"Mere Expression Of Derogatory Words Do Not Attract Section 124A or 153A":J&K HC Grants Bail To Councillor Accused Of Making 'Derogatory Remarks' During Indo-China Face-Off [Read Order]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (24th September) granted bail to an elected Councillor of LAHDC (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh) who has been accused of making derogatory remarks against the leadership of the Country and against the Armed Forces of the Country.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar was hearing the plea of Zakir Hussain (a democratically elected...

Right Of Citizens To Live In Safe Buildings A Facet Of Right Guaranteed By Article 21; Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance OF Bhiwandi Building Collapse [Read Order]

Taking suo motu cognizance of the building collapse that took place in Thane's Bhiwandi area where the death toll has risen to 41, the Bombay High Court expressed pain and sadness at the loss of lives. Court issued notice to the State and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni appointed Senior Advocate Sharan Jagtiani...

"Role Of A Woman As A Housewife Most Important & Challenging"; Bombay HC Grants Rs.8 Lakh In Compensation To Family Of Woman Who Died In Car Crash [Read Judgment]

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court last Thursday granted over Rs.8 lakh towards compensation to the family of a deceased 45-year-old woman who succumbed to her injuries after the driver of the jeep she was travelling in violently dashed into a tree. While setting aside Motor Accident Tribunal's order rejecting the family's claim, the bench observed that the role of a woman as...

Jammu and Kashmir Lawyer Babar Qadri Shot Dead

Three days after expressing apprehension of threat to his life, lawyer and TV panellist, Advocate Babar Qadri was shot dead near his residence in Hawal area of Srinagar, on Thursday evening. Qadri was a prominent lawyer at the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and was involved in many cases concerning human rights and juvenile justice in Kashmir. Recently, he had tweeted that there is...

Writ Petition Under Article 226 Against NCLT Order Not Maintainable: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot be invoked to challenge an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal.Accordingly, a division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly set aside a judgment passed by a single bench, which granted a limited relief to a party in a challenge against an order passed by the NCLT,...

[Delhi Riots] Delhi Court Dismisses Plea For Interim Bail By An Accused In Police Constable Murder Case [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has dismissed an application for interim bail filed by Saleem Khan, one of the accused in the Delhi Riot case .He has filed the plea seeking interim bail for a period of one week, filed by the applicant on the ground of death of his sister Smt.Sarvari Begum, aged about 75 years, at Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh.The prosecution case is that the applicant is involved in the cases...

Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Selection Of Vice-Chancellor Of NLU Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea challenging the validity of the procedure adopted by the Selection Committee to appoint the Vice-Chancellor for the National Law University, Delhi. The Single Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed the plea by noting that there's no violation of Article 14 in the procedure adopted by the Selection Committee. Moved by Dr Prasannanshu,...

Allahabad HC Issues Notice To State On PIL For Release Of Aged Prisoners/Inmates With Comorbidities. Expeditious Disposal Of Bail, Parole Pleas [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court regarding decongestion of the prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the light of growing Coronavirus cases in the prisons.The plea seeks a direction to the Department of Prison Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Uttar Pradesh High Powered Committee consider the release of prisoners who are above the age of 65 years old...

[Section 120B IPC] Conspiracy Cannot Be Assumed From A Set Of Unconnected Facts Or Conduct At Different Places & Times Without A Reasonable Link: SC [Read Order]

Conspiracy cannot be assumed from a set of unconnected facts or from a set of conduct at different places and times without a reasonable link, the Supreme Court observed while releasing an accused on bail.In this case, the allegation against the accused was that he was involved in the conspiracy to commit the offence of kidnapping. According to the prosecution case, the accused...

[Monkey Menace] 'Garbage Littering, Feeding Religious Offerings to Monkeys Created The Menace', P&H HC Calls For Action-Taken Report From Authorities [Read Order]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently observed that the suggestion, to start killing and/or culling monkeys like vermin (in case of self-defence), on the face of it, is outrageous, cruel and preposterous.The Bench of Justice Arun Monga was hearing the plea of one Divyam Dhakla who had approached the Court seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the...

Delhi HC Refuses To Provide Relief To Retrenched PTI Employees, Says Avail Remedy Under Industrial Disputes Act [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has refused to quash the retrenchment order passed against 297 employees of the Press Trust of India by noting that the employees should rather seek statutory relief under the Industrial Disputes Act. The Single Bench of Justice JR Midha noted that the retrenched PTI Employees failed to show any 'exceptional circumstances' in the petition in order to warrant exercise...

SC Dismisses & Imposes Costs In Plea Seeking Student Wellness Program For IIT's In Light Of Rising Suicides

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and Indian Institutes of Technology in the country to implement a "student well program".A bench of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee dismissed the plea, calling it a frivolous Public Interest Litigation.The top court said the government was aware of the situation and dismissed the plea filed...