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Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Sugam Darshan' System Of Kashi Vishwanath Temple
The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) plea challenging the 'Sugam Darshan' system in the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Banaras, UP, which provides for 'VIP' (Very Important Person) mode of 'darshan' on payment of some amount.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain observed that the decision of the Board of Trustees of providing for...
"Society Losing Faith In System Owing To Delinquency": Delhi HC Upholds Conviction Of Two For Murdering 25 Y/O Young Boy While Committing Robbery
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentence of two men for murdering a 25 year old young boy while committing robbery of his mobile phone observing that the society is losing faith in the system owing to delinquency. "Before parting with the case, it would be trite to note that the present is an extremely unfortunate case where a young boy, who worked hard in order to...
NEET PG Reservation: Several Similar Cases Pending Before SC, Kerala High Court Directs Petitioner To Confirm If They Are Identical Issues
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday elaborately heard the petitioners in a matter that challenged the State circular increasing reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) from 9% to 27% for NEET-PG 2021.After recording the submissions made by the petitioners, Justice N. Nagaresh posted the matter for further hearing tomorrow. The matter is being taken up on a priority...
'Idea Is To Secure Individual Liberty Even If Convicted': Delhi High Court Directs Man To Do Community Service For Breaching Bail Condition
The idea is to secure personal liberty of individuals even if they are being convicted, remarked the Delhi High Court on Tuesday while directing a man to do one month community service at Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre for breaching a bail condition.The bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed one Shahrukh Ali to do the service and perform the tasks allotted...
Semi-Naked Man Joins Video Conference Hearing Before Karnataka High Court; Notice Issued On Senior Adv. Indira Jaising's Complaint
A semi-naked man had joined the video conference hearing before the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, when the court was hearing a batch of petitions questioning the legality of the SIT probe in the alleged sex CD scandal involving former State Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the victim in the case, sought action to be taken against the person, one...
No Decision On Nationwide NRC Till Now : Centre Tells Lok Sabha
The Central Government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has not taken any decision till now to prepare National Register of Citizens at the national level."Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Citizens(NRC) at national level", said a written reply given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha MP...
"Chance Taking Petitioner": Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'
The Delhi High Court today dismissed another petition filed against further publication/ circulation of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid."These are all chance taking Petitioners," the Bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh remarked at the outset, noting that Petitioner had failed to implead Khurshid...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Live Streaming Proceedings Of Pleas Concerning Same Sex Marriage
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an application seeking live streaming of proceedings in the case concerning recognition and registration of same-sex marriages in the country.The bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice on being beseeched that the matter is of "national and constitutional importance".Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul argued that...
Illegal Encroachments In Kamla Nagar Area: HC Issues Contempt Notice To NDMC, Delhi Police; Says Officers Not Discharging Statutory Responsibilities Efficiently
Dealing with a petition concerning illegal encroachments in city's Kamla Nagar area, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to North Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Police for non compliance of it's order and failure to discharge their statutory responsibilities efficiently. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Jawahar Nagar...
Allahabad HC Directs IIT BHU To Admit Dalit Girl Who Lost Seat Over Failure To Pay Fee In Time; Court Contributes Towards Her Fee
Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, on its own, volunteered to contribute Rs.15,000/- towards the fee for allocation of the seat and handed over the said amount to her after the court hours.
Petitioner Involved In 29 Criminal Cases, Not A 'Responsible Citizen': Allahabad High Court Dismisses 'Land Grabber's' PIL With 5 Lakh Cost
The Allahabad High Court last week imposed a 5 Lakh cost on a person who had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition noting that the petitioner had 29 criminal cases registered/pending against him and therefore, it cannot be said that the petitioner is a responsible citizen.Apart from that, the Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vivek Varma noted that the petitioner had...