Sushant Singh Rajput: State Ought Not To Stand In The Way Of CBI Investigation; UOI Questions Mumbai Police's Approach In Quarantining IPS Officer Before Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday deferred the hearing in two Public Interest Litigations seeking CBI probe into the unnatural death of the actor Susahnt Singh Rajput, till August 21, observing that it is not appropriate to express an opinion in the case as the transfer petition is pending before Supreme Court and will be heard on August 18. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told...

How FIR U/s 66A IT Act Has Been Registered? Allahabad HC Pulls Up UP Police; Seeks Explanation From Mathura SSP [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court, in an order passed last week, directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mathura to file his personal affidavit explaining as to how the F.I.R. has been registered under section 66A of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.The Court was considering a petition filed seeking quashing of F.I.R. against the accused under sections 66A and 67B Information...

Not Possible To Permit Lawyers To Board Local Trains At This Juncture; State Informs Bombay HC About Decision On Representation Made By Lawyers [Read Order]

The State government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that the representation made by lawyers seeking directions for members of the bar to be allowed to travel in local trains amidst current restrictions due to Covid-19 pandemic has been rejected by the Secretary, State Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation. Advocate General AA Kumbhakoni submitted before...

[Buses For Ferrying Migrants] Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Priyanka Gandhi's Personal Secretary Sandeep Singh [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Friday allowed the anticipatory bail application filed by Sandeep Singh, personal secretary of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in connection to alleged forging of a list of 1,000 buses that the Congress Party arranged for the UP Government, to bring back migrant workers. A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh allowed Singh's plea after looking at the "triviality"...

[DU Open Book Examinations] Read All The Directions Issued By HC To Be Complied By DU While Conducting Exams [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has allowed the Delhi University to go ahead with the online Open Book Examination (OBE) method for conducting the exams for the final year students of all the under-graduate programmes. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh acknowledged at the outset that the scope of the petitions pending before her is restricted to ensuring that the online OBE method...

Plea In Delhi HC Challenges Centre's Decision To Exclude Mask and Sanitiser from Essential Commodities & Levy Of 18% GST On Sanitisers [Read Petition]

A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Union for classifying masks and sanitisers as "essential commodities" and regulate their prices.The petitioners have also sought a direction to Ministry of Finance & the GST Council to reduce the GST tax rate on alcohol based sanitisers from 18% to 5 or 12%.The petitioners have further challenged the decisions...

'Virtual Court Is Boon For Legal Fraternity; Even Moffusil Advocate Can Comfortably Present Case Anywhere': Madras HC On Objection To Hearing Via VC [Read Order]

"This Virtual Court is a boon to the entire Legal Fraternity", observed the Madras High Court on Thursday. Justice B. Pugalendhi, of the Madurai Seat, was faced with objection from an advocate regarding the listing of cases for final hearing via video conferencing. "Fortunately in Tamil Nadu, we are having good internet connectivity facility in almost all places, including some...

Approach Grievance Redressal Officer If Needed; Bombay HC Disposes Of BJP MLA's PIL Against Electricity Inflated Bills [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Mangal Prabhat Lodha, President of BJP Mumbai Unit and MLA from Malabar Hill constituency against the allegedly inflated electricity bills being generated by power distribution companies all over the city. He sought relief for the consumers as they are being threatened with disconnection by such companies in...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition seeking a direction upon the State Government to release the time table and procedure for admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, (RTE Act) for the academic year 2020-2021. The notice was issued by a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Hemalatha in a writ petition filed by the...

Unlawful Detention Of Prisoners: Delhi HC Directs DSLSA To Apprise Jail Authorities Of Relevant Laws, Case-Laws, Prisoner Rights [Read Order]

In a case of unlawful detention of a prisoner for 10 days despite being granted bail in both cheque bounce cases against him, the Delhi High Court on Thursday opined that officers posted in the jails, particularly, those of the rank of the Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents must be apprised of their duties and obligations in law so that such an incident is...

Accused Persons Are 'Veterans Of Investigation': Gujarat HC Transfers Custodial Death Probe From Local Police [Read Order]

"The Court cannot be oblivious of the fact that it is dealing with those persons who themselves are the veterans of the field of investigation and may also have mastered the art of overreacting the process", observed the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday in transferring the investigation in the Vadodara custodial death case to CID Crime. Justices Sonia Gokani and N. V. Anjaria were hearing...

Delhi HC issues Notice In A Plea Seeking BCI To Conduct All India Bar Exam Through Online Mode

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Bar Council of India to conduct the All India Bar Examination through online mode.The Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath has issued notice to the Bar Council of India and will next take up the matter on September 23. The AIBE was originally scheduled to be conducted on August 16. However, by a...