Delhi Court Rejects Brinda Karat's Plea Seeking Action Against Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma For Making Hate Speeches

Delhi Court has rejected a petition moved by CPM leader Brinda Karat, under section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma for allegedly making hate speeches. Earlier, ACMM Vishal Pahuja had reserved the order in the said petition citing the pendency of a writ petition seeking similar relief before...

Karnataka Law University Postpones Law Degree Exams Amid Covid Crisis

The Karnataka State Law University has decided to postpone the exams for all its affiliated law colleges owing to the Covid crisis, reported the Hindu. Earlier, the law degree examinations were scheduled to be held from September 25. However, they have now been postponed pursuant to an official meeting chaired by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of the Karnataka Government,...

26/11 Survivor Who Was Shot In The Leg By Ajmal Kasab, Approaches Bombay HC Seeking Accomodation Under EWS Quota [Read Petition]

A survivor of the 26/11 terrorist attacks that took place in 2008 at Mumbai, has filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the State and other respondents to provide an accommodation for the victim and her family under the EWS scheme and to make provision for her education on compassionate grounds. On November 26, 2008, Devika Rotawan along with her...

Karnataka HC Asks Petitioner If He Sent Legal Notice To Discovery Channel To Stop Telecast Of Program On Cauvery Calling Project

The Karnataka High Court was told that the petitioner challenging the Cauvery Calling project sent legal notices to Discovery Channel to stop the telecast of a program on the project. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi of Karnataka High Court has directed Amarnathan to clarify on whether he sent the notices to the channel. Senior advocate...

Delhi HC Issues Guidelines To Streamline Medical Post Graduate Entrance/Admission Process [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued directions/ guidelines to the Medical Counselling Committee to streamline the Post Graduate Entrance/Admission Process. The order was passed by the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh in a writ petition preferred by Dr. MB Menon, aggrieved by denial of seat at the Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, after it was "wrongful allotted" to him...

Downloading Of Aarogya Setu App Not Mandatory For Domestic Flight Passengers; Only Optional: Kerala HC Records Statement Of AAI [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala has recorded the submission made on behalf of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) that the downloading of the Aarogya Setup app is not a mandatory requirement of domestic flight passengers and is only optional.A single bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman was considering a writ petition filed by one Jackson Mathew challenging the Standard Operating Procedure for...

Low Death Rate & High Recovery Rate Of Covid Patients Not A Mere Coincidence; Bombay HC Lauds Aurangabad Admin & Civic Body, Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court in a significant judgment last Tuesday, complimented the Aurangabad administration and the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation for their 'relentless efforts' in combating Coronavirus and issued several guidelines for "ensuring that the residents of the State do not feel neglected or ignored or deprived of medical assistance."Division bench of Justice RV Ghuge and Justice...

Delhi District Court Deprecates Use Of Banned Chinese App 'Cam Scanner' In Legal Framework

In an interesting turn of events, a Delhi District Court deprecated the use of a prohibited Chinese App, Cam Scanner, by a lawyer to scan the bail application presented before the Court. "This is an application for grant of bail as received through mail. The application as filed is scanned with the application CamScanner which has been banned by the Govt of India. The Counsel...

Kerala HC Directs CBI To 'Further Investigate' Periya Twin Murder Case; Partly Allows State's Appeal By Reviving Final Report Filed By SIT [Read Judgment]

The Division Bench of Kerala High Court has upheld the Single Bench order directing CBI Investigation in Periya twin murder case.The bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice CT Ravikumar, partly allowed the state's appeal by setting aside the Single Bench order to the extent it quashed the charge sheet filed by the Special Investigation Team, which had investigated the...

MP HC Extends PG Medical Admission Process To Fill Vacant Seats; Permits Registration Of Candidates Precluded Earlier Due To Covid [Read Judgment]

The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to permit all the students, who were not able to get themselves registered on account of Covid-19 Pandemic, to participate in last round of counseling for NEET PG 2020. "The State Government shall permit all the students, who were not able to get themselves registered on account of...

'Can't Reveal Case Diary To Accused, Will Submit It In Sealed Cover', Delhi Police Informs Delhi HC In Bail Plea of Pinjra Tod Member Natasha Narwal

Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that it will be submitting the case diary pertaining to the FIR filed against Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal in a sealed cover as the content of the same is too sensitive to be revealed at this stage. The request for an 'in chamber' hearing was also made before the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru by arguing that the content of...

Employee Can't Be Removed Or Reduced In Rank Owing To Disability: P & H HC Pulls Up Punjab Govt. For "Anathematising" Welfare State, PWD Act [Read Order]

"The object of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 is to provide a congenial work environment keeping in view the disability of the employee", asserted the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal was considering a plea, where the petitioner, though 75% physically challenged, was aggrieved...