Supreme Court Issues Notice On Andhra Govt's Plea Against HC Order Staying SIT Probe In Amaravati Land Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on the appeal by Andhra Pradesh Government challenging stay granted by Andhra Pradesh HC of the SIT probe, into alleged irregularities into projects started by the previous TDP govt, including land acquisition in Amaravati.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, MR Shah & Subhash Reddy also issued notice on the plea seeking revival of the SIT Probe...

Arrest Under Criminal Law: Who, When, Why And How?

'In every arrest there is a custody, but not vice versa. Custody may amount to arrest, but not under all circumstances.'[1] The word 'arrest' is terrifying for a layperson, but for lawyers it is just a legal connotation of forcible restraint. 'Arrest' is not defined under CrPC or any other Act, but the dictionary meaning of arrest is: 'The taking or keeping of a person in...

[Hearing On Andhra Govt's Plea Against HC 's Stay Order On SIT Probe In Amaravati Land Case][Live Updates From Supreme Court]

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KUWJ Moves Supreme Court For Direction To Permit Lawyers And Family To Interact With Journalist Sidhique Kappan Arrested By UP Police

The Kerala Union of Working Journalists has filed an application for interim directions before the Supreme Court, seeking permission for regular VC meetings of Kerala journalist, Sidhique Kappan, with his family members and lawyers. The journalist was arrested by the UP Police last month while he was proceeding to cover the Hathras incident of rape and murder of a 19-year old...

"Custodial Interrogation Of Arnab Goswami Not Necessary": Alibaug Court [Here Is A Summary Of What Happened In The Court]

A court at Alibaug in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Wednesday evening remanded Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and two other accused in judicial custody till November 18 in a 2018 abetment to suicide case.The police had sought Goswami's custody for 14 days, but the court held that custodial interrogation was not required.After the court remanded Goswami in judicial custody,...

Saket Gokhale's Plea Against Display Of Personal Details of RTI Applicants: Bombay HC Directs I&B Ministry To Conduct Enquiry, Orders To Pay 25k Cost

Hearing activist Saket Gokhale's petition before it against the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Bombay High Court today imposed a penalty of Rs. 25,000 on the Ministry for displaying Gokhale's personal details on the Ministry's website after he filed an RTI against the "Bharat ki Laxmi" campaign.The Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav further directed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Claiming That He 'Made' Many Judges; Doubles Cost [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday pulled up an Advocate for claiming that he 'made' many judges and doubled the cost imposed on him while dismissing his petition. Taking note of Advocate Sushil Gautam's "boisterous claims", the Single Bench of Justice Arun Monga said, "To say the least, the tone, tenor, manner and conduct of the learned counsel for petitioner leaves a lot...

Temple Lands Shall Not Be Alienated Or Used Against Interests Of Temple: Madras High Court Directs To Retrieve Encroached Temple Properties

The Madras High Court has directed the HR & CE Department to initiate appropriate action to retrieve land belonging to temples by removing all encroachments.Justice R. Mahadevan also directed that the the lands belonging to the subject temples shall not be alienated or leased or encumbered illegally and against the interests of such temples and shall only be used for temple...

NGT Expands Scope Of Hearing In Case Against Use Of Firecrackers In Delhi NCR; Notices Issues To 18 States & UTs [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has decided to consider measures for improving the air quality in as many as 18 States and Union Territories, in addition to Delhi NCR. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took the decision on Wednesday and expanded the scope of proceedings in a batch of petitions seeking remedial action against pollution by use of fire crackers...

Objectionable Post Against CM Yogi Adityanath: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail On The Condition That Accused Won't Use Social Media For 2 Yrs [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday (02nd November) granted bail to a person accused of making objectionable remarks against the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other public representatives on the condition that he will not use social media for a period of two years or till the conclusion of the trial before the Trial Court, whichever is earlier.The Bench of Justice Siddharth was hearing...

[Breaking] Bombay High Court To Hear Today Arnab Goswami's Plea Challenging His Arrest In The 2018 Suicide Case

Republic TV Editor-in Chief Arnab Goswami has petitioned the Bombay High Court challenging his "illegal arrest" in a 2018 case of abetment of suicide of an interior designer, and sought quashing of the FIR lodged against him by Alibaug police in Maharashtra.A Devision Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik will hear the petition at 3pm today.A court at Alibag in Maharashtra on...

Letter Petition In Bombay High Court Seeks Security For Lawyers In The Wake Of Abduction & Subsequent Killing Of A Pune Lawyer

A Pune based lawyer has sent a letter petition to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, seeking security for lawyers in the wake of abduction and subsequent murder of a lawyer, allegedly in relation to a land dispute. The letter has been addressed by Pruthviraj Pradeep Phalke, stating that the profession of advocacy often leads to hostilities, however, commission of such a...