2016 JNU Sedition Case: Delhi Court Summons Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya & Others On March 15

The Patiala House Court in Delhi has taken cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in the 2016 JNU sedition case. The Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has summoned all 10 accused in the case, including Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, and has directed them to remain present before the Court on...

The Bar Must Discourage Their Clients From Raising Baseless Allegations Against The Judicial Officers: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) recently observed that the bar must discourage their clients and the litigant from raising baseless allegations against the officers and they must desist from incorporating the same in the pleadings. This observation by Justice K. Murali Shankar came in a revision petition filed alleging that the petitioner was not afforded sufficient opportunity...

Take Immediate Steps To Set Up Grievance Redressal Forum In Compliance Of S. 11 Of The Transgender Act Of 2019: Calcutta High Court To Govt.

The Calcutta High Court last week directed the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal State to take immediate steps to set up a Grievance Redressal Forum and Mechanism in the State in terms of Section 11 of Transgender (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019. The Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was hearing the plea of one Pallabi Chakraborty who claimed to be a transgender and sought...

Delhi HC DB To Hear Plea Seeking To Transfer Work Of Chargesheet Scrutiny From Prosecutors To Legal Division Of Police

A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh of Delhi High Court has marked and transferred to a division bench, a writ petition seeking the transfer of the work of scrutiny of chargesheets from public prosecutors to the legal division of the Delhi Police.Filed by the Delhi Prosecutors' Welfare Association, which identifies itself as a registered association of all the Public...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Govt Nod To Transfer Panchayat Land To Pvt Developer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an order passed by the Punjab Government permitting the exchange of over 42 kanals of gram panchayat land abutting Airport Road in Mohali with another chunk owned by a coloniser. "The entire process of exchange of land smacks of mala fide as its real purpose is to give benefit to the coloniser/developer, who would later sell the same in the...

Public Sector Banks Permitting Large Exposure Without Adequate Securities A Grave Concern; Revisit Lending Guidelines : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by founder of NMC Health, Dr Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty (B R Shetty) who has challenged the Lookout Circulars (LOCs) issued by Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank against him and the endorsement issued by Bureau of Immigration not permitting him to travel to Abu Dhabi. A single bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar...

"Open To Petitioner To Switch Off TV ": Madras HC Disposes Of Plea Against Sanskrit News Telecast On Doordharsan

Noting that it is a matter for the Government to decide, the Madras High Court last month disposed of a plea filed against Sanskrit news telecast on Doordharasan Podhigai Tamil Television Channel. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice M. M. Sundresh also observed, "It is open to the petitioner to switch off the television and get some other form of entertainment...

Prosecutor Cites Sec 164 Statement Of Witness To Allege That Partho Dasgupta Was Aware Of TRP Manipulation

A former employee with the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC ) has allegedly told a magistrate that the organisation received several complaints against Republic TV alleging that the channel used dubious methods to get number 1 viewership, but then CEO of BARC- Partho Dasgupta and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Romil Ramgarhia did not pay any heed. A witness in the...

'Not Unusual That A Girl Of 16 Years Falls In Love With A Boy Aged 24 Years Or Vice Versa' : HP High Court Grants Bail In POCSO Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a 24 year old youth, who was accused in a POCSO case for having sexual intercourse with a girl aged 16 years.A single bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara noted that the accused, who has been under custody for over three months, was romantically involved with the girl. Even the girl "was bold enough to declare that she was in love with...

225 Illegal Brick Kilns Operational In A Single District Of Rajasthan: NGT Constitutes Committee For Taking Immediate Action

The National Green Tribunal has directed the State Pollution Control Board to take immediate action against 225 brick kilns, said to be illegally operating in the Sriganganagar District of Rajasthan alone. On being informed that over 200 brick kilns are operating in the district without obtaining a valid consent from the Pollution Control Board under the Air and the Water Acts, a...

Rajasthan Govt. Amends 'Rajasthan Prisons Rules 1951' Removing Provisions Allowing Caste/Religion-Based Allocation Of Labour In Jails

These amendments have been introduced after the Rajasthan HC recently asked the State Govt. to ensure that the prisoners are not forced to indulge in menial jobs like cleaning toilets etc. merely on the basis of their caste.

CJAR Condemns Arrest & Detention of Disha Ravi In Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms has issued a statement condemning the alleged illegal arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the Greta Thunberg 'toolkit' case. As per CJAR, the Delhi Police made a complete mockery of the "procedure established by law" in arresting the 21-yrs old activist and also deprived her of the right to life and liberty....