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Physical Court Hearings To Resume In Subordinate Courts In Chhattisgarh From July 19
The High Court of Chhattisgarh notified the commencement of normal functioning of the Subordinate Courts in the State from July 19, 2021, through physical mode and video-conferencing, where available and desirable. Furthermore, an order by the Registrar General of the High Court notified all that the number of cases to be taken up by each case will be decided to avoid congestion in...
Consider Relocating Liquor Outlets Away From Main Roads: Kerala High Court Suggests To State
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the State to consider relocating liquor outlets of state-run beverages corporation from the main road to less crowded areas, to address the issue of overcrowding and to avoid inconvenience to the commuters and residents nearby. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly was hearing two PILs, one filed by a lawyer and...
'Reduced To A Circus Show': Calcutta High Court Chides Administration For Connectivity Issues In VC Proceedings, Issues Show Cause Notice
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a scathing order highlighting the unfortunate state of affairs pertaining to the conduct of virtual court proceedings. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya minced no words in pointing out how the Court has to undergo connectivity issues and electronic interference in the audio and visual systems almost every day which adversely affects judicial...
De-Humanizing And Sexualizing Muslim Women: An Open Letter By 900 Activists/Lawyers Against 'Auction' Of Muslim Women On GitHub Platform
Nine hundred individuals and groups, including lawyers, journalists, academicians, activists and students, have endorsed an open letter demanding action against the online targeting of Muslim women. The outrage is in response to the targeted sexualized hate and harm to Muslim women on GitHub, a free web platform. On GitHub, Twitter handles and photographs of Muslim women were uploaded. The...
Administration Of Covid-19 Vaccines To Children Without Proper Research Will Be A Disaster: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that it would be a disaster if the Covid-19 vaccines are administered to children without conducting proper research.Stating that the whole country was waiting for the vaccination for children, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh observed thus:"Let the trials be concluded. It would be a disaster if vaccines...
Drug Menace: Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To NCB, Social Justice Dept In Suo Moto Case
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Narcotics, the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Controller (Drugs and Cosmetics Act) and Social Justice and Empowerment Department of the State in its suo moto case registered last year on the issue of illegal drug trade flourishing in the State.A division bench comprising of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi...
"Time To Give Message To Anti-Socials Who Spread Hatred Based On Religion By Hate Speech": Gurugram Court Denies Bail To Rambhagat Gopal
A Gurugram Court today dismissed the Bail Plea filed by Rambhagat Gopal while observing that the faith of common man has to be restored that the State is having the Secular character and not in support of such kind of persons, promoting hatred and enmity in the name of religion, caste etc. "It is the time to give a strong message to such anti-social elements who distribute hatred based...
'Peculiar and Unusual': Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Explanation For Petitioner Being Unaware About Grant Of Bail By Magistrate
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday expressed shock while adjudicating upon a case wherein a Sessions Court had rejected the bail plea moved by the petitioner who was unaware that he had already been granted bail by the concerned Magistrate. In the concerned case, the petitioner had sought regular bail before the Sessions Judge, Panchkula. However when the Sessions Court declined...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Drafting 'Fake' Rape Complaint To Honeytrap Businessman
The Gujarat High Court last week granted bail to a lawyer who has been accused of drafting a fake rape complaint to honeytrap a businessman in a fake rape case and thereby extorting Rs 5 lakh from him.The Bench of Justice Gita Gopinath granted bail to one Bipin Upadhyay, an advocate practicing before the local courts in Ahmedabad, noting that what kind of professional advice was provided by...
'Disturbing': Madras High Court Reprimands State For Submitting Inaccurate Figures In Plea Seeking Relief For Disabled Amid Covid-19
The Madras High Court on Thursday admonished the Tamil Nadu government for filing an anomalous status report pertaining to the reliefs granted to differently abled persons during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an earlier hearing, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthikumar Ramamoorthy had directed the State to take immediate measures to assist differently...
Why Prison Inmates Not Allowed VC Facility To Meet Relatives Outside India? Delhi High Court Asks GNCTD
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the prison authorities to explain why it does not permit any person outside India to meet prison inmates via Video Conferencing. Justice Rekha Palli passed the order on a petition filed by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, who were recently released on bail by a division bench of the High Court in Delhi Riots conspiracy case....