'Legally Unsustainable': CAT Order Transfering IFS Officer's Case From U'khand To Delhi Set Aside By Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court last week set aside an order passed by the principal bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) allowing the Centre's plea to transfer a petition of an IFS officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, from the regional bench in (Nainital) to its principal bench (Delhi). The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that the...

Gauri Lankesh Murder : Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against 18 Accused

A special court in Bengaluru through video conference on Saturday (October 30) has framed charges against 18 accused arrested in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge Anil Bheemsen Katti in its order said "Charge for the alleged offences framed. The same was read over and explained to the accused persons in the language known to them...

Prisoner Cannot Be Deprived Of Attending Important Family Event, Relatives, Take Care Of Family: Punjab And Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a prisoner cannot be deprived of attending an important family event owing to the reason that immediate relatives usually take care of the family members of the person under incarceration. Justice Anoop Chitkara made the said observation while dealing with a petition filed by a prisoner undergoing his sentence seeking the grant of parole on...

Telangana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Debarring Of Advocates Aged Above 35 From Applying To Welfare Fund

The Telangana High Court upheld the Section 15 of the Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987 which debars advocates who have crossed the age of 35 years from the benefit of applying to the Welfare Fund."When an advocate below the age of 35 years applies for membership of the Fund, it would mean that he is an advocate who has joined the profession from the law school without any...

"Limit Based On 2011 Census Exhausted": Delhi Govt Tells HC On Woman's Plea Regarding Non Issuance Of Ration Card Over 8 Yrs

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that no ration card was issued to a woman for over 8 years since the limit for issuance of 72 lakh ration cards set by the Centre based on the Census of 2011, was already exhausted.Justice Rekha Palli therefore directed thr Centre as well as the Delhi Government to file their counter affidavits within a period of four weeks.The Court...

Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Mathura DM For Violation Of Court's Order On Operation Of Brick Kilns

The Allahabad High Court last week issued a contempt notice to the District Magistrate of the Mathura district, Navneet Singh Chahal for his failure to ensure compliance of the Supreme Court as well as the High Court's order on operation of brick kilns in the district. The Bench of Justice Prakash Padia has issued a notice to the District Magistrate, Chahal returnable within four weeks...

35-Yr-Old Widow Must Know Repercussions Of Premarital Sex: Allahabad HC Grants Bail In Alleged Case Of Sex On Marriage False Promise

Noting that the alleged rape victim, a 35-year-old widow lady must understand the far-reaching repercussions of having premarital sex with an unknown person, the Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of establishing a physical relationship with her on the false pretext of marriage. The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi also underscored that the victim had...

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Court also said that it will hear Twitter's submissions after the removal of the said content...

"Rights Need To Be Regulated": Delhi High Court Commences Hearing On Pleas Challenging Vires Of Street Vendors Act, 2014

Commencing hearing on a bunch of pleas challenging the vires of Street Vendors Act, 2014, the Delhi High Court on Saturday expressed its displeasure over the fact that there are no experts in the Town Vending Committee and that it would like to hear the challenge so as to ascertain the flaws and the fallacies in the implementation process.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh...

Assam Human Rights Commission Seeks Status Of Probe Into 3 Bangladesh Nationals' Lynching Case

The Assam Human Rights Commission has issued a fresh notice to the Superintendent of Police of the Karimganj district seeking the status of the probe into the midnight lynching of 3 Bangladeshi nationals (alleged cattle smugglers) in July last year.The commission was acting on a complaint made by Advocate Baglekar Akash Kumar two days after the incident.Earlier, noting that the probe into...

7 Accused, Including Aryan Khan's Alleged 'Supplier', Get Bail In Drugs-On-Cruise Case

A Special NDPS Court on Saturday granted bail to seven accused, including four organisers arrested under the stringent section 27 A of the NDPS Act attracting 10-20 years imprisonment, in the cruise liner drug case. Special Judge VV Patil granted bail to guests on the cruise- Nupur Satija and Gomit Chopra, allegedly arrested with intermediate quantities of drugs, directors of the...

Delhi High Court Closes Devangana Kalita's Plea Seeking Copies Of Video Footage In Riots Case

The Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea moved by Pinjra Tod activist, Devangana Kalita, seeking copies of the video footage pertaining to violence during an anti-CAA protest at Jafrabad on February 23 last year. She is a accused in the case.Justice Subramonium Prasad however said that it will be open for the Magistrate to consider Kalita's application afresh in case she files the same....