Bengaluru Riots Case : Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea To Display Names Of Persons Arrested As Per Sec 41C CrPC

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State government on a petition filed seeking compliance of section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates displaying of names and addresses of the persons arrested and the name and designation of the police officers who made the arrests, outside the police control room. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a fresh writ petition filed by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit under Section 197 of CrPC challenging the sanction granted to to prosecute him in the case where a bomb explosion at Bhiku Chowk in Malegaon, Maharashtra killed six people and injured over a hundred. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared on behalf of Lt Col...

[Student Died On College Campus Due To Electric Shock] Allahabad HC Recalls Dismissal Order As It Could Not Hear Petitioner Amid Pandemic [Read Order]

Noting that the plea of a grieving parent, who had lost his son to an electric shock at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, could not be heard due to the pandemic, the Allahabad High Court recalled its order whereby it had dismissed the plea for withdrawal of approval of the College. "The petition was taken up and decided during Covid-19 Pandemic when the regular working of the Court...

[Gang Rape Case] Allahabad HC Grants 2-Month Interim Bail Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati On Medical Grounds [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (03rd September) granted bail to Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Pradesh Prajapati, in connection to a gang rape case registered against him.Prajapati is an undertrial in Case Crime No.29 of 2017 dated 18.02.2017 under Section 376(D), 354A(I), 504, 506, 509 of I.P.C. and Section 5 and 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 registered at police Station...

Centre & State Responsible To Ensure Availability Of N-95 Masks At Reasonable Prices: Karnataka HC

Observing that "the Central and State Government are not helpless when it comes to regulating the price of N-95 masks and availability thereof," the Karnataka High Court on Friday, directed both governments to respond on the question of introducing regulatory measures as regards price of N95 masks. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay OKa and Justice Aravind Kumar said...

No One Has The Right To Put Own Life In Jeopardy Or Others' Life At Risk', Gauhati HC Asks State Authorities To Act Tough Against COVID Protocol Violators [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday (03rd September) suggested the Assam Government to take strict action against those not following physical distancing norms, including the imposition of fine on violators.The suggestion was made by a division bench comprised of Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Manish Choudhury, after it was informed to the court that the "the residents do not maintain...

Delhi HC Orders Ministry Of Corporate Affairs To Set Aside Disqualification Of Directors On June, 2017 In Light Of Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court passed an order to set aside the disqualification of petitioners as Directors who were disqualified under a retrospective application of the Companies Amendment Act, 2018 in June, 2017. Such order was passed by the Court in light of the Companies Fresh Start Scheme launched by the Government in March, 2020 as it observed that a fresh cause of action had arisen for...

Co-Operative Society A Part Of Constitutional Scheme, Interference In Their Affairs Should Be Avoided Unless Necessary: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that cooperative societies are a part of the constitutional scheme and should have the necessary space and autonomy to function and develop to its full potential. Thus, interference in its affairs should be avoided unless there is serious statutory breach or compelling necessity. Division bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Abhay Ahuja...

'It Is Violation of Rules' : NLU Consortium Requests NLSIU To Reconsider It's Decision To Hold Separate Admission Test

The Consortium of National Law Universities has issued a statement intimating that if NLSIU, Bangalore insists on conducting a separate entrance examination, then NLSIU will not remain associated with the CLAT-2020 in any manner. In an emergency meeting of the Governing Body held on Friday, under the Chairmanship of Prof. V. Vijaykumar, Vice-Chancellor, NLIU, Bhopal, it has been...

Allahabad HC Issues Notices On Contempt Plea Against UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee For Failure To Disburse Funds To Needy Advocates [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Chairman and Secretary of the UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee, in a contempt petition for non-implementation of a Division Bench order in suo moto PIL titled In re: Assistance to the Needy Advocate and Registered Advocates Clerk. The Single Bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal has given ten days' time to the Respondents to...

Calcutta HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Unnatural Deaths Of Elephants, Bisons Etc [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on its own motion on Thursday took cognizance of the issue of unnatural death of Elephants, Bisons and other wild animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians etc. in North Bengal during the recent past. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Subhasis Dasgupta opined that it is time for the judiciary to have a look at matters...

Telangana HC Issues SOP For Limited Physical Hearing In Some Benches

The Telangana High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure for limited physical hearing in some of the benches.On an experimental basis, and as a pilot scheme, from 07/09/2020 to 11/09/2020, a Division Bench-I presided over by the Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan & Justice B.Vijaysen Reddy and four Single Benches presided over by Justices P.Naveen Rao, Challa Kodanda Ram,...