All Subordinate Courts In Maharashtra & Goa (Except Pune) To Start Regular Functioning From December 1: Bombay High Court

The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Administrative Committee of the Bombay High Court approved a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), in supersession to the earlier SOP and modifications therein, in respect to the functioning of all the subordinate courts in the States of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (except the Courts...

Kangana Ranaut Vs BMC- Use Of Muscle Power Or Causing Injury By Unlawful Means To Any Person Or Their Property Cannot Be Permitted In Any Civil Society: Bombay High Court

While quashing and setting aside the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's demolition notice to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court observed that she was entitled to compensation as the action of the civic body is actuated by mala fides and involve a clear malice in law, causing a substantial injury to the petitioner actor.Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla...

Manoj Tiwari Moves Delhi HC Against The Summons Issued Against Him In A Defamation Case Filed By Manish Sisodia

BJP leader Manoj Tiwari has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the summoning order issued against him by the MP/MLA Court in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia The Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra will be taking up the matter for hearing on December 01. Tiwari has challenged the summoning order issued against...

Orissa High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till January 15

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (25th November) directed to extend the validity/life of all interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till Friday (15th January 2021).The division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Biswanath Rath, has also put in abeyance, any orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition,...

Maharashtra Govt Announces Rs. 5,000 Per Month Financial Aid For Sex Workers Without Requirement Of ID Proof

The Maharashtra Government has announced a financial aid of Rs. 5,000/- per month for women whose livelihood depends on sex work, without requirement of an identity proof.The Government will also provide Rs. 2,500/- to their children. The assistance will be provided for the months of October to December 2020. The decision comes in light of the directions issued by the Supreme Court...

"Family Can't Force A Woman To Get Married": Delhi HC Directs Family Not To Contact Her; Allows 26Yr Old Woman To Stay With Shabnam Hashmi As Per Her Wish

In a matter, wherein a 26-year-old woman XYZ (name intentionally hidden) approached the Delhi Commission for Women, accusing her parents of forcing her to get married against her will and a writ petition was preferred by her seeking her own production, the Delhi High Court on Thursday (26th November) directed the Delhi Police to drop XYZ to the residence of a social activist Shabnam Hashmi...

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his son in the blast, in the writ petition filed by accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit challenging the sanction granted to prosecute him as an accused in the case.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik had reserved the...

Filing Of Status Reports In Criminal Cases: Delhi High Court Asks Prosecuting Agencies To Follow The Model Form Issued By Gujarat HC

Delhi High Court has directed the prosecuting agencies to file proper status reports in criminal cases, containing all the details relevant for deciding the bail applications filed therein, and etc. A Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait has directed the agencies to follow the guidelines issue by the Gujarat High Court in Thakore Laxmanji v. State of Gujarat: MANU/G/J/0267/1992, so as...

Keeping A Sick 83-year-old Incarcerated Does Not Serve Any Purpose To The Prosecution; Father Stan Swamy Seeks Bail Before Spl NIA Court

Currently in jail for his alleged role in the caste based violence that took place at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, Father Stan Swamy has filed a bail application before the Special NIA Court alleging he is being framed in the case by the central agency due to the nature of his work.The 83-year-old jesuit priest was arrested by the NIA on October 8 from his residence at Ranchi and...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Drops Show Cause Notice To CPIOs, Issues Advisory To Ensure That The Website is Up-to-date With All Info

The Central Information Commission has dropped the show cause notices issued to the Central Public Information Officers(CPIOs) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division(NeGD) in connection to the Aarogya Setu RTI case. The proceedings were dropped by Information Commissioner Vanaja N. Sarna after the...

Tweet On Navratri: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Refuses To Stay Investigation Against Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday (25th November) refused to interfere in an ongoing investigation in relation to an FIR registered against Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat by J&K police for her tweet on Navratri/Navratras.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar specifically observed,"At this stage, it may not be appropriate to go into the merits of the rival contentions of the...

'Pervasive Influence': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To SP Leader Mohd Azam Khan & Son In Forgery Case On Apprehension Of Witness Tampering

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday denied bail to SP Leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in an alleged case of forging a PAN card and a Passport, depicting that the latter was born in the year 1990, for the purpose of contesting 2017 assembly elections. A Single Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar observed that the accused enjoy 'deep rooted and pervasive influence'...