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Bulli Bai App Case : Mumbai Police Arrest 21 Year Old Engineering Student
The Mumbai Police has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student in the Bulli Bai App case regarding several politically vocal Muslim women being advertised for an online auction. The accused, identified as Vishal Jha was brought from Bangalore, is likely to be produced in court for his remand soon. A cyber police team led by DCP Rashmi Karandikar led the operation. The police...
Parents Of Minor Rape Victim Approved Sharing Of Their Photograph By Rahul Gandhi: Twitter Tells Delhi High Court
Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that the parents of 9 year old minor victim allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area, approved to sharing of their image by Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on the social media platform. Twitter has filed an affidavit in the plea seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing sensitive details and publishing photographs of the...
Braille Textbooks: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Ascertain Number Of Visually Disabled Students In Govt & Private Schools
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to carry out a survey to ascertain the number of blind students who are studying in government and private schools and are in need of braille textbooks. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,"You are providing textbooks only to special schools. What about students studying...
Law Student's Suicide: Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Husband, Releases His Parents
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused bail to the accused husband of a 2nd year LLB student, Mofiya Parveen, who died by suicide citing domestic abuse and dowry harassment. However, his parents, who are co-accused in the case, were granted bail.During today's proceedings, the de facto complainant (Mofiya's father) also brought to the fore that the accused husband was diagnosed with...
Plea For Effective Implementation Of Street Vendors Act: Uttarakhand High Court Passes Interim Order To Prevent Illegal Evictions
In a public interest litigation seeking directions to ensure strict compliance with statutory provisions pertaining to street vendors, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the respondent authorities to prevent illegal evictions of hawkers/ street vendors from the markets, etc.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Justice Narayan Singh Dhanik has asked the Respondents...
Missing CPM Worker: Kerala High Court Demands Status Report On Police Investigation
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought a statement from the respondents on the stage of investigation in the habeas corpus plea moved by a CPM worker's wife alleging that her missing husband was abducted for reasons associated with the upcoming CPM branch election.A Division Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran asked the respondents to file a copy of...
Nature Of Case & Not Number Of Cases Is Relevant For Purposes Of Initiating Externment Proceedings: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that it is the nature of the case and not the number of cases that should be taken into account for the purposes of initiating externment proceedings against a person intended to be externed from a particular area.Importantly, underscoring that the purpose of initiation of externment proceedings is to restrain a person from committing...
Section 138 NI Act - Cheque Bounce Case Can Be Closed If Convict Pays Fine Directly To Complainant: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court observed that a convict in a cheque bounce case can pay the fine amount directly to the complainant. It is not necessary to deposit the fine amount in court.In this case, while disposing of the Criminal Revision Petition filed by the accused, the High Court had affirmed the conviction but modified the sentence of simple imprisonment as a sentence to pay fine...
"Mother Cannot Be Deprived Of Freedom To Take Decision To Continue Or Not Continue With Pregnancy": Delhi HC Allows Termination Of 28 Weeks Foetus
Observing that reproductive choice is a facet of reproductive rights of a woman and a dimension of her personal liberty, the Delhi High Court allowed termination of 28 weeks foetus of a 33 year old woman. The foetus was suffering from various abnormalities including Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome (APV). Justice Jyoti Singh also observed that the mother cannot...
West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT; Next Hearing On Jan 24
The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the progress of the investigation with regards to cases of violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021...
Delhi High Court Reserves Order On BJP MP Subramanian Swamy's Challenge Against Air India Disinvestment Process
The Delhi High Court today reserved order on the PIL filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, seeking to quash the Air India disinvestment process.The division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed both Swamy and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Union Government, to file written notes by tomorrow. The order will be pronounced on...