Hathras Case: UP Govt. Tells Allahabad High Court That District Magistrate Can't Be Transferred, Justifies Cremation Of Victim At Night

In Hathras rape and Murder case, Uttar Pradesh Government submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has decided not to transfer the District Magistrate. Before the Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajan Roy, the Senior Counsel appearing for the State Government, S.V. Raju also attempted to justify the cremation of the victim in the night & he contended that...

What Is ED's Legal Power To Ask Banks To Freeze Amnesty India's Accounts? Karnataka High Court Asks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to disclose the power under which it has written to the banks directing them to freeze accounts of international human rights body Amnesty International's India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust)A single bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar asked the counsel of ED : "What provision of law have you...

Special NDPS Court Grants Bail To Showik Chakraborty In Drugs Case

A Special NDPS Court in Mumbai granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik Chakraborty on Wednesday. He was arrested in relation to the Narcotic's Control Bureau's investigation in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at his home in Bandra on June 14..Special NDPS Judge GB Gurao granted bail to the 24-year-old son of a former army officer who has been in...

'India Most Depressed Country In The World': Madras High Court Seeks Response From Central Authorities Over Mental Health Facilities

Taking note of the "inadequate treatment facilities" for mental health patients, the Madras High Court on Friday called upon the Central health authorities to answer the specific queries raised by the Court on this issue. A Division Bench of Justices N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi was "shocked" that India is the most depressed country in the world and yet, it spent only 20 paisa...

NGT Bans Use And Sale Of Fire Crackers In Delhi-NCR Regions With 'Poor' Air Quality During COVID19 Pandemic

NGT (National Green Tribunal) on Tuesday imposed a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during Covid-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls under the 'poor' and above category. The Tribunal clarified that its previous direction to restrict use of fire crackers in cities/towns where air quality is 'moderate'...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till January 5

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (01st December) extended the operation of interim orders passed by it and by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it, till Tuesday (05th January). The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery as the Court noted that the "position obtaining today is same as was...

'Tweets Were Published Over One Year Ago': AG KK Venugopal Refuses Consent For Contempt Action Against Shefali Vaidya

The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has refused to grant consent for initiating contempt proceedings against author Shefali Vaidya for her tweets over Supreme Court, stating that the same were made over a year ago. Responding to a complaint filed by activist Saket Gokhale, the AG said, "I have examined the tweets referred to by you which have apparently been posted by...

Covid19- Services Rendered By Doctors, Health Workers & Policemen During COVID Appreciable; Expect Govt. Would Consider Their Demands: Madras High Court

"This Court places its appreciation and applauds to the services rendered by the Doctors, Health Workers and Police Officers during the pandemic time.", remarked Madras High Court on Tuesday (01st December). The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran Justice B. Pugalendhi was hearing a petition filed praying for a direction for State Of Tamilnadu, and Director Of Medical Education to...

Tweets Against CM Uddhav Thackeray: Mumbai Court Lifts Bail Condition, Allows Sameet Thakkar To Operate His Twitter Account

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Girgaon on Tuesday granted some relief to Nagpur resident Sameet Thakkar, who went to jail in relation to multiple FIRs registered against him for his alleged objectionable tweets against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.ACMM RM Nerlikar allowed an application filed on behalf of Sameet Thakkar for relaxation of...

Calcutta High Court Orders CAG Audit Of Amphan Relief Amid Allegations Of Corruption & Irregularities In Relief Distribution Work

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (01st December) directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to audit Amphan Cyclone related relief, amid allegations of irregularities and Corruption in distribution work. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee was hearing a batch of petitions instituted in the public...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On CPIL's Plea Against Govt's CMS, NATGRID, NETRA Surveillance Systems

The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Ministries of Home Affairs, Law, Information Technology and Communications, on a plea against the Central Government's surveillance systems Central Monitoring System (CMS), Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA), and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), on a plea by Centre for Public Interest Litigation and and Software Freedom Law CentreThe...

Cases Against MPs/MLAs : Karnataka High Court Directs Implementation Of Witness Protection Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to within two weeks issue an order constituting a competent authority as prescribed in the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, which has been approved by the Supreme Court. The Supreme court had in the case of Mahender Chawla vsUnion Of India, on December 5, 2018, approved the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, prepared by...