Sting Operation: Delhi Court Issues Notice To Arnab Goswami, Republic TV Editor In Civil Defamation Suit

A Delhi Court has taken cognizance of the civil defamation case filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) PR Director Dr. M. Shamoon against Republic TV news channel for publishing an alleged doctored video footage whereby the former is said to have promoted violent protests and use of criminal force against the state machinery. The Court of Additional Senior Civil Judge, Gagandeep...

"He Is A Police Officer, Knows His Rights" – Special NIA Court On Waze's Allegations That Guidelines Of Arrest Were Not Followed

Even as Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze has approached the Bombay High Court calling his arrest by the National Investigating Agency "illegal," a Special NIA court, rejected his application on irregularities in arrest. "It is an admitted fact that the accused was a police person and hence is knowing about his right," Special NIA Judge Prashant Sitre observed. Waze was...

Role Of Courts Assumes Great Importance In Realizing The Full Potential Of ADR: Justice NV Ramana

Supreme Court Judge, Justice NV Ramana recently emphasized on the significance of alternative dispute redressal mechanism for reducing pendency of cases in Indian Courts. He observed that the different ADR processes provide millions of people a platform to settle their issues and an effective execution of these processes can surely reduce the pendency. He also emphasized that...

'Harsh & Unjust' : Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Bail Condition To Produce Govt Servant As Surety

The Gauhati High Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by a Sessions Court that surety should be obtained from a government servant.The Additional Sessions Judge, Kamrup, while allowing a bail application, had ordered that the petitioner should furnish two local sureties of Rs.40,000/- each and out of the two local sureties, one must be a government servant in the rank of...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Of Vandalizing Apple IPhone Unit Over Wages

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to two persons alleged to be involved in vandalizing Apple's IPhone manufacturing unit run by Wistron Infocomm Company at Kolar Taluk on December 12, 2020. A single bench of Justice K. Natarajan granted bail to Uday Banu Singh C (23) and Vinod Kumar H (23), who have been in custody for nearly three months. The court said : "Upon...

Rising COVID-19 Cases : Karnataka High Court Seeks To Know Steps Taken By State, BBMP

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said if the upward trend of positive case of corona virus continues in the state it would want the state government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and other stakeholder to address the court on March 25 on issues concerning preventive steps to be taken to stop spread of Covid-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

Uppur Thermal Power Plant: NGT Directs Environmental Clearance To Be Kept In Abeyance Till Fresh Appraisal Is Conducted

The National Green Tribunal has directed the that the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to Uppur Thermal power plant is liable to be kept in abeyance till fresh appraisal is conducted by the government. The Tribunal has directed suspension of work till a revised Environmental Clearance is received A Bench of the Tribunal headed by Justice K. Ramakrishnan has directed the Ministry...

"Received Various Complaint Of Insult Meted Out To Bar Members" P&H HC Bar Association Decides To Boycott Court of Justice H. S. Madaan

The decision has been taken by the Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association in view of various instances of "constant insults and use of language of disrespect by some of the honorable benches received in the office of the Bar Association".The decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee which was held today (17th March).The resolution released by the Punjab...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- No Conclusive Cause Of Death After 4 Years, Even Suicide Not Established: Sr. Adv. Vikas Pahwa Tells Delhi Court

"There is no conclusive cause of death. It's laughable in my view. even suicide is not established." submitted Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar Case. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel heard Mr. Pahwa in the presence of Dr. Tharoor in the courtroom while the arguments took place. As the case was listed for the...

State Government Bound To Pay Compensation Of Rs 10 Lakh To Families Of Deceased Manhole Workers, Kerala High Court Rules

Relying on Safai Karamchari v. UoI, the High Court said, "The Hon'ble Apex Court has also directed that rehabilitation must be based on the principles of justice and transformation"

"If Woman States She Did Not Consent, Court Shall Presume That She Did Not Consent": Delhi Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Of ET Now Anchor Accused Of Rape

A Delhi Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Mumbai based ET Now Anchor, Varun Hiremath accused of raping a 22 year old woman in National Capital in connection with the FIR lodged in Chanakyapuri Police Station. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Khanagwal while rejecting the bail application observed thus: "So far as the question about consent or no consent, if...

Disposal Of Dead Bodies- "If Authorities Can't Foresee Requirement Of Crematorium, Can't Expect Development Through Them": Calcutta High Court

Coming down heavily on the District administration, Local Self-government Institutions as well as the Development Authorities, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (16th March) expressed its displeasure at the report submitted by the DM, Purba Medinipur relating to the installation of the electric chulli for the utility of the people. Having perused the report, the Bench of...