[Covid-19] Delhi High Court Directs 3499 Undertrial Prisoners To Surrender Before Jail Superintendents On Expiry Of Interim Bails

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed all 3499 undertrial prisoners who were granted interim bails on the recommendations of the High Powered Committee, to surrender before the Jail Superintendents on the expiry of their interim bail commencing from 7th March. The Division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh also directed the Director General of Prisons...

Shocking That Children In This Country Are Till Date Being Subjected To Sadistic & Inhumane Culture Of Corporal Punishment: Madras High Court

"Despite the legislative framework that by all means seek to eliminate corporal punishment, the practice has been persistently followed by schools and institutions across the country," observed the Madras High Court on Thursday. The observation was made in a case arising out of the death of a school child whilst he was being subjected to corporal punishment for arriving...

"Petitioner Is Like My Daughter"- Sanjay Raut To Bombay High Court On Harassment Allegations

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut refuted allegations of harassment by a Kalina based psychologist in the Bombay High Court, on Monday, and argued that the petitioner- a family friend- was like a daughter to him. Raut informed a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale that the lady is levelling allegations against him because she is under the impression that he is taking...

Can Call Details Of Police Officers Be Furnished To The Accused? Kerala High Court Refers Question For The Consideration Of Division Bench

On Monday, the Kerala High Court was faced with a rather interesting request by a person accused in a drug haul; he sought the call records of certain persons including investigating officers between a certain time window on a particular date. Finding an element of public interest in the question, a Single Bench of Justice B Sudeendhra Kumar opined that an authoritative pronouncement...

Delhi High Court Seeks Union's Health Budget Details, Crowdfunding Proposals On Petition For Treatment of Rare Diseases

Hearing a petition for children suffering from rare diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Hunter's syndrome, et al the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to state on affidavit its budget for health in the last 5 years and if any unused budget can be used for the treatment of the petitioners or development of therapies for treatment of rare diseases.The court has directed...

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Appointment Of Dr. Najma Akhtar As VC, Jamia Milia Islamia

A single judge bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao of the Delhi High Court today rejected a quo warranto writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Najma Akhtar as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia University for allegedly being illegal, arbitrary, void ab initio and non-est in law. The petition claims that Akhtar's appointment was in flagrant violation and "total non-compliance...

After Ramesh Jarkiholi Resignation, 6 Karnataka Ministers Move Court Seeking Media Gag

Six State Ministers belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party have approached the City Civil Court seeking to restrain the media from airing/printing/publishing any defamatory content against them.This comes days after Ramesh Jarkiholi, the water resources minister in the BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government, tendered his resignation after being accused of demanding sexual favours from...

Press Council Censure Order Effectively Stopping Ads In Hindustan Times Newspaper": Delhi High Court Stays Order

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (02nd March) stayed a communication issued by the Press Council of India (PCI) to the Government Departments, which had effectively barred all Government agencies from placing advertisements in the newspapers owned by Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh was hearing the plea of Petitioner (Hindustan Media Ventures...

'We Must Modernize' : Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay FASTag Implementation

The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to stay the notification issued to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, by which fitment of FASTag has been made compulsory for all vehicles and a valid FASTag is mandatory while getting a new 3rd Party Insurance. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said "Someday we must modernize." Referring to...

Once It Is With Media, Leakage Allegations Are Already Established : Delhi HC To Delhi Police On Asif Iqbal Tanha's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday again expressed its displeasure with the evasive stand taken by the Delhi police in responding to the grievance raised by Asif Iqbal Tanha, accused in Delhi riots conspiracy case, regarding the leakage of his alleged confessional statement to the media.Standing Counsel for Delhi Police, Amit Mahajan refuted the claim that the leakage was done by the police and...

NCB File Charge Sheet Against Rhea Chakraborty, 32 Others In Drug Case Connected To SSR

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Mumbai Zonal Unit has submitted an 11,700-page charge sheet in the drug case connected to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, against his partner Rhea Chakraborty and 32 others. A large part of the charge sheet was submitted by the central agency in electronic form owning to ecological concerns. The charge sheet has been filed against...

Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Recommendations For Judges Elevation In Kerala, Karnataka, HP High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated earlier recommendations on the appointment of Judges to the High Courts of Kerala, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, following a meeting convened on 2nd March 2021. The Collegium has therefore reaffirmed its recommendation of advocates Viju Abraham, Mohammed Nias C.P. and Paul KK for elevation to the Kerala High Court, Advocate...