"Suspicion Cannot Substitute Evidence": Delhi Court Discharges Four Men Booked Under UAPA In Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court has discharged four men booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with an alleged terror funding case after observing that the prosecution failed to bring any evidence which would raise a grave suspicion that the funds were originated from a terrorist organisation or if they were intended to be used for terror activitiesSpecial NIA Judge Parveen...

'Virtual Mode Of Operation Can Go On Hand In Hand With Physical Mode': Madras High Court Bats For Online Classes, Virtual Courts

Observing that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has opened up new avenues such as the conduct of online classes for school and college students as well as virtual courts for lawyers and litigants, the Madras High Court on Thursday underscored the need to continue the virtual mode of education for the benefit of stakeholders. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice...

COVID-19: Kerala High Court Disposes Plea Challenging Proposal To Give Homeo Immunity Booster To School Kids

The Kerala High Court on Friday disposed of a plea challenging the proposal to administer a homoeopathic drug, Arsenicum Album 30CH (Ars. Alb. 30) among school students as a preventive measure against COVID-19 without any study regarding its efficacy or safety.A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly directed the petitioner to approach the State with...

Delhi Riots- Court Says Police Commissioner Shall Be Personally Liable To Cost For Delay In Compliance Of Judicial Orders By IO

A Delhi Court has cautioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East Delhi) and Commissioner of Police that it will hold them personally responsible for imposition of cost in case the investigating officers seek adjournment for compliance of the orders passed by the Court in a riots case.The development came while the Court was hearing a case wherein it had expressed concern over the...

Action Taken Against Police Officials Who Interrogated School Kids Over Anti-CAA Drama, Karnataka HC Told

The State Government on Friday orally informed the Karnataka High Court that action has been taken against delinquent police officials who were seen (in photographs submitted to the court) wearing their uniforms and carrying weapons, during the interrogation of children with regard to the sedition case on staging of an anti-CAA drama at Shaheen Education Society in Bidar last...

Evidence Scanty To Hold Speech Instigated Riots; But Deeper Analysis Needed For Section 124A/153A IPC : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi Court has dismissed the regular bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a 2019 case alleging that he delivered provocative speeches which led to Delhi Riots at various places observing that the tone and tenor of the incendiary speech tend to have a debilitating effect upon public tranquility, peace and harmony of the society.Though the Court observed that the evidence against Imam was...

Magistrate's Order On Impounding Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport Set Aside, Madras High Court Told

Filmmaker, poet and civil rights activist Leena Manimekalai's counsel informed the Madras High Court on Friday that the order of a Magistrate which had directed the Passport Authority to take action on impounding of her passport has been set aside by the Sessions Court on October 20.The Madras High Court was hearing a plea moved by Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the Regional...

[ISRO Espionage] Kerala High Court Extends Time Limit On Siby Mathew's Pre-Arrest Bail Order Till 27th November

The Kerala High Court on Friday extended the pre-arrest bail granted by the Sessions Court to former DGP Siby Mathews, the fourth accused in the ISRO espionage case till 27th October, Wednesday.Justice K Haripal after noting that the time limit mentioned in the Sessions Court order will expire before the next hearing date extended the pre-arrest bail for another three days.Senior Advocate...

Cataloguing Of Captive Elephants In State Completed: Forest Dept. Informs Madras High Court

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the Forest Department has prepared a catalogue of captive elephants in the State. On the last date of hearing, the Court had ordered that a catalogue of all captive elephants in the State must be made containing video-recordings of all such elephants, together with complete profile of each...

Take Prompt Action Against Unauthorized Hoardings, Ads Of Politicians At Public Places & In Govt. Projects: Karnataka High Court Tells State

The Karnataka High Court recently directed the State government to take prompt action for removal of unauthorized advertisements, hoardings, display boards of political functionaries and political leaders and also to remove photographs of political persons in respect of government projects. A division bench of then Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin...

J&K&L HC Denies Bail To POCSO Accused On Alleged Crime Of Abetment To Suicide & Sexual Assault On Promise To Marry

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the bail application of an accused charged with abetment of suicide and sexual assault on a minor girl. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani refused to consider the general contention made by the accused-petitioner that there is no direct evidence connecting him with the commission of the alleged offence. In rejecting the said contention, it relied...

Only Scrutiny Committee Empowered To Withdraw Community Certificates: Kerala High Court Quashes Tahsildar's Order

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that Tahsildars are not empowered to withdraw or suspend a community certificate issued under the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificate Act, 1996 merely because it is the authority empowered to issue such certificate.Justice T.R Ravi established that only the Scrutiny Committee constituted under the...