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"A Senior Citizen is Entitled To Live In peace In His Own House Under Article 21":Calcutta High Court Orders Eviction Of Son And Daughter In Law
The Calcutta High Court last week vide order dated 17.6.2021 extended police protection to an elderly couple by directing the son and daughter-in-law of the couple to vacate the residential premises immediately. The elderly couple had submitted before the Court that the presence of the Respondents posed a risk to their safety and hence prayed for relief. "Given the fact that...
"Court Below Erred In Rejecting The Bail Application": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under UP 'Love Jihad Law'
The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to a Muslim man booked and arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Love Jihad Law [The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020] for allegedly raping and unlawfully converting a Dalit woman. The Bench of Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit thus set aside the order of a lower court in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam...
Jaipur Golden Hospital Deaths: Delhi Court Seeks Police's Response In Plea Seeking Registration Of FIR For Murder Against Management
A Delhi Court on Friday sought response of Delhi Police in a plea seeking registration of FIR for the offence of murder against the management of Jaipur Golden Hospital for the deaths of patients who had allegedly lost their lives due to oxygen shortage. Metropolitan Magistrate Vivek Beniwal sought a status report from the Delhi Police while posting the matter for further hearing on...
Whether State Govt. Enquired Into The Issue Of Undercounting Of COVID Deaths?: Orissa High Court Seeks District-Wise Death Data
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday asked the State Government as to whether the issue of undercounting of Covid 19 deaths has been enquired into by it. The Court has sought a response in this regard on July 5, when the Advocate General will also have to present a district-wise report on Covid-19 deaths. The Bench of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice S. K. Panigrahi ordered this...
Marginalized, Daily Wage Workers Unable To Sustain Themselves In Pandemic- Gauhati HC Directs DLSA To Provide Immediate Relief
In a plea concerning the plight of marginalized and daily wage workers residing in District Nagaon who were unable to sustain themselves in view of the pandemic, the Gauhati High Court has directed Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Nagaon to provide immediate relief to such families in form of food and other daily needs.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia...
Karnataka High Court Seeks Railways Response On Plea To Reduce Train Speed In Forest Routes
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Railways and other respondents to file in a months time their statement of objections to a petition filed seeking to reduce speed limit of trains passing through dense forest during the night time on the Hospet-Vasco and Londa-Miraj railway line, to avoid animals being hit by speeding trains. A division bench of...
MP High Court Asks Centre To Make COVID Guidelines To Be Followed By Media Persons While Reporting
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcast, Government of India to examine and decide expeditiously a plea seeking issuance of COVID specific guidelines for for electronic media, TV Channels, producers and journalists etc. to be followed while performing their duties, reporting, taking interview of public or politicians, etc. by wearing face mask...
Police Officer Manhandles Doctor Alleging Delay In His Mother's Treatment: Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail
Kerala High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to a police officer who allegedly manhandled a doctor alleging delay in treating his mother. Nevertheless, Justice K. Haripal emphasized that "it is quite unfortunate that in spite of attending the duties in most diligent manner, they (doctors) have to suffer such indignation which go to the extent of suffering physical and...
Allegations Of Corruption Into The Affairs Of NOIDA, GNOIDA: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To UP Govt. On Plea Seeking CBI Probe
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea alleging 'crass misappropriation of property in NOIDA, GNIDA and Yamuna Expressway Development Authority. The plea refers to the report of CAG that there has been a scam to the tune of thirty thousand crores. The Bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh...
NDPS Act- Whether Weight Of Neutral Substance Be Ignored In Manufactured Drugs With Minuscule Percentage Of Narcotic Substance? Delhi HC Refers Issues To Larger Bench
The Delhi High Court on Friday referred to larger bench the issue as to whether the weight of neutral substance can be ignored in cases of manufactured drugs with Miniscule percentage of narcotic substance in them? Justice Subramonium Prasad referred the following issues to a larger bench:- Whether in cases specifically related to manufactured drug with a miniscule percentage of a...
Republic Day Violence: Delhi Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Lakha Sidhana Till July 3
A Delhi Court on Saturday granted interim protection from arrest to Lakha Sidhana, wanted by the Delhi Police in connection with his alleged role in the Republic Day violence case. The protection has been given till July 3.A Sessions Judge at Tis Hazari Court granted interim protection from arrest while dealing with the anticipatory bail application moved by Sidhana in FIR 96 of 2021.An FIR...
