[Personal Details Of 4474 RTI Applicant On MIB Site] If Such Large Scale Breaches Are Not Taken Seriously, RTI Itself Will be Trivialized; Bombay HC In Saket Gokhale Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday instituted an inquiry by the Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry on the issue of personal details of 4474 RTI applicants being uploaded on the official website of the ministry leading to a massive breach. Court observed that if such large scale breaches in the field of Right To Information are not taken seriously, then the right itself will...

Kerala High Court Dismisses PC George MLA's Plea Seeking Postponement Of Local Body Elections Due To Covid-19

The Kerala High Court has dismissed pleas challenging the conduct of elections to Local Bodies in Kerala, for the year 2020, in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.MLA PC George had approached the High Court challenging the decision of Election Commission contending that the conduct of local body elections in the State of Kerala, in the present health scenario will be violative of...

Allahabad High Court Pulls Up A Judicial Magistrate For Advising The Party 'To Do Or What Not To Do' [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up a Judicial Magistrate for passing a "strange order" whereby he "advised the client (of the Counsel present before the Court) to do or what not to do".The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi in his order remarked,"This Court records its strongest exception and impertinence to such type of orders shown by the learned Magistrate and accepts that he would...

[TRP Scam] Sachin Vaze And Team Harassing, Threatening Us To Make Statements Against Republic TV; Hansa Research Group Seeks CBI Probe

The Hansa Research Group has filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court alleging pressure and intimidation tactics being used by Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze and his team of Crime Branch, Mumbai police to make false statements against Republic TV and sought a transfer of investigation in relation to the FIR filed in the TRP scam case to CBI or state CID.Hansa Research...

EWS Quota : Kerala High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Govt Order To Implement Economic Reservation

The High Court of Kerala on Thursday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition which challenges the recent decision of the Government of Kerala to implement reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in government jobs and seats in educational institutions.It was on October 12 that the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government issued the orders to provide for reservation of 10%...

Transferred Investigation In BHU Missing Student Case To CBCID: UP Govt. Tells Allahabad High Court [Read Order]

The UP Government on Wednesday informed the Allahabad High Court that it has transferred the investigation in the BHU Missing Student case to CBCID. The State counsel submitted before the Court that despite best efforts made by the police, missing person could not be traced and, therefore, now the State Government has decided to handover this matter to the CBCID for further...

Zee Media v. Mahua Moitra: Delhi HC Refuses To Stay Defamation Proceedings Before the Trial Court

Delhi High Court has refused to stay the defamation proceedings pending before the Rouse Avenue Court pertaining to the criminal defamation case filed by Zee Media's Editor Sudhir Chaudhary against Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra. The order has come in a plea moved by Member of Parliament from Trinamool Congress, Mahua Moitra, seeking the quashing of a summoning order passed by...

Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws 'General Consent' Granted To CBI To Investigate Cases In The State [Read Order]

The Jharkhand Government on Thursday (05th November) became the 8th State of India to have withdrawn the 'General Consent' granted to the CBI [Delhi Special Police Establishment] to investigate cases in the State.The Notification/Order issued by Government of Jharkhand [Home, Prisons and Disaster Management] on Thursday (05th November) states,"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6...

Calcutta High Court Bans Sale & Bursting Of Firecrackers During Diwali, Kali Puja, Chhat Puja In The Entire State [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (05th October) banned the use and sale of firecrackers on Kali Puja in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.The Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee ordered,"The State should ensure that there is no use or display or bursting of firecrackers at all during the Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations."Further, the Court ordered,"For this...

[Hathras] Allahabad HC Calls For Status Report From CBI, Asks State About Possibility Of Transferring DM Elsewhere [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday called for a status report from the CBI on the status of its investigation into the Hathras gang-rape, also inquiring as to how much time would be required to complete the probe."The C.B.I. is directed to file a status report with regard to the ongoing investigation, before the next date. It shall also indicate as to approximately how much time is likely to...

Have You Collected Fines From Tejasvi Surya MP And Other Politicians For Not Wearing Masks? Karnataka High Court Asks State Govt [Read Memo]

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday asked the state government whether or not it has levied fine on Member of Parliament and advocate Tejasvi Surya and other political leaders for not wearing masks while attending political rallies. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, while hearing a petition filed by Letzkit Foundation seeking...

Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Media Reports Regarding Alleged Custodial Death Of A 15 Yr Old Boy In Birbhum [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the news reports regarding alleged custodial death of a 15-year-old boy at Mallarpur area in the Birbhum District.Calling the incident "serious issue concurring the violation of child rights", the Calcutta High Court Bench comprising of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Soumen Sen stated,"Considering the seriousness of the matter we...