'Merely An Immature Misunderstanding' : Accused In Fake Lawyer Case To Kerala High Court In Pre-Arrest Bail Plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday posted the pre-arrest bail of Sessy Xavier, who was alleged to have practised as an advocate for two years without completing her LL.B degree, after Court vacationJustice K Haripal during the proceeding observed that the matter required a detailed hearing, and accordingly posted the matter for 31st August. The petitioner had approached the Court...

Pornography Racket Case: Gehana Vasisth's Anticipatory Bail Application Rejected By Mumbai Sessions Court

A Sessions Court at Mumbai has rejected the anticipatory bail application of actor Gehana Vasisth in the alleged porn film racket also involving businessman Raj Kundra. Additional Sessions Judge Sonali Agarwal noted that Vasisth's was not a fit case to grant protection. The police alleged that Vasisth directed obscene films, and lured and coerced women to act in such videos. On...

Wild Karnataka Documentary: Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers From Dealing With The Film Till September 3

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday extended the interim order passed by it on June 29 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karnataka' from dealing with the film in any manner. The order has been extended till September 3.The film is a 52-minute natural history documentary based on the state's rich biodiversity, which first premiered on March 3, 2019.The court...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini In Corruption Case

The Punjab And Haryana High Court today granted interim Anticipatory Bail to former Punjab Director-General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini in a corruption case. The Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan noted that since he is having Z-plus protection and remains in a security cover, there is no chance of his absconding and thus, granted him interim pre-arrest bail subject to his...

There Cannot Be Repeated Test Identification Parades Till Accused Is Identified: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there cannot be repeated Test Identification Parades till such time that the prosecution is successful in obtaining identification of the accused.The bench of Justices Navin Sinha and R. Subhash Reddy observed that mere identification in the test identification parade cannot form the substantive basis for conviction unless there are other facts and...

Selection Process Cannot Be Initiated Without Chairman: Kerala High Court Stays Notification Appointing Judicial Members To KAT

The Kerala High Court recently stayed the notification issued by the Selection Committee of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal appointing Judicial members to the Tribunal on the ground that the selection process was initiated without a Chairman in the Committee. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar while issuing the interim order observed that an Acting Chairman of the Tribunal cannot substitute...

Bombay High Court Rejects Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea In 2016 Case, May Halt Release For Mother's Funeral Rites

UPDATE at 7.40 PM, August 12 : Bhima Koregaon Accused Surendra Gadling Granted Temporary Bail By Sessions Court in 2016 UAPA Case For Performing Mother's Funeral Rites Two days before the accused Advocate Surendra Gadling was meant to participate in his mother's funeral rites, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has refused him bail in a 2016 case under the Unlawful...

Air Force Officer's Refusal To Take COVID Vaccine: Gujarat High Court Directs IAF To Consider Case Afresh, Extends Temporary Relief

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed Indian Airforce to consider the case of an IAF officer who refused to take the COVID vaccine afresh and to examine all the relevant materials placed on record.The Bench of Justice A. J. Desai and Justice A. P. Thaker was hearing the plea of Air Force Officer, Yogendra Kumar (currently posted in Gujarat's Jamnagar) who has been served a...

'Why Has Response Not Been Filed Despite Previous Directions?': Madras High Court Pulls Up Centre For Delay In Filing Response To Pleas Challenging IT Rules 2021

The Madras High Court on Wednesday took serious objection to a request made by a counsel for the Union of India to grant more time to file its response to petitions challenging the validity of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). The Court is currently adjudicating upon two writ petitions challenging the...

Centre Need Not Be Majority Shareholder In National Insurance Cos : Parliament Passes Insurance Amendment Bill

The Parliament on Wednesday (August 11) passed the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill 2021 which removes the condition that the Central Government should hold 51% shareholding in state-owned general insurance companies.The proviso to Section 10B of the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act 1972 requires that the shareholding of the central government in...

Kerala High Court Directs Corporations To Erect Signposts At Locations Designated As Feeding Spaces For Community Dogs

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs and provide details of such locations to the SHO of the respective police stations that have jurisdiction over these areas.A Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. while issuing the...

Kerala Congress Candidate Thomas Unniyadan Contests Election of Rival Candidate R Bindu From Irinjalakkuda Constituency Before Kerala High Court

An election petition challenging the election of returned candidate R Bindu has been filed before the Kerala High Court on the ground that the respondent had engaged in corrupt practices. Petitioner Thomas J Unniyadan was a Kerala Congress candidate contesting to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Irinjalakkkuda Constituency in the general election held on 6th April...