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Prisoners' Communication With Outside World Will Be Monitored, Recorded For 'Safety & Security' Purposes: UP Govt To Allahabad HC
The Uttar Pradesh Government has told the Allahabad High Court that its High Powered Committee has decided to monitor the communication of the prisoner with the outside world from the point of view of safety and security. The UP Government further informed that the guidelines formed by the HPC further provide that from the point of view of safety and security such communication shall be...
Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Immediate Covid-19 Vaccination Drive For Prisoners
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL seeking Covid-19 vaccination drive for prisoners across the State on an urgent basis. The plea also seeks constitution of a high level committee to monitor the spread of virus in prisons of Uttar Pradesh. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rajendra Kumar has directed the State to file a...
Anticipatory Bail Application By Juvenile Under S. 438 CrPC In Writ Petition Not Maintainable: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has ruled that filing of an anticipatory bail application by a juvenile under Section 438 of CrPC in a writ petition is not maintainable, and that the juvenile has to avail the remedy under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The Bench of Justice K. Lakshman ruled thus while noting that under the Juvenile Justice...
"Arnesh Kumar Judgment Not Followed": Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Directions To High Powered Committee To Review Situation On Decongestion Of Prisons
Observing that the directions of the Arnesh Kumar judgment is not being followed in the State for decongesting prisons, the Madhya Pradesh High Court last week issued directions to the High Powered Committee to review the situation and evaluate compliance of earlier resolutions passed by it. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla...
Telangana High Court Extends The Life Of Interim Orders Passed By It And Subordinate Courts Till July 16
The Telangana High Court has decided to extend the life of interim orders passed by it and courts subordinates to it till July 16. A notification in this regard was issued recently.It may be noted that on April 30th, the Telangana High had extended the life of interim orders till June 30 noting that the country is reeling under the second wave of the COVID-19 infection and that several...
Lawyers May Have To Wait Till August For Local Train Travel : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Saturday said that lawyers may have to wait till August for a decision on local train travel noting that the State covid task force is apprehending a third covid wave.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice GS Kulkarni were hearing Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa's petition seeking inclusion of lawyers for traveling in local trains...
Permit Anand Teltumbde & Vernon Gonsalves To Receive & Send Letters : Spouses Move Bombay High Court
A plea has been filed by wives of Anand Teltumbde and Vernon Gonsalves in the Bombay High Court seeking action against the Superintendent of Taloja Prison for withholding communication from Teltumbde and other co-accused to their family members. The matter was posted before a division bench of Justice S.S Shinde and N.J Jamadar, where counsel on behalf of the National Investigation...
Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition : Mosque Committee Moves Allahabad High Court To Quash FIR Over 'The Wire' Report
The Secretary of the Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Committee, Mohammad Anees and a Barabanki (UP) resident named Mohd. Naeem have approached the Allahabad High Court seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against them by the Uttar Pradesh Police. The FIR in question was registered against them & news portal, The Wire and its two journalists, who are...
Portuguese National Moves Kerala High Court Questioning Engagement Of Foreign Pilots On Contract Labour
The Kerala High Court recently sought response from the Centre, Indigo Airlines, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and other concerned authorities on a petition filed by a former Indigo Airlines Captain, a Portuguese national, questioning practices related to engaging foreign pilots on contract. Justice PB Suresh Kumar issued notice to all the respondents, including the Bureau...
Urgently Fill Up Vacancies In District & State Consumer Forums: Madras High Court Tells State
The Madras High Court on Friday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Government regarding steps taken for expeditious filling up of vacancies in District Consumer Forums across the state. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has granted three weeks' time to the State in this regard. The Court noted that though it is justified that because of...
Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB
The Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and BBMP are parties or where their officers are made parties in their official capacity, it will be open for the members of the Bar and parties in person to serve copies of the...