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Facebook Post Against Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man, Directs IO To Block Account
The Bombay High Court last week granted bail to one Abdul Rahim Abdul Gani Ghadiyali booked for making a 'disrespectful' Facebook post on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.The Court granted him protection from arrest noting the submission of APP that unless it is ascertained, whether it was a fake account of the applicant or not, it would not be appropriate to deny him the protection.The Bench of...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Union Govt On 'Unfortunate Condition' Of Dogs Retired From Various Central & State Services
Hearing two civil applications filed in the suo moto court proceedings initiated in the year 2016 taking into account the plight of a dog by the name ''Reno'', a labrador who worked in the Railway Protection force, the Bombay High Court last week issued notice to the Central Government.Filing two applications, the attention of the Court and the society, in general, was drawn to the...
"Further Custodial Detention Not Required": Gauhati HC Grants Bail To UAPA Accused Booked For Glorifying Tehreek-e-Taliban
The Gauhati High Court last week granted bail to one Maqbool Alam booked for praising and glorifying Tehreek-e-Taliban, i.e. a terrorist organization.Allegedly, Alam had posted a Facebook post in which he had shown his support towards Tehreek-e-Taliban, a terrorist organization that engaged in a war to throw out a democratically elected government in Afghanistan and also targeted Indian...
Delhi High Court Directs Police To Ensure No Encroachment By Any Miscreant On Temple, No Law And Order Issue In Area
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no encroachment happens on a 'Mandir' a part of which was claimed to have been demolished overnight by the Municipal Corporation. Directing that the layout plan of the temple must be ensured to be protected, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the Police to ensure that there is no law and order issue in the...
"Time Has Come For Shops To Reach Consumers' Doors": Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme
The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) program holding that it does not appear that the Scheme contravenes any of the provisions of law and that Time has come for the shop to reach the doorstep of the consumers.The Bench of Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea filed by some...
"Parliament Already Intervened": Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration Of Talaq-ul-Sunnat As Unconstitutional
Observing that the Parliament had already intervened and enacted a law, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking declaration to declare the "assumed absolute discretion" of the Muslim husband to give divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) to his wife at any time without any reason or advance notice to her, as arbitrary, anti-shariat, discriminatory and unconstitutional.Justice Vipin Sanghi...
"Issue Already Stands Referred To SC's Larger Bench": MP High Court Disposes Plea Challenging 100% Reservation In 600 PG Medical Seats
The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week disposed of the Writ Petition challenging 100% reservation in Post Graduate Medical seats holding that it is against the propriety to take a view on an issue that has already been referred to a Larger Bench for reconsideration.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay K Shukla held so while hearing the plea filed by...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process For Appointment Of Medical Officers, Issues Notice To State Govt
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the purpose of appointment of Medical Officers in the State of Madhya Pradesh.The Bench of Justice S. A. Dharmadhikari was hearing the plea filed by Dr. Ronak Sharma and others being aggrieved by the alleged arbitrary selection process...
Police Often Implicate/Detain People Who Report Homicide/Accident & That Acts As Deterrent For Many To Fearlessly Report Murder Cases: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing the appeal of four life convicts, took judicial notice of the fact that the Police often implicate the man, who reports a crime involving homicide or accident The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice J. J. Munir further observed that this acts as a deterrent for many individuals to fearlessly step into a police...
Orissa High Court Imposes 50K Cost On An Investigating Officer For Non-Production Of Case Diary
The Orissa High Court recently imposed Rs.50,000/- cost on the Investigating Officer of Jaipatna Police Station (investigating a criminal case) for non-production of the case diary.The Bench of Justice S. Pujahari has directed the probe officer to deposit the amount before the concerned District Legal Services AuthorityEarlier on 8 September 2021, the High Court had directed the Superintendent...
"How Police Station Converted Into Public Booth?": Delhi Court Pulls Up Police Officer For Calling Party Without Having Formal Complaint
Pulling up a Police Officer for calling a man to the police station without having a formal complaint against him, a Delhi Court yesterday expressed its displeasure by saying that the officer had misled the Court by giving wrong information."I fail to understand that how the police station has been converted into public call booth and the duty officer posted therein had acted at the behest of...
Section 17A PC Act - Prior Approval For Investigation Not Necessary When Act Of Public Servant Is Ex-Facie Criminal : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that for offences like falsification of accounts, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds or acts which are ex facie criminal, no prior approval as prescribed under section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act is required.Justice Sunil Thomas while dismissing a batch of applications observed:"...it has to be noted that scope of section 17A is...