Bengaluru Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Says Statement By Him Not Against Entire Lingayat Community

A Special Court in Bengaluru has rejected a private complaint filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his prosecution under section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainants Shankar Shet & another said that they belong to the Lingayat community and when Siddaramaiah was in opposition, he made a derogatory and defamatory statement against it before the media during...

Uttarakhand High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Stop 'Mahapanchayat' Proposed In Purola Amid Communal Tensions

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear tomorrow a petition seeking to stop the 'mahapanchayat' (conclave) proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Purola in Uttar Kashi district in the state, which is facing high communal tensions.Advocate Sharukh Alam, appearing for the petitioner 'Association for the Protection of Civil Rights', mentioned the matter before Chief Justice...

Kerala Court Issues Summons To Lakeshore Hospital, Its Doctors For Allegedly Transplanting Liver Of Brain Dead Patient In Violation Of Law

A Kerala Court recently issued summons to Lakeshore Hospital and some of its doctors, who were alleged to have transplanted the liver of an 18-year-old accident victim to a Malaysian national, in violation of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994. The victim's kidneys and liver were harvested in violation of the law, according to a private complaint before the court.The...

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'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition To Stop 'Mahapanchayat' In Uttarakhand Amid Communal Tension

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking to prevent a 'mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town in Uttar Kashi district, which is in the middle of communal tensions. A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah expressed disinclination to entertain the petition saying that the petitioner...

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Wrestlers' Protest | Supreme Court Should Have Monitored Delhi Police Investigation Against Brij Bhushan : Justice Madan B Lokur

The Supreme Court of India ought to have monitored the investigation carried out by the Delhi Police into the allegations of sexual assault and criminal intimidation against the Wrestling Federation of India’s chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said Justice Madan B Lokur. Besides this, the retired Supreme Court judge also slammed the Delhi Police for its handling of the allegations...

Uttarakhand Communal Tension | CJI, High Court Chief Justice Urged To Stop Proposed ‘Mahapanchayat’ In Purola

Amidst rising communal tension in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, Hindi poet Ashok Vajpayee and Delhi University professor Apoorvanand have written to the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, urging them to take immediate action to prevent a ‘Mahapanchayat’ proposed to be held in Purola town on June 15. The quaint hill town of Purola has...

YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder : Supreme Court To Hear On June 19 Plea Seeking Cancellation Of YS Avinash Reddy’s Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court today heard a plea filed by Suneetha Nareddy, challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy, who was accused of murdering Nareddy's father, Vivekananda Reddy.A Vacation Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the plea today. Nareddy herself appeared before the Bench as it made clear that senior advocates won't be allowed to...

Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj For 45 More Days In UAPA Case

A Delhi Court has extended judicial custody of human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case after the NIA sought more time to complete the investigation. Mehraj and Parvez are accused in the alleged NGO Terror funding case registered by NIA in October 2020.On June 09, Principal District & Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg of Patiala House...

Centre Continues To Ignore Collegium Reiterations; Somasekhar Sundaresan Overlooked While Appointing 3 New Judges To Bombay HC

The Central Government yesterday notified the appointments of three advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium on May 2. However, in doing so, the Centre has ignored an earlier resolution passed by the Supreme Court collegium on January 18 which reiterated the recommendation to elevate Advocate Somasekhar...

Supreme Court Vacation Bench Refuses To Hear Senior Advocates; Says Juniors Should Be Given Opportunities During Vacation

While making it extremely clear that senior counsels won’t be permitted to mention or argue cases, the Supreme Court refused to hear as many as four senior counsels today. Mentioning a matter, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi appeared before a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah. On seeing the senior advocate, the Bench remarked, “Mr Singhvi, you are mentioning before...