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State Bar Council Should Act Against Bar Associations Passing Resolutions To Not Defend An Accused : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that the State Bar Council should take swift action against Bar Associations which pass resolutions calling upon its members to not defend a particular accused.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Suraj Govindaraj referred to the Supreme Court decision in A S Mohamed Rafi vs State of Tamil Nadu which had held that "the action of any...
'Worst Time To Strike' : Karnataka High Court On Transport Employees Strike
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday observed that "perhaps this is possibly the worst time to take recourse to the strike," while issuing notice to Karnataka State Road Transport Employees League, which has called for an indefinite strike of all bus services run by the four road transport corporations in the state, from April 7. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and...
Removal Of Offending Content From Internet: Delhi High Court Lays Down Procedure, Guidelines For Intermediaries, Govt.Agencies
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that photographs taken from Facebook and Instagram accounts uploaded on pornographic website without the consent of such person amounts to an offence under sec. 67 of the IT Act and that such an act, even if the photographs are not in itself obscene of offensive, without the consent of the party would amount to breach of person's privacy. While making...
Disclose All Assets Of Late Music Composer Wajid Khan – Bombay High Court To Mother, Brother Sajid Khan, On Widow's Testamentary Petition
The Bombay High Court has sought a complete disclosure from the mother and brother of late Music composer Wajid Khan about all the assets owned by him, after his widow, Kamalrukh approached the HC in a testamentary petition against Sajid Khan and his mother Razia. Wajid Sharafat Khan was a well-known music director in the Hindi film industry along with his elder brother Sajid...
BREAKING : Delhi High Court Automatically Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Subordinate Courts Till July 16
Taking note of the limited functioning of Courts on account of the COVID19 surge, the Delhi High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on April 19 or expiring after that, till July 16."Taking suo moto cognizance of the aforesaid extraordinary circumstances, under Article 226 & 227 of the...
Man In Jail For 29 Yrs- Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Decide Application Of Remission Within 45 Days
The Calcutta High Court recently ruled that different authorities including the Government, the Convicting Court, and the Confirming Court should decide Remission Application in the most expeditious manner having regard to the larger framework of Article 21 of the Constitution. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee was hearing the plea of...
RT-PCR Tests Not Being Done At Desired Rate; Illicit Trade Of Remdesivir Injection: Patna High Court Expresses Serious Concern Over Covid Management In Bihar
The Patna High Court has expressed concern over the manner in which the State has been handling the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. Apart from acute shortage of Covid hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, etc., a Division Bench comprising of Justices CS Singh and Mohit Kumar Shah noted that the State is not even keeping vigil on people travelling from outside the State, who may be...
BREAKING: Kerala High Court Dismisses Ex-Minister KT Jaleel's Challenge Against Lok Ayukta Report
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the writ petition filed by former Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare KT Jaleel, challenging a report of the Kerala Lok Ayukta which had found him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.A division bench comprising Justices PB Suresh Kumar and K Babu affirmed the Lok Ayukta report, stating that Jaleel had not made out any ground...
COVID19- Bombay High Court To Give Directions To Decongest Prisons In Suo Motu Case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra Government to get all accused above 45-years vaccinated right after their arrest, so as to protect them from the Covid-19 virus. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a suo motu PIL on the sharp surge in COVID-19 cases across Maharashtra prisons. The matter was registered...
Not Reasonable To Restrain Hospital From Giving Covid Treatment, Merely On Allegation Of Charging Excessive Fees: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Monday set aside an order of the Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi, restraining a hospital from giving treatment to Covid patients, on the allegation that it realized higher amount than the prescribed amount from a Covid-19 patient. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Syed Aftab Rizvi observed that it is not reasonable to pass...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Sushant Singh Rajput's Father Seeking Ban On Release Of Any Movie On Son's Life
A single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri of the Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition by late Bollywood actor, Sushant Singh Rajput's father, seeking a ban on the release of any movie on the actor's life.Alleging the violation of right to privacy, and "passing off", the petition states that in light of recent news articles and publications regarding movies and other...
Constitution Guarantees Right To Trade, Not Profit-Allahabad High Court Dismisses Stamp Venders' Plea Seeking Continuation Of Stamp Papers in Physical form
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by the All UP Stamp Vendors Association, seeking continuation of judicial and non-judicial stamp paper in its physical form. A Single Bench of Justice Yashwant Varma dismissed the Association's contention that discontinuation of paper stamps by the State Government violates the constitutional protections guaranteed...