Patna High Court acquitted a death-row prisoner, setting aside conviction for murder.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar iterated that the quality and strength of the evidence and the case of the prosecution not only have a bearing on the decision of conviction or acquittal but also very much on the quantum of sentencing-...

[NCC Act] "Person Cannot Be Denied A Legitimate Right Only Because She is A Transgender", Observes Kerala High Court

"Person cannot be denied a legitimate right only because she is a transgender", noted Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing a plea filed by a transwoman, challenging Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 as illegal and ultra vires of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The Act has been challenged to the extent that it excludes the transgender community...

Allahabad High Court Holds That 3 Years Limitation For Filing Claim Petition Is Applicable To All Insurance Policies Irrespective Of Its Terms

Giving huge relief to farmers and other marginalised sections of the society, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday held that the period of limitation of 75 days for filing a claim under Government insurance schemes, particularly the Mukhyamantri Kisan Avam Sarvahit Bima Scheme is unreasonable and arbitrary. A Division Bench of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia noted that...

POCSO Act : Kerala High Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Reverse Burden Of Proof Under Sections 29 & 30

In a notable judgment, the Kerala High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO Act) which creates a reverse burden of proof on the accused.A single bench of Justice Sunil Thomas rejected the arguments that these provisions violated fundamental rights under Articles 14, 20(3) and 21 of the Constitution...

MEITY Extends The Validity Of 'Aarogya Setu Data Access & Knowledge Sharing Protocol' Upto May 10, 2021

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has extended the validity of the 'Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020' by six months i.e., up to 10th May, 2021.An Order to this effect was issued by the Ministry on Tuesday (10th November). In effect, the data of the Aarogya Setu App users can now be retained and shared until 10th May, 2021, unless the...

Saket Gokhale Files RTI With Supreme Court Seeking Status Of Pending Interim Bail Applications & Time For Disposal

RTI Activist Saket Gokhale has filed an RTI with Supreme Court of India, asking about the number of pending interim bail applications before it and the average time taken for listing of such applications. He has asked: Please state the current backlog/number of cases of interim bai! Applications pending with the Registry of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India that haven't had...