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Local Body Polls: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Upload OBC Commission's Report On Its Website In 4 Days
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to upload on its website the report prepared by the dedicated Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes Commission to study the representation of Other Backward Class (OBCs) in urban local bodies. It may be noted that the commission was set up in January this year tasked with the primary responsibility to collect empirical data on...
Bar Council Of Delhi Constitutes Special Committee To Draft Advocates Protection Act After Recent Attacks On Lawyers
The Bar Council of Delhi has constituted a special committee to draft the Advocates Protection Act for the safety of lawyers practicing in the national capital who are registered with the lawyers’ body. In view of the recent attacks on lawyers inside and outside courts, the Bar Council of Delhi in its meeting held today unanimously decided to constitute the committee to draft the...
Comment About PM: Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt On Congress Leader Pawan Khera's FIRs Quashing Plea
The Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera's plea seeking quashing of FIRs against him for his alleged 'Narendra Gautam Das Modi' Remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Khera has moved the High Court days after Supreme Court clubbed the FIRs against him at Varanasi and Assam over the alleged comment and transferred...
Former PFI Chairman Withdraws Plea For Medical Bail From Delhi High Court, Liberty Granted To Approach Trial Court For Relief
The Delhi High Court on Thursday permitted former chairman of Popular Front of India (PFI) E Abubacker to withdraw his appeal challenging the order of the trial court rejecting his application seeking bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted liberty to Abubacker to approach the trial court seeking appropriate relief in...
'State Can't Shirk Duty To Ensure Citizens' Safety': P&H High Court Directs SSP To Consider Same-Sex Couple's Protection Request
Stressing that State Government cannot shirk its duty to ensure the safety of its citizens, Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, UT Chandigarh to examine the alleged threat perception of a same-sex couple and provide them security if needed.The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill passed this order on the plea of two women (21 and 24 years old)...
‘Can’t Permit Such Offences To Flourish’: Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Making Objectionable FB Post Against Lord Shiva
The Allahabad High Court today refused to quash criminal proceedings against one Asif accused of making objectionable remarks against lord Shiva on Facebook employing objectionable language. “Offences of the kind that have a tendency to promote hatred between classes of people or communities, have to be put down with a heavy hand. These offences cannot be permitted to flourish in...
Satyendar Jain Is Influential Person, ‘Conceptualizer’ Of Entire Money Laundering Operation; Not Entitled To Bail Under PMLA: Delhi High Court
Denying bail to Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that witness statements show that the Aam Aadmi Party leader is the “conceptualizer, visualizer and executor” of the entire operation. The court also said he is an influential person having the potential to tamper with evidence.In the order running into 46 pages, Justice Dinesh Kumar...
Married Couple's Access To Each Other Conclusively Determines Child's Legitimacy U/S 112 Evidence Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if a couple is having access to each other, it is conclusive proof of the legitimacy of a baby and hence, the presumption under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 gets attracted. The observations to this effect was made by Justice Joytsna Rewal Dua while hearing a plea challenging the order of District Judge Shimla in terms of...
'Policy Matter': Meghalaya High Court Dismisses PIL Pertaining To Roaster System For Reserved Seats
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed on a matter pertaining to the roaster system for reserved seats in the State, observing that these are policy matters that are best left to the legislature and the executive of the State. Without adjudicating upon the merits of the matter, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib...
Peeping Inside Washroom When Woman Is Taking Bath Amounts To Invasion Of Privacy, Will Attract Offence Of Voyeurism: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that if a man peeps inside the washroom when a woman is taking bath, it will amount to invasion of her privacy and also attract the offence of voyeurism.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that taking bath in a bathroom by any person, whether a male or a female, is essentially a “private act” as it is taking place inside the four walls of the...
Aam Aadmi Party Moves Karnataka High Court For 'National Party' Status
Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to grant recognition to it as a National Party under the scope of the Clause 6B of the Election Symbols (Reservation And Allotment) Order, 1968. AAP currently has the status of a State Party in the State of NCT-Delhi, Punjab, Goa and Gujarat. The plea has been moved weeks...
Bombay High Court Refuses Interim Relief To PhonePe In Trademark Infringement Suit, Says Contradictory Stands Taken On Meaning Of ‘Pe’
The Bombay High Court refused to grant interim relief to PhonePe for alleged infringement of its trademark “PhonePe” by Resilient Innovations’ trademark “postpe”.Justice Manish Pitale cited contradictions between PhonePe’s stand taken before the Delhi High Court and the Bombay High Court regarding the meaning of the term “Pe”.“It appears that the endeavour of the plaintiff is...