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No Jurisdiction: Varanasi Court Dismisses Criminal Complaint Against Kunal Kamra Which Alleged That His Tweet Insulted Indian Flag
A local Court in UP's Varanasi on Wednesday dismissed a criminal complaint filed against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra alleging that he insulted the Indian flag by tweeting a morphed picture of the Supreme Court replacing the tricolor atop it with the flag of a political party. The Court of Judicial Magistrate Diwakar Kumar dismissed the complaint as the alleged offence was not...
Delhi High Court Grants Two Weeks Time To Lawyers Claiming Benefits Under CM Advocate Welfare Policy To Provide Complete Information
A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Pratibha M. Singh on Tuesday granted two weeks time to the Government of NCT of Delhi and Delhi Bar Council starting from 28th December 2020 to prepare a circular informing all advocates of the benefits of National India Assurance Company Ltd. (NIACL) policy and ensure that the advocates fill up their data...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Legislative Assembly In PIL Seeking Public Disclosure Of Its Proceedings
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (17th December) issued notice to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat while taking up a PIL demanding regular updation of Assembly's website and disclosure of house proceedings under the RTI Act. The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Ilesh J. Vora was hearing the plea filed by a social activists Neeta Hardikar who contended that...
Chief Justice Of Orissa High Court Inaugurates E-Sewa Kendra At Every District Court Complex In Odisha
The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Mohammad Rafiq, on Tuesday (December 22), inaugurated e-Sewa Kendras in every District Court (except Cuttack District Court Complex) in the State. He also inaugurated one e-Sewa Kendra at the Civil Court complex, Salipur (at Cuttack). This e-Sewa Kendra is in addition to the one that was installed at the Cuttack District Court...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea For Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Death of Man In Viral "Jana Gana Mana" Video
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea filed by the mother of one of the Muslim boys who were seen in the "Jana Gana Mana" video which went viral during the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The Court has further directed the Crime Branch to file a status report regarding the progress of the investigation into the death of the Petitioner's son. The matter has...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off For Disability Quota Seats
The Supreme Court last week issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably high cut-off" for seats reserved for the disabled category and diverting the consequently-unfilled seats to the General Christian category.The bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde was hearing a SLP against a July, 2019 decision of...
Electoral Bonds: No Public Interest In Disclosing Identities Of Donors & Donees, Says CIC Rejecting RTI Application
The Central Information Commission on Monday held that disclosure of names of political parties to whom contributions are made under the electoral bonds and the donees thereof, is not in public interest. Information Commissioner Suresh Chandra also said that there does not appear to be any public interest of such importance that requires superseding of "right to privacy" of donors...
'We Have To Hang Our Heads In Shame For Having Ill Treated Scheduled Castes For Centuries': Madras HC Takes Suo-Moto Cognizance Of Lack Of Path To Graveyard For SCs
The Madras High Court on Monday (21st December) registered a Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation based on a newspaper report highlighting the plight of Scheduled Caste people as a dead body was taken to the graveyard through cultivable land at Marudur village near Melur in Madurai district due to lack of rao The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B....
Plea Filed Before Delhi HC Seeking Extension of Visa of 44-Year-Old German With 70% Physical and Mental Disability On Exceptional Medical Grounds
A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking for directions to the Respondent to accept the application for extension of visa of a 44-year-old German with 70% physical and mental disability, who is presently in India for medical treatment. The plea states that the Petitioner had come to India for his medical treatment on 18th January, 2020, and his visa had expired on...
3 Judicial Officers Dismissed From Service By Bihar Government For Their Improper Conduct
The Bihar State Government has issued a notification on Monday (21st December) notifying the dismissals of three Judicial Officers of lower judiciary from service, for their highly objectionable and improper conduct. As per the report of Times of India, the three were allegedly caught in compromising position with women inside a hotel in Nepal in January, 2013. Nepali daily...
Take Decision On Transferring Grant Of Rs 10 Lakhs To Advocate Clerks Welfare Fund : Karnataka High Court Asks State Bar Council
Considering the improvement in the state as regards to Covid-19 situation, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday noted that perhaps registered Advocate's Clerks may not need immediate monetary help and thus suggested the State Bar Council to transfer an amount of Rs 10,00,000, released by the state for the benefit of clerks to the welfare fund created for their benefit in 2009. A...