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We Cannot Decide Under PIL Jurisdiction As To When A Hindu Can Execute Will Or Muslim Can Dedicate Property For Waqf: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a High Court, while exercising it's Public Interest Litigation jurisdiction, cannot decide the question as to when a Hindu can execute a will or a Muslim can dedicate property for waqf.Acting Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajani Dubey reasoned that such questions can only be decided by way of individual petitions and not PILs."In...
Special NIA Court Rejects Interim Bail Pleas Of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha
The Special NIA Court has rejected temporary bail pleas of professor Anand Teltumbde and journalist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste violence Case. In their applications sent directly from prison, the two sought to be released temporarily citing their age and vulnerability to Covid-19. The pleas were filed pursuant to directions from the...
Section 167(2) CrPC - Default Bail Not Available For Not Filing Supplementary Chargesheet : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently said that the supplementary charge sheet is only an additional material collected against the accused persons and that the provisions of Section 167(2) of Cr. P.C, (default bail) cannot be made applicable to it."Section 167(2) of Cr.P.C., is applicable only when charge sheet is not laid down and it starts operative when accused is arrested during the course...
Delay In Reporting Judge Uttam Anand's Incident To Police: Jharkhand HC Seeks Details Of Action Taken Against Negligent Authorities
The Jharkhand High Court last week rapped concerned doctor, hospital management for being negligent in dealing with the case pertaining to the death of Late Uttam Anand, District & Additional Sessions Judge, VIII (the then was) for the delay in reporting the incident to the police authorities.The Court was informed that Late Uttam Anand was brought to the Hospital at about 5.30 a.m. while...
Long Pendency Of Appeals Before Allahabad High Court: Supreme Court To Consider Laying Down Parameters For Disposal On August 25
Supreme Court had earlier suggested considering the period undergone, the heinousness of the crime, the age of the accused, the period taken in the trial, and whether the appellants are diligently prosecuting the appeals for the formulation of parameters.
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Dwarka Flyover Construction
The petitioner contended that the High Court gave NHAI carte blanche to continue its activities despite lack of approval under the Air Act of 1981, the Water Act of 1974 and environmental clearance under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.
'Promote Entrepreneurs, Self-Employment Schemes To Tackle Fake Job Rackets': Madras HC Disposes Of PIL Registered After Sitting Judge Received Fake Job Offers
The Madras High Court on Thursday disposed of a 2017 suo moto public interest litigation (PIL) that it had initiated after a sitting judge of the High Court, Justice S. Vaidyanathan had been contacted by fake placement agencies with dubious job offers. A Bench comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and S. Vaidyanathan on Thursday also emphasised on the need to create more job opportunities...
"Delay In Deciding Representation": Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention Of Accused In 'Journalist Shubham Tripathi Murder Case'
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the National Security Act (NSA) detention of one Kanhaiya Awasthi, who is an accused in the Unnao-based journalist Shubham Mani Tripathi murder case. Tripathi, who was a journalist by profession and the district correspondent of a news daily 'Kampumali' published from Unnao and who used to cover stories related to land mafias, was...
Delhi High Court Orders Immediate Release Of NRI Couple Allegedly Detained At IGI Airport Without Food, Water
The Delhi High Court today ordered forthwith release of a NRI couple, said to be senior-citizens and allegedly detained at the Indra Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi in pursuance of a Look Out Circular [LOC] issued in an FIR registered five years ago. Directing the Respondents to take no coercive steps against the petitioners, Justice Rekha Palli imposed a condition on the couple to...
'No Urgency, You Can Do Without Twitter': Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hegde's Plea For Early Hearing In Twitter Account Suspension Case
While dealing with an application for early-hearing filed by Advocate Sanjay Hegde in the case pertaining to suspension of his Twitter account, the Delhi High Court observed that the matter does not involve any 'urgency' and posted it on September 29.Observing that several other matters of importance are pending, Justice Rekha Palli remarked,"Suspension of Twitter account is no urgency....
Farmers Protest- "Investigation Going On As Per Convenience, None Of The Leaders Asked To Join Investigation Till Date": Delhi Court Pulls Up Police
A Delhi Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi Police on its investigation into the case concerning farmers protest and observed that the investigation was done by the investigating authority as per it's convenience rather than following the mandate of law.Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh was hearing the anticipatory bail plea filed by Gangster turned activist Lakha Sidhana, wanted by...