Submit Details Of FIR Against Police Officers Of All Ranks; Explain Rationale Of Their Continuance In Service: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Govt. [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (28th October) asked for details of the FIRs registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in the State of Punjab including their nature.The Single Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal also asked the State, through its home secretary, to specify the current posting of such officers.Matter before the CourtNotably the bench was...

Permission To Lawyers & Registered Clerks To Travel In Local Trains; Bombay HC Extends Operation Of Earlier Order Till December 1 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended the operation of its previous order allowing all advocates registered with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and registered clerks to travel in local trains on daily passes issued by the High Court, till December 1.The matter came up before the division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni and AA Kumbhakoni Advocate...

Sushant Singh Rajput's Friend Moves Bombay High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Disha Salian's Mysterious Death

Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's friend, Sunil Shukla, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the death of actor's former Business Manager Disha Salian. Shukla claims to have documents to prove that the "mysterious death" of Ms. Salian was not a Suicide but a Murder. The petition is filed through Advocates Sriram Parakkat, KR Sripathy and...

Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Prime Accused Mansoor Khan In IMA Money Laundering Case [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to Mohammad Mansoor Khan, prime accused in the 'I Monetary Advisory' (IMA) scam in a case registered with the Enforcement Directorate. Justice SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR has granted bail to the accused on health grounds. It took into consideration that Khan has been a diabetic since the year 2013, suffering from hyper tension since the year 2010...

30K Vacant Posts Of Sub-Inspectors & Constables: Patna High Court Calls For Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt. Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

The Patna High Court recently asked the State Government to file a status report regarding filling up the posts of Sub-Inspectors and Constables in the State of Bihar.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar was informed that at this point in time, there are more than 30,000 posts which are lying vacant.The Court gave the State Government a period of four weeks to file...

Patna High Court Places 4 Judicial Officers Under Suspension [Read Order]

The Patna High Court has issued an order dated Tuesday (20th October) & Monday (19th October) informing that it has placed 4 Judicial Officers under suspension as disciplinary proceeding against them are pending.The names, as mentioned in the order issued by Patna High Court, are:-1. Ram Sujan Pandey - Sub-JudgeIII-cum Secretary, DLSA, Sheohar2. Tribhuwan Nath - ADJ, Sheohar3. ...

BJP Leader Kapil Mishra Tenders Unconditional Apology To AAP's Satyendar Jain In A Defamation Case

BJP leader Kapil Mishra has tendered an unconditional apology to Aam Aadmi Party's MLA Satyendar Jain in a defamation case. Mishra has apologised for accusing Jain of offering a bribe to Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. After recording the unconditional apology, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja allowed Satyender Jain to withdraw his...

"Prima Facie Violated Code Of Ethics":NBSA Summons Zee News For Allegedly Targeting Muslim Community In Sudhir Chaudhary's Show

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has summoned Zee News in connection to a complaint filed by activist Saket Gokhale over a special report presented by its editor-in-chief, Sudhir Chaudhary, on different kinds of 'Jihad' practised in India. The NBSA has come to prima facie finding that the tone and tenor of the programme was "divisive' and the channel was certainly was...

'Juvenile Has Put Society On Alarm; Made Children Feel Unsafe' Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Juvenile Accused Of Raping 6 Yr Old Girl

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to interfere with the order of Special Judge (POCSO) Kanpur Nagar dismissing Criminal Appeal No.30 of 2019 of a Juvenile accused of raping a 6-year-old girl.[NOTE: The Special Judge (POCSO) Kanpur Nagar affirmed an order of the Juvenile Justice Board, Kanpur Nagar dated 16.02.2019 refusing bail to the revisionist (Juvenile) in Case Crime No.530 of...

Plea Moved in Gujarat High Court Seeking Directions For Turncoat MLAs To Pay For By-Poll Costs [Read Petition]

A plea has been moved in the Gujarat High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission to frame rules to recover the expenditure incurred by it on by-polls for assembly seats from those candidates, who ditched their original political party mid-term, and resigned, so that they can re-contest from the same constituencies by joining another party.The plea has been moved...

[Delhi Riots] 'From Among Riotous Mob Of Hundreds, Police Could Identify Only Them' Delhi Court Grants Bail To 3 Accused [Read Order]

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Wednesday (28th October) granted bail to 3 people in a case related to northeast Delhi riots in February, expressing dubiety over their alleged role in the riots.While granting the relief of Bail to Alam, Saifi and Shadab, the Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, said,"From among the riotous mob consisting of several hundred persons, till date the...

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations along...