'Bias And Malicious Prosecution Cannot Be Ruled Out': Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action

The Calcutta High Court on Monday has extended interim relief to BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in the context of Crime Investigation Department (CID) summons in connection with the probe into the death of his bodyguard Subhobrata Chakraborty. Earlier today Adhikari had been summoned by the CID to its headquarters in Bhabani Bhawan in...

"Natural Justice Principles Violated": Allahabad HC Quashes Govt Order Cancelling Retailer's License For Selling Beef, Hurting Sentiments

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed an order of a Food Safety Officer who canceled the retailer license of a man, named Ikrar Husain, obtained under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which was otherwise valid up to January 21, 2022.The Ground for the cancelation of the license was that the petitioner, Husain, a retailer, was doing the business of selling buffalo meat, thereby...

Delhi Court Remands Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga, Sub Inspector To 14 Days Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Monday remanded former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga and Sub-Inspector Abhishek Tiwari to 14 days judicial custody on the allegations of leaking sensitive information thereby subverting investigation into the corruption case.Special CBI Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav dismissed the application moved by CBI seeking further police remand for five days qua...

Remark Comparing 'Maharshi Valmiki' To 'Taliban': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Poet Munnawar Rana

The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR registered against Urdu Poet Munawwar Rana for his remark made to a news channel comparing Maharshi Valmiki, who wrote the Ramayana, to the Taliban.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav observed thus:"Sentiments of majority community have been hurt by an unnecessary comparison drawn by the petitioner of Lord Valmiki...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Wife's Plea Seeking Protection For His Life

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's wife, Afshan Ansari seeking protection and safety of her husband's life as he remains lodged in Banda Jail in the State of Uttar Pradesh and attends the trial. The bench of Justices R Subhash Reddy and Sanjiv Khanna asked Ansari's wife to approach Allahabad High Court. Stating that Ansari is...

"Precarious Condition": Delhi Court Grants 3 Months Interim Bail To Accused Who Suffered Bullet Injury During Riots, Lost Ability To Walk Or Move

A Delhi Court has recently granted three months interim bail to one Mohd. Shahid, accused in a riots case, after taking note of the precarious health conditions faced by him inside jail.Shahid, already having restricted movements in his right hand after suffering a bullet injury during the riots, also got his left hand fractured after falling in jail ward's washroom in July this year. Shahid...

'Total Disrespect To The Court Which Is A Dangerous Trend': Calcutta HC Imposes Rs 3.8 Lakh Costs On WB Primary Education Board President

The Calcutta High Court on Friday imposed costs to the tune of Rs 3.8 lakhs on the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya on finding that there was an attempt to distort an earlier order of the Court pertaining to the Primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) of 2014 in order to avoid compliance. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay observed that the...

"Don't Call Her An Advocate, She Was Never A Lawyer": Kerala High Court While Considering Fake Lawyer's Pre-Arrest Bail Application

The Kerala High Court on Monday while hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by a 'fake lawyer' objected to her being addressed to as an 'advocate'.Justice Shircy V interrupted the applicant's counsel mid-way through his submissions and remarked, "Don't call her an advocate. She is not a lawyer. Do not use that term in your submissions."This development took place in a matter where...

Husband Of Property Owner Not Stranger; Has Locus Standi To File Criminal Complaint Against Trespasser: Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has opined that an FIR can be lodged by any person who is aware of the commission of any cognizable offence. The Court also found that the husband of a property owner has the locus standi to file an FIR for offences committed against such property, since he has every right to look after and protect the property of his wife.Justice Rajnesh Oswal...

"Right Of Access To Justice Gravely Hampered Due To Pandemic; Take Expeditious Steps For Hybrid Courts Infrastructure": High Court To Delhi Govt

Observing that citizens' right of access to justice has been gravely hampered due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government to take expeditious steps for providing infrastructure and other facilities for hybrid hearings in district courts and quasi-judicial bodies in the national capital. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh...

Kerala High Court Rules In Favour Of Registering Marriages Under SMA Via Video Conference, Expresses Concerns Regarding Implementation

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that considering the technological advancements in place, marriages under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 can be registered through video conference. A Division Bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath observed so while hearing a batch of petitions filed by individuals seeking to solemnize their marriages under SMA through...

"Land Encroached; Mosque Construction Inside University Premises Not Justified": Allahabad HC Dismisses Azam Khan's Trust Plea Challenging UP Govt Proceedings Against It

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea filed by Rampur MP, Ex-Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government, Azam Khan's Trust [Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust] against proceedings initiated by the UP Government to take over the land of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University for failing to adhere to certain conditions on which Khan's trust was granted the land in the year...