'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...

Indecent Behaviour During Virtual Court: Madras High Court Issues Notice To Accused Lawyer

In the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated in light of indecent behaviour during the court proceedings, Madras High Court has issued notice to the accused lawyer, R.D. Santhanakrishnan. Today, A Division Bench of Justices P.N Prakash and R. Hemalatha noted that the lawyer involved in the matter has been identified based on a preliminary report filed by the Inspector of...

Kolkata Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court Reserves Orders In Petitions By CPI(M) Candidates Seeking Repoll Over Alleged Violence

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved orders in two petitions filed by CPI(M) candidates alleging that booths were captured, votes were rigged and large-scale violence had taken place in the recently concluded Kolkata Municipal polls which took place on December 19. The petitions had been filed by CPI(M) candidate Debolina Sarkar (from ward number 2) and Faiyaz Ahmed Khan (from ward...

Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites

The Allahabad High Court last week called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal, while hearing a suo moto matter [In Re - Regular Publication of All The Enactments of The State Legislature, as well as Rules, framed]...