Durga Puja : Calcutta HC Relaxes Entry Restrictions In Pandals; Allows Maximum Of 45 Persons At A Time [Read Order]

On Wednesday (21st October), the Calcutta High Court partially modified its earlier order which declared that all pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year in the State, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public.The Division Bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Sanjib Banerjee was hearing 8 applications filed primarily by the organisers of Durga Puja in...

[Breaking] Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Journalist Prashant Kanojia [Read Order]

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today granted bail to freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia."The submission as regards the quantum of punishment or entitlement of the accused applicant to be released on bail could not be disputed on any tangible ground," the Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi held.The Court was also assured by the journalist that he shall not indulge in the...

[Delhi Riots] FSL Report Doesn't Support Prosecution's Case, His Presence At The Spot Doubtful: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Riots Accused [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (20th October) granted Bail to a Delhi Riots Accused (Yogesh), "keeping in view the result of FSL report which does not support the prosecution case and the result of DVRs."The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that it could not be established that the petitioner was present on the spot at the time when the incident took place in the case against...

Gauhati HC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Direction For Immediate Steps On Appointments To National Council For Transgenders As Per S.16 of Transgenders Act [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective steps" for the appointment of the National Council for Transgenders in accordance with Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. The petition has been filed by the All Assam Transgender...

Delhi HC Orders For Expeditious Processing Of Ration Card Applications And Demands Status Report On Pending Applications

The Delhi High Court on October 19, 2020 has passed an order in the writ petitions directing the State of NCT of Delhi to expeditiously process the pending Ration Card Applications of the petitioners. The single judge bench of Jus. Navin Chawla has also ordered for filing of Status Report regarding the pendency of applications for issuance of ration cards along with the dates of filing...

[Double Murder Of CPI(M) Sympathizers] Kerala HC Acquits 4 RSS Workers [Read Judgment]

Seriousness of the crime by itself can not be taken as a factor to uphold the conviction, the Kerala High Court remarked while acquitting 4 RSS workers in a political murder case.Four persons were convicted by the Trial Court for murdering Raveendran and Gopalakrishnan, who were said to be CPI(M) sympathizers. The prosecution had alleged that they hatched a criminal conspiracy in the evening...

Delhi HC Quashes Sessions Court Order Rejecting Delhi CM Kejriwal's Plea Seeking Statement Of VK Jain In Chief Secretary Assault Case

The Delhi High Court has set aside the 24 July, 2019 Order of the Trial Court wherein the Court did not allow Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Minister Manish Sisodia to access crucial documents without following the procedure as prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure in the Chief Secretary Assault CaseA Single-Judge Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait presided over the matter....

Allegations Of Gang-Rape Of Woman In Lock-Up By 5 Policemen: NHRC Takes Cognizance And Issues Notices To MP Govt, DGP & Prison Chief

Taking suo moto cognizance of the "allegations made by women on five cops for gang rape in lockup" in Mangawan area of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, the National Human Rights Commission on Monday (19th October) issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Director-General of Police and the Director-General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh.The Commission has directed the Authorities that the matter may...

'Municipalities Are Supposed To Perform Functions & Implement Schemes As May Be Entrusted To Them': Allahabad HC Pulls Up Varanasi Authorities [Read Order]

The Allahabad on Monday pulled up the Municipal Authorities of Varanasi, after it was informed that the local self-Government had failed in its duties vis-a-vis public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management. "As per Article 243W of the Constitution of India, municipalities are supposed to perform functions and are required to implement schemes as may be...

A4 Size Paper To Be Used For Filings Before Sikkim HC & Subordinate Courts [Read Circular]

All the petitions, affidavits, memoranda of appeal and other proceedings before the High Court of Sikkim and Subordinate Courts shall be filed in superior quality A4 sized paper.A circular to this effect has been uploaded in the official website of the High Court. It is also made clear that the printing shall be done only on one side of the paper and the quality shall be at least 85...

Delhi University To Charge ₹750 For Issuance Of Digital Degrees, Delhi HC To Examine The Legality [Read Order]

Delhi University has informed the Delhi High Court that it will be charging a sum of ₹750 for issuing digital degrees to its students. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh was further informed by the Dean of Examinations that such a fee will not be charged for paper based degrees. The said information was provided in a bunch of petitions moved by both past and current...

Delhi Govt Shall Ensure That COVID Testing Results Are Conveyed To The Person Within 24 Hours: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report stating how it is planning to streamline the system to ensure that the testing results are conveyed to the concerned person within 24 hours of taking of the sample. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad further noted that if the mobile number of every person tested is taken...