Report On Sohrabuddin Case: Hyderabad Court Acquits Rajdeep Sardesai & Others After Their Unconditional Apology [Read Judgment]

A Hyderabad court has acquitted Rajdeep Sardesai and ten other reporters for alleged false reporting on Sohrabuddin's encounter killing case.During the time of incident he was working with CNN IBN. The order was passed by Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, D. Hemanth Kumar, on November 27 last year, after Sardesai and the other reporters tendered their...

In A Society Dominated By Patriarchy, Adopting Girl Child Despite Having One Biological Girl Child, Needs To Be Appreciated: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last week while allowing the adoption of a 7-month-old girl child to a Mumbai-based couple who already have a 14-year-old daughter, observed- "It needs to be further appreciated that despite the fact they have a biological girl child, they decided to adopt another girl child. This is the approach that needs to be cultivated in a society which is mostly said to...

Tripura HC Stays Arrest Of Person Booked For FB Post Against BJP's Missed Call Campaign Supporting CAA[Read Order]

The Tripura High Court on Friday granted interim relief to a man, who was named as accused in an FIR which was registered on the basis of his Facebook post on the number advertised by the BJP for the missed-call campaign in support of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.The accused had put up a Facebook post stating :"By mistake if you make a call in 8866288662, all of your data saved in the...

Road Pothole Accidents : SC Dismisses BBMP's Plea Against HC Order Directing It To Compensate Victims[Read Judgment]

"The right to life as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes a right to live a meaningful and dignified life. After all, the footways or footpaths are provided so that the citizens can comfortably walk from one place to another. The streets are provided for the citizens so that they can travel comfortably by using vehicles. If there are potholes on the footpaths...

Plea For Audio Video Recording Of Court Proceeding: Karnataka HC issues Notice To Centre, State

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union/State Government, Karnataka State Bar Council and High Court Registry, seeking their response on a petiton filed by an advocate seeking to implement Audio-Video recording in the courts of the State of Karnataka, which benefits the litigants, advocates and public in many ways. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and...

Adoption Under Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act Is Not Contrary To Juvenile Justice Act : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

In a case where both the Acts apply, it would be the choice of the person to opt for either of the Act.

Dilution Of Standards: P&H HC Directs AICTE To Re-Compute Result Of Validation Examination For Candidates Of Distance B. Tech. [Read Judgment]

Asking the All India Council for Technical Education to maintain bare minimum standards while conducting and declaring results for an examination, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed it to re-compute the results for a validation test conducted in respect of candidates who had obtained the B.Tech Degree between the years 2001 to 2005 by way of distance...

Calcutta HC Issues Show Cause To President and Secretaries Of Striking Bar Associations [Read Order]

Taking stern view of the incessant lawyers' strike in Medinipur district of West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the President and Secretaries of the concerned Bar Associations to show cause for not initiating contempt proceedings against them. The division bench of Justices Suvra Ghosh and Joymalya Bagchi has asked the Presidents and Secretaries of Medinipur...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Four Judges In Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointments of four new judges to the Andhra Pradesh High Court. They are: R Raghunandan RaoBattu DevanandD RameshN Jayasurya All four of them are practicing Advocates in the high court and they will hold offices in the above order of seniority. Last year, the Supreme Court had recommended elevating them in its meeting held on July...

'Govt Servant Has Right To Free Speech' : Tripura HC Sets Aside Suspension Of Staff For Attending Political Rally & FB Post [Read Judgment]

As per a significant judgment rendered by the Tripura High Court on Thursday, government servants are entitled to hold and express their political beliefs, subject to the restrictions laid under Rule 5 of the Tripura Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1988. "As a Government servant the petitioner is not devoid of her right of free speech, a fundamental right which can be curtailed only by...

'Chhapaak' Credits Row: Analysing Delhi HC's Order Directing Acknowledgment To Be Given To Lawyer Aparna Bhat [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has directed the makers of the movie Chhapaak to give credits to Aparna Bhat, a lawyer who represented acid attack survivor Lakshmi Aggarwal in her legal battle before various courts. While noting that Bhat has made substantial contribution to the script and was promised an acknowledgment for the same, Justice Prathiba M Singh has directed for the following line to be...

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Supporting CAA, Terms It 'Historic' [Read Resolution]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly, on Friday, passed a resolution 'supporting' the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The resolution termed the enactment as a 'Historic decision' and also said that it does not affect the citizenship of any person, including the minority community of India. The Act, the resolution said, will bring stability and prosperity to the lives of the...