Don't Throw Away Non-Veg Food Stalls Just Because Party In Power Says So Or To Satisfy Ego Of Some: Gujarat High Court To AMC

Dealing with a plea filed by certain street vendors who claimed that they have been arbitrarily prohibited from selling non-vegetarian food on the streets of Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court today rapped the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and asked them not to throw away carts of such people to satisfy the ego of some.Hearing the matter, the Bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav earlier...

'Wrongs Of Past Can't Be Basis For Disturbing Present Peace' : Delhi Court Rejects Plea To Restore Temples Inside Qutub Minar Complex

A Delhi Court has rejected a civil suit filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev and Hindu deity Lord Vishnu alleging that the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid situated within the Qutub Minar Complex in Mehrauli was built in place of a temple complex and seeking restoration of the temple complex comprising as many as 27 temples.The Court noted that the suit was barred by the provisions...

In Contempt Matters The Affidavit Should Not Contain More Than 3 Pages: Gujarat High Court To Govt Pleaders

Taking note of the practice of filing long affidavits before the Court in contempt matters, the Gujarat High Court today directed the Government pleaders to restrict their affidavits to a maximum of three pages.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri orally remarked thus:"This practice of filing affidavits in 8 pages, 12 pages should stop in contempt matter. This...

Explosion Takes Place In Delhi's Rohini Court; One Injured

A minor explosion took place in the court complex at Rohini in New Delhi today. The Delhi police said that the explosion took place in a laptop bag.The incident happened in Court No.102, when proceedings were underway. Soon after the blast, the proceedings were halted. One person who got injured has been admitted in hospital.As per DCP Pranav Tayal, the explosion happened in a laptop bag,...

'Not Properly Served Notice':Gauhati High Court Sets Aisde Ex-Parte Foreigners' Tribunal's Order Declaring Man As Foreigner

The Gauhati High Court has recently set aside an ex-parte order by a foreigners' tribunal declaring a Silchar resident as a foreigner after noting that the tribunal had failed to properly serve notice thus rendering the proceedings illegal. A Bench comprising Justices Kotiswar Singh and Malashri Nandi observed, "We have found that the petitioner was not properly served notice before...

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Smuggling Whale Vomit

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a prime accused alleged to be involved in smuggling of 8.25 kgs of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan allowed the application filed by one Riyaz. It is the case of the prosecution that on receipt of credible information on 05.08.2021, the Forest Officers intercepted the Wagonr...

Won't Proceed In FIRs Against 'OpIndia' Reports, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of West Bengal on Thursday informed the Supreme Court of India that it has no objection to the quashing of the FIRs filed over the reports published in 'OpIndia' portal.Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave appearing for the State informed a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh that State has decided to not proceed further in the FIRs. The Bench appreciated...

'Atrocious': Kerala High Court Admits Plea Against 'Churuli' Movie For Excessive Use Of Abusive Language

The Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a writ petition filed against the Malayalam movie 'Churuli' which was recently released on an OTT platform for excessive use of abusive and obscene language.After a portion of the said movie was played in the courtroom, Justice N. Nagaresh issued notice to all the respondents and orally remarked that the dialogues used in the movie were 'atrocious...

Lawyer-Activist Sudha Bharadwaj Released After Over 3 Years In Jail

Lawyer and well-known tribal rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj walked out of Byculla women's prison today after over 1000 days of incarceration in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence Case. Bharadwaj was arrested on August 28, 2018. The Special NIA court set 16 bail conditions for Bharadwaj yesterday. The Bombay High Court had directed Bharadwaj to be produced...

"How Can You Stop People From Eating What They Want?": Gujarat HC Raps AMC On Plea Against Ban On Non-Veg Food Stalls

Dealing with a plea filed by street vendors who have been prohibited from selling non-vegetarian food on the streets of Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court today rapped the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and observed how could people be prevented from eating what they want to eat."You don't like non-veg food, it is your lookout. How can you decide what people should eat outside? How can...

Karnataka High Court Restrains State From Implementing Order Against Issuance Of Smart Card Registration Certificates For New Vehicles

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State to not implement its government order dated October 31, by which it does away with issuance of smart card registration certificates for new vehicles and allows dealers of the manufacturers to issue registration certificates through electronic/online mode. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin...

Natural Justice Principles Violated As Sufficient Time To Produce Acquittal Orders Not Provided: MP High Court Quashes Externment Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an externment order passed against a man by holding that natural justice principles were violated as the man wasn't given sufficient time to produce the orders of acquittal in the cases in which he was already acquitted.The Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar also noted that if the man had been given an opportunity to produce the copies of...