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Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against 'Disputed Religious Statements' Of Waseem Rizvi Aka Jitendra Tyagi
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and sought its counter affidavit on a plea filed against the alleged disputed statements of former Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi).Importantly, the plea before the Allahabad High Court seeks a direction to restrain Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh...
Kasganj Custodial Death: Allahabad HC Seeks SP's Reply On Plea Filed By Altaf's Father Seeking CBI Probe, 1 Crore Compensation
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday sought the response of Superintendent of Police, Kasganj within ten days on the plea filed by the father of Kasganj Custodial Death victim, Altaf.The plea has been moved by Chand Miyan (father of the Victim) seeking a CBI probe into the matter wherein it has been claimed by the Uttar Pradesh Police that Altaf died by suicide by tying himself to a 2 to 3...
"Was Not In A Mental Position To Have Sexual Intent": Delhi Court Discharges Man Having Schizophrenia, Accused Of Forcibly Kissing 6 Yr Old Boy
A Delhi Court has recently discharged a man suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia, accused in a POCSO case, observing that he was not in a mental position to form mens rea or to have any sexual intent. Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar was prima facie of the view that the man was suffering from mental illness to the extent that he was incapable of understanding the consequences of his...
'Tablighi Jamaat Can't Be Equated With Islam': Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against YouTuber Maridhas
The Madras High Court(Madurai Bench) has quashed yet another FIR registered against YouTuber Maridhas over his YouTube Video criticizing the Tablighi Jamaat conference of March 2020 during the COVID first wave.A Single Judge Bench of Justice G.R. Swaminathan observed that none of the ingredients of alleged offences in the FIR had been made out by the prosecution.About the video uploaded...
Slaughtering Animals Without License: 'Implementation Of Rules Ineffective, Safeguard Public Interest': Madras High Court
While hearing a plea based on a complaint about slaughtering animals without the mandatory license, Madras High Court observed that authorities have not properly implemented the Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats (Prohibition or Regulation of the use of places for slaughtering animals and licensing of slaughterers) Rules, 1999. A single-judge bench of Justice SM Subramaniam observed that...
Allahabad HC Praises PM Modi's COVID Vaccine Campaign, Urges Him To Postpone Polls In View Of Omicron Threat
The Allahabad High Court today urged the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to postpone the upcoming elections in view of the rising threat of Omiron. The Court also praised the efforts of PM Modi for taking up the campaign of providing Free Corona vaccination to the people of the country.The Bench of Justice Shekhar Yadav, who was dealing with a bail order, also urged the Election...
Haridwar 'Dharam Sansad' Hate Speech: Uttarakhand Police Register Case Against Wasim Rizvi Aka Jitendra Tyagi And Others
The Uttarakhand Police have lodged a case against Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi, formerly known as Waseem Rizvi, and others for allegedly giving a provocative speech against a particular religion at a "Dharma Sansad" or religious assembly which was organized in Haridwar in Uttarakhand on December 17-19.The conclave, which was organized by Yati Narasimhanand, a religious leader who has been...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notification For Mandatory E-Filing By Govt In All Types Of Cases
The Karnataka High Court has notified that from January 1, 2022, all the Departments of the Central and State Government and its affiliated offices are required to file their cases/ petitions/ pleadings and documents through e-Filing System. The filing can be done on the portal: https://efiling.ecourts.gov.in by following the Step-by-Step Guidelines for e-Filing made available in...
'Can't Restrain Police From Conducting Inspections': Madras High Court Insists On Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Spa, Massage & Therapy Centres
In a plea filed by the owner of an Ayurvedic Therapy Centre aggrieved by frequent police inspections, Madras High Court has held that it cannot pass preventive orders to curb the law-enforcing authorities from exercising their powers in accordance with the law. Justice S.M. Subramaniam observed,"there are large scale allegations in general in the public domain against such Ayurvedic...
Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Shahrukh Pathan In A Delhi Riots Case; Discharges Him Under Arms Act
A Delhi Court has framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, in a case related to rioting, causing injuries to police personnel and gunshot injury sustained by one Rohit Shukla by an armed mob. (FIR 49/2020 registered at Jafrabad Police Station)However, the Court discharged him of the offences under the Arms Act....
Preventive Detention Powers Shouldn't Be Exercised Sans Possibility Of Person Being Released From Custody: Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a detention order passed against a murder accused by exercising powers under the National Security Act, 1980 as it observed that if a person is in custody and there is no imminent possibility of his being released, the power of preventive detention should not be exercised.The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi with...
"Scheme A Reform In Targeted Public Distribution System": Calcutta High Court Upholds Vires Of State Govt's 'Duare Ration Scheme'
In a significant judgment, the Calcutta High Court today upheld the vires of the ambitious meal scheme of the West Bengal Government, the Duare Ration Scheme which essentially seeks to ensure doorstep delivery of essential food items. The words "Duare Ration" in Bengali translate to "ration at the doorstep" in English.Noting that the scheme could be seen as a step in the direction to...