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'A Case Of Abduction': Missing CPM Worker's Wife Moves Kerala High Court With Habeas Corpus Plea
A CPM worker's wife has moved the Kerala High Court with a habeas corpus plea alleging that her missing husband was abducted for reasons associated with the upcoming CPM branch election. The petitioner was prompted to approach the Court owing to no progress being made at the investigation despite the passage of one month since her husband went missing. On Friday, a division bench...
'Not Interested In Any Awards': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea For Declaring Judges Eligible For Padma/ State Awards
"We are not interested in getting awards. We are only interested in working," said Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi of the Karnataka High Court on Friday.The remarks were made while dismissing a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Union and State government to declare that sitting judges of the Supreme Court and High court are also eligible for Padma/ State awards. A...
Don't Melt Temple Jewellery Unless Trustees Appointed: Madras High Court Tells State On Gold Monetisation Scheme
The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to refrain from taking any decision on melting temple jewellery into gold bars, as part of the recently announced Gold Monetisation Scheme, until Trustees are appointed to Hindu temples in the State. A Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu was adjudicating upon a batch of public interest...
'Primary Duty Of IO To Assist Court In Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases; Supply Complete Documents To Accused': Delhi Court In Riots Case
The Principal District & Sessions Judge, North East District of Karkardooma Court has stayed the direction by way of which show cause notice was issued to the Investigating Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Police, North East over their failure to ensure supply of coloured photographs as well as CCTV footages to all accused persons in cases concerning the Delhi riots.Principal District...
Investigation In Sexual Harassment & Assault Complaint Made In 2014 Pending Till Date: Delhi High Court Directs Appearance Of DCP
The Delhi High Court has sought personal appearance of a DCP of Delhi Police in an "unfortunate" case where the police has failed to take any steps to complete the investigation qua an FIR for sexual harassment registered in 2014.Justice Subramonium Prasad, while directing the DCP to appear before the Court on Friday, expressed its displeasure for the second time in the matter. The State has...
'Employers Exploited This Unprecedented Situation': Madras HC Seeks Report On Workers Laid Off Due To Covid-19 In Violation Of Labour Laws
The Madras High Court on Wednesday observed with concern that many employees or workers who were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic were not subsequently reinstated despite the relaxation of lockdown regulations and resumption of business and commercial activity. Justice M.S Ramesh remarked that many employers had taken undue advantage of the pandemic by violating express labour...
Child Pursuing Elementary Education Entitled To Be Admitted To Age-Appropriate Class Despite Non-Production Of Transfer Certificate: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that no child pursuing their elementary education should be denied admission to an age-appropriate class merely on the ground that they failed to produce a Transfer Certificate. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. thereby directed a school to grant admission to the petitioners, a group of 12-year old students, to the 7th standard forthwith without insisting on...
6944 New CCTV Cameras Installed In Prisons, Jail Superintendents Directed To Prevent Mishaps: Delhi High Court Told In Ankit Gujjar Case
The Director-General of Prisons has informed the Delhi High Court that 6,944 new CCTV cameras have been installed in the Delhi prisons to prevent any mishap or violence inside jails.It has been further stated that all Jail Superintendents have been issued a circular suggesting remedial measures to be followed in case of any violence, etc.The development comes in the case relating to Ankit...
Win For Investigative Journalism : N Ram On Supreme Court's Pegasus Order
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India of Justices N.V.Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli ordered the constitution of an independent expert committee to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activists, etc using the Pegasus software.The functioning of the committee will be overseen by retired Supreme Court judge Justice...
No Precipitative Action Against Online Gaming Companies For Now; Advocate General Assures Karnataka High Court
Advocate General Prabhuling K Navadgi on Thursday orally assured the court that no precipitative action would be taken against online gaming companies for the time being. The oral statement was made before a single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit, which is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the...
Delhi Court Issues Summons To Republic Media, Arnab Goswami In Defamation Suit By Popular Front Of India
A Delhi Court on Thursday issued summons to Republic Media, Arnab Goswami, its chief editor working with the channel and News Broadcasters Standards Association in a defamation suit filed by Popular Front of India over a news report concerning Assam's Darrang firing incident recently.Popular Front of India, in the suit mentions a news article titled "Darrang firing: 2 arrested with PFI...