‘Gyanvapi Is A Masjid Visible To Naked Eye, Court Doesn’t Have To Decide Its Religious Character As On 15 Aug 1947’: Mosque Committee In Varanasi Court

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, has submitted before the District Judge that the Court doesn’t have to decide as to what was Gyanvapi Moque’s religious character as on August 15, 1947, the cut-off date in the Places of Worship Act 1991. The committee has also submitted that it would be visible even to the naked eye that...

'No Money Has Come To Manish Sisodia, How Will You Bring Him Under Money Laundering?' Supreme Court Asks ED In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case

The bail proceedings of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) over the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam are currently ongoing before the Supreme Court. In today's marathon session, spanning approximately four and a half hours, the Supreme...

Gyanvapi | Varanasi Court Grants Further 4 Weeks' Time To ASI To Submit Its Mosque Survey Report

The Varanasi District Judge today granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a further 4 weeks’ time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by October 6. Now, the Court has directed it to file the report in next 4 weeks. The order was passed in an application moved by the ASI which stated that...

Court-Monitored Probe Is A Significant Measure, Can’t Be Employed Routinely: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a court-monitored investigation is a significant measure which is invoked in cases of “palpable sense of governmental neglect or oversight” and should not be employed routinely or without just cause. “We must preserve its weight for situations where the state appears either ignorant or non-cognizant of issues. Resorting to such an investigation...

Degrees Issued By Private Universities Not Recognised By UGC Invalid For Govt Jobs: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Reiterates

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has reiterated that a degree issued by a private university through a study centre or off-campus centre that lacks prior approval from the UGC is invalid and cannot be utilised to secure employment within the Government sector.Justice Sanjay Dhar added that when the petitioner himself was not eligible to be selected, he could not challenge the selection...

Delhi Court Allows NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR Head To Get FIR Copy In UAPA Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday allowed the pleas moved by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty seeking copy of FIR registered against them under UAPA, following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts ordered that Purkayastha and Chakravarty be given the FIR copy....

Karnataka High Court Disapproves Of Feeding Stray Dogs Near Vidhana Soudha Building, Says It May Lead To Health Hazards

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday frowned upon caregivers of street dogs feeding them next to the gate of Vidhana Soudha.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit while considering a lawyer's plea seeking proper implementation of Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, orally observed,“Some areas which are important areas, including for safety...

Mumbai Court Holds Artist Chintan Upadhyay Guilty Of Conspiring, Abetting Murders Of Estranged Wife, Her Lawyer

A Mumbai Sessions Court has convicted acclaimed artist Chintan Upadhyay for conspiring and abetting the murder of his ex-wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani.Sessions Judge SY Bhosale held three other co-accused guilty for murder. Hearing on sentencing is scheduled on Saturday.On December 12, 2015, a scrap dealer alerted the Kandivali police about two suspicious looking...

Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh Appointed New Advocate General Of Punjab

The Punjab Government has today approved the name of Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh as the new Advocate General Of Punjab. Singh will replace Senior Advocate Vinod Ghai who resigned yesterday from the position citing "personal reasons."The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann after the cabinet meeting today announced that Singh's name has been approved. Singh holds expertise...

Hindu Marriage Not 'Solemnised' Unless 'Saptapadi' Ceremony (Saat Phere) Performed Between Parties: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Hindu marriage cannot be 'solemnised' unless the 'Saptapadi' ceremony (taking of seven steps by the the bridegroom and the bride jointly before the sacred fire) and other rituals have been performed. With this, the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh allowed a petition filed by one Smriti Singh challenging the entire proceedings...

Aadhar Deactivation May Have De Facto Consequence Of Terminating Citizenship: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief To Suspect ‘Bangladeshi’ Family

The Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to a woman and her family members whose Aadhar cards were suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs on alleged grounds of them being ‘Bangladeshi Nationals.’In noting that the petitioners had made a strong prima facie case for the Court’s interference and that the Union authorities had not followed statutory process while depriving...

Two Accused In 2008 Malegaon Blast Dispute Injury Certificates Issued To Blast Victims

Two accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case on Wednesday called injury certificates prepared by one of the witness-doctors as “false” during recording of accused statements under section 313 of the CrPC.Accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sudhakar Dwivedi denied injury certificates while the remaining accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur said “koi jaankari nahin hai” (I...