CJM Mathura Dismisses Application Filed To Permit Lawyer And KUWJ Office Bearers To Meet Malyalam Journalist Siddique Kappan In Jail

The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Mathura Anju Rajput on Friday (16th October) dismissed an application filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) to meet Malayalam Journalist Siddique Kappan, presently lodged at Mathura jail.As per reports, Kappan, along with three other journalists, Atiq-ur Rehman, Masood Ahmed and Alam, were detained by the UP police at Hathras toll plaza...

Kerala HC Dismisses State's Plea Against Leasing Of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport To Adani Group [Read Judgment]

"Classic example of the proverbial 'sour grapes', remarked the Kerala High Court while dismissing the writ petitions filed by the State Government and KSIDC challenging the leasing out of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises Limited.The bench comprising Justices Vinod Chandran and CS Dias observed that there is absolutely no valid ground in the challenge...

The Technology Is Being Misused To Commit The Offence, Particularly Against Women: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (15th October) observed that technology is being misused to commit the offence, particularly against women.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing an application filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking bail in FIR No.444 of 2020 under Sections 386 (Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 354A...

'Approach Railway Authorities', Calcutta HC Disposes Of Plea Seeking Direction To Rlys To Allow Advocates On Local Trains [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (19th October) disposed of a Petition, which was filed seeking a direction to the railways, to allow the Advocates to avail of the limited railway facilities on local trains.However, the Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee gave the liberty to the petitioner to approach the railway authorities and put forth their demand.Importantly,...

Established Status Quo Brought About By Judgments Interpreting Local/State Laws Should Not Be Lightly Departed From: SC [Read Judgment]

Long standing or established status quo brought about by judgments interpreting local or state laws, should not be lightly departed from, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered last week.The appellants in this case were professors who had approached the Uttarakhand High Court challenging an office order which set out their respective dates of retirement (which were the last dates...

Delhi HC Issues Notices To Centre & IT Department In A Petition Filed Challenging 'Faceless Income Tax Appeal Scheme 2020'

The Delhi High Court on Friday (16th October) issued a notice to Union of India and Income Tax Department on a petition challenging the 'Faceless Income Tax Appeal Scheme, 2020'.The Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing a petition filed seeking a direction to the respondents (Union of India and Income Tax Department) to grant an opportunity of hearing to...

Karnataka HC Asks CBSE To Decide On Students' Representation Seeking Rationalisation Of Class XII Syllabus For Economics & Entrepreneurship

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to in eight weeks time decide and communicate its decision on a representation made by a 17-year-old school student, seeking the board for further rationalization of syllabus, in proportion with reduced learning hours via the online mode. Justice Krishna S Dixit while partly allowing the petition...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Grants One More Opportunity To Zee News To Disclose Source Of Alleged Confessional Statement Of An Accused

Delhi High Court has given one more opportunity to Zee News to disclose the source from which the allotted confessional statement of a Delhi riots accused is retrieved. While granting the opportunity, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru denied the request for submitting in a sealed cover the name of the journalist who retrieved the said confessional statement. The Bench of...

Plea Moved In Delhi HC By A Student Who Was Denied Admission In Delhi Govt. School On Ground Of His Age [Read Petition]

A Writ Petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the action of Delhi Government to refuse the admission of the petitioner (Shekh Habibul) in Class XI in the academic year 2020-21 in a Government School, on the alleged ground that petitioner has crossed the age limit stipulated vide Circular dated 19.09.2016 bearing no. DE. 23(363)/ Sch. Br./2016/1553 (issued by the...

'Approaching A Writ Court For A Moot Court Competition Is A Bit Too Much', Delhi HC Denies Plea Seeking Transparency in NLU-D's Moot Court Competition

Delhi High Court has refused to provide relief in a plea seeking a direction upon the Moot Court Organizing Committee of NLU-D, to release the marks obtained by the Petitioners in the memorial round of the 70th Constitution Day Moot Court Competition. While rejecting the plea, the Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath noted that the Petitioners are not personally prejudiced and they had...

State/Central Govt Cannot Deny Benefit Or Service To Citizen For Not Downloading Arogya Setu App On Mobile Phone: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Monday clarified that in absence of any legislation, neither the State government, Central government or its agencies and instrumentalities can deny any benefit or services to a citizen only on the ground that he has not installed Aarogya setu application on his cell phone. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi issued...

'Doctors Not Even Going Near Bodies. Such Shabby, Unscientific Autopsy Reports Will Collapse Criminal Justice In Country': Madras HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

Noting that in most of the medico-legal cases, the outcome of the criminal case depends upon the findings in the autopsy certificate and also the Doctor's evidence, the Madras High Court has expressed concern that if the autopsy reports are prepared in a shabby and unscientific manner and without actual performance of autopsies by Doctors, it will lead to collapse of criminal justice...