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VC Hearing: Lawyer Tries To Dress Up As Order Being Dictated, Allahabad High Court Calls The Act 'Unacceptable'
The Allahabad High Court yesterday termed the act of the lawyer as 'unacceptable' who was trying to dress himself up while the Court was dictating the Order in a bail application.Listing the matter as fresh on July 26, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal said:"Learned counsel appearing for the applicant is not in proper uniform as per the modalities of functioning of the Court. He is trying to...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Seeking Food Security For Transgender Persons In Indore
The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week sought response of the State government on a plea seeking welfare measures, including providing food to the Transgender community in Indore, in wake of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.A Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla directed the State government to file a response detailing the measures undertaken within a span...
'Bound By Supreme Court Observations About Prima Facie Case' : Delhi High Court On Zahoor Ahmed Shah Watali's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court yesterday renotified Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali's appeal for bail on account of lapse of time, in connection with a terror funding case. The bench of Justices Sidharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani has renotified the case for hearing in August after the lower court would have passed order on framing of charges.The bench said that as the Supreme Court...
'Father Stan Swamy Was A Long Standing Activist' : UN Body Mourns His Death In Custody; Urges India To Release Persons Detained Without Legal Basis
Today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) urged India to release every person detained without a sufficient legal basis, including those arrested simply for expressing critical or dissenting views. Furthermore, it stressed the call on the Government of India to ensure that no one is detained for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly,...
UP Court Refuses Bail To Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan In UAPA Case
A local court in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh has rejected the bail plea of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan who has been booked under various offences under the stringent UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act).Taking note of the allegations against Kappan, Additional Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Pandey rejected the bail plea. The Court primarily took into account the alleged material...
Man Imprisoned In UAE Over Alleged Spying For India; His Mother Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Support
A woman has moved the Kerala High Court seeking directions to the Centre to provide the necessary support to her son who has been imprisoned in UAE since August 2015. The man was arrested for allegedly spying for the Indian government. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar directed the counsel for Central Government to get instructions in the matter when the matter was taken up today.The plea by...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Decision To Divest SLSA, DLSA From Awarding Compensation Under Goa Victim Compensation Scheme
The Bombay High Court, Goa Bench, has sought response of the Central Government and Goan administration on a plea challenging the amendment made in Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012, divesting the jurisdiction of State and District Legal Service Authorities in deciding and awarding compensation to victims. Filed by an organization namely Scan Goa and its founder through Advocate J....
Madras High Court Grants Police Protection To Queer Woman Belonging To LGBTQIA+ Community Harassed By Family Members
The Madras High Court has granted police protection to a queer woman belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community alleging harassment by her family members after disclosing about her sexual orientation while observing that the couple living together was conscious about their relationship. Following the guidelines laid by the High Court to ensure protection of LGBTQIA+ persons in consensual...
Law Officers & Central Govt Counsel Can't Display Name Of Court In Their Vehicles : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the display of the name of the court by state law officers and central government counsel in the name-boards of their motor vehicles was contrary to the rules framed under the Motor Vehicles Act.The Court held so while issuing a slew of directions to regulate the unauthorized display of the official State emblems and unauthorized use of name boards on...
Madras High Court Upholds Default Bail Of Accused Under UAPA, Admonishes State For Lackadaisical Approach
The Madras High Court last week upheld the decision of a lower Court, granting default bail to a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) over an allegedly offensive Facebook post. A Bench comprising Justices PN Prakash and R Pongiappan also admonished the investigating agencies for their lackadaisical approach in handling the case. The Court opined...
Firecracker Explosion: Madras High Court Grants 5 Lakh Compensation To 12-Yr-Old Victim, Takes Note Of Frequent 'Accidents'
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) last week granted 5 lakh compensation to the family of a 12-year-old boy, who sustained grievous injuries due to the explosion of firecrackers that were illegally strewn in and around the place he was playing.Noting that the boy was almost half dead and he was lying in a vegetative state, the bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh granted his mother, a coolie...