Reservation Of VIP Vehicle Numbers Is An Exception To General Procedure Of Assignment In Serial Order, Subject To Conditions: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that any person can make an application along with prescribed fees for reservation of attractive registration numbers for their vehicles. However, it has made it clear that such reservation is subject to the conditions stipulated by the statute, i.e. the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the U.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1998. "The assignment of...

'Vigilantism Can't Be Encouraged' : Kerala HC Says While Reserving Orders On Bail Pleas Of Women Accused Of Assaulting YouTuber

Vigilantism cannot be encouraged, observed Justice Ashok Menon of Kerala High Court on Friday while reserving orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by three women who are accused of assaulting a YouTuber for posting a vulgar video."Not proper to take law into your hands even if the other person has said the nastiest of things", Justice Menon told the lawyer of the...

[Delhi Riots] 'Tahir Hussain Acted As Kingpin In Planning, Instigating Flames Of Communal Conflagration', Denies Bail [Read Order]

"It is prima facie apparent that he used his muscle power and political clout to act as a kingpin in planning, instigating and fanning the flames of communal conflagration", remarked Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Thursday (22nd October) while dismissing the bail application of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and a prime accused in cases related to the February Northeast Delhi riots.Quoting...

Gold Smuggling Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On M Siva Sankar's Anticipatory Bail Applications

The High Court of Kerala on Friday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, in the cases registered by the Customs and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the smuggling of gold through diplomatic channel.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon reserved the orders for October 28,...

"No Offences Under UAPA Disclosed": Delhi High Court Grants Bail To An Accused In Delhi Riot Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Faizan Khan, who is an accused in the Delhi Riots case and was facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait heard the matter and noted that the onerous conditions/embargo under Section 43D(5) of the UAPA would not be applicable in the present case as per the material on record...

Kerala HC To Introduce Online Delivery Of Digitally Signed Bail Orders To Stakeholders [Read Notice]

The Kerala High Court is set to introduce online delivery of digitally signed copies of final orders in Bail Applications to the stakeholders. This will be introduced with effect from 27th October, the Registrar General informed through a notice issued on Thursday. The digital copies will be delivered to Lower Courts, Counsel for the petitioner, offices of Govt. Pleader/Public...

Franklin Templeton: Karnataka HC To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Pleas Challenging Winding Up Of Debt Funds

A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi is likely to pronouce tommorow (October 24) its order on a batch of petitions challenging winding up of six debt schemes of Franklin Templeton. The bench had begun hearing the matter on a daily basis from August 12, through video-conferencing. The judgement was reserved on September 24, after hearing submissions...

[Delhi Riot] Delhi Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Allow Umar Khalid To Move Freely Out Of His Cell And Provide Him Books, Warm Clothes As Required

A Delhi Court on Friday directed the Jail Superintendent to ensure that JNU Student Leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested on the intervening night of 13/14 September in connection with alleged conspiracy pertaining to Delhi Riots, was allowed to move out of his cell and treated like other prisoners. Khalid's request seeking for books and warm clothes in wake of the impending winter season...

NRI/NRI Sponsored Quota In NLUs Is Like Reservation For Elite Class; This Dubious Category Of Quota Is Unconstitutional: Orissa High Court [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court was on Tuesday "constrained" to observe that the Non-Resident Indian Sponsored (NRIS) quota in the NLUs is an "affront to the meritorious candidates who toiled day night to secure seats through CLAT"."The candidates belonging to the category of NRI/NRIS, who are very low ranked in the merit list often get seats in the NLUs whereas the general candidates having...

[Delhi Riot] Delhi Court Extends Remand Of Umar Khalid And Sharjeel Imam Till 20 November

A Delhi Court on Friday allowed an Application moved by Delhi Police seeking for extension of remand of JNU student leader Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in connection with a Delhi Riots case under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and extended the same till 20th November, 2020.In today's hearing, SPP Amit Prasad informed the Court that there were two applications for remand; one was...

Fair Price Shop Dealers Acting With Connivance Of Login Operators To Manipulate Aadhar Data: UP Govt Tells Allahabad High Court [Read Order]

The Principal Secretary, Food & Civil Supply Department, Lucknow has alleged that the fair price shop dealers have been acting "in connivance" with login operators to meddle with the Aadhaar details in the data base, which is maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The State Government has informed the Court that about 458 cases have been registered in this regard and...

[Section 54 NDPS Act] Bombay High Court Refuses Bail To Men Caught With Over 203 Kg Marijuana [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court earlier this month refused to grant bail to two men facing prosecution for offences punishable under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 after being apprehended by the police along with 9 others (2 more absconding) for carrying Marijuana from Andhra Pradesh into Maharashtra weighing 203 Kg and 450 grams.Justice CV Bhadang was hearing the criminal...