BJP Leader Moves Supreme Court Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns

A plea challenging the order of Madhya Pradesh High Court which directed conduct of poll campaigns virtually, without physical gathering has been filed before Supreme Court.BJP candidate Pradyumn Singh Tomar, contesting bye-elections from Gwalior, has moved the top court through Advocate Astha Sharma, contending that the impugned interim order has violated his right to conduct election...

Online Education : Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL Asking State Govt To Provide Laptops/Tablets To EWS Category Students

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a public interest litigation seeking directions to immediately formulate a plan of action to ensure the procurement and disbursal of low-cost laptops, tablets, and any other digital resources to school children belonging to the disadvantaged and economically weaker sections to allow them attend online classes. A...

"Subsequent FIR Not Always Counter Blast": Uttarakhand High Court Issues Notice To Victim On Plea To Quash Rape Case Against BJP MLA

"Subsequent FIR may not always be termed as counter blast", the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday told BJP MLA Mahesh Negi when he sought quashing of a rape FIR against him, contending that the same was a "counter blast" to a FIR priorly filed against the informant by his wife.The MLA's wife Rita Negi has moved the High Court for quashing of an FIR under Sections 376 and 506 IPC registered...

Allahabad High Court Directs ECI To Hold Bye-Elections In UP's State Assembly Constituency 'Suar', Rampur Forthwith [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India to start the process for holding bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh's State Assembly Constituency, "Suar" Rampur, forthwith. "The Election Commission of India has not been able to justify as to why and under what circumstances, bye election has not been held on the aforementioned constituency despite...

Kerala HC Asks NUALS To Consider Granting 100% Waiver On Fees For Gym & Bus Facility Until Resumption Of Physical Classes [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has directed the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) to consider waiving of fees for Gym and Transit (Bus) facility as these services are not at all being used by students amid suspension of physical classes. "In a peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that 100% reduction on these two heads should have...

Mumbai Police Registers FIR Against Republic TV Team For Allegedly Inciting 'Disaffection' Among Police Force

The Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report on Friday against Republic TV's anchors and editorial team for allegedly committing offences amounting to incitement to disaffection among members of the Police Force and defaming Mumbai Police in their news story reporting alleged "revolt brewing against Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh."FIR was registered at NM Joshi...

CBI, NCB, ED Not Leaked Information To Media: ASG Tells Bombay High Court In Sushant Singh Rajput Media Trial Case

The Bombay High Court today continued hearing the PIL's filed against Media Trial, on account of reportage into the issue of the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.Before a bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni, Counsel for Zee News and News Nation made submissions. Senior Advocate Devdutt Kamat appeared on behalf of the petitioner(s).At the beginning of hearing,...

Reservation Of VIP Vehicle Numbers Is An Exception To General Procedure Of Assignment In Serial Order, Subject To Conditions: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that any person can make an application along with prescribed fees for reservation of attractive registration numbers for their vehicles. However, it has made it clear that such reservation is subject to the conditions stipulated by the statute, i.e. the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the U.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1998. "The assignment of...

Bombay High Court Directs TV Today Network To Deposit Rs.5 Lakh To Grant Interim Protection In Plea Against BARC

The Bombay High Court has directed the TV Today network to deposit Rs.5 lakh fine imposed on it by Broadcast Audience Research Council's Disciplinary Council for violating its code of conduct. Court observed that "if the amount is deposited", no coercive steps will be taken against the network.Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav were hearing via video conferencing...

'Vigilantism Can't Be Encouraged' : Kerala HC Says While Reserving Orders On Bail Pleas Of Women Accused Of Assaulting YouTuber

Vigilantism cannot be encouraged, observed Justice Ashok Menon of Kerala High Court on Friday while reserving orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by three women who are accused of assaulting a YouTuber for posting a vulgar video."Not proper to take law into your hands even if the other person has said the nastiest of things", Justice Menon told the lawyer of the...

[Delhi Riots] 'Tahir Hussain Acted As Kingpin In Planning, Instigating Flames Of Communal Conflagration', Denies Bail [Read Order]

"It is prima facie apparent that he used his muscle power and political clout to act as a kingpin in planning, instigating and fanning the flames of communal conflagration", remarked Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Thursday (22nd October) while dismissing the bail application of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and a prime accused in cases related to the February Northeast Delhi riots.Quoting...

Gold Smuggling Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On M Siva Sankar's Anticipatory Bail Applications

The High Court of Kerala on Friday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, in the cases registered by the Customs and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the smuggling of gold through diplomatic channel.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon reserved the orders for October 28,...