Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea By Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Against Suspension Of FCRA Registration

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) assailing an order which had suspended its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 for 180 days under sec. 13 of the Act. The impugned order dated June 7, 2021 was passed by Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Foreigners Division [FCRA Monitoring Unit],...

WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court To Hear On Feb 16 Pleas Alleging Large Scale Violence During Elections To 4 Municipalities

The Calcutta High Court today agreed to hear on Wednesday at 10:30 am a batch of petitions alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes had taken place during the recently conducted municipal elections. The petitions also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to take place on February 27.Elections to four municipal...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Bail For Offences Under Gujarat Terrorism Control Act; Explains 'Organised Crime'

The Gujarat High Court recently denied bail to an accused under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Act, 2015, stating that accused was prima facie a part of an 'organised crime syndicate' involved in highway thefts.'Organized Crime Syndicate', defined under Section 2(1)(f) of the Act, means a group of two or more persons who, acting either singly or collectively, as a syndicate...

MP High Court Upholds Decision Of State Govt To Appoint All Public Prosecutors As Special Public Prosecutors Under SC/ST Act

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently upheld the decision of the state government to appoint Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors in all its districts as Special Public Prosecutors U/S 15 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act"). Justice Atul Sreedharan was essentially dealing with...

'Sensitive Post, Sovereignty Of Nation Involved': MP HC Denies Relief To Candidate With Criminal Antecedents Seeking Job In Defence Establishment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a petition whereby the Petitioner was seeking revival of his candidature for a post at an Ordnance Factory, observing that his acquittal from the trial court in a criminal case was not honourable and clean. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sunita Yadav observed,"The sensitivity involved in a post may not be of such...

Kerala High Court Directs State Police, Motor Vehicle Dept. To Take Strict Action Against Overloading, Misuse Of Govt Boards On Vehicles

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police and Enforcement Officials of the Motor Vehicles Department to initiate stringent measures against vehicle drivers/owners found disregarding the Road Safety Policy guidelines, particularly against those who overload their vehicles or use a government nameplate without the requisite authorisation.Justice Anil K Narendran issued certain...

How Can You Undermine Authority Or Wisdom Of DLSA? Delhi HC To NGO Alleging Being Denied Meeting Shahdara Gangrape Case Victim

The Delhi High Court on Monday told an NGO United Sikhs, who alleged that it was denied meeting the victim and family of the recent Shahdara gangrape case, as to how it could underline the authority or wisdom of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLA) who had already engaged a legal aid counsel to the victim. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, who was dealing with a petition filed by the...

Woman Dy. SP Rank Officer To Probe Gaighat Shelter Home Case: State Govt Informs Patna High Court

Last week, the Patna High Court was informed by the Bihar Government that the Gaighat Shelter Home case will be investigated by a female officer, not below the rank of Dy. S.P and it was also submitted that the investigation is presently in progress.It may be noted that earlier this month, the Patna High Court had taken a suo moto cognizance in the Gaighat Shelter Home case, wherein an inmate...

"Condition Of Income Having Escaped Assesment Not Satisfied"- Bombay High Court Quashes IT Notice Against Tata Son Ltd For 2003-04

In a judgement earlier this month, the Bombay High Court quashed a notice issued by Income Tax authorities for the financial year 2003-2004 against Tata Sons Ltd – holding company of Tata Group's Companies.A division bench Justices KR Shriram and NJ Jamadar observed that the notice did not justify the reasons to show that income had escaped assessment on account of failure on the part of...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakhs Costs For Taking Foreign Medical Admission With False Age Declaration

The Supreme Court while deprecating the practice of getting admission in a medical course in a Foreign University without an eligibility certificate observed that furnishing false information to the authorities for the purpose of issuance of eligibility certificate is an attempt to hoodwink the authorities.The bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai was considering a civil appeal preferred...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Special NIA Court Refuses Bail To DU Associate Prof Hany Babu And Three Kabir Kala Manch Members

The Special NIA Court rejected the bail applications of four accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence case. Special Judge DE Kothalikar refused bail to Delhi University associate professor - Hany Babu, and members of cultural group Kabir Kala Manch members - Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap. The National Investigation Agency arrested Babu in July...

Nithari Killings: Allahabad HC Slams CBI For Failure To Produce Autopsy Reports In Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

The Allahabad High Court today slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Nithari case (also known as the 2006 Noida Serial Murders case). Essentially, the Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain was hearing an appeal filed by accused Surinder Koli against his conviction and sentence of the death...