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KUWJ Files Contempt Plea In Supreme Court Against UP Govt.Officials For Allegedly Violating Journalist Siddiqui Kappan's Medical Rights
A Contempt plea has been moved before the Supreme Court by the Kerala Union Of Working Journalists alleging violation of Journalist Siddique Kappan's 'Medical Rights' at the hands of Uttar Pradesh Government officials.The plea filed through Advocate Wills Mathews alleges that despite Supreme Court's April 28 direction to the officials that he shall be discharged from the hospital only after...
Assam Killings- "Blood Fell Down To The Ground; An Unfortunate Incident, Tragedy": Gauhati HC Seeks Govt Reply On Its Eviction Drive
Hearing a plea filed regarding the ongoing eviction drive in the state of Assam and the September 23 Dholpur killing in which two civilians were killed and nearly 20 others were injured, the Gauhati High Court granted three weeks' time to State Government to file its reply and listed the matter for November 3.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia was hearing...
'Why Can't BBMP See Recurring Potholes In Localities Where Common Man Lives?': Karnataka High Court On Road Maintenance In Bengaluru
While hearing a petition concerning poor road conditions in Bengaluru, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that quality is maintained while filling up potholes as it is noticed that the same resurface at the same spot within two to three months of filling. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma...
'We Will See How You Behave' : Supreme Court Defers Sentencing Of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya For Contempt Of Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the sentencing of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya who has been found guilty of contempt of court for scandalising the Court and wasting its judicial time by filing repeated petitions with contemptuous allegations against judges and court staff.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh issued the direction considering request made...
"Let Us See How You Behave": Suraz India Trust Chairman Ready To Render Unconditional Apology, Supreme Court Defers Sentencing For Contempt Of Court
Noting that "this is the first time that the contemnor (Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya) has moved an application for unconditional apology", the Supreme Court on Thursday deferred consideration of this application for the time being and thus, deferred the imposition of sentence for the time being.On September 28, the court had held Daiya guilty of contempt of court for scandalising...
Plea Before Kerala High Court Questions Constitutionality Of Section 2 Of Kerala Apartment Ownership Act
A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2 of the Kerala Apartment Ownership Act,1983. Justice Devan Ramachandran admitted the writ petition and the matter has been posted on 11th October.The petition moved through Advocate Johnson Gomez was preferred by the apartment owners associations under the Kent Mahal Complex and Kent...
UP Govt Appoints (Retd.) Allahabad HC Judge Led Commission To Probe Into 'Lakhimpur Kheri Violence'
Uttar Pradesh Government has appointed a single-member judicial commission comprising retired Allahabad High Court judge Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava to probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence.Issuing an order in this regard, the UP Government has asked the Commission to complete the inquiry into the matter and submit a report within a period of two monthsImportantly, in the recent...
Delhi High Court Refrains From Issuing Notice On Plea Against Ban On Firecrackers In National Capital
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refrained from issuing notice on a petition challenging the Delhi Government's decision of imposing a "complete ban" on storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital, during Diwali. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh deferred the hearing after being informed that the Supreme Court is examining...
Clear Case Of Abuse Of Process: Kerala High Court Refuses To Condone Delay Of Over 1000 Days For Lack Of Exceptional Circumstances
The Kerala High Court recently declined to allow an application that sought to condone the delay of 1062 days in preferring the Review Petition since the applicant had failed to make out a sufficient cause for the excessive delay. A Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice T.R Ravi observed,"We have no doubt in our mind that this is a clear case of abuse of process of...
Delhi Based Event Organizer Approaches Delhi High Court Over Media Reports On His Alleged Involvement In Cruise Ship Drug Case
In another development in relation to Cruise Ship drug case, a Delhi based event organizer Arjun Jain has moved the Delhi High Court aggrieved by certain media reports from India Today tv channel over his alleged involvement in the case despite no summons issued to him by Narcotics Control Bureau.While posting the matter for hearing tomorrow, Justice Rekha Palli took on record assurance made...