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Javed Akhtar Seeks Dismissal Of Defamation Suit Over RSS-Taliban Remark; Says Defamation Can't Be Against 'Unidentifiable Class'
Lyricist Javed Akhtar has sought dismissal of the defamation suit filed by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, accusing him of comparing RSS and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) with the Taliban during a television interview.Akhtar filed the applications under Order 7 Rule 11 of Civil Procedure Code in RSS worker Vivek Champanerkar's suit.The Joint Civil Judge Senior Division Thane has...
ISRO Espionage Case : Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Challenge Against Pre-Arrest Bail To 4 Officers After 2 Weeks
In a special leave petition filed by CBI assailing the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala High Court to four police and intelligence bureau officials in the case related to the alleged framing of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a 1994 espionage case, the Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to CBI to file rejoinder. When the matter was called for hearing, Additional...
Supreme Court Refuses Protection To Suspended Chhattisgarh IPS Officer In Corruption Case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant protection to suspended Additional Director General of Police Gurjinder Pal Singh in a case filed against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegations of disproportionate assets.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli dismissed Singh's special leave petition filed against Chattisgarh High Court's...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On Existing VC Facilities At District Courts & Tribunals In State
The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the State government to apprise the Court about the steps which are taken to set up video conferencing facilities in the tribunals and forums of the State. Furthermore, the High Court Administration was directed to procure reports from all the district courts in respect of the existing video conference facilities. A Bench comprising Chief...
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane Approaches Bombay High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Attempt To Murder Case
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, son of Union Minister Narayan Rane, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking pre-arrest bail in an alleged attempt to murder case in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.A Sessions Court had, last week, denied anticipatory bail to him and a co-accused Sandesh Sawant. The Kankavli Police booked them under sections 307, 120(B) read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.The case against...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging CLAT Clearance As A Prerequisite To Be Appointed As Law Officers At NTPC
The Kerala High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking to quash the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT for applying to the post of Assistant Law Officer in National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. When the matter came up for hearing today, Justice V.G. Arun posted it to be taken up on 5th January. The petitioner is an aspirant to the post of Assistant Law Officer at the EO...
Advocate General Of Karnataka Prabhuling K Navadgi Inaugurates E-Filing Centre In Bengaluru
Advocate General of Karnataka Prabhuling K Navadgi on Monday inaugurated the e-filing centre at the old K.G.I.D Office, next to the High Court building in Bengaluru, to facilitate digital filing. Following the directions issued by the Supreme Court, the Karnataka High Court had recently notified that from January 1, 2022, all the Departments of the Central and State Government...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Deployment Of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) In Telangana
The Telangana High Court today issued a notice to the Telangana State Government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed challenging the deployment of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in the State of Telangana.The notice has been issued by a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili on the PIL filed by a social activist from Hyderabad, S....
J&K Terror Funding Case: Delhi HC Issues Notice On NIA's Plea Challenging Denial Of Police Custody Extension For Three Accused
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the plea filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging a Trial Court order which had rejected it's application seeking extension of police custody for three accused persons in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar sought response of the three accused persons namely Owais Ahmad Dar,...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: UP Police File Chargesheet Naming Ashish Mishra As Prime Accused Before Local Court
The Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a charge sheet in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case before a local Court in Lakhimpur naming Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra as the prime accused, reported NDTV.However, the 5,000-page charge sheet doesn't name Union Minister as an accused in the case, but the name of one Virendra Shukla, a relative of Asish Mishra has been added as an accused...
Centre Appoints Justice Aniruddha Roy As Permanent Judge Of Calcutta High Court
The Centre on Monday has notified the appointment of Additional Judge of Calcutta High Court, Justice Aniruddha Roy as a Permanent Judge of the High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended Justice Aniruddha Roy to be a Permanent Judge of the High Court pursuant to a meeting held by the Collegium on December 14."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of...