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'Devastating, Saddened' :United Nations, European Union Representatives On Father Stan Swamy's Death As Pre-Trial Prisoner
The death of 84-year old tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy as a pre-trial prisoner in the Bhima Koregaon case has led to widespread expressions of shock and agony in social media.Eamon Gilmore, the European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights, and Mary Lawlor, a United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders, have shared their feelings of sadness and...
Honour Killing- 'People Eliminating Family Member For Choosing A Life Partner Can't Have Place In Society': Allahabad HC Denies Bail
While denying bail to a man for participating in the 'brazen act of honour killing' of his sister, the Allahabad High Court last week observed that there is no place for those citizens in the society who go to the extent of eliminating a family member for choosing a life partner of his/her choice."In the opinion of this Court, prima facie if these allegations were to be established at the...
Whether A Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Is Competent To Grant Extension Of Time For Investigation U/s 43D(2)(b) UAPA: Supreme Court To Examine
Whether a Chief Judicial Magistrate court is competent to grant extension of time for investigation under in terms of Section 43D(2)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967? The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which raised this issue.In this case, the UAPA accused were remanded by the Court of C.J.M, Bhopal. Subsequently, when 90 days' period was about to...
TMC MPs Write To President Seeking Removal Of Tushar Mehta As Solicitor General Over Alleged Meet With Suvendu Adhikari
All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) Members Mahua Moitra and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Monday wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking removal of Tushar Mehta from the post of Solicitor General of India due to his alleged meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari who is an accused in the Narada case and the Saradha Chit Fund scam case which are currently being investigated by the CBI...
Delhi Court Upholds Order Summoning Zee News Chief Sudhir Choudhury In Mahua Moitra's Defamation Complaint
A Delhi Court on Monday dismissed a revision application filed by Zee anchor Sudhir Chaudhary wherein it upheld a summoning order dated 14.11.2019 passed by a Metropolitan Magistrate in the defamation case filed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.The Order, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-04 Anil Antil at Patiala House Courts, states that after appreciating and analyzing the facts of...
Karnataka II PUC Exams : All Repeaters To Be Passed With Grace Marks, HC Told; Evaluation Process For Freshers Disclosed
The State Government on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has decided that all repeater students including those private candidates who had failed in the last year's II PUC Examination will be promoted by awarding passing marks and grace marks. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeekumar was also informed that for...
'Successful & Efficient Functioning Of Anganwadis Has Direct Nexus To Discharge Of Constitutional Obligations': Karnataka High Court Issues Interim Measures
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to provide electricity supply and fans to all Anganwadi centers in need of them across the State and construct toilets in centers which are operating within government buildings. The direction has to be complied with by end of this year. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, "We...
Twitter Stripped Of Safe Harbour Immunity Under IT Act For Non-Compliance With IT Rules 2021: GOI To Delhi High Court
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, (MeITY) Government of India has informed the Delhi High Court in an affidavit that the Safe Harbour Immunity under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) is no longer available to Twitter, as it hasn't "fully" complied with the IT Rules, 2021.Section 79 of IT Act states, "an intermediary shall not be liable for any third...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NewsClick And Its Founder Prabir Purkayastha's Plea For Quashing Of ED's Money Laundering Case
A single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi High Court bench today issued notice on M/s PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt Ltd and its founder Prabir Purkayastha's petition seeking quashing of an ECIR against them in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court has also directed for interim protection to Purkayastha to continue and for him to be given a copy...
Telangana High Court Upholds Preventive Detention Of Man Accused Of Duping Poor Farmers
Observing that white-collar crimes against poor farmers should be dealt with an "iron hand" and not leniency, the Telangana High Court upheld preventive detention of a man accused of duping farmers of their hard-earned agricultural produce."Majority of the farmers in our country are illiterate/rustic and have no resources and cannot afford indulging into litigation and they shall not lose...
"Negates Dignity Of Profession": Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends Advocate's License For Allegedly Using Chambers For Religious Conversion
The Delhi Bar Council has temporarily suspended the license of an Advocate for allegedly using his chambers premises for the purpose of performing conversion of religion and Nikaah marriages.Observing that the aforesaid "illegal and anti social activities" negates the dignity of the legal profession, the Bar Council of Delhi has suspended Advocate Iqbal Malik's license as an interim measure...