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"Will Set A Bad Precedent" – NIA Opposes House Arrest For Gautam Navlakha
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navlakha's plea for house arrest on the grounds that there is no "substantive procedure of law in any statute" for such relief, and that it would set a bad precedent. Navlakha approached the court earlier this year for house arrest. He cited the lack of medical facilities at Taloja...
Extension In BSF Territorial Jurisdiction Will Help Fend Off Anti National Forces, Curb Cattle Smuggling Menace: Centre In Lok Sabha
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday defended its decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force ('BSF) in the states of West Bengal, Assam, and Punjab by informing the parliament that the move is aimed at dealing with emerging threats of drones and cattle smuggling.It may be noted that Home Ministery's 2021 notification [October 11, 2021] amends the 2014...
IT Rules 2021: Madras High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms Under IBDF
The Madras High Court has restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action under the IT Rules 2021, against digital media platforms that are members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, including Sun TV Network.The development comes in a writ petition preferred by the Foundation challenging the Code of Ethics in relation to digital media platforms under Part III...
Madras High Court Bats For Common Cremation/ Burial Grounds Without Caste Segregation, Suggests Penal Action Against Any Violation
In a plea filed for assigning a permanent burial ground for the members of Arunthathiyar Community, the Madras High Court has recently held that segregation of burial ground for a particular caste/ community cannot be endorsed by the Court. While clarifying that the members of the Arunthathiyar community can ask the respondent authorities for allotment of a common burial...
Nagaland Civilian Deaths: NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Seeks Report From Centre, Nagaland Govt Over 'Botched Up Operation'
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the killing of at least 14 civilians in Nagaland [Oting village in Mon district] on Saturday evening as a result of the action of the Armed Forces.As per the media reports, the civilians were killed when their vehicle was fired upon in an alleged botched up operation by the Army Para...
Indore Bangle-Seller Who Was Thrashed By Mob Granted Bail By Madhya Pradesh High Court In POCSO Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court today granted bail to Taslim Ali, the bangle-seller who was thrashed by a mob in Indore in August 2021 for allegedly concealing his Muslim identity while selling bangles in a locality, in a POCSO caseAli, who has been accused of sexually harassing a Class 6 student was granted bail by the Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul noting that the nature of the accusation...
1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar
A Delhi Court has framed charges against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots case. Special Judge MK Nagpal framed charges under sec. 147, 148, 149, 302, 308, 323, 395, 397, 427, 436 and 440 read with sec. 149 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainant had stated that on November 1, 1984 a mob...
Article 233- Judicial Officers Can't Apply & Compete For Direct Recruitment To Post Of District Judges: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently held that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, a Judicial Officer, regardless of his or her previous experience, as an Advocate with 7 years practice, cannot apply and compete for appointment to any vacancy in the post of District Judge.The Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava and Justice Pritinker Diwaker further clarified that his or her...
Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complainant Authority To Be Finalised Within Two Months : Kerala High Court To State
The Kerala High Court recently issued notice to the State and sought its response regarding the appointment of a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority.Upon being informed that the procedure will take another couple of months, the Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly ordered:"Necessity to fill up the post of Chief...
'Rights Of Aliens On Foreign Soil Are Those Which Host Country Grants': Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Chinese National Overstaying Visa
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens (foreign national) on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien can lay a claim for more rights than those that are granted. Observing thus, Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the petition filed by one Li Dong, a native of the People's Republic of China, who has been overstaying in India, in...