[2015 Sacrilege Incidents] SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Direction To CBI To Hand Over Case Diaries, Records To Punjab Police

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the challenge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court's direction to the CBI to hand over all case diaries and papers related to the 2015 sacrilege incidents, including alleged desecration of Guru Granth Sahib, to the Punjab Police within a month.On January 4, during a hearing on the plea of one of the accused in the sacrilege incidents, Sukhjinder Singh...

Holding Peaceful Processions, Raising Slogans Can't Be An Offence: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Lady Advocate

Underlining that holding peaceful processions, raising slogans, would not be and cannot be an offence under India's Constitution, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday (22nd February) quashed an FIR filed against an Advocate under Sections 341, 143, 147, 149, 353, 504, and 506 IPC. The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara was hearing the plea of a lady Advocate and member of the...

Religious Processions Should Spread Positivity/Brotherhood & In No Manner Should Cause Any Communal Disturbance: Madras High Court

While allowing the general public including the Petitioner to follow the ritual of taking a procession around the temple (Girivalam), the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) recently observed that all the Religious processions should spread positivity and brotherhood and in no manner should be a cause for any communal disturbance. The Bench of Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing the...

Removal Of A Blind Person From The Job Solely On Ground Of Disability Violative Of Rights of PwD Act 2016: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order removing a blind Professor from the position of Head of the Bengali Department by the Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, primarily on the ground of his physical disability. A Single Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur noted that the memo dated 31st July, 2017, whereby the petitioner was removed, is in direct violation and contravention of...

Students Of Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur Urge MP CM Shivraj Chauhan To Release Funds For Construction Of Permanent Campus

The Students of the Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, have made a representation before Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, urging him to release the funds allocated by the State Government for construction of a Permanent University Campus. DNLU was established in the year 2018 and was inaugurated by CM Chauhan and former Chief Justice of India,...

Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily On Tihar Jail Authorities For Alleged Murder Of 23-yo Undertrial In Prison

The Delhi High Court today came down heavily on the Delhi state government and Tihar jail authorities while hearing a compensation petition on the alleged murder of a 23-yo undertrial, Dilsher Azad in Delhi's Tihar jail, and directed the Delhi Police to file a status report within 3 days. The court also asked the respondents of the petition, the state of Delhi, the Director General and...

Only Senior Citizens/ Parents Entitled To Prefer Appeal Against Order Of Tribunal Under Senior Citizen Act 2007: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that only senior citizens/ parents are entitled to file an appeal against an order passed by the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007. Holding thus, a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that any aggrieved...

'Once Appeared For A Party"- Calcutta HC Judge Recalls Her Order Even After No Objection By Both Parties, Says "It Is The Best And Only Course Available".

"Preserving the purity of the process of dissemination of justice is a collective responsibility which rests both on the Court and counsels, advocates-on-record and instructing attorneys who act as officers of the Court on behalf of the parties".

File Report Indicating As To How Govt. Buildings & Public Places Allow Access To Persons With Disabilities: Madras High Court To Govt.

The Madras High Court on Monday (22nd February) directed the State Government to file a comprehensive report indicating how government buildings and all public places allow access to persons with disabilities. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has directed that the said report should also indicate the toilet facilities provided for...

'Persons Who Mistreat Animals Must Be Dealt With As Mercilessly': Madras High Court Asks Govt To Prohibit Future Ownership Of Elephants By Individuals, Temples

The Madras High Court has asked the State Government to come up with a policy prohibiting future ownership of elephants by any individual and/or temples. Expressing concern over the 'mistreatment' meted out to privately owned animals (elephants in this case), a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that there must be...

Give Prisoners Choice Between Video Conferencing & Physical Appearance: Delhi High Court

Hearing a petition filed by Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, a single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh has asked Director General Prisons, Delhi, to consider giving prisoners the choice between being produced before the courts physically or through video conferencing.They alleged that the requirement for them to be quarantined for 14 days after each...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Quashing Delhi Minorities Commission & Others' Reports on Delhi Riots

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on and sought response of the Central Government, the Delhi Police and publishers on a plea seeking quashing of reports prepared by the "Delhi Minorities Commission" and other private organizations/ individuals on the Delhi Riots.The plea, filed by a riots victim, claims that the organizations which are admittedly self-constituted, are running a...