Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap Withdraws Petition Before Bombay High Court Seeking Permission To Use Shivaji Park Ground For INC Foundation Day Celebration

Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap unconditionally withdrew his petition before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to use Shivaji Park Ground for Indian National Congress's foundation day celebrations between December 22-28, 2021.The petition was withdrawn once it came up for hearing before a division bench of Justices Amjad Sayed and Abhay Ahuja.Jagtap had said he was constrained...

No Guidelines For Booster Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine; Present Priority Is Full Vaccination: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the current priority of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program is to cover the entire eligible population with full vaccination including two doses, and that presently there are no guidelines regarding administration of booster doses. It said that the two expert bodies namely National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Seeking Printing Of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Picture On Indian Currency Notes

The Calcutta High Court on Monday has sought the Union government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to print images of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Indian currency notes. The plea moved by 94-year old freedom fighter, one Haren Bagchi Biswas contends as to why Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's picture cannot be printed on currency notes like Mahatma Gandhi's....

'Stringent Action Required' : Kerala High Court Directs State To Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belonging to the LGBTQI+ community by medical practitioners in the State. Upon being informed that forced conversion of sexual orientation was prevalent among medical practitioners, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed:"If there is...

"Affairs In Child Care Centres Appalling, Run Away Inmates Being Kidnapped": Delhi HC Seeks State's Response, Appoints Sr. Adv. Rebecca John As Amicus

Calling affairs of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust and other Child Care Centres in the national capital as appalling, the Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government, Ministry of Women and Child Development on the steps taken to ensure that the children do not escape such centres and are not kidnapped thereafter. Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a plea...

Plea In Bombay High Court To Use Shivaji Park Ground For Congress Foundation Day Rally

Mumbai Congress President has approached the Bombay High Court for permission to use Shivaji Park Ground between December 22-28 to celebrate the 137th Indian National Congress(INC) Foundation Day. INC interim president Sonia Gandhi and former president Rahul Gandhi are likely to be present for public meetings. The petitioners said they approached authorities in the...

Street Vendors Scheme Of 2019 Is Arbitrary; Pays No Heed To Delhi Master Plan/ Zonal Plan: Petitioners Tell Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a bunch of pleas challenging the vires of Street Vendors Act, 2014.The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh heard Senior Advocate Sanjeev Ralli appearing for the petitioners, who have inter alia challenged the legislative competence of the Central Government to enact the impugned Act.During the course of hearing yesterday,...

'Brutal Murder' Of Journalist Vikram Joshi: Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of The Lone Accused

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to the lone accused in the Journalist Vikram Joshi Murder case. Joshi was shot in the head, in front of his two minor daughters in July 2020 in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district.Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi noted that the facts and circumstances of the case showed the involvement of the applicant alone in committing...

'Maharashtra Is A Pioneer In Tackling Covid-19': Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra Government was a pioneer in tackling the Covid-19 situation during the second wave, the Bombay High Court observed while disposing of two PILs filed during the pandemic. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik further observed that Maharashtra is one of the few states where physical court hearings have started and expressed hope for the coming...

Mere Recovery Of Stridhan Can't Be Sole Ground For Arresting A Person For Offences U/S 498A, 406 IPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the mere fact that recovery of Istridhan is to be made from a person cannot be the sole ground for arresting him for offences under Sections 498-A (related to dowry demand) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that in such cases, police are empowered under CrPC to conduct searches of premises of...

Delhi Riots: HC Denies Bail To Two Men Accused Of Being Part Of Mob That Killed Muslim Men, Says Possibility Of Them Threatening Sole Public Witness

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to two men namely Ajay and Shubham accused of killing four Muslim men during the North East Delhi riots which took place in the national capital last year observing that there was a possibility of them threatening the sole public witness in the matter. Taking note of the fact that the two were in custody since April last year, Justice Subramonium...

Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Project Promoter For Misappropriating, Siphoning Off Funds Collected From Homebuyers; Withdraws Interim Protection

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to a construction project promoter in the two FIRs registered over misappropriation and siphoning off of funds collected from homebuyers by the company. The Court also withdrew the interim protection granted to the promoter.Siddharth Chauhan, Managing Director of M/s Sidhartha Buildhome Pvt. Ltd, had filed two anticipatory bail...