Sameet Thakkar Arrested Again Minutes After He Got Bail Over Alleged Objectionable Comments Against Uddhav Thackeray

Twitter user Sameet Thakkar, arrested last month for posting allegedly objectionable comments against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his minister-son Aaditya, was on Monday granted bail by a city court, but he was later arrested by the Mumbai police.Thakkar was granted bail by Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) M V Bharade in a case registered against him by the Nagpur...

Rajasthan State Assembly Passes 3 Farm Bills To Negate Impact Of Centre's Farm Laws [Read Bills]

Just 13 days after the Punjab Assembly adopted a resolution against the Centre's farm laws and unanimously passed four bills and in effect countered the Centre's contentious legislations, the Rajasthan Assembly on Monday (02nd November) passed 3 farm bills.It may be noted that the Rajasthan government had, on Saturday (31st October) introduced three bills in the Assembly to negate the impact...

Delhi HC Grants Adjournment In Matter As Both The Arguing Counsel Tested Positive For COVID19 [Read Order]

Delhi High Court granted an adjournment in a civil writ petition as both the arguing counsel in the matter tested positive for COVID19. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted adjournment in the matter when the Petitioner informed the court that both the arguing counsel in the case are suffering from COVID19. The present order has come in a...

Gujarat High Court Modifies Online Mentioning Portal And Allows Parties-in-Person To Submit Request For Online Mentioning [Read Circular]

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (29th October) issued a circular informing that now Parties-in-Person can also submit a request for online mentioning through the Gujarat High Court website.The Circular issued by the Gujarat High Court states,"With regard to the subject given above, this is to inform all concerned that, Honourable the Chief Justice has been pleased to direct that, on the...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Appointment Of Party Workers As 'Civic Volunteers' Instead Of Police Personnel In West Bengal

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking apposite directions with respect to growing vacancies in West Bengal Police and the Government's inaction in filling up the same. The petition has been filed by one Abu Sohel, through Advocate Sarla Chandra, stating there are almost 40,000 vacancies in the Police department but the State Government has not taken any effective step...

Bengaluru Court Extends ED Custody Of Bineesh Kodiyeri, Son Of Kerala CPI(M) Secretary, In PMLA Case

A court at Bengaluru on Monday extended the remand of Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till November 7 in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA).He was arrested by the ED on October 30 on money laundering allegations in connection with the sandalwood drug case.The ED told...

SC Calls Upon Allahabad HC Registrar General To Explain Reason For Inordinate Delay In Uploading Judgment [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has called upon the Registrar General of Allahabad High Court to explain the reason for inordinate delay in uploading a judgment on the website.While hearing a special leave petition, the counsel brought to the notice of the bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the impugned judgment was delivered on 06.11.2019, but it was uploaded on the website of the High Court only...

'Sri Krishna Janambhumi Trust' Lodges FIR Against 'Shri Krishna Janambhumi Nirman Nyas Trust' Members: Allahabad HC Grants Protection From Any Coercive Action

The Allahabad High Court recently granted protection from any coercive action to 3 Applicants/Petitioners/Accused who are allegedly engaged in the work of development of Krishna Janambhumi and have in furtherance of their objective, registered a Trust namely 'Shri Krishna Janambhumi Nirman Nyas' before the concerned authority at Mathura (in July 2020).The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and...

Freedom Of Speech & Expression Includes Freedom Of Being Critical Of Public Administration Or Authority: Tripura High Court [Read Order]

The Tripura High Court recently observed that the right of freedom of speech and expression would include the freedom of being critical of the public administration or authority.The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi further observed that "any inroad into such freedom howsoever stealthily made, constitutional court will step in".Matter before the CourtThe petition was filed by a woman...

Post Made Against Amit Shah Prior To Joining Service: Allahabad HC Deprecates Post's Reference In Inquiry Order & Annuls Officer's Transfer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an order of transfer of a Government Officer against whom an inquiry was instituted in which there was a reference of the Facebook page post (related to Mr. Amit Shah, the then Adhyaksh, Bhartiya Janta Party) which the officer made on 15.07.2015 much before the joining as Designated Officer on 15.09.2015.The Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra quashed...

Delhi Court Directs Google & Facebook To Block Alleged Defamatory Videos Posted Against Modicare Limited [Read Order]

The Patiala House Courts on Tuesday (27th October) directed the search engine giant Google and social media site Facebook to block the alleged defamatory videos posted against Modicare Limited, a direct selling company.The order was passed by Senior Civil Judge cum Rent Controller Vikrant Vaid, who granted this relief to Modicare and restrained Ramila Rana [a former consultant for the...

If A Bill Is Presented For Assent, A Decision Has To Be Taken By Governor As Soon As Possible: Madras High Court [Read Order]

"No doubt Article 361 of the Constitution of India gives protection to the Constitutional Authority. However, in the given circumstances, a decision has be taken, taking into consideration the future of the Government School students, who are invariably from marginalized and poor sections, as soon as possible as provided under Article 200 of the Constitution of India."The Madras High...