Pre-Judging By Media In Criminal Cases Goes Against The Principles Of A Fair Trial; Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy Tells Bombay HC In SSR Media Trial Matter

Appearing on behalf of ex-IPS officers objecting to the reporting in Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that pre-judging a criminal case and holding someone guilty before the conclusion of investigation is in violation of the principles of a fair trial.Aspi Chinoy was appearing physically before the division bench of Chief...

Republic TV, 2 Marathi Channels Manipulated TRP Ratings : Mumbai Police

The Mumbai Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a racket that involved private television channels manipulating their Television Rating Points, or TRP."Investigation reveals that Republic TV, Fakth Marati and Box Cinema have indulged in such activities", the Mumbai police said in a statement.A household comprising people who were not literate always had an English news channel switched...

Promoting Religious Enmity Wasn't Intended', Gauhati HC Grants Bail To Man Who Uploaded Objectionable Photos Of Lord Rama [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court on Monday (28th September) converted an interim bail granted to a man who uploaded the objectionable photos of Lord Rama into an absolute one.The Bench of Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan was hearing an application filed under Section 438 CrPC, by the petitioner, namely, Altaf Hussain Choudhury @ Altaf Choudhury.The petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in the event of his arrest...

Kerala HC Reserves Judgment On Pleas Seeking To Quash CBI FIR In LIFE Mission Case

The High Court of Kerala on Thursday reserved orders on petitions filed by the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of LIFE Mission Project of Kerala Government and the Managing Director of Unitac Builders Ltd to quash the FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging violations of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) with respect to the contributions received from...

[Hate Speech] Delhi HC Agrees To Hear On Nov 2 Brinda Karat's Plea Against Order Rejecting Plea Seeking Registration of FIR Against Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma

Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the appeal filed by CPM leader Brinda Karat against trial court order which had rejected her plea seeking for registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma for allegedly delivering hate speeches to November 2nd.A Bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna directed Advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, appearing on behalf of the Appellant,...

Furnish Details Regarding The Functioning, Budgetary Allocation, Administration etc. Of Women Protection Homes In The State: Gujarat HC To Govt. [Read Order]

Considering the pathetic condition of food as also of building and other necessities of a Shelter Home in Kutchh, the Gujarat high court on Monday (05th October) ordered the state authorities to furnish details regarding the functioning of the Women Protection Homes and the total amount of grant/funds allocated for these homes on an yearly basis.Further, the Bench of Justices Sonia Gokani...

Denial Of Access To Road To Residents Of Hilly Areas Would Tantamount To Denial Of Constitutionally Guaranteed Right To Life: HP HC [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (07th October) observed that access to roads, vis-à-vis, the residents of hilly areas is an inbuilt component of the constitutionally guaranteed right to life, and any denial thereof, to the residents of hilly areas, would tantamount to the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right to life, hence, becoming breached and infringed.The Bench...

'Petitioners Are Like Any Other Couple You Might Meet, Except They Are Both Women': Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Marriage Equality For Same-Sex Couples

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in India. Filed by Dr Kavita Arora, who has been living with her partner Ankita Khanna for 8 years, the petition seeks a direction to be issued to the Marriage Officer, South East Delhi, to solemnize their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. It is the case of the Petitioner...

Consider Opening Of Temples In Graded Manner: Orissa HC To State On The Issue Of Providing Financial Relief To Sevayat Of Registered Temples [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Monday (05th October) directed the State Government to consider opening of temples, in a graded manner, according to modalities it may decide, as per its assessment, from place to place and time to time.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Dr B.R. Sarangi was hearing the writ petitions filed by the petitioners seeking direction to the opposite parties...

Mother-Daughter Duo Detained By Police Without Making Any Entry In Official Records: P&H HC Awards Compensation Of Rs 2 Lakh [Read Order]

In the matter of illegal detention, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (06th October) directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the mother-daughter duo.The Division Bench of Justices Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sidhu agreed with the opinion of the Single Bench that keeping the mother-daughter duo in the police station for two days, without even...

Forest Cover Decreasing, Encroachments Increasing: J&K HC Directs Forest Department To Take Urgent Steps [Read Order]

Expressing concern over depleting forest cover in the J&K valley, the Single Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that urgent steps need to be taken by the UT administration to remedy the situation. The Court also observed that the manner of functioning of the Forest department in the valley is not very appreciable as they are not monitoring the forest areas to prevent...

[COVID-19] People Shouldn't Get A False Idea That The Situation Has Improved And Life Can Get Back To Normal: Tripura HC [Read Order]

The Tripura High Court on Tuesday (06th October) observed that the people of the State should not get a false idea that there is a dramatic improvement in the Coronavirus spread and that life can get back to normal.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Subhashish Talapatra, in a petition (in the nature of public interest instituted suo motu by the High Court) was...