Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt.'s Response In Journalist Prashant Kanojia's Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted four weeks' time to the State Government to file its reply in the regular bail plea moved by freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia, in connection to a FIR lodged against him allegedly for making social media posts that have the potential to promote enmity between two or more communities/groups. The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar...

Uttarakhand HC Refuses To Quash Criminal Proceedings U/s 125 Representation Of People Act Against INC Candidate For 2012 State Elections [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings under Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act, against Rajendra Singh Bhandari, who was Badrinath Assembly Constituency Candidate of Indian National Congress Party to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand in 2012.The allegation against him is that, while contesting the said election, the present applicant had printed...

Law Students Move Karnataka HC Seeking To Stay Virtual EIA Public Meeting For Peripheral Ring Road Project [Read Petition]

Three Law Students have moved a public interest litigation before the Karnataka High Court challenging a proposed virtual Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) public hearing to be held on September 23, by the Karnataka State pollution control Board and Bangalore Development Authority, on the eight-lane peripheral road, saying it is "illegal, arbitrary and malafide". Petitioners P...

Standing Counsel Appears For Private Parties Against Govt: Calcutta HC Seeks Reply From Bar Council Of India, State Bar Council [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued notices on a writ petition, seeking cancellation of registration of a Standing Counsel for the Central Government, allegedly for appearing for private parties in cases against the Union of India. The Bench of Justice Bibek Chadhuri has asked the Central Government, Bar Council of India, Bar Council of West Bengal, Standing Counsel Sayantan Basu...

[Multani Murder Case] 'Nothing Comes To His Aid To Wash Off Blood Of Crime From His Smudged Hands', P&H HC Dismisses Saini's Plea To Transfer Case To CBI [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (08th September) dismissed Former Punjab DGP, Sumedh Singh Saini's plea against the registration of the criminal case against him in Mohali regarding the disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani.Notably, Former Punjab DGP had sought directions to quash the FIR registered against him or refer the matter to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for...

Though Witness Protection Scheme Evolved In 2018, System Not Instilling Confidence In Witnesses To Come Out With Truth Against Hard-Core Criminals: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

"Though the Witness Protection Scheme has been evolved in the year 2018, still the system is not providing confidence to the witnesses to come out with the truth as against the hard-core criminals", observed the Madras High Court on Friday.Justices T. Raja and B. Pugalendhi were pronouncing the judgment in an appeal by three against conviction for murder and sentence of life...

Laws To Constitute National Commissions For Homeopathy & Indian Medicine Get Presidential Assent [Read Notifications]

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to National Commission For Homoeopathy Bill and National Commission For Indian Systems Of Medicine Bill, passed by Parliament.Both the Acts are notified in the Gazette and will come into force at a later date.This National Commission For Homoeopathy Act, will repeal the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 to set up a...

Submit Report Regarding Appointment Of Chairperson/Other Members Of Selection Committee Of CWC & JJBs Across The State: Calcutta HC Directs State [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (21st September) directed the Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department as well as the Judicial Secretary to submit a report disclosing the progress made in regard to the appointment of the Chairperson as well as other members of the selection committee of Child Welfare Committees and Juvenile Justice Boards in the various districts...

NLU Consortium Welcomes NLAT Judgemnt , "Will Implement The Judgemnt In Letter And Spirit" Says NLSIU

In the backdrop of the Supreme Court's verdict directing NLSIU, Bengaluru to admit students based on CLAT results, the NLU Consortium has expressed hope that the University will continue to play meaningful role in strengthening the Consortium. Following the dispute over conducting a separate entrance exam by NLSIU, the Consortium had decided to shift its Secretariat from Bangalore to...

"Facing Discrimination, Communal Slur And Mental Harassment By The Jail Staff ": Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima Arrested In Delhi Riot Case Tells Court

Student activist Gulfisha Fatima, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, alleged before a Delhi court on Monday that she was being subjected to communal slurs and mental harassment by jail authorities.Fatima, an MBA graduate, is currently lodged in Tihar jail in the case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.The submissions were made...

'Randamoozham': SC Records Settlement Between Novelist MT Vasudevan Nair & Director VA Shrikumar [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has accepted the settlement reached between between the Novelist M T Vasudevan Nair and Director V A Shrikumar in connection with the making of the movie: Randamoozham.As per the settlement terms, the Director would hand over the script both in Malayalam and English in typewritten and electronic form to MT Vasudevan Nair for the movie to be made of the said novel...

Parliament Passes Bill To Temporarily Suspend Initiation Of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Under IBC [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, by voice vote. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 19, 2020. It seeks to amend the IBC Code 2016 and temporarily suspend initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), for a period of one year. While introducing the Bill, Finance...