West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Directs CBI, SIT To File Additional Status Reports By December 23

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Court to investigate cases other than murder, rape and crimes against women that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19 had also directed the Central Bureau...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death

The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara in connection with a case registered against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day incidents as it allegedly "mislead people".The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice...

Assurance By Chief Minister, Ruling Party Or Even By The Governor Doesn't Become Law Of The Land: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has recently observed that the assurance given by some Ruling Party or by the Chief Minister or even by His Excellency the Governor does not become the law of the land.The assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A.Rajasheker Reddy while dismissing a clutch of petitions seeking retrospective implementation of the State...

Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Take Steps For Expeditious Examination Of Viscera Samples To Avoid Delay In Probes

Observing that there is no proper mechanism in place for expeditious examination of viscera samples, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to take up the issue for expeditious examination of viscera samples to help the Investigating Agency. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal was hearing a bail application filed by one Tahir Khan of Jhansi district in...

Court Convicts Former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla For Assaulting Woman Lawyer In 1994

After a span of over 27 years, a Delhi Court has convicted former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla for assaulting a woman lawyer in the year 1994. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar was of the opinion that the testimony of the woman qua her allegation of being pulled by hair and arm by Khosla and the threat that she will not be allowed to practice from...

Kerala High Court Directs Motor Vehicle Department To Furnish Action Taken On Its Directions On Road Safety

The Kerala High Court recently made an attempt to reinforce the Rules and directions in place for road safety by directing the concerned officers to take necessary steps and ensure that no motor vehicle ply in any public place violating the statutory provisions.Justice Anil K. Narendran accordingly directed the Transport Commissioner, the Deputy Transport Commissioner and the Regional...

'Sachin Waze, Param Bir Singh Have No Honour, Knee Deep In Extortion': Anil Deshmukh's Son Hrishikesh To Mumbai Court

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshumkh's son, Hrishikesh, has sought anticipatory bail in the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, alleging "shocking abuse of power" by the agency.A special court heard Hrishikesh's counsel Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhri and Aniket Nikam, and ASG Anil Singh for ED, on Saturday, but refused interim relief....

Capturing & Posting Injured Turbanless Man's Image Online Would Amount To Hurting Religious Sentiments: P&H High Court

Stressing that turban is an essential religious symbol, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that photographing an elderly person in an injured condition without the turban and uploading it for public viewing on a social platform would prima facie amount to hurting the religious feelings.This assertion came from the bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal while dealing with...

'Reinstatement' Of Workman Can Be Done Only To Original Place Of Employment, Transfer Not Legally Sustainable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has reiterated the principle that a reinstatement order won't be valid if the employee is not reinstated back to his original place of employment."Reinstating the workman by transferring him to some other place, other than his original place of employment, is an illegal action," said Justice M.S. Ramesh.The observation was made while disposing off a plea seeking last...

Special Court Sends Maharashtra's Former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh To 14 Days Judicial Custody; Son Approaches Court For Anticipatory Bail

A special holiday court on Tuesday refused Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's further custody to the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. The court remanded Deshmukh to 14 days judicial custody instead. Meanwhile, Deshmukh's son Hrishikesh has approached the Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail in the same case. His application is kept for hearing...

Navjot Singh Sidhu Is Obstructing Functioning Of The Office Of The Advocate General: Punjab AG APS Deol

The Advocate General for the state of Punjab, APS Deol today issued a press statement saying that Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is obstructing the functioning of the office of the Advocate General.In the press statement, Sidhu has been accused of trying to derail the 'earnest efforts' of the State Government to ensure justice in the "Drugs matter" and the "Sacrilege Cases". AG Deol has...

Extortion Case: Mumbai Court Extends Sachin Waze's Police Custody Till Nov 13

A holiday court at Mumbai, extended dismissed policeman Sachin Waze's remand in Mumbai police's custody till November 13, in connection with an extortion case against him, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and others. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate AA Ghaniwale extended his remand after Waze's counsel Rounak Naik did not oppose the prayer for further custody. Naik...