MJ Akbar Vs Priya Ramani- "No Human Being Who Has Been Accused Of Sexual Harassment Can Be A Person Of High Reputation": Rebecca John Tells Court

The Courtroom battle in the criminal defamation case filed by complainant, Former Union Minister Mr. M.J. Akbar against journalist Ms. Priya Ramani continued today before a Delhi Court judge, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Pandey. Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra concluded her rebuttal arguments against the accused, Ms. Priya Ramani. This was followed by a counter...

"Farmers/Protestors Put The Entire Capital In Ransom": Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Deploy Paramilitary Forces To Ensure Safety Of Life And Property Of Citizens

A Writ Petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of "people squatting" under the garb of Kisan Agitation, putting adequate para military forces to ensure safety of life and property and removal of the present Commissioner of Police from his post including punishing other police officers who had failed to discharge their...

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply

Prima facie, it appears that such direction of the Supreme Court as well as the basic tenets of equality, enshrined in the Constitution, were violated by such exclusion: Calcutta High Court

When There Is Complaint & Counter-Complaint On Similar Allegations, Parties Cannot Seek Quashing Saying Case Is Of Civil Nature : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed petitions seeking quashing of criminal complaints filed by start-up companies Mygate and NoBroker, against each other. The court while dismissing the petitions held that once a party files a criminal complaint against the other and if such others were to file a criminal complaint against the first complainant, then the first complainant cannot...

COVID-19- Judicial Notice Can Be Taken Of The Fact That Situation In State Of Assam Is Much Better: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court last week took judicial note of the fact that the present situation in the State of Assam as far as COVID-19 pandemic is concerned, is much better. The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a Public Interest Litigation wherein the petitioner had raised the concern about the rapid spread and increase in the number of COVID-19 infected cases in...

If A Middle Man Usurps Crops Price Of Hard Working Farmer & He Is Allowed To Go Scot-Free, It Would Amount To Great Injustice: P&H High Court

If some middle man successfully usurps the price of the crops and is allowed to go scot-free, that shall result in perversity of the justice and would amount to great injustice to the affected complainant/farmers. : Punjab & Haryana High Court

Allahabad High Court Dismisses A Man's Plea For Allowing Live-Body Donation (Jeevit Deh Dan) Of His Body Organs And Tissues

The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a plea seeking a direction to enable and make it lawful for the petitioner to perform Live Body Donation (Jeevit Deh Daan) of his human body and of all his living organ and tissues. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Jayant Banerji was hearing the plea of one Ranjan Srivastava who further sought a direction to enable and make...

'Do Not Pass Adverse Orders If Advocates Are Not Able To Attend Virtual Courts ': SCAORA & SCBA Write To Supreme Court Citing Internet Blockade In Parts Of Delhi

In light of internet blockade in several parts of Delhi amid farmers' tractor rally, the Supreme Court Advocate's on Record Association (SCAORA) has written to Supreme Court India, urging the Judges to not take any adverse action against parties/ lawyers, for non-appearance. In a letter dated January 27, the SCAORA sais, "In view of the disconnection of internet in several areas...

'Unfair Trade Practice": Odisha State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission Directs To Pay Rs. 40,000/-For Cancelling Confirmed Order

The Odisha State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission found Amazon India guilty of 'unfair trade practice' for retracting an offer for sale of laptop at Rs. 190/-, after issuing a confirmation receipt. The President of the Commission, Dr. DP Choudhury, thereby directed the company to pay a sum of Rs. 40,000/- as compensation to the Complainant, an aggrieved law student. The...

Interference In Academic Matters Would Amount To Judicial Over-Reach & Stepping Into Domain Of Other Organs Of State: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) last week disposed of a plea which sought a direction upon the respondents (UOI and others) to spread awareness of the contents of the Constitution of India, the Right to Information Act and the Consumer Protection Act among the masses. The Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge was hearing the plea filed by one...

Section 173(8) CrPC No Bar For Writ Courts To Transfer Investigation To CBI : Calcutta High Court

Taking note of the wide gaps in a criminal investigation carried out by the Siliguri Police in connection to alleged murder of a IB Officer holding sensitive information, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday transferred the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). "A fair trial wholly depends on the quality of investigation. If there are several loopholes in...

Sharing Citizens' Health Data Without Their Informed Consent Infringes Right To Privacy Under Article 21 : Karnataka HC In 'Aarogya Setu' Case

The Karnataka High Court, in its interim order restraining the Government of India and National Informatics Centre (NIC) from sharing the response data of users of Aarogya Setu app, observed that sharing of health data of citizens without their informed consent will violate right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...