POCSO Convict Not Entitled To Emergency Covid-19 Parole: Full Bench Of Bombay High Court [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a prisoner convicted under the Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act is not entitled to benefit of emergency (Covid-19) parole as per government notification dated May 8 as the judgment of the High Court in Sardar s/o. Shawali Khan vs. The State of Maharashtra & anr will be applicable in such a scenario.Full bench of Justice...

Habeas Corpus Plea Filed In Allahabad High Court Seeking Release Of Alleged PFI Members Held On Their Way To Hathras

A Habeas Corpus Writ Petition has been moved in the Allahabad High Court praying for directions to the UP Government to set free 3 alleged PFI Members, Atik Ur Rehman, Alam and Masud, illegally detained by the Deputy Superintendent of Police while they were going to Hathras to meet family of the deceased gang-rape victim.The plea has been moved by Shakhavat Kha (the Maternal Uncle...

Supreme Court Directs Airtel, Vodafone To Disclose Details About 'Segmented Offers' To TRAI [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed Airtel, Vodafone to disclose information/details sought by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regarding segmented offers.But it is the duty and responsibility of TRAI to ensure that such information is kept confidential and is not made available to the competitors or to any other person, the bench comprising the Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna and...

"Media Gives You Knowledge? Disclose Your Source"; SC Directs Petitioner To Serve Copy To UOI In PIL Against MOUs Between China and India

In a Public Interest Litigation seeking for directions to terminate any Memorandum of Understanding between the Centre, States of Gujarat and Maharashtra and Adani Group of Companies, with their counterparts in China, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Petitioners to serve Union of India a copy. The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde noted that the PIL stated that...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Ashok Arora Suspension From SCBA Case

Giving time to Ashok Arora and others till Monday to file their replies to the matter, the Division Bench of Justice Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon today reserved order in the matter of suspension of Ashok Arora as Secretary from the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) after hearing Arora, SCBA, and the Bar Council of India. The Executive Committee of the SCBA had passed a resolution...

"Custodial Interrogation Required"; Bombay HC Rejects Pre Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Giving Triple Talaq To Wife [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last month while rejecting the anticipatory bail application of a man accused of giving triple talaq to his wife, observed that there were serious allegations against him of threatening the informant wife and inserting rod in her private parts, therefore custodial interrogation of the applicant is required.Justice SV Kotwal was hearing the pre arrest bail plea filed by...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Abetment To Suicide Case Against Former Minister KJ George & Two IPS Officers

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against former State Minister KJ Geroge and two IPS officers, in a case of abetting the Deputy Superintend of Police (DySP) MK Ganapathy to commit suicide by hanging, on July 7, 2016 in a hotel room. The matter was pending before a Special MP/MLA Court. Single Bench of Justice John Michael Cunha allowed the...

[Delhi Riots] Gulfisha Fatima's Allegations Of Harassment By Tihar Jail Staff: Delhi Court Directs Superintendent To Change Staff If Required

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Thursday (05th November) directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to change the staff, if required, against whom Accused/Applicant and Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima had raised an allegation of mental harassment.The Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Court Amitabh Rawat observed,"In the facts of the case, I deem it fit, without getting into...

Schools Can Recover Only 'Tuition Fees' From Students During Pandemic, School Staffers To Get Regular Salary: Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Order]

Providing relief to parents and school staffers, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) on Thursday (05th November) said that the schools can recover only tuition fee from the students during the pandemic era.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey also ordered that Salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff shall be regularly paid on the...

Three Additional Judges Of Gauhati High Court Made Permanent [Read Notifications]

The Central Government on Thursday appointed three Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court as permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Manish ChoudhuryJustice Sanjay Kumar Medhi Justice Nani Tagia Justice Choudhury was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court on January 18, 2019 whereas Justices Medhi and Tagia were appointed on November...

Uttarakhand High Court Suspends Uttarkashi CJM On Allegations Of Beating, Abusing Family Members & Damaging Official Vehicles [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court, by Order of Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice, has issued an Office Memorandum informing that Neeraj Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Uttarkashi, against whom, a disciplinary proceeding is contemplated, has been put under suspension with immediate effect.The Memorandum states that the employees of Collectorate/residents of Collectorate Colony at Uttarkashi,...

[2017 Manipur Assembly Polls] HC Sets Aside Election Of Congress MLA Y Surchandra, Declares BJP Candidate As Winner

The Manipur High Court on Thursday set aside the election of Y Surchandra Singh as the MLA of Kakching Assembly Constituency in the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly, for filing false affidavit. While declaring his election as null and void, the single-Judge Bench of Justice MV Muralidharan also declared that the petitioner, BJP candidate M Rameshor, is the "duly elected member" of...