Bail Plea to be Heard by the Same Judge, Who Part-heard The Matter: Bineesh Kodiyeri Urges Karnataka High Court in Money Laundering Case

Bineesh Kodiyeri, requests the Karnataka High Court to place his part heard bail application before the bench same bench in view roster change. The Senior Counsel , appearing for Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI (M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, seeking bail in an alleged money laundering case, today requested the Karnataka High Court to place the part heard bail application before the...

[Covid-19] What Is The Factual Status Regarding Vaccines & Health Infrastructure? Patna High Court Asks State

The Patna High Court recently directed the State to inform the Court regarding the factual status of vaccination, numbers of tests conducted and the health infrastructure available in the State. Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar also noted that the State had failed to take any decision regarding its previous order dated 13th May 2021, pertaining to declaration of...

"Non Publication Results In Inconvenience": Delhi HC Directs ITAT To Upload Daily Order Sheets, Causelists On It's Website

The Delhi High Court has directed Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to upload daily order sheets and Causelists on its website after observing that non publication of the same results in inconvenience to both litigants and lawyers.A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla ordered thus "This Court is also of the view that non-publication of daily order-sheets...

State Under Obligation To Provide Access To Burial/Cremation Facilities To Members Of All Communities: Madras High Court

Stressing that right to life also encompasses the right to a decent burial or cremation, the Madras High Court last week observed that state is under an obligation to ensure that members of all communities are provided access to burial/cremation facilities. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing a plea by one Venkatesan who complained...

PIL Seeking Optical Fiber Network, IT Infra. For District Courts: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Centre, State Govt. Response

The Andhra Pradesh High Court last week sought Central and State Governments' response on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition which seeks dedicated optical fiber network with supporting IT infrastructure for the District and Mofussil courts.The Bench of Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Ninala Jayasurya issued the notices returnable within 8 weeks.Last year, the Delhi...

Attack On Ex-Army Man- "State Govt. Continuously Showing Inaction Against Shameful Act Of Local Cop": Allahabad High Court

Hearing the plea filed by an ex-soldier of the Indian Army alleging that he was humiliated and brutally tortured by the Uttar Pradesh Police, the Allahabad High Court last week observed that the State Government was continuously showing inaction against the prima facie shameful act of the local policeman.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Gautam Chowdhary...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Provisions Of New IT Rules 2021

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice the Union of India on a petition filed seeking to declare Rule 3 (1) (d) and Rule 7 of the Information Technology (Intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics code, 2021, as ultra vires and unconstitutional and strike down the rules as it grants executive powers without adequate safeguards. A division bench of Chief...

Bar Assoc. Resolution To Not Appear In Criminal Cases Involving Lawyers Is Unconstitutional, Against Professional Advocacy Ethics: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court today held that a resolution passed by the Bar Associations that none of its members will do pairvi in any criminal case against a member Advocate or his family members is not only un-constitutional, against the ethics of professional advocacy as well as against the concept of Articles 14, 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution of India. The Bench of Justice Mohd....

Personal Information Having No Relation To Any Public Activity, Public Interest Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act. The Court also said that disclosure of such information can cause an unwarranted invasion into one's privacy.The observation came from a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice...

Bhima Koregaon Violence Caused By Another Group : Jaising Argues Relying On Ex-CM's Statements, Pune Police Affidavit

The caste violence at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, was not caused by the "lawful" Elgar Parishad event held the previous day, and the case would not attract the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, researcher Rona Wilson told the Bombay High Court. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for Wilson submitted that she would be relying on two statements made by then...

Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Trial Court Order Imposing Rs. 25K Cost For It's ''Farcical & Callous' Investigation In Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi Police has moved the Delhi High Court against the Trial Court's order which had imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on it by calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case.The trial court was dealing with a revision petition filed by SHO, PS Bhajanpura challenging an order directing them to register a seperate FIR of one Mohd. Nasir who had...

Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Two Accused In ISRO Espionage Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim anticipatory bail to former police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga in the ISRO espionage case for two weeks. The duo was accused of being a part of the conspiracy to falsely implicate, arrest and torture ISRO scientist NambI Narayanan for espionage.Justice Ashok Menon while passing the interim orders also extended the interim bail granted...