Disburse Crop Loan To Farmers Immediately Without Insisting On Payment Of Interest; Bombay HC Directs District Central Co-operative Bank [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank to disburse crop loans to farmers immediately without insisting on payment of interest which has been waived off by the government. Division bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice RG Avachat of the Aurangabad bench was hearing a public interest litigation filed by RTI activist Kishor...

'Generating Disaffection Towards Constitution Equivalent To Disrupting Sovereignty Of India' : Delhi Police Says To Invoke UAPA Against Sharjeel Imam

To invoke Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967(UAPA) against Sharjeel Imam, student of Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU), the Delhi police has cited a speech allegedly made by him calling for the rejection of the Constitution of India as a 'fascist document'.The police had sought extension of time for probe, beyond the period of 90 days, by stating that Section 13 of the...

J&K HC Issues Notice On Plea For Declaring Hindi As The Official Language Of The UT [Read Order]

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has issued notice to the UT Administration on a PIL seeking to declare Hindi as an official language in the UT of J&K. The division bench comprised by Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjay Dhar has asked the UT Administration to show cause as to why the petition should be not admitted and has posted it for hearing on October 7,...

Kerala HC Grants Bail To Advocate Clerk Accused Of Interrupting Family Court Proceedings

The Kerala High Court has granted bail to an Advocate clerk in a case registered on the basis of a complaint by a Family Court Judge that he had interrupted the Court proceedings and had used filthy language at a police constable.Based on the complaint of the judge, the police had registered a case against the clerk, alleging Sections 353, 354(A)(1)(iv) and 509 of IPC. Justice...

"Is Satisfying Collective Conscience In Such An Unlawful Way Healthy For Democracy": Lawyer Writes To CJI Seeking FIR Against Police in Vikas Dubey 'Encounter'

A Mumbai based lawyer Atal Bihari Dubey has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking registration of FIR under Section 302 against police personnel (Uttar Pradesh) involved in the alleged 'fake encounter' of gangster Vikas Dubey who was arrested by Madhya Pradesh police yesterday. The deceased gangster was absconding after eight policemen were killed trying to secure his arrest on...

"Common Man Will Lose Faith In Judicial System" Advocates Urge Allahabad HC CJ To Order Judical Probe Into Vikas Dubey Encounter [Read Letter]

"Such an unfortunate incident is a glaring example when the Police tries to assume and usurp the powers and functions of a Court of Law established under the Constitution of India by executing a criminal in extra-judicial fashion, without proper investigation and without affording him a just and fair opportunity of trial before a Court of Law. It further sends an unfortunate...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Automotive Research Association Of India On Plea Alleging Wrongful Grant Of Certificates To Electric Vehicles [Read Petition]

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) on a petition filed against grant of certificate to certain battery operated vehicles in violation of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. The PIL filed by a Banagalore based Advocate, Prasad KR Rao, states that many electric vehicles that have the capacity to travel at the speed...

Use Of Arogya Setu Still Mandatory Despite Centre's Submission That It's Voluntary, Petitioner Tells Karnataka HC

The use and installation of 'Aarogya Setu', the contact tracing app developed by the National Informatics Centre, is still made mandatory despite the clarifications made by the Central Government, submitted Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves before the High Court of Karnataka.The Court is hearing the petition filed by Anivar Aravind, cyber security activist, raising privacy concerns about...

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Directs NIA & State To Inform About Conditions & Social Distancing Measures In Byculla Jail Where Sudha Bharadwaj Is Lodged

The Bombay High Court on Friday while hearing an appeal filed by lawyer and tribal rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj directed the National Investigation Agency and state government to take instructions regarding the prevailing conditions in Byculla jail and the social distancing measures being implemented in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice...

[Covid and Courts] Kerala Courts Dispose 10919 Cases Via Video Conferencing

LiveLaw has taken an initiative to analyse the functioning of High Courts across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have taken various parameters such as the volume of cases filed, the number of cases disposed, the proactive steps taken by the High Courts, guidance to the subordinate judiciary etc. This data compilation will be an ongoing work and periodically revised with...

Madras HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Mentally Disabled Man Accused Of Participating In Tuticorin Protests [Read Order]

The Madras High Court last month quashed a criminal case against a mentally disabled man who was accused of participating in a protest against the shooting incident at Thoothukudi on the closure of Sterlite Industries. Before the Court, his counsel submitted that the accused is a mentally ill person, undergoing treatment for psychological disorder and without knowing the consequences, he...

'Vested Interests Acting Against Promotion Of Siddha Medicine': Madras HC Pulls Up Centre, State For Not Recognizing Native Medicine In COVID Cure [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on account of the fact that Siddha Medicine is not being given its due recognition by the Department of AYUSH or the state in the cure of COVID. The Court was moved in a Habeas plea against the detention of a person claiming to be a Siddha Medical Practitioner and the producer of an alleged cure medicine...