People In India Live In Harmony But Some Mischievous Persons Try To Create Tension By Hurting Religious Sentiments: Punjab & Haryana High Court [Read Order]

"India is a country, which is inhabited by various people belonging to various religions, races, castes and creeds. All people live in harmony. Mostly, people show respect for each others' religious feelings but on some occasions, some mischievous persons try to create tension by hurting religious sentiments of others", observed the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (16th...

On Attaining Majority Women Are Entitled To Make Own Choices; Court Can't Assume Role Of Super Guardian: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Wednesday (14th October), observed in a Habeas Corpus Petition that Women, who have attained the age of majority, are entitled to make their own choices and they can live wherever they want.The Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi further opined that the Courts cannot assume the role of a super guardian to impose any restrictions on them.Matter before...

Relief To Mahesh Bhatt As Luviena Lodh's Lawyer Assures Bombay HC That She Will Not Make Defamatory Statements On Social Media

The Bombay High Court on Monday heard the civil defamation suit filed by filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt seeking injunction against actor Luveina Lodh for making "false, defamatory, distasteful" allegations against them on social media and sought Rs.1 Cr each in damages for the same.Justice AK Menon restrained the defendant from making any defamatory statement against the Bhatts...

'This Has Never Been The Level Of Public Discourse': CJI Bobde To Arnab Goswami's Lawyer

In the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India on Monday passed certain remarks on the style of reporting followed by Arnab Goswami, Chief Editor of the Republic TV."You can be a little old-fashioned with reporting. Frankly speaking, I cannot stand it. This has never been the level of our public discourse", CJI Bobde told Senior Advocate Harish Salve, who was appearing for Goswami.The Court...

[Vijay Mallya-UBHL] About Rs 3,600 Crore Recovered, Rs 11,000 Crore Still Due, SC Told; Dismisses UBHL's Appeal Against Winding Up

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed United Breweries Holdings Ltd.'s appeal against the Karnataka High Court's decision as regards its winding up for recovery of dues payable to Kingfisher airlines."We are here against the order of winding up of UBHL, which was a corporate guarantor of Kingfisher. Vijay Mallya was also a corporate guarantor and he has been proceeded against. It was alleged...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Interim Order For Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College Seats in 2020-2021

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas filed by State of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK seeking a direction for implementation of 50% quota for Other Backward Classes in the All India Quota for undergraduate, post-graduate medical and dental courses in Tamilnadu for the academic year 2020-2021.A Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi dismissed the pleas...

[Disha Salian Death] "What Is The Problem In Bombay High Court? Supreme Court On Plea Seeking CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Monday granted liberty to the Petitioner in a plea seeking a CBI probe monitored by top court into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput to approach the Bombay High Court instead.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun stated that the Bombay High Court would be an appropriate forum to approach in terms...

Delhi HC Directs Adoption Of Effective Measures Against Child Porn Content To Social Media Platforms [Read Order]

The single judge bench of Jus. Vibhu Bakhru passed an order directing intermediaries i.e social media platforms to take all effective measures available with them to ensure that the child porn content is not hosted on their platforms. This order was passed in a petition seeking removal of child porn content from social media. The petitioner, a young woman, who had become acquainted...

Delhi High Court Seeks EC's Reply On Plurals Party's Plea Seeking Common Symbol To Contest Bihar Polls [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Monday (20th October) sought the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea filed by the newly formed political outfit, Plurals Party, seeking to use 'Chess Board' as an election symbol during the Bihar Assembly polls.The Bench of Justice Jayant Nath has directed the ECI to file its reply within four weeks regarding the allotment of a common symbol to...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Issues Instructions For Proper Sequencing Of Paragraphs In Replies/ Objections/ Rejoinders [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday appealed to all the Advocates/ Litigants to properly number the paragraphs in all the filings, for convenience of both the Bench as well as members of the Bar. "It has been observed that in majority of the petitions Reply/Objections as well as the Rejoinder so filed, are not prepared in sequence with the serial numbers of the paragraphs...

Stubble Burning: Based On Centre's Request, SC Keeps In Abeyance Order Appointing Justice M B Lokur Panel [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the order passed by it on October 16 to appoint Justice(Retired) Madan B Lokur, former SC judge, as a one-man panel to coordinate and monitor the steps taken to tackle the problem of stubble-burning.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, passed the order on Monday based on a request made by the Solicitor General of India, Mr....

UP Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act Being Misused Against Innocent Persons; Any Recovered Meat Is Shown As Beef : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed concern over frequent misuse of the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, for implicating innocent persons. While hearing the bail application of one Rahmuddin, accused of cow slaughter and sale of beef under Sections 3, 5 and 8 of the said Act, the Single Bench of Justice Siddharth observed, "Act is being...