Calcutta High Court Refuses Relief On Plea Alleging Disrespect Of Goddess Durga By Alleged Display Of Shoes In Puja Pandal

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant any relief on a plea filed against the alleged display of shoes in a Durga Puja Pandal in the Dum Dum area of Kolkata.The Bench of Justice Kausik Chanda was hearing a plea filed by one Santanu Singha, who alleged that by displaying shoes in the Puja pandal (at Dum Dum Park, Bharat Chakra Club), utter disrespect had been shown to the...

Delhi HC Directs National Institute of Electronics & IT To Ensure Payment Of Statutory Dues, Salaries Of NDMC's Data Entry Operators Without Delay

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to ensure payment of statutory dues and salaries of data entry operators working with the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on or before 20th October 2021.Justice Pratibha M Singh also clarified that stringent action would be liable to be taken against the contractor i.e. NIELlT in case...

Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, Others In Assault Case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to BJP Leader, Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in an assault case in view of the fact that the matter has reached the Supreme Court.The Court observed that the petitioners/bail applicants should be granted bail till October 25 as the matter before the Supreme Court is set to be heard on October...

News Report Suggests Police Demanded Money To Release Two Girls To Their Parents: Kerala High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of a news report which accused the Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) of demanding money for the release of two girls from children's home, to their parents.Justice Devan Ramachandran strongly condemned the incident and remarked:"If the allegations are proved to be true, this is a serious matter. This is a dangerous game." The...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Four Who Allegedly Defiled Statue Of BR Ambedkar On Independence Day, Hurled Caste Based Abuses & Injured Others

The Delhi High Court has recently denied bail to four people, including three men and one woman, who had allegedly defiled the statue of BR Ambedkar on the occasion of Independence Day, hurled caste based abuses and caused injuries to eight people.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was dealing with bail pleas in relation to an FIR registered under sec. 3(I)(II)(III) and 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act and...

High Court Issues 'Stern Warning' To Delhi Police, NDMC, Over Illegal Hawking In Connaught Place Area

The Delhi High Court has observed that the failure of municipal authority, NDMC in the present matter, in discharging their duties severely and adversely impact the rights of citizens including the Right to life, which also includes a right to clean and healthy environment.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh expressed their displeasure over the illegal hawking, squatting or...

Rejection Of Permanent Commission Claims Of 72 Women Army Officers: Supreme Court Grants Time To Centre And The Army To Resolve The Issue

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed time until October 22 to the Centre and the Indian Army to resolve the issue of grant of Permanent Commission to those women Short Service Commission officers against whom there is no problem of disciplinary or vigilance clearance. Posting the matter for October 22, the Court required ASG Sanjay Jain, for the Union, and Senior Advocate R. Balasubramanian,...

"Accused Cannot Claim Discharge Merely On Ground Of Delay In Recording Of Statements": Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 9 In Riots Case

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 9 men in relation to a North East Delhi riots case after observing that they cannot claim discharge merely on the ground that there was a delay in recording of statements of witnesses.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat also observed that it would be a miscarriage of justice to throw of Prosecution case merely because the statements of witnesses...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Declaration That National Commission For Scheduled Castes Has No Power To Interfere In Sub Judice Matters

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking a declaration that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has no power to interfere in sub judice matters in terms of Rule 7.4.1(e) of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on the plea and granted four weeks' time to the Commission for filing a status report in the matter.The plea also seeks...

Case Closed Via Lok Adalat Amounts To Decree/ Award; Courts Can't Recall The Said Order, Bar Under S. 362 CrPC Will Apply: Karnataka High Court

“The only option available to the petitioner is to file execution case before the same Judge for the execution of the order in terms of the compromise for recovery of the amount mentioned in the cheques..."

'Favouritism By Karnataka Housing Board, Due Procedure Not Followed': High Court Cancels Land Allotment To Trust Headed By BJP MP's Wife

Observing that, "Favoritism has been done by Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) to respondent No.3, Murthy Charitable Trust, without following the prescribed procedure," the Karnataka High Court recently quashed and set aside the allotment of a plot of land to the trust, represented by its President Gayathri, who is the wife of BJP Member of Parliament, Umesh G Jadhav. A division bench of...

Man Poses As Army General In Matrimonial Site; Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail

The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man who allegedly pretended to be a Major in Indian Army on a matrimonial website and entered into sexual relations with a woman on a false promise to marry her, despite being married to another woman.Observing that the man prima facie duped the woman for entering into a relationship, Justice Anu Malhotra said:"Taking into account...