Mere Fact That Girl Is Below Marriageable Age Won't Deprive Her Of Right To Life & Liberty: P&H HC Grants Protection To Live-In Couple

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the mere fact that petitioner-girl is not of marriageable age would not deprive her of the fundamental right as envisaged in the Constitution, being a citizen of India. Directing to grant protection to the minor girl,Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill observed that it is the bounden duty of the State as per the Constitutional obligations caste upon it...

Delhi High Court Seeks CBI's Response In Bail Plea Filed By Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga In Alleged Document Leakage Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the bail plea filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive information thereby subverting investigation into the corruption case.Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the bail application filed by Daga....

Non-Communication Of 'Right To Make Representation Against Detention Order' Violates Constitutional Right: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed a detention order on the ground that it did not contain a stipulation informing the detenue about his right to prefer a representation against his detention by the detaining authority. A Division Bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Anil Verma relied on a catena of judicial precedents to support their observations.It was...

Will Have To Stop Saying 'Salaam' If It's Illegal, Will File Case Against Delhi Police In NGT For Wasting 2 Millions Papers On Riots Chargesheet: Khalid Saifi To Court

United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi told a Delhi Court on Friday that he will file a case against the Delhi Police in the National Green Tribunal for wasting 2 million papers on the chargesheet filed in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case (FIR 59/2020) after he is granted bail.Saifi, who was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, referred to the submissions made by...

Don't Permit POP Idol Immersion In Hussain Sagar Lake For Ganesh Chaturthi: Telangana High Court Directs State

A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Vinod Kumar on Thursday issued a series of guidelines in view of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across Hyderabad. The Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Advocate Mamidi Venumadhav alleging willful disobedience of the order passed by a Division Bench directing to restrict...

Prisoner Doesn't Cease To Be A Human Being, Can't Be Deprived Of Right To Life : Bombay HC Allows Palliative Care Plea Of Alleged Naxal

A prisoner doesn't cease to be a human being to be deprived of his right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Bombay High Court has observed. The bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar observed thus while directing blast accused and alleged Naxal - Nirmala Uppuganti–to be shifted to a hospice from her cell at Byculla Women's Prison. The court...

Offence Of Extortion Not Made Out In Absence Of Delivery Of Property: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that to make out a case of 'extortion' punishable under Section 384 IPC, the prosecution must prove that on account of being put in fear of injury, the victim voluntarily delivered any particular property to the accused.Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas remarked that if there were no delivery of property, then the most essential ingredient for constituting...

[Espionage Case] 'Any Disclosure During Proceedings May Be Prejudicial To Safety Of State': ED Seeks In-Camera Hearing In Rajeev Sharma's Bail Plea

The Enforcement Directorate has moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking in camera proceedings in the bail plea moved by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.It has been submitted by the Enforcement Directorate that any disclosure during the course...

Delhi HC Asks Centre, Cyber Cell, Google To Take Steps For Removing Links Carrying Objectionable Photos, Videos Of Woman From Internet

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre, Google, YouTube and Delhi Police Cyber Cell to take steps for removing links or sites carrying objectionable photos and videos of a woman from the internet.Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a petition filed by a woman seeking directions on the Centre to block websites operating as pornographic sites under pseudo names. The plea also...

"Young Police Officer Lynched To Death By Mob Putting Humanity, Spirit Of Kashmiriyat To Shame": Jammu & Kashmir HC Denies Bail To Accused

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has denied bail to a man accused of lynching a Deputy S.P. of 3rd Battalion Security after observing that his act has put humanity and spirit of Kashmiriyat to shame.Calling it a heinous and serious offence, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar observed:"It is a case where a young police officer has been lynched to death by a mob...

Show No Laxity, Initiate Stringent Immediate Action Against Offenders: Kerala High Court Raps State Over Persistent Attacks On Health Workers

The Kerala High Court on Thursday strictly warned State that stringent action should be initiated against individuals who attack health care workers. Upon being informed that out of the 270 cases registered in this regard, investigation was carried out in only 28 of them, a Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that the State was taking the...

COVID-19: Rajasthan High Court Directs State Govt To Take Appropriate Steps For Vaccination Of Transgender Persons

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate steps for Vaccination of transgender persons in the State against Covid-19.Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Sangeet Lodha was dealing with a plea seeking directions to the respondent authorities to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination for transgenders of the State of Rajasthan.Advocate Pushkar Taimni, on behalf...