Delhi Riots: Court Unhappy Over Pendency Of Case For 18 Months, Says Unable To Commit It To Sessions Court Given 'Lackadaisical Attitude' Of Police

Expressing it's unhappiness over pendency of a case concerning the North East Delhi riots since June last year, a Delhi Court on Monday remarked that it was not able to commit the matter to the concerned Sessions Court due to "lackadaisical attitude" of the Crime Branch police officials and non appearance of the SPP representing the State. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg was...

'Intersectional Discrimination': Madras HC Lays Down Guidelines For Fair Treatment Of Disabled Women Athletes, Condemns 'Romantic Paternalism'

"Disabled women struggle with both the oppression of being women in male-dominated societies and the oppression of being disabled in societies dominated by the able-bodied", Madras High Court quotes Author Susan Wendell in the beginning of the order.

'Reasonable Restriction' : Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate For Employees Refusing Vaccination

The Bombay High Court has upheld a circular issued by the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) mandating RT-PCR tests every 10 days for unvaccinated employees. The Court held the test mandate was a reasonable restriction on their fundamental rights. The court observed that those avoiding the covid jab are placing themselves at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus. "While...

Police Brutality In Stations Will Stop If CCTV Cameras Are Installed: Kerala High Court While Hearing Case Where Man was Cuffed To Handrails

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that brutality in police stations will come to a close once functional CCTV cameras are installed in its premises, particularly inside the cells.Justice Devan Ramachandran was adjudicating upon an incident where a Dalit man was handcuffed to the handrail of the Police Station merely for asking for the receipt of a complaint he had preferred before...

Information And Broadcasting Ministry Invokes IT Rules, 2021 To Block Two Pak YouTube Channels And Two Websites For Spreading Anti-India Propaganda

On Monday, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry invoked Rule 16 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules") and issued directions to block 20 YouTube channels and two websites that it claimed had indulged in spreading "anti-India propaganda and fake news". In a statement made on Tuesday, the Ministry said that it...

'Vulgarity During Court Proceedings': Madras HC Initiates Contempt Action Against Lawyer

In the aftermath of video clippings of one of the lawyers logged in the virtual court engaging in eroticism with a woman went viral, Madras High Court has registered a suo motu criminal contempt proceedings. About the incident that occurred in the court of Justice G.K Ilanthiraiyan, a Division bench of Justice P.N. Prakash and Justice R. Hemalatha noted: "This Court cannot afford...

Karnataka Govt Tables Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversion, Inter-Faith Marriages

The Karnataka Government on Tuesday introduced the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religious conversions and inter-faith marriages, before the Legislative Assembly. The discussion on the same is likely to be held on Wednesday. The bill prohibits "unlawful conversion" from one religion to another...

Jharkhand Assembly Passes Anti-Lynching Bill That Provides For Punishment Upto Life Imprisonment For Culprits

The Jharkhand State Assembly today passed a law to prevent Mob Lynching in the state [The Jharkhand (Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching) Bill, 2021. If this becomes law after receiving the assent of the Governor, Jharkhand will become only the third Indian state – after West Bengal and Rajasthan – to have a dedicated anti-lynching law.The Statement of Object and Reasons to the...

'Had Sought Default Bail Like Sudha Bharadwaj' : 8 Bhima-Koregaon Accused Approach Bombay HC Claiming 'Factual Error' In Judgment

Eight accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case denied default bail have re-approached the Bombay High Court claiming to have exercised their right to default bail well within the stipulated period.It may be recalled that the High Court had granted default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the case, on the ground that the Pune Sessions Court was not competent...

Negotiable Instruments Act Being Penal Statute Should Receive Strict Construction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 should receive strict construction for the reason of being a penal statute. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri also observed that specific averments in a criminal complaint which satisfies the requirements of sec. 141 of the Act are imperative in nature.Sec. 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act talks about the offences...

Ensure Proper Scrutiny Before Matters Are Sent For Seeking Leave To Appeal By State: High Court To Delhi Government

The Delhi High Court has told the Delhi Government to ensure that a proper scrutiny is carried out before the matters are sent to it for seeking leave to appeal by the State.Justice Mukta Gupta was dealing with a plea filed by the State seeking leave to appeal against a judgment dated 12th February, 2020 wherein two men, the respondents in the matter, were acquitted for offences under Section...

Delhi Court Issues Summons In Suit Against Business Of Carrying Forward Trading In Cryptocurrencies Without Regulatory Approval

A Delhi Court recently issued summons in a suit filed against the business of carrying forward trading in cryptocurrencies in the Country, without any statutory or regulatory approval. Additional District Judge Geetanjali of the Saket Court was dealing with a suit filed by one Vidyut Kayarkar against a website called Olymptrade, operated by Saledo Global LLC, seeking a direction that such...