Allahabad HC Dismisses Pleas Against Streaming Of Web Series Paatal Lok And XXX-Season 2 [Read Orders]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs filed for censorship of web series Paatal Lok and XXX-Season 2 respectively. The cases were dismissed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma with a direction to approach the competent authority first. "It is a settled principle of law that the person demanding writ in the nature...

Every Possible Fundamental & Human Right Of Victim Was Violated: DCW Chairperson Writes To CJI Seeking HC Monitored Inquiry Into Hathras Gang Rape Case [Read Letter]

Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has written a letter to the CJI, urging him to take cognizance of the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old dalit girl in UP's Hathras district. "Every possible fundamental and human right of the victim was violated," Maliwal said while urging the Court to pass directions for: A High Court monitored investigation...

BCI Extends Time To Furnish Details Of All Advocates Registered With District Bar Associations Till Nov 15 [Read Letter]

The Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates who are members of their respective Bar Associations, for perusal of the e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India, until November 15, 2020. After receiving requests for extension from various quarters including various Bar Associations and State Bar Councils, the General...

Plea Seeking Action Against Twitter For Allegedly Hosting Anti-India Content, Delhi HC Asks Petitioner To First Move A Representation Before Centre

Delhi High Court has allowed the Petitioner to move a representation before the concerned authorities in a plea seeking regulation of anti-India content on social media. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to go into the merits of the petition by observing that the court can't sit in judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution when...

'Traumatic For A Foreign National To Face Trial; Denying Bail No Solution; Answer Lies In Speedy Disposal Of Such Cases': HP HC [Read Order]

"… (When a Foreign National gets) arraigned as an accused in a criminal case, then she gets stuck up here. It may be traumatic to her, and to her education, family, friends, business, and n number of things, which an ordinary human being cannot even imagine. The answer lies in the speedy disposal of cases of foreign nationals, whether they are in custody or on bail", the Himachal Pradesh...

There Is No Medical Evidence On Record To Show That Accused Is A Drug Addict: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Accused Under NDPS [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has granted bail to a person accused under sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act by noting that the Prosecution failed to show any medical evidence to support its narrative that the accused is a drug addict. While granting bail, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru further observed that there are reasonable grounds to believe...

SC Extends Term of NCDRC Non-judicial Member Prem Narain For 2 Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the tenure of Mr. Prem Narain, non-judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Resolution Commission (NCDRC) for a period of two months. The order was passed today by a Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, while hearing a batch of petitions concerning appointments to Tribunals as well as a challenge...

Karnataka HC Extends All Interim Orders And The Period Of Closure Under S. 4 Of Limitation Act Till November 29 [Read Notices]

The Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate courts and Tribunals, that are due to expire within a span of one month, till November 29th 2020.The Division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka said, "Only with the view to ensure that citizens are not deprived of their right to approach the Courts of law, we propose to...

Bombay HC To Start Physical Hearings In Criminal Appeal Cases From October 1

The Bombay High Court has notified that physical hearings across all benches including the High Court at Goa will begin from October 1 in criminal appeal cases only between 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. As per the notice dated September 29, the following judges will be hearing the matters physically between October 1 and October 30 at the principal bench-Two separate division benches,...

Acts To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance Receive Presidential Assent [Read Notifications]

The Central Government on Monday notified three Acts for establishment of the following educational institutions as institutes of National Importance: Institutes of Information Technology, Surat Institutes of Information Technology, Bhopal Institutes of Information Technology, Bhagalpur Institutes of Information Technology, Agartala Institutes ...

[Proceedings Under RTI Act In Virtual Mode] Surprised That Maharashtra Govt. Is Still Praying For Some More Time To Make System Operational: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Saturday (26th September) rapped Maharashtra Government and expressed surprise at the fact that during the period of six months after lock-down was announced, the State did not consider it appropriate to provide for the hearing of the First Appeals under RTI Act in Virtual Mode.The Court was also displeased with the prayer of the Maharashtra Government seeking some...

Delhi HC Imposes Costs Of ₹50k On Petitioner Seeking Financial Assistance For Implementing His Project On Clean Environment [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has imposed heavy costs of ₹50,000 on a Petitioner seeking financial assistance of ₹70,000 from the Central Government for implementing his project on clean environment. While dismissing his PIL, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan highlighted that the petition is full of absurdities, and noted that filing of such type...