"NCB Has No Jurisdiction, Only CBI Can Investigate As Per SC Order"; Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer Argues, Bombay HC To Hear Bail Pleas Of All Accused Together

The Bombay High Court will be hearing bail applications filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty along with other accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case namely Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Abdel Parihar on September 29.Justice Sarang Kotwal heard the bail applications filed by Rhea and Showik via video conferencing. At the outset, Narcotic Control...

SC Should Migrate From Vidyo App, E-Filing Mechanism Tedious: Lawyers In Survey On Virtual Systems Adopted By SC [Read Report]

In a survey conducted on the virtual court hearings, a majority of participating Supreme Court lawyers expressed the need to replace the Vidyo App with a more effective one, such as Cisco Webex. The Advocates said that they were routinely either unable to log in or were automatically logged out during Court proceedings. Further, the Vidyo App did not offer an effective screen...

Rajasthan HC Allows Student Who Was Given Two Scores In JEE Mains To Appear For JEE Advance; Result To Be Withheld [Read Order]

In a big relief to an Engineering aspirant who was precluded from appearing in the JEE (Advance) Examination after her Mains result was allegedly fiddled, the Rajasthan High Court directed the National Testing Agency to allow her to take the examination, scheduled to be held this Sunday. The Bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi further clarified that appearance in the examination shall...

Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Has Remanded Umar Khalid To Judicial Custody Till October 22

Delhi Court has remanded Umar Khalid to judicial custody in relation to allegations against for instigating the riots that took place in the northeast districts of Delhi. The Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat has remanded Khalid to judicial custody till October 22. Today, Khalid was produced before the court after the end of his 10 days of police custody. The police had sought...

"Can't Leave The Demolished Property As It Is, You Need Time Here Otherwise You Are Very Fast"; Bombay HC To BMC In Kangana Ranaut's Case [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court while hearing Kangana Ranaut's plea against MCGM's demolition of her bungalow turned office at Pali Hill, Bandra, observed that the Court cannot leave the partly demolished property as it is and the bench will begin hearing Kangana's case tomorrow.After the counsel for MCGM Officer Bhagyavant Late sought more time to file an affidavit Division bench of Justice SJ...

[Allegation Of Communal Reporting By Republic TV] Delhi HC Directs Ministry of Information & Broadcasting To Decide Complaints Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to consider the complaint filed by Youth Congress Secretary Amrish Ranjan Pandey against Republic TV for communal reporting of the 'Palghar mob lynching' incident. The Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider the petitioner's complaint and take a decision on...

Over 90 Students Of School Of Excellence In Law Move Madras HC Against Levy Of Utility Fee Amid Suspension Of Physical Classes

Over 90 students of the School of Excellence in Law, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, have moved the Madras High Court, challenging levy of fees for certain unutilized facilities when academic learning has been restricted to online classrooms, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The plea challenges two Circulars issued by the Law School: (i) on August 29— calling...

Husband, Wife Proposed To Be Elevated As Judges Of Madras HC

Two of the ten judicial officers whose names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday for elevation as Judges of the Madras High Court are husband and wife, reported the Hindu. Murali Shankar Kuppuraju, presently serving as the Principal District & Sessions Judge at Tiruchi, and Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, posted as the Registrar (Judicial) at the Madurai...

'Allurement Advanced For Extortion Of Money Not Acceptable', Delhi HC Asks CP, Delhi To Compile Data Of Honey Trap Cases In 2020 & Act As Per Law [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) asked the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to call reports from all the police stations of Honey Trap/Extortion cases and file a report to this effect within four weeks.The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait further directed that if the Commissioner of Police, Delhi feels that similar type of incidents have taken place in Delhi in the the year...

'Petitioners Must Do Their Homework Before Filing PILs', Delhi HC Notes While Dismissing Plea Seeking Closure of Illegal Hookah Bars In Delhi

While dismissing a PIL seeking closure of illegal hookah bars in Delhi, the Delhi High Court rapped the Petitioner for lack of preparedness and went on to highlight that Petitioners must do their homework before filing Public Interest Litigation plea. While allowing the Petitioner to withdraw his plea, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek...

Orissa HC Refuses Termination Of A Mentally-Challenged Rape Survivor's Pregnancy; Issues Slew Of Directions For State Govt. To Handle Similar Cases [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) refused to allow the termination of the pregnancy of a physically and mentally-challenged rape survivor.The Single Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath was hearing the plea of a mother seeking permission for terminating the pregnancy of an unmarried, physically handicapped and mentally retarded daughter a rape victim under the provisions of...

[E-Lok Adalat] Karnataka State Legal Service Authority Settles 1,15,925 Cases

A total of 1,15,925 cases -- 1,07,617 pending, 7,383 pre-litigation, and 925 cases pending in the High Court -- were resolved at the mega e-Lok Adalat held on Saturday, (September 19). As per a press release issued by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority states that in all, 2,31,303 cases were identified and 875 benches were constituted throughout the state for conducting...