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'Court Does Not Take Cognizance Of People Going For Pilgrimage': Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost For Seeking Adjournment
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday made it clear that going for pilgrimage is no ground to seek adjournment in a court of law. In response to a request made at the Bar for adjourning a Bail application on the ground that all the counsels have gone for pilgrimage, a Single Bench of Justice DK Singh observed, "This Court does not take cognizance of the...
'Constitution Doesn't Envisage Reservation In Judicial Appointments, But Government Committed To Social Diversity': Law Minister RS Prasad
In response to concerns over inadequate representation of minorities/ vulnerable communities in the judiciary, the Union Law Ministry has assured that it is "committed to social diversity". Law Minister RS Prasad clarified that the Government has been insisting on increasing diversity at the High Court level, from where Judges at the Top Court are usually appointed. "The Government...
Can't Issue Writ To Stop Media From Using 'Modi Govt', 'BSY Govt' For Union & State Govts : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation filed by an agriculturalist, taking objection to the media, releases issued by Press Information Bureau (PIB) and ministers and executives, referring the Government of India, as Modi Government and the Karnataka State Government as BSY or Yediyurappa's Government.The petitioner Mallikarjuna A, contended that "Can...
Conduct Preliminary Inquiry If Complaints Contain Wild, Unusual, Unbelievable Allegations: Kerala High Court Directs Police
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to give instructions to all station House Officers in the state to conduct a preliminary inquiry before registering crime if complaints contain wild and unbelievable allegationsThis direction was issued in the order granting bail to a woman accused of sexually abusing her minor son (Kadakkavoor POCSO case)."This Court also finds...
TRP SCAM-Partho Das Gupta's Condition Stable: Mumbai Police Tells Bombay High Court, Bail Hearing Adjourned
The State informed The Bombay High Court on Monday that Ex- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Patho Dasgupta is "stable" in the Taloja Prison Hospital after his discharge from the state run JJ Hospital. Justice PD Naik, hearing Dasgupta's bail application had, on Friday sought a report on his health be placed on record, while refusing to intervene in his transfer from...
Bombay HC's 'Skin To Skin' Judgment: NCPCR Asks Maharashtra Government To File 'Urgent Appeal' Against The Judgment
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday (25th January) asked the Government of Maharashtra to file an "urgent appeal" against a recent Bombay High Court Judgment which held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The Judgment by...
Gujarat High Court Refuses Permission 13-Yr-Old Rape Survivor To Abort 27-Week Fetus, Orders State To Give Financial Support
While taking into account the medical report that risk of termination of pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor is higher than delivery at term, the Gujarat High Court on Monday (18th January) directed the State Government to immediately provide provide financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the girl's family for her nutrition and medical expenses. The Court also issued certain directions...
Kangana Ranaut's Tweets Intended To Generate Hatred Towards Maharashtra Govt: Complainant Opposes Quashing Of FIR Against Kangana & Sister For Alleged Tweets
A counter affidavit has been filed before the Bombay High Court, opposing the plea for quashing of sedition FIR moved by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel. The reply is filed by casting director Munawar Ali Sayyed, who had sought the FIR to be registered for offences punishable under Sections 153 A, 295 A, 124 A r/w 34 of IPC, for allegedly trying to create...
'Mother Put In The Dock With Very Wild And Ferocious Allegations': Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Sexually Abusing Son
The Kerala High Court has granted bail to a woman accused sexually abusing her minor son (Kadakkavoor POCSO case).Justice V. Shircy observed that this case is quite a strange, shocking and an unusual one where a mother is put in the dock with very wild and ferocious allegations."Doubtless that the sanctity of Motherhood was totally ignored in this case. A mother carries her child for nine...
Breaking: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon passed the order."There is no doubt about the complicity of the applicant and there are no reasonable grounds to believe that he...
Plea Seeks Directions In Delhi High Court For Social Media E-Commerce Websites To Display MRP, Manufacturer Details, Country Of Origin
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to social media e-commerce websites to display full details of products being offered for sale on them, including details of the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), seller details, name of the manufacturer and country of origin.Filed by one Ajay Kumar Singh, the plea highlights that while Government of India had been actively...