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Delhi High Court Dismisses With Cost Plea Seeking Criminal Prosecution Of DG BSF Rakesh Asthana Under PC Act
The Delhi High Court today dismissed with cost Chandigarh dentist Mohit Dhawan's plea seeking prosecution of former Special Director CBI, and present DG BSF, Rakesh Asthana, under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act on allegations of extortion from the dentist.A single bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait noted that the various complaints referred to by Dhawan have already...
Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Take Decision On Bringing Online Gambling Under Kerala Gaming Act
The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to take an appropriate decision on the aspect of inclusion of online gambling and online betting within the purview of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 - a legislation which bans gambling/betting - within a period of two weeks.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly was informed by the Government...
Can Action Be Taken Against Advocates Who Passed Resolution To Not Represent Student Accused Of Sedition? Karnataka High Court Asks Bar Council
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Karnataka State Bar Council to inform the court on the next date of hearing whether action can be taken against advocates who are members of the Mysore City Advocates Multipurpose Cooperative Society, which had in January 2020, passed a resolution to stop members of the bar from representing Nalini Balakumar, a student who was accused...
While Declining Bail To Juvenile Take Into Account Social Investigation Report & Not Merely Police Report: P&H High Court Directs JJ Boards
The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week directed the Juvenile Justice Boards across the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory, Chandigarh to record their reason for declining bail to a Juvenile and the circumstances that led to such a decision. The Bench of Justice Jaishree Thakur further directed that the said decision shall be founded on the basis of...
'Times Now's Viewership Numbers Deliberately Reduced To Benefit A Newly Launched Channel' : Bennett Coleman Serves Legal Notice On BARC
Bennet Coleman and Company has sent a legal notice to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) alleging illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation, and tampering of Television Rating Points (TRP) of Times Now, and has sought for a compensation of more than 400 crores for the same.It is alleged that the TRP ratings of Times Now were deliberately manipulated from 2017...
State Is The Best Judge To Assess The Threat To An Individual: Bombay HC Denies 'X' Category Security To BJP Minority Morcha Head Jamal Siddiqui
"Such special security would not come as a matter of right and matter, of course, rather it would follow the special need of the person and peculiar urgency of the situation."
'If Foetus Is Given A Choice It Would Definitely Proclaim That It Doesn't Wish To Be Born': Madras HC Allows 15 Yr-Old Girl To Terminate Pregnancy
The Court observed that it must put itself in the shoes of the unborn child and objectively decide if coming into this world would be in its best interest.
21-Year Old Climate Activist Remanded To 5-Day Delhi Police Custody In Greta Thunberg 'Toolkit' Case
A Delhi Magistrate on Sunday remanded a 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi arrested from Bengaluru to 5-day custody of the Delhi police in a case registered over the "toolkit" shared by international activist Greta Thunberg related to the farmer's protest on social media Disha Ravi, one of the founders of 'Fridays For Future' campaign in India, arrested from her house located...
'Duty Cast On State To Provide Adequate Car Parking Space In Courts' : Kerala HC Directs State, Cochin Corporation To Take Steps To Develop Car Parking Area
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government and the Cochin Corporation to take time-bound steps to develop car-parking area for the Court by acting on a proposal made by the Railways to lease out a portion of its land near the Salim Rajan Road.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice A M Shaffique(since retired) observed in the judgment delivered on February...
Can't Approach Patna High Court Due To Huge Pendency And Non-Listing Of Matters: Woman Facing Harassment Moves Supreme Court
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court drawing the Court's attention to the issue of huge pendency of matters and non listing of cases before the Patna High Court. The petition has been filed by the petitioner, a woman seeking protection against the harassment being faced by her on part of some musclemen in the village. According to her, the accused attempted to outrage...