Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea By Lawyer Seeking Home Delivery of Liquor

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL which sough a direction to the State for framing necessary policy for home delivery of liquor.A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma noted that the petitioner did not cite reasons like avoiding overcrowding rather it relied on argument of increase in revenue of the State."Petitioner has shown...

Kerala Given 60% More Vaccine Doses Than Proposed Allocation : Centre Tells High Court

The Central Government has filed a statement before the Kerala High Court today stating that the State has been supplied with adequate doses of covid vaccines under the National Covid 19 Vaccination Programme. The statement was filed in a matter where the Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National Covid 19 Vaccination Strategy of the Centre was challenged. During the previous hearing,...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Respondent and fixed the case for hearing on January 13, 2022.The Court heard Senior Advocate's...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Police Officials To Preserve Viscera Samples Of Unidentified Dead Bodies For DNA Comparison In Man Missing Cases

The Jodhpur Bench of Rajasthan High Court has directed that all concerned police officials must make immediate efforts for the collection of viscera samples from unidentified dead bodies for DNA comparison, as and when required. A Division Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Manoj Kumar Garg noted,"....we hereby direct that in all cases of recovery of unidentified dead bodies, the...

Parties Disrupt, Attempt To Record Court Proceedings: Bombay HC Withdraws VC Facility To Them, Directs Their Physical Presence

The Bombay High Court on Monday withdrew the facility of online hearing to the defendant parties as it found that they continued to disrupt the Court proceedings and a party was, in fact, attempting to record the Court proceedings on his cellphone.The Bench of Justice G. S. Patel, which was hearing a Commercial IP Suit, also clarified that it would be pursuing a contempt notice against...

Removed Rahul Gandhi's Tweet Publishing Pictures Of Minor Rape Victims' Parents, Locked His Account : Twitter Tells Delhi High Court

Social media giant Twitter today informed the Delhi High Court that it has taken down the tweet posted by MP Rahul Gandhi, allegedly disclosing sensitive details and publishing photographs of family of 9 year old victim allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area. The company also claimed to have locked Gandhi's account as it violated their policy."We have removed that tweet. It...

Unvaccinated Persons May Move Out Of Their Residences For Essential Activities: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that unvaccinated persons may move out of their residences for essential activities as per the Government Order dated 4th August issued by the State.This development occurred in a plea that challenged the said Government Order which imposed restrictions on unvaccinated persons on the ground that the petitioner had not received vaccination due to...

Kerala High Court Expresses Concern Over Continuing Overcrowding In Front Of Liquor Outlets

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern regarding the continuing overcrowding in front of liquor stores operated by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO). The Court was hearing a contempt matter regarding the non-implementation of the Court's order to provide a dignified way to citizens to purchase liquor from BEVCO outlets.Justice Devan Ramachandran while commenting...

Habeas Corpus Writ At Husband's Behest To Regain Wife Not Available As A Matter Of Course: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week observed that the remedy of the writ of habeas corpus at the instance of a Husband, seeking to obtain possession of his wife is not available as a matter of course. Dealing with the Husband's plea seeking production of his wife, the Bench of Justice Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava observed thus: "In view of the other remedies...

Tokyo Paralympics : Delhi High Court Seeks PCI Reply On Naresh Sharma's Plea

In the ongoing hearing of an appeal preferred by 5-time Paralympian shooter and Arjuna Award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma, the Delhi High Court has requested Advocate Mahesh Rawat, appearing for the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), to bring on record the email reply by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stating that it is not possible to include an additional participant from India...

Delhi High Court Appoints Former HC Judge Justice D.P. Singh As Returning Officer To Conduct The Elections Of Uttar Pradesh Kho Kho Assosciation

The Delhi High Court has appointed Justice D.P. Singh, former Judge of the Allahabad High Court as Returning Officer for conducting the elections to the executive body of the UPKKA. Justice Rekha Palli directed that the newly-appointed Returning Officer will also finalise the disputed list of the electoral college for the purpose of the election.The matter arises wherein two members of...

Can't Entertain A Writ Petition Merely Because Petitioner Participated In Online Selection Process For Gujarat Institute From Here: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a petition that challenged the selection process of a Gujarat Institute in which the petitioner had participated online from the State of Kerala. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar while dismissing the matter reiterated that no litigant has a right to choose the Court for seeking relief and that Article 226(2) of the Constitution does not alter...