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Case Registered Under Cow Slaughter Act Based On Alleged Conversation Over-Heard By Police: Allahabad HC Grants Bail, Seeks SP's Explanation
The Allahabad High Court recently granted Bail to a person accused of offences under U. P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 while noting that the case was registered on the basis of alleged conversation of the applicant which was overheard by the police party. The Bench of Justice Abdul Moin was hearing the bail application filed by the applicant in a case under Sections 3/5/8 of...
Merely Because Co Accused Are Absconding Cannot Be A Ground To Deny Benefit Available Under High Powered Committee Recommendations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because other co accused persons are absconding, cannot be a ground to deny benefit to an undertrial prisoner under the recommendations made by the High Powered Committee. The observation came from a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli while granting interim bail to an undertrial prisoner of 27 years of age for a period of 45...
Uttarakhand High Court Grants Minor's Custody To Maternal Uncle On Habeas Corpus Plea
Noting that the maternal uncle of a minor has sufficient means to look after him, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday handed over the custody of a 17-Year-old to his maternal uncle on a habeas corpus plea seeking custody of minor against his own father.The Bench of Justice R. C. Khulbe ordered thus while noting that the minor has crossed the tender age and going to attain the age of...
Allahabad High Court Adjourns PIL For Covid19 Management Citing 'Paucity Of Time'; Matter Adjourned Thrice Since Change In Roster
The Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned its suo moto PIL on Covid-19 management citing 'paucity of time'. This is a third consecutive adjournment of the case which has previously handed down several bold orders amid wrath of the deadly virus in Uttar Pradesh. Following change in roster since June 7, a Division Bench of then Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Prakash...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Private Hospitals To Return Remaining Vaccine Doses After Change In Centre's Vaccination Policy
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday allowed the application filed by the private hospitals to return the remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses to the government, in view of the fact that the Central Government has changed its vaccination policy.A division bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sujoy Paul directed the hospitals to return the indicated number of Viles/vaccine doses...
Mithun Chakraborty's 'Cobra' Remark- Calcutta HC Directs Him To Join Probe In Post-Poll Violence Case Through Virtual Mode
Renowned Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has been asked today by the Calcutta High Court to make himself available by way of video conference for interrogation in a case registered against him for alleged incitement to post-poll violence through his speeches.The Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh fixed the matter to be heard on June 18, 2021 and the investigating officer was directed to...
'Lawlessness In Municipal Wards Costing Lives' : Bombay High Court Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Mumbai Building Collapse In Which 8 Children Died
The Bombay High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into the collapse of a ground-plus two-storey building in Mumbai on Wednesday, in which 12 people lost their lives, including 8 children. Twenty-five people have died in four building collapses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in a month. "Deeply pained" that so many casualties from Wednesday were children, the court...
'We Will Remember Them' : Gujarat High Court CJ Pays Homages To Advocates Who Died Due To COVID
The Gujarat High Court today held a Full Court reference on passing away of a former Gujarat High Court Judge, Justice VN Sahai and a senior member of the Gujarat Bar, Senior Advocate KH Kaji. During the virtual reference, Justice Vikram Nath, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court read out the names of all such lawyers of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) who...
Grievances Across India That Deaths Caused By COVID May Not Have Been Appropriately Recorded: Madras High Court Seeks State, Centre Reply
The Madras High Court on Friday noted that all over the country, there are grievances that all the deaths that have been caused by the pandemic may not have been appropriately recorded. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that as far as Tamil Nadu was concerned, there are reports that unless a positive test report was issued in respect of...
A Second FIR Based On The Very Same Allegations Cannot Be Registered When The First FIR Has Been Quashed On Merits: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court while dismissing a petition on Tuesday ruled that a second FIR based on the very same allegations cannot be registered, more so when the first FIR has been quashed on merits. V. S. Achuthanandan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala, approached the Court against the order of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram dismissing the...
Delhi Court Seeks Response Of Tihar Jail Authorities In Plea By Terror Accused Alleging That He Was Beaten, Forced To Chant 'Jai Shree Ram' By Inmates
A Special NIA Court in Delhi sought response of the Tihar Jail Authorities by way of filing a report in the plea filed by terror accused Rashid Zafar alleging that he was beaten up and forced to chant "Jai Shree Ram" by inmates. Zafar, an Undertrial Prisoner, was arrested in 2018 for allegedly being a member of Islamic State on the allegations that he was involved in planning suicide attacks...