CBI Books 16 Persons Over Social Media Posts Targeting Judges Of Supreme Court & AP High Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked 17 people for allegedly defaming the Indian Judiciary and targeting the judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as well as the Supreme Court. The development comes in the backdrop of a direction made by a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, ordering CBI Inquiry into cases registered for defamatory remarks against...

NCLT Delhi Closed for 2 Days After Staff Member Tests Covid Positive

The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi bench today announced that it will remain shut for 2 days, until 18.11.2020, as one of its staff members had tested positive for Covid-19.The notice issued by the Registrar of the NCLT bench said that with the due approval of the Acting President of the NCLT bench, it had been decided that virtual hearing of urgent cases would continue in the...

Mere Registration Of Multiple Cases Not A Ground To Cancel Bail: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape survivor seeking to cancel bail granted to the accused on the ground that he is a habitual offender and has similar cases registered against him. Justice H P Sandesh said "In the absence of any cogent material on record, the liberty of any person as envisaged under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, cannot be...

Delhi Court Rejects Bail Application Of Man Accused Of Murdering Auto-Driver During Delhi Riots

A court in Delhi has rejected the bail application of a 28-year-old man accused of murdering a young auto driver during the Delhi riots earlier this year. The accused person had argued that his fellow co-accused persons were already released on bail, charge-sheet was filed, investigation was complete and he wasn't required anymore in the matter for custodial interrogation. It...

SC Rejects Plea Of Govt. Service Candidates Against Invalidation Of Results For Whitener Use, Despite Evaluation By Computer

"In this country, people who comply with rules are punished. And people who don't comply will always have arguments", remarked Justice Ravindra Bhat on MondayThe petitioners before the bench of Justices U. U. Lalit, Vineet Saran and Bhat were candidates in the Bihar Elementary Teachers Eligibility Test 2017 who had, despite clear instructions to the contrary, in fact used a whitener over...

Chief Justice & Judge Of Kerala High Court Donate Rs 25,000 Each For Treatment Of Children With Rare Diseases

The Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, S Manikumar, and Justice Shaji P Chaly have deposited Rs 25,000 each in the special account created by the Kerala Government for the treatment of children with rare diseases."Taking note of the steps taken by the Kerala Legal Services Authority and the need to provide sufficient funds for the continuous treatment of children affected with rare...

"No Material To Connect Him With Al-Qaeda": Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail To Maulana, Who Was In Jail For More Than A Year Under UAPA Charges

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday (03rd November) granted bail to one Maulana Kalimuddin Muzahiri, booked under the stringent anti-terror UAP Act, for his alleged involvement in the activities of Al-Qaeda outfit.The Bench of Justice Kailash Prasad Deo, in its order, observed,"No material has been collected with regard to the involvement of the petitioner in any activities of Al-Qaeda outfit...

Law Students Move Karnataka High Court Challenging KSLU Circular For Holding Exams

Two Law Students have approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the circular issued by Karnataka State Law University in so far as they impose an examination on the intermediate semester law students of KSLU, for the semester from which they have already been promoted. The petition is filed by Rithvik Balanagraj B. (3rd year law student at St. Joseph College of Law,...

Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Sameet Thakkar, Likely To Be Released Soon

Lodged in jail in relation to FIRs registered against him for allegedly objectionable tweets against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his cabinet colleagues, including son Aditya Thackeray, Nagpur resident and businessman Sameet Thakkar was granted bail by Magistrate Court in Bandra on Monday.The Magistrate Court, Bandra granted bail to Thakkar in a case registered at BKC...

DNA Test For Paternity Most Authentic For Wife To Establish That She Had Not Been Unfaithful, Adulterous Or Disloyal: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that D.N.A. Test is the most legitimate and scientifically perfect means, which the husband could use, to establish his assertion of infidelity.The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal further held,"This should simultaneously be taken as the most authentic, rightful and correct means also with the wife, for her to rebut the assertions made by...

Continued Inaction Of State To Make Colleges Functional Is Against Principles Of Welfare State & Rule Of Law: HP High Court

"Continued inaction on part of State to make colleges functional is against principles of the welfare state and Rule of law. The public cannot be made to suffer due to lackadaisical attitude of the State", observed the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday (12th November).The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua was hearing Writ Petitions claiming inaction on...

Actor Sexual Assault Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On Petitions Of Victim & Prosecution To Change Judge

The Kerala High Court on Monday reserved orders on the petitions filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking transfer of the sensational actor sexual assault case to another court.A single bench of Justice V G Arun also extended the stay of the trial proceedings till the pronouncement of orders.The bench took the case for orders after extensively hearing the Special Public Prosecutor...