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People Of India Are Still Victims Of Social Evils Like Casteism: Telangana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In An Honour Killing Case
While dismissing the bail plea filed by some accused in an honour killing case, the Telangana High Court observed that the people of India are victims of social evils, like casteism and honour killings."It is trite to note that the caste system, illiteracy and poverty etc. including 'honour killing' are social evils which India is facing even after 73 years of Independence. On one hand, there...
COVID19- Draw Out A Definite Plan To Rehabilitate Migrated Workers: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Govt.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (04th December) directed the Madhya Pradesh Government and its functionaries to draw out a definite plan to rehabilitate migrated workers, who returned to MP after being rendered jobless during pandemic COVID-19 outbreak. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea filed by Social organisation...
TRP Scam Case: Sessions Court Grants Bail To Republic TV's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh
The City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Bombay on Saturday (05th December), granted bail to Republic Media Network's Assistant Vice President Ghanshyam Singh. It may be noted that he was arrested on 10th November in connection with TRP Scam Case, for alleged manipulation of ratings to show the news channel and its programmes as the most watched. The Additional Sessions Judge D....
"Prima Facie Vexatious"; Bombay High Court Asks Petitioner Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Epidemic Diseases Act To Deposit 1 Lakh
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a petitioner challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Diseases Act to deposit Rs. 1 lakh with the registry in order for it to be heard or else it will be dismissed opining that prima facie the said PIL is vexatious.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni were hearing the Public Interest Litigation filed...
Married Person Living With Someone Else's Spouse An Immoral Act; Can't Give Seal Of Approval By Ordering Police Protection: Rajasthan High Court
"The married persons living with somebody else's spouse would amount to committing an immoral act and a seal of approval cannot be given by this Court by directing the police to give them protection", remarked the Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) while dismissing a plea for police protection with cost of Rs.10,000/-The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma was hearing the plea of...
Courts Have Internalised the Logic That Dissenters Are A Threat : Pratap Bhanu Mehta
"Courts have internalized the logic that dissenters are a threat", said political theorist Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta at the 3rd Project 39A Annual Lecture in Criminal Law. Organised by Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi, revolved around the topic of "The Dissenter as Criminal: Reflections on Dissent and the Law". Mehta commenced the lecture by remarking that dissent as...
Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Illegal Smuggling & Trading Of Endangered Species Of Birds In The State
The Calcutta High Court on Friday took suo moto cognizance of the illegal smuggling and trading of endangered species of birds in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee has taken up the matter on the basis of a newspaper report that 'exposed the tip of an iceberg' regarding the 'cruel intrusion' into the life...
Raigad Police Files 1914 Pages Charge-sheet Against Arnab Goswami And 2 Others in the 2018 Anvay Naik Abetment To Suicide Case
Raigad police on Friday filed a charge sheet against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and two others in a 2018 Anvay Naik abetment of suicide case.The charge sheet was filed before a court in Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district, where the case for alleged abetment of suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud has been registered.Besides Goswami, the other...
Justice GR Udhwani Of Gujarat High Court Dies Of Covid-19
A sitting Judge of the Gujarat High Court, Justice GR Udhwani passed away this morning due to COVID-19. The 59 years old Judge was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court on 12th November, 2012 and was confirmed as Permanent Judge on 10th July, 2014. Born on 25th November, 1961, Justice GR Udhwani obtained his degree in Law from Sir LA Shah Law College, Ahmedabad...
Father Stan Swamy Gets Straw & Sipper, Files Fresh Application Expressing Fear Of Transfer From Taloja Jail
Father Stan Swamy, the 83-year-old jesuit priest from Ranchi who was arrested from his home in October for his alleged role in the caste based violence that took place at Bhima Koregaon in January 2018, has been provided with straw and sipper that he has been asking for since November, his lawyer informed the Special NIA Court on Friday.Appearing on behalf of Father Stan, Advocate Sharif...
