'Suffering From Severe Depression After Retirement' : CS Karnan In Bail Plea Before Madras HC In Abusive Videos Case

C S Karnan, former High Court judge, has told the Madras High Court that he has been "suffering from serious and severe depression after his retirement", while seeking regular bail in a case relating to uploading of abusive online videos.The former judge of the Madras High Court has been under custody in the case since his arrest by the Chennai police on December 2.In the bail plea, Karnan...

Internet Intermediary Not Liable For Actions Of Vendors On Online Marketplace : Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Snapdeal

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an intermediary as defined under the Information Technology Act or its directors/officers would not be liable for any action or inaction on part of a vendor/seller making use of the facilities provided by the intermediary in terms of a website or a marketplace. A single bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj in its order dated January 7, said :"The...

Ganga Sagar Mela Amid COVID-Inform Pilgrims That For Their Own Good They Should Stay Away From The Ganges Water: Calcutta High Court

After cautioning the Government against holding of Ganga Sagar Mela in the wake of COVID Pandemic, the Calcutta High Court on Friday (08th January) said, "The administration will ensure that there is wide spread publicity over microphone and otherwise, informing the pilgrims that it is for their own good that they should stay away from the Ganges water." The Bench of Chief...

Protection Plea-Woman Converts To Islam To Marry Muslim Man :Allahabad High Court Directs Man To Deposit Rs. 3 Lakh In Her Name

In an unusual move, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (06th January) directed a Muslim Man to present before the Court a Fixed Deposit receipt of Rs. 3,00,000/- in favour of the Woman (who converted to Islam to marry him). The Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava was hearing the plea of petitioners (Woman-Man) who sought a direction upon the respondents, not to interfere in their...

Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Editor Of A Marathi Weekly Accused Of Sending Obscene Messages To A Woman & Stalking

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to the Editor of a Marathi weekly accused of sending sexually explicit material to a married woman and stalking her. Court made the prima facie observation that the offence of stalking and obscenity are made out but keeping facts of the case in mind, the offence under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act is not made...

Palarivattom Flyover Scam- Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Former PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju On Medical Grounds

The Kerala High Court has granted bail on medical grounds to former PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju, an accused in Palarivattom Flyover ScamEarlier, the court had dismissed his first bail application observing that there are serious allegations against the former minister and thus he is not entitled bail on merit at this stage. In the second bail application, it was contended that his...

Life Convict In Kevin Murder Case Tortured In Prison; Kerala High Court Makes Urgent Intervention

The Kerala High Court on Friday made an urgent intervention on a plea moved by the parents of Tittu Jerome, a life convict in the Kevin murder case, stating that their son was being subjected to brutal torture at the Poojappura Central Prison.Jerome Kochukutty and Valsamma, parents of Tittu Jerome, filed a habeas corpus petition in the High Court today saying that the prison officials were...

Bombay HC Orders Nanavati Hospital To Submit Fresh Report On Varvara Rao's Health Condition, Rao To Remain In Hospital For Now

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital at Mumbai to submit a fresh report about the health condition of Dr. PV Varavara Rao on the next date of hearing on January 13 and observed that the 81-year-old Telugu poet accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence will remain in hospital till then.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik were...

Will You Appoint Expert Agency To Study Habitat Of Great Indian Bustard?Karnataka High Court To State

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to make a statement on January 21, on whether it was willing to appoint an expert agency like the Bombay Natural History or Wildlife Institute of India to study the natural habitat of the surviving bird species of the Great Indian Bustard, in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin...

Orissa High Court To Hear Plea Against Amended S. 166 of MV Act, Restricting Period For Filing Claims Petitions

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a petition challenging the 2019 amendment introduced to Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, restricting the period of filing of application for compensation after the occurrence of an accident. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Dr. BR Sarangi asked the Union...

Have Decided To De-Escalate COVID ICU Beds Reservation: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

The Delhi Government today told the High Court that it has decided to de-escalate COVID ICU beds in the city. As per an Order issued under the authority of Directorate General of Health Services, the AAP Government, in a review meeting held on Tuesday, January 5, has decided to: Convert 4 fully COVID private hospitals namely: (i) Fortis Super Speciality Hospital, Vasant Kunj; (ii)...

Waterbodies Lifeline For All Animal Species, Ensure Zero Tolerance Towards Their Encroachment: Madras High Court

Underlining that "waterbodies are the lifeline for all animal species", the Madras High Court on Tuesday (05th January) observed that there has to be a zero tolerance for any kind of encroachment at or endangerment of any waterbody. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed thus in a matter wherein a plea was filed before it,...