JNU Professors Move Delhi HC Seeking Preservation Of CCTV Footage & Evidence Relating To Jan 5 Violence

Three Professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University have moved a plea before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve all relevant material, data, information and evidence pertaining to the incident of violence that took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5.The petitioners also seek directions to be issued to the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take all necessary steps...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two More Additional Judges To Bombay High Court [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) has notified the appointment of the following as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court.1) Amit Balachandra Borkar2) Shrikant Dattaray KulkarniThis takes the total strength of High Court judges to 72, which is still 22 short of the sanctioned strength of 94. Last year, ten new judges were appointed to the Bombay High...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Introduce Population Control Measures Such As 'Two Child Norm' [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed for seeking directions to the Central Government to take apposite steps, including introduction of "Two Children Norm" as a criterion for government jobs, aids and subsidies, to control the growing population of India.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde issued notice on the petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. Advocate...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In A Plea Asking Whether Medical Council Can Exonerate Doctors Against Whom A Criminal Investigation Is Pending [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the order passed by the Delhi Medical Council exonerating a doctor against whom a case has been filed for causing permanent disability to a 2 years old child. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has also stayed the said order of the Delhi Medical Council till the next date of hearing. As per the Petitioner,...

Seemapuri Protests : Delhi Court Grants Bail To All Accused; Asks Police To Remove Their 'Doubts' About CAA [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to all the 12 accused, who were arrested by Seemapuri Police on allegations of indulging in violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.The Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Malhotra of Karkardooma District Court imposed an unusual condition in the bail order that the accused should appear before the Seemapuri police on...

Alld HC Stays Order Of De-Recognition Under RTE Act For Schools Built On Leased Land [Read Order]

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court stayed an order of the UP government stating that schools running under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) should have owned premises, otherwise recognition will not be granted to them under Sections 18 and 19 of the Act. On January 11, 2019, Special Secretary to the State had issued an order that schools,...

MHA Issues New And Revised Guidelines For Mutual Legal Assistance In Criminal Matters For Persons Living Abroad

According to the PIB Delhi report, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Revised Guidelines for Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in December 2019. The MHA issued comprehensive guidelines regarding the investigation and issue of Letters Rogatory (LRs) and regarding the Service of Summons, Notices and other Judicial Documents on the persons residing abroad. This was in furtherance...

'Chhapaak' Credits Row: Delhi HC Reserves Order on Fox Studios Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order in a writ moved by Fox Studios, the producers of the movie 'Chhappak', challenging the trial court order which had asked the filmmakers to give credits to lawyer Aparna Bhat.AdvocateAparna Bhat had represented acid attack survivor Lakshmi in her legal battle before various courts. The present petition was moved under Article 227 of the...

SC Dismisses Mahout's Habeas Corpus Plea For Release Of Elephant 'Lakshmi' As Withdrawn

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hand over the custody of elephant Laxmi to her former Mahaut, dismissing his plea for habeas corpus as withdrawn. The bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde noted that the Mahaut's claim was presently not backed by any legal documents to prove his ownership or possessory rights over the elephant for the animal to be conveyed to...

Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Shifting Of Shaheen Bagh Protests To Other Area

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain an application seeking shifting of Anti-CAA protests from Shaheen Bagh to a different 'authorised protesting area'. The applicant, a student residing in Delhi, wanted the protests to be shifted from Shaheen Bagh as, according to him, it has directed a large chunk of traffic towards the DND flyover route. It was mentioned in the application...

No Evidence To Establish Ingredients Of Abetment: MP HC Allows 23 Yrs Old Appeal Against Conviction For Abetment To Suicide [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of the Appellant-accused, 23 years after the Additional Sessions Judge had found him guilty of abetting the suicide of his wife, punishable under Section 306 IPC. "evidence on record does not reveal or conclusively establish the ingredients of abetment which are required under section 107 IPC. There is no allegations by...

Former HC Judge Quddusi Appears Before Delhi court In Medical College Bribery Case

Former Orissa High Court judge Justice (retd) I M Quddusi appeared before a Delhi court on Thursday for allegedly trying to influence the verdict in a case heard by the Supreme Court by manipulating several "high-level functionaries". Quddusi and other co-accused appeared before Special Judge Anil Kumar Sisodia in pursuance of the summons issued against them by the court...