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Calcutta High Court Refuses To Vacate Stay On Warrant For Arrest Of Cricketer Mohammad Shami In Domestic Violence Case
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld an order of the Sessions Judge, Alipore stayed the arrest warrant issued against cricketer Mohammad Shami in a cruelty and assault case filed by his wife in 2018.The single judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed:“In the present case the learned Session Judge passed an order of stay. The hearing of the revision is still pending. And as...
Kerala High Court Transfers Kavaratti District Judge Amidst Sexual Harassment Allegation
The Registrar General of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Director (Services) of the Lakshadweep Administration to repatriate District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, Anil Kumar K, to the Kerala Judicial Services. The judge was facing a sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman lawyer.Anil Kumar, who is currently serving as District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, is to...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Man Accused Of Making Hate Speech Against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Dhirendra Shastri
The Allahabad High Court last week refused to quash an FIR lodged against a Bhim Army leader who has been accused of making hate speech against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Bageshwar Baba, Dhirendra Shastri.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha (now serving as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court) and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari also declined to stay...
Gyanvapi 'Controversial' Remarks Case| Varanasi Court Issues Notice To Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi In Revision Plea
A Varanasi court earlier this month issued a notice in a revision plea seeking the registration of criminal cases against Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly making controversial remarks in relation to the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple Dispute.Last month, a plea filed by Advocate Hari Shankar Pandey was dismissed by the court noting...
LIFE Mission Case| M Sivasankar Was Kingpin Who Orchestrated Money Laundering Since Beginning; ASGI Tells Kerala HC
The Additional Solicitor General R. Sankaranarayanan told the Kerala High Court on Tuesday that the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, M Sivasankar, is the kingpin, who orchestrated the money laundering and bribery since the very beginning, and that he could impede the investigation if released on bail. The Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen was considering...
Allahabad High Court Begins Publishing Translated Judgments In Hindi
The Allahabad High Court has started publishing judgments translated into the Hindi language. The decision was taken soon after Justice Pritinker Diwaker took oath as the new Chief Justice of the High Court.The first judgment that has been translated from the English language to the Hindi language relates to a direction to the UP Government to prepare a revised select list of 69,000...
Assistant Teachers Recruitment: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Revise Select List After Rectifying Irregularities In Fixing Quota
The Allahabad High Court recently directed the UP Government to prepare a revised select list of 69,000 Assistant Teachers selected through the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE) 2019 rectifying the irregularities committed in fixing the quota for their appointment. The bench of Justice Om Prakash Shukla observed that the rules were not followed in fixing reservations in...
Putting Vermillion, Garlanding Each Other Sufficient To Induce Belief Of Lawful Marriage: Delhi Court Directs Registration Of FIR In Alleged Rape Case
A Delhi court has directed the Delhi police to register an FIR against a man for allegedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marrying her observing that acts of putting vermillion on head and garlanding each other are sufficient to induce the belief of lawful marriage.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts directed the police to register FIR within a week against Veer...
Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Convoy In Cooch Behar
The Calcutta High Court today transferred the investigation to the CBI in two registered cases with regard to the incident of attack on the convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on February 25, 2023. While hearing a Writ Petition filed by Suvendhu Adhikari, an MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly in relation to the incident, the division bench of Chief Chief Justice...
Orissa High Court Invites Senior Citizens From Old Age Home To Visit Its Premises & Museum Of Justice
In a bid to increase access to justice and to make courts people friendly, senior citizens from an Old Age Home run by the Association for Social Reconstructive Activities (ASRA), Cuttack were last week invited to visit the Orissa High Court, the Museum of Justice and the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA).The officials of the High Court guided them inside the institutions and...
Plea In Kerala High Court Against Changanassery Municipality's Decision To Sound Siren Alerting Muslims Of End Of Ramzan Fast
Two petitions have been moved in the Kerala High Court for quashing the order issued by the Changanassery Municipality directing its employees to sound siren at 6.30 pm to inform the Muslim Community that time for fasting is over in connection with Ramazan. The petitions have been filed by the Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action (CASA), a society registered under the...
“Paperless Courts Across All Districts Of Odisha Are Not Far-Off”: Chief Justice Muralidhar While Inaugurating Virtual High Courts
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Monday inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 more districts of the State of Odisha. On 3rd February this year, the High Court had established Virtual High Courts in 10 of the 30 Districts in the 1st phase, which were inaugurated by CJI DY Chandrachud virtually. While addressing on the occasion, the Chief...