'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogans In WhatsApp Group: Karnataka HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Group Admin

Karnataka High court dismissed anticipatory bail application of Administrator of a WhatsApp Group in which some group members had shared 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans. A Criminal case was registered under Section 124-A of IPC (Sedition) against Shabbeersab, Chandpash and Mustafa (Petitioner), on the basis of the complaint of one Hanumanagouda Sakragouda Nayak. According to...

28 Yr Old Man Deposed About Parents' Murder He Witnessed When He Was Six: Tripura HC Upholds Conviction

“At the time of crime, he was a minor aged 6 years, but at the time of deposition, 28 years of age.”

Sacrilege & Behbal Kalan Firing Cases: P&H HC Rejects Cops' Plea For CBI Probe [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday rejected a petition for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sacrilege and police firing incidents of Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan.Justice Rajan Gupta also upheld the Vidhan Sabha resolution to withdraw consent for CBI probe and did not find fault with the constitution of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission of inquiry for looking into...

Aadhaar Entries Not Conclusive Proof In Criminal Cases: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

"It stands demonstrated that in case a person relies on entries in Aadhaar Card in regard to address, date of birth etc., on the basis of the Aadhaar Card, under the Evidence Act it cannot be said that the entries in those regards are conclusive proof of those facts."

Delhi HC Grants Temporary Relief To Over 40 Leprosy Patients Rendered Homeless After Decriminalisation Of Beggary [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted temporary relief to over 40 leprosy patients who were rendered homeless after beggary was decriminalised by the High Court in August last year.The judgment had struck down several provisions of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act as unconstitutional and had clarified that the inevitable consequence of the decision would be that the prosecutions under...

Pained That Parents Don't Accept The Marriage Of Choice Of Their Daughter: Allahabad HC

“A parent or parents do not accept the marriage of choice of their daughter and do not respect the right of their daughter to get married as per her own volition. The right is constitutional.”

Corporate Debtor Can Withdraw Application Filed Under Sec.10 IBC On Making OTS Offer To Creditor : NCLT [Read Order]

The Bench also allowed the Resolution Application to allow its resolution plan, which was approved by CoC.

Even The Registry Is Taking SC Orders So Lightly? Registrar's Court Pulls Up Registry

"It appears that even the Registry has taken the things so lightly despite the Order of the Hon'ble Court"

Agusta Westland: ED Gets Two Days Custody Of Lawyer Gautam Khaitan

A Delhi court on Saturday sent lawyer Gautam Khaitan, an accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to a two-day ED custody in connection with a fresh case of alleged possession of black money and money laundering. During the court proceedings, the ED's special public prosecutors D P Singh and N K Matta maintained that the present case had nothing to do with the...

Teachers Shouldn't Be Deployed For Non-Educational Purposes Outside Purview Of RTE Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that while civic authorities can take assistance from its teachers for non-academic work such as the opening of bank accounts for students, they cannot force them to do so by imposing punitive measures. Justice C. Hari Shankar observed, "This Court is constrained to take judicial notice of the fact that there is a prevalent practice, in recent times, of...

Not Necessary To Appoint Prosecutor Of Victim's Choice Under SC/ST Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, held that it is not necessary for the Magistrate to appoint an advocate of the victim's choice to act as the public prosecutor under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act).Justice Vibhu Bakhru observed that if such contention is accepted, it would serve little purpose to maintain a panel of eminent...

State Govt Duty-Bound To Implement Sabarimala Verdict: Kerala Guv

While addressing the state on the Republic Day Eve, the Governor of Kerala, Justice P Sathasivam said that the government is duty-bound to implement the judgment delivered by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in Sabarimala case.While addressing the issue of 'gender justice', the Governor, former Chief Justice of India, said: "The Supreme Court ordered that preventing the entry of...