[Delhi Riots] 'Petitioner Is Not Seen In Any Of The 11 Video Footages', Delhi HC Grants Bail To Man In Riots Case [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (13th October) granted bail to a man named Kasim, who was arrested for allegedly rioting during the Delhi Riots (in February 2020), after noting that petitioner was not seen in any of the 11 footages which were received from different social media.The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing the plea filed by the petitioner under Section 439 Cr.P.C. read...

Shortage Of Attendance Is A Serious Matter: Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea By NLSIU Student [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a student of National Law School of India University seeking evaluation of his project work and promotion to third year of the B.A. LLB (Hons) Course, despite low attendance.Justice Krishna Dixit while dismissing the petition filed by one Madhav Miturka remarked, "The attendance of the petitioner in this 'Premier Law School' is too...

Non-Function Of JJ Boards Against Mandate Of A. 15(3) & UNCRC: Allahabad HC Directs State Govt. To Fill Vacancies At least 6 Months Prior To Falling Due [Read Order]

Reiterating that non-function of the Juvenile Justice Boards is clearly against the mandate of Article 15(3) and against the solemn promise made in the form of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children treaty, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that in the future, the State Government should ensure that the vacancies are expeditiously filled up and steps...

Allahabad HC Says Disqualification Of Ex-MLA Azam Khan Not A Judgment Of Public Nature; Grants Bail In Criminal Case For Filing Fake Affidavit In Assembly Elections [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday held that its verdict disqualifying Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan from the membership of the State Legislative Assembly for falsifying his age in the affidavit, is not conclusive for the purpose of consideration of bail application in the criminal case arising out of such falsification. "A judgment of public nature should be such which declares, defines...

DHCBA Condemns Jagan Mohan Reddy's Letter Regarding Justice Ramana, Calls It Contempt Of Court [Read Resolution]

Delhi High Court Bar Association has issued a statement condemning the letter written by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India, wherein he has alleged Justice NV Ramana of interfering with the administration of justice by the State's High Court. DHCBA has called the act of both writing and circulating such a letter in the media an act of...

Mumbai Police Issues Notice To Arnab Goswami Seeking 'Bond For Good Behaviour'

Alleging that the communally provocative remarks were made during the coverage of Palghar lynching case and Bandra migrants incident, the Mumbai police has issued a show-cause notice to Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami.The notice has been issued by Sudhir Jambavdekar, assistant commissioner of police (Worli division), exercising the powers of Executive Magistrate under Section 108...

Marriage Equality For Same-Sex Couples: The Delhi HC Says This Is Not an Adversarial Petition

The Division bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon at the Delhi HC on Wednesday heard the petition for Marriage Equality filed by two same-sex couples. Mr. Vaibhav Jain and his partner Mr. Parag Mehta were denied certificate of registration of their marriage by the Indian Consulate on the ground of sexual orientation alone while Dr. Kavita Arora and her partner...

Right Of Pre-Emption Is A 'Very Weak Right'; Cannot Be Exercised Recurringly: SC [Read Judgment]

The right to pre-emption is a "very weak right" and is capable of being defeated by all legitimate methods including the claim of superior or equal right, the Supreme Court has reiterated.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that right of pre-emption is a right of substitution which cannot be exercised recurringly, but only once.The question...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash Corruption Case Against Former CM H D Kumarswamy [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against former Chief Minister, H D Kumarswamy, alleging that he denotified two different plots of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), during his tenure as Chief Minister between June 2006 and October 2007, for pecuniary gains. Justice John Michael Cunha while dismissing the petition...

Payal Ghosh Tenders Unconditional Apology To Richa Chadha For Defamatory Remarks; Bombay HC Records Settlement

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday accepted the undertaking submitted by actor Payal Ghosh tendering unconditional apology to actor Richa Chadha in the former's defamation suit against Ghosh, Kamal R Khan and news channel ABN Telugu for dragging her name into Ghosh's allegations against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.As a result of the same, the suit against Ghosh - which had sought damages to the...

Freedom Of Speech Doesn't Mean That One Can Go To The Extent Of Making Wild And Malicious Allegations: P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Youtuber [Read Order]

While refusing to grant anticipatory bail to a YouTuber, who is accused of having uploaded defamatory content on his channel against a retired military officer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday (09th October) observed that "though every citizen of India has got a right to express his views in the matter but then freedom of speech does not mean that one can go to the extent of...

SC Grants Lessees Time Upto End Of January 2021 For Removal Of Mined Manganese/Iron Ore [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted time up to end of January, 2021 for the removal of the minerals excavated/mined on or before 15.03.2018 subject to payment of royalties and other charges.The bench headed by the Chief Justice SA Bobde, observed that the quantity of mineral to be removed by each of the lessees shall be determined by the concerned officials with ...