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'A Very Dangerous Proposition': Kerala High Court On Plea Seeking Removal Of Prime Minister's Photograph From Vaccination Certificate
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday discouraged a plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the vaccination certificates issued to the citizens upon being vaccinated against Covid-19.The petitioner's main allegation was that a vaccination certificate was his private space and he has certain rights over it. Justice N. Nagaresh while pondering over the...
Delhi Court To Hear Plea Against Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar For Allegedly Giving Provocative Speeches Against Protesting Farmers On Nov 18
A Delhi Court will hear on November 18 a complaint filed against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for allegedly giving provocative speeches to incite violence against the protesting farmers recently. The complaint case filed by Advocate Amit Sahni seeks summoning of Khattar and also to direct the concerned police officials to conduct an investigation against him by lodging an FIR in...
"Very Serious Matter": Delhi Commission For Women Takes Suo Moto Cognizance On Media Reports Of Rape Threats Given To Virat Kohli's Daughter
The Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday took suo moto cognizance on media reports regarding the rape threats given to Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli's 9 months old daughter after he supported a fellow cricketer after he was trolled on social media over his religion. "It has been reported that online threats are being given to rape the 9 month old girl child of Virat Kohli since...
Kerala High Court To Resume Physical Hearing And Filing Within Two Weeks
Pursuant to a meeting of the Committee for Redressal of Grievances of the High Court on Tuesday afternoon, a notice has been issued by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association that it has been decided to resume physical hearings, filing and posting of cases on any day between 8th and 15th November. It was also clarified that if anybody demands a virtual hearing on account of any...
"CAA Protest Was Secular, Chargesheet Is Communal": Umar Khalid's Lawyer In Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case involving charges under UAPA, student activist Umar Khalid's lawyer today argued before a Delhi Court today that while the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act were secular, it is the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police which is communal. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais argued before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that while...
Money Laundering: Kerala High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing ED Probe Against Ebrahim Kunju For 2 Weeks
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued an interim stay on the single bench decision that had directed the Enforcement Directorate to probe into the allegations that a cash deposit of Rs 10 crores was made during demonetisation into the current account of a newspaper daily called Chandrika, where he was the Chairman of the governing body. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar...
Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had snowballed into a political controversy in the State with a condition to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 25 lakhs and 2 solvent sureties. A Division Bench comprising Justices K. Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran pronounced the judgment...
Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia
A Delhi Court has reserved orders on the bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in relation to the allegedly inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Imam was booked vide FIR 22/2020 registered by the Delhi Police under Sections 124A, 153A, 505 of the IPC along with Section 13 of the UAPA (added later)....
'Points To A Complete Breakdown Of Law': Kerala High Court Cautions Against Installation Of Unauthorized Flag Posts In State
The Kerala High Court on Monday once again pulled up the government for inaction over illegal flag posts being installed throughout the State and directed that a survey be conducted to detect the number of illegal flag posts erected in the State without obtaining the requisite permission. Justice Devan Ramachandran expressed his shock at the 'lawlessness' continuing in the State despite...
Orissa High Court Permits Sale & Use Of Only 'Green Crackers' During Diwali, As Per SC Directions
The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed the use and sale of only 'green crackers' during the upcoming festivities pursuant to the prior directions of the Supreme Court. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray was adjudicating upon a plea moved by an association of firecracker manufactures called All Odisha Fireworks Dealers Association and Others....
If Motive For Crime Is Not Casteist Attack, Provisions Of SC/ST Act Can't Be Invoked: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act) cannot be invoked in every crime where the victim happens to be a member of the SC/ST community. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar has observed,"It is not as though in every crime, if the victim happens to be a member of scheduled caste or...
Are Orders U/S 12 Of Guardians & Wards Act Appealable U/S 19 Of Family Courts Act? Delhi HC Refers Question To Larger Bench
The Delhi High Court has referred to the larger bench the question as to whether an order passed under Section 12 of the Guardians and Wards Act, or any order dealing with aspects of visitation and custody during the pendency of proceedings, would be appealable under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was of the view that the decision of...