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After Supreme Court, Delhi High Court Also Refuses To Hear Plea Against GNCTD Organising Ganesh Chaturthi
After the Supreme Court denied urgent listing of a plea to prohibit the Delhi Government from organizing Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, today the Delhi High Court also refused to entertain the matter.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh after hearing the petitioner remarked, "this petition has been filed without proper...
Freezing All Bank Accounts Of Suspect Would Adversely Affect His Right To Life Under Article 21: Karnataka High Court In Online Fraud Case
Granting relief to a shopkeeper whose bank accounts were frozen by the Police in connection with the investigation of an online fraud case, the Karnataka High Court observed that freezing all of a person's bank accounts has an adverse effect on his right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. A single-judge bench of Justice Mohammed Nawaz while allowing the petition filed...
'Political Flags, Photos Of Political Leaders Are Displayed On Vehicles To Show Privilege & Flout The Law': Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently directed that portraits and photographs of communal leaders pasted on vehicles must be removed as such a practice is often indulged in to intimidate the police and get away with criminal activities. A Bench comprising Justice N Kirubakaran (retired) and Justice B Pugalendhi observed with disdain, "The purpose of having party flags or designation boards...
Who Helped Her Forge Certificates? Kerala High Court Reserves Bail Order In Fake Lawyer Case
The Kerala High Court on Friday reserved its orders in an anticipatory bail application filed by a 'fake lawyer', a woman named Sessy Xavier who had impersonated as an advocate without the requisite qualifications.Justice Shircy V heard the parties in detail in today's hearing. Initially, the FIR registered against Xavier had charged her under Sections 417 (punishment for cheating) and...
Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute: Allahabad High Court Stays Varanasi Court's ASI Survey Order & Other Proceedings
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Suit, including the Varanasi lower court order in the Gyanvapi-Kashi land dispute case, wherein it had directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of the Mosque complex. The Bench of Justice Prakash Padia today observed that the Varanasi court should not have proceeded and decided the application filed for...
University's Education Services, Including Affiliation Or Other Allied Services To Students, Exempt From Service Tax : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that the services provided by a University, including affiliation of colleges and other allied services given to students, are exempted from levy of Service Tax under the Finance Act 1994.A single bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar gave this ruling in a writ petition filed by Madurai Kamaraj University challenging an order passed by the tax authorities...
Prosecutrix Indulged In Sexual Relations With Two Persons In Same Year On Alleged Promise Of Marriage: J&K High Court Quashes Rape FIRs
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed two FIRs lodged by the same woman against two men, alleging rape on the pretext of false promise to marry.From the facts and material produced before the Court, Justice Rajnesh Oswal found that the prosecutrix had indulged in sexual relationship with two persons on the promise of marriage in the year 2018."This Court has no hesitation to hold...
Kerala High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance On Businessman's Son's Marriage For Heavily Adorning Guruvayoor Temple Without Sanction Amid Pandemic
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday alerted the Administrator of the Guruvayoor Devaswom Board to take necessary steps to prevent any violation of Covid-19 protocol in conducting marriages at the temple. This comes after a news item appeared in the online media portraying the Temple heavily decorated with cutouts and tree branches apart from flowers put together for the marriage of Ganesh...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Intervention To Ensure That NHRC Runs With Full Strength
The Supreme Court today dismissed as infructuous a Public Interest Litigation seeking Top Court's intervention to ensure that the National Human Rights Commission of the country runs with its full strength. Taking note of former apex court judge Justice Arun Mishra's appointment as Chairman of NHRC, the bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai in their order observed that, "In view of...
Marriage Registration Through VC- Can Digital Services Be Demanded As A Fundamental Right? Kerala High Court To Examine
The Kerala High Court will soon examine if citizens have the fundamental right to demand digital services from the government. the question popped up during the hearing of a plea seeking registration of marriages under the Special Marriage Act through video conferencing.A Division Bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath also passed an interim order allowing...
Bombay High Court Directs Shifting Of Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner In Naxal Blast Case To Hospice For Palliative Care
The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed a terminally ill prison inmate suffering from stage four cancer to take palliative care or pain management at a hospice in Mumbai. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar directed officials to shift Nirmala Kumari Uppunganti (59), accused in the 2019 Gadchiroli IED Blasts, from Byculla Women's prison to the Shanti Avedna...
Delhi Riots Cases To Be Considered With Sensitivity That Doesn't Mean Common Sense Should Be Given Go-By: Delhi Court
A Delhi Court on Tuesday observed that while it is conscious of the fact that communal riots cases have to be considered with utmost sensitivity, however, the same does not mean that common sense should be given a complete go by. It also added that mind has to be applied at the stage of framing of charges with regards to the material available on record.The observation came while...