Sedition Case : Hubli Bar Association Withdraws Resolution After Karnataka HC Rap

The Hubli Bar Association today withdrew the controversial Resolution dated February 15, which had stated that none of its members would represent the three Kashmiri students arrested on charges of sedition. The students had allegedly posted a pro-Pakistan video on social media.The withdrawal came in light of observations made by Chief Justice Abhay Oka of the Karnataka High Court while hearing...

'Prima Facie They Are Guilty of Making False Statements Amounting To Perjury' Says Bombay HC As 3 Senior Bureaucrats Offer 'Unconditional' Apology [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday lashed out at three senior bureaucrats working in different departments of the Government of Maharashtra for making false statements in their reply affidavit filed in response to an order by the Court dated November 25, 2019 passed adjourning the proceedings in a commercial execution application.Justice GS Kulkarni while hearing a contempt petition in the...

CJAR, Senior Lawyers Condemn Justice Muralidhar's Transfer In The Middle of 'Delhi Riots Case' Hearing

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms has condemned the transfer of Justice S. Muralidhar from the Delhi High Court to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.CJAR has issued the following statement in this regard; "This transfer has nothing to do with "public interest" and everything to do with punishing an honest and courageous judicial officer for simply carrying out...

Accused In JeM Conspiracy Case Gets Default Bail [Read Order]

An accused in the JeM conspiracy case has been granted bail on account of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) failing to file a chargesheet within the prescribed statutory period. An NIA court in Delhi's Patiala House pronounced this order on February 18, 2020, noting that the accused, Yusuf Chopan, was entitled to statutory bail.The application for bail was moved on the grounds that Chopan...

Delhi LG Authorizes Solicitor General Tushar Mehta To Represent Delhi Police In Case Relating To Delhi Riots

The Lieutenant General of Delhi has appointed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to represent Delhi Police in the case filed by Harsh Mander in Delhi High Court seeking probe in relation to Delhi riots, and also other cases arising from law and order situation in North East, Shahdara and Eastern Districts of Delhi.Additional Solicitor General Maninder Acharya and Advocates Amit Mahajan and Rajat...

Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking SIT Probe Against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manish Sisodia and Others For Alleged Hate Speeches

A plea has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking FIRs to be registered against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Amantullah Khan, Manish Sisodia, Waris Pathan, Akbaruddin Owaisi, and Mehmood Pracha.Filed by an organisation called 'Lawyers Voice', the petition also seeks court's direction to order a SIT probe into the alleged inflammatory speeches made by the said...

Kunal Kamra's Flying Ban: Delhi HC Directs DGCA to Deal With His Complaint Within 8 Weeks

Delhi High Court has disposed off comedian and activist Kunal Kamra's plea challenging his travel ban. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla Justice Navin Chawla Justice Navin Chawla has directed Directorate General of Civil Aviation to consider the said petition as a representation before it, and deal with the same within a period of 8 weeks.Speaking to LiveLaw, Kunal's Lawyers...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Bombay HC Judge Justice RV More, Karanataka HC Judge Justice RV Malimath [Read Notification]

The Central government on Wednesday notified the transfer of Justice RV More, Judge of the Bombay High Court, as a Judge of the Meghalaya High Court and Justice RV Malimath, Judge of Karnataka High Court, as a Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court. Justice More is presently the second senior most Judge of Bombay High Court, after the resignation of Justice SC Dharmadhikari. He obtained...

Plea In Kerala HC Against TRAI Orders Regulating Capacity Fee, Basic Service Tier And Discounting Offered By Broadcasters [Read Petition]

A plea has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging the changes brought about with respect to network capacity fee, basic service tier and discounting offered by broadcasters to distributors by TRAI through various Rules, Regulations and Orders. It states that a perusal of the functions of TRAI would make it clear that it possesses powers to regulate the inter connection or...

Ranchi Court Convicts 11 Accused In Law Student Rape Case

The court of Judicial Commissioner (JC) here on Wednesday convicted 11 persons in connection with gang rape of a student of National University of Study and Research in Law near Ranchi city in November last year.The convicted persons are Sunil Munda, Sandip Tirkey, Ajay Munda, Rajan Oroan, Kuldip Oraon, Sunil Oraon, Naveen Oraon, Basant Kacchap, Ravi Oraon, Rohit Oraon and Rishi Tirkey.Amidst...

Plea In Allahabad HC Seeking To Immediately Fill Up CIC Vacancy In The State Information Commission [Read Petition]

RTI Activist Dr. Nutan Thakur has moved the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow bench, seeking directions to the state to immediately fill the vacancy of Chief Information Commissioner having arisen in the UP Information Commission after retirement of CIC Javed Usmani on February 16. The Petitioner has asserted that since the CIC's hearing Chamber S-1 is empty, many litigants are being...

Delhi Riots : Lawyers Trying To Meet Detainees Assaulted By Police

While the inaction of the Delhi Police in controlling the violence in Delhi is being heavily criticized, new reports of a group of lawyers being beaten up today at a police station also came to the fore.People protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Khureji protest site, in North Delhi, were detained and taken to the Jagatpuri Police Station today. A group of lawyers...