Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a man named Salman @ Arman Chaudhary who allegedly called on the emergency services number of Uttar Pradesh Police and threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.Allegedly, the bail applicant had stated on the call that on account of their (PM and CM) public statements, he wanted to kill...

Kottiyoor Rape Case: Why Did Kerala High Court Reduce The Sentence Imposed On Former Catholic Priest? [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reduced the sentence imposed on former Catholic priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery from 20 years to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment coupled with a fine of Rupees one lakh. Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi confirmed the guilt of the accused while partly allowing the appeal.Here are the key points in the judgment issued today: Sentence Imposed:The trial...

B.Ed Degree Holders Not Eligible To Take REET-I; NCTE's 2018 Notification Unlawful: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court last week held that NCTE's notification relaxing eligibility for teaching primary level students and thereby allowing B.Ed degree holders to appear for REET Level I [Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher] is unlawful.With this, the Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal also vacated its interim orders granted earlier allowing the...

What Measures Are Taken To Ensure Data Privacy? Kerala High Court Asks TCS In Sabarimala Virtual Queue Row

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued various directions to the Project Manager of the Tata Consultancy Services regarding the data of pilgrims entered into the Sabarimala virtual queue portal.A Division Bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and P.G Ajithkumar was hearing a PIL questioning the legality of the 'Sabarimala Pilgrim Management System' implemented by the Kerala Police, alleging...

'Pandemic Not An Excuse, Give Genuine Reasons' : Kerala High Court To Centre Over Non-Inclusion Of Petroleum Products Under GST

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday was discontent with the reasons given by the Goods and Services Tax Council for its decision to not include petrol and diesel within the ambit of GST.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly denied the council's justification that the pandemic prevented them from deliberating on the subject since it has heavy implications...

Special NIA Court Refuses Temporary Bail To Anand Teltumbde To Visit 90-Year-Old Mother After Brother's Demise

A Special NIA Court on Wednesday rejected Dalit scholar and Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde's plea for temporary bail to visit his 90-year-old mother for 15 days following brother - Milind's - death in an encounter. NIA opposed the application as being devoid of merits and unsustainable in law. Moreover, the agency emphasized that the professor...

'Senior Citizens Do Not Have Luxury Of Time' : Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power To Pass Eviction Orders

The Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an order for removal of a person from the senior citizen's property.A division bench comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Madhav J Jamdar endorsed the view expressed by a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the case Sunny Paul v State of NCT...

"Complete Paralysis Of Administration, Policies Made Only In Populist Way": Delhi High Court On Authorities' Failure To Control Dengue Menace

"Administrators are not administering, policies are being made only in a populist way, that's what is happening," remarked the Delhi High Court on Thursday while expressing its displeasure over the failure of authorities to control the menace of dengue in the city. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh further remarked,"Complete paralysis of administration. Nobody is bothered....

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Gov's Response On Time Period It Would Take To Notify Elections To Remaining Municipal Bodies Apart From Kolkata Municipal Corporation [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard extensive arguments while adjudicating upon a petition moved by BJP Sate vice-president Pratap Banerjee seeking direction to the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold municipal polls in the State in one phase. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj on Wednesday took on...

No Right With Students To Say 'Don't Hold Exams': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Vacate Interim Order Allowing KSLU To Conduct LLB Exam

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to modify its order dated November 24, by which it had permitted Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) to hold the intermediate semester examination for LLB students. However, the results of the examinations shall be subject to further orders of the court. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar...

High Court Directs Delhi Jal Board To Immediately Repair Broken Water Pipelines Passing Through A Cemetery, Allegedly Damaging Graves

Water has entered into the graves and caused irreparable damage, the plea stated.

Allahabad High Court Orders Registration Of Case Against Officers For Seizing Cough Syrups As 'Psychotropic Substance'

The Allahabad High Court recently ordered registration of a case against the seizing party who searched and seized cough syrups from a man treating them as Psychotropic Substance and thereby granted bail to the man.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia persued the FIR registered in the matter as well as the medical report to hold that the search and seizure conducted by the authorities was a...