Malappuram Court Summons Times Now’s Rahul Shivshankar And Anand Narasimhan On A Defamation Case By NWF Leader Sainaba

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Malappuram has issued summons on a complaint filed by Ms. A.S. Sainaba, President, National Women’s Front (NWF) alleging that a show aired by Times Now had wrongly accused her of playing a major role in converting women into Islam and providing them a hideout.The show titled "Hindu girls are hunted, converted, exploited in Kerala" had aired in...

Man Mistreats Step-Mother, Loses Share In Father’s Flat As Bombay HC Upholds Revocation Of Gift Deed In His Name [Read Judgment]

A man has lost his share in his father’s flat for mistreating his step-mother as the Bombay High Court had held that it was implied that the father as well his second wife would be looked after by the petitioner and his wife after transfer of 50 percent share in the flat.A bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice  Anuja Prabhudessai upheld the order of Sub Divisional Revenue Officer...

Sohrabuddin Trial: Special Court Reserves Order On His Brother’s Application To Add Him As Witness

The Special CBI Court conducting the trial against accused police officers in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati has reserved its order in an application filed by deceased Sohrabuddin’s biological brother named Shahnawazuddin.Shahnawazuddin had filed an application on May 10, 2018, seeking to be added as a primary witness in the case. The prosecution...

Delhi HC Reduces Sentence For Man Convicted Of "Sexual Adventurism"; Says 7 Years Enough To Deter Him [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently reduced the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to a man convicted of concealing the fact of his first marriage, and thereby maintaining sexual relations with his "second wife" on that pretext.The Bench comprising Justice S.P. Garg and Justice C. Hari Shankar opined that the lower court had been "needlessly harsh" in awarding the sentence and that the order...

Have Issued Directions To Facebook, YouTube To Remove Fake Videos On Nipah Virus, Kerala Govt Tells HC

The Kerala Government has filed a statement in the High Court of Kerala informing that it has issued directions to Facebook and Youtube to take down videos spreading misinformation about Nipah virus. The statement was filed in the public interest litigation filed by two law students seeking directions to block access to videos which spread misinformation. The Joint Secretary to the...

There Can’t Be Wholesale Killing Of Sharks: Kerala HC Upholds Central Govt Notification Banning Export Of Shark Fins Of All Species [Read Judgment]

Even among the fish consumers, those that prefer shark meat are minuscule. So, to cater to the needs of such negligible consumers, there cannot be the wholesale killing of sharks. The culprit is finning, and the result is the species thinning, to the extent of disappearing—almost, the court remarkedThe Kerala High Court has upheld the Central Government notification that banned the export...

DC Federal Judge Refuses To Confirm Arbitration Award To Hardy Oil & Gas

The United State District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday refused to confirm the arbitration award which would have resulted in Hardy Exploration & Production (India) Inc (HEPI) returning to work in India's natural gas reserves.U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras asserted that U.S. policy respects rights of other nations to manage resources within their own territories....

Muck In Rivers: U’khand HC Stays All Construction Work Across State Till Debris Disposal Sites Are Identified [Read Order]

Taking strong note of the illegal and unscientific disposal of debris in river which in the recent past resulted in flash floods in the state wherein many lives were lost, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed all construction activities/widening of roads on the river banks in the state till the time agencies concerned identify muck disposal sites at least 500 metres away from the...

Delhi Govt. Bent On Treating Disabled As "Non-Existent": HC Prohibits Delhi Govt. From Acquiring Standard Floor Buses [Read Order]

Opining that the Delhi Government is "bent upon treating the disabled as non-existent, or, in any case not having any rights", the Delhi High Court has prohibited the Government from purchasing standard floor buses for the Capital, in view of these being inaccessible to persons with disabilities.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar observed,...

Haj Pilgrims Aren’t Consumers Of Haj Committee, Can’t Claim Refund, Says NCDRC [Read Order]

The Haj Committee of India, which makes arrangements for Indian pilgrims going on Haj to Saudi Arabia, renders services without any profits and therefore, the pilgrims cannot be said to be its consumers and cannot claim any compensation from it, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held.“…the Haj Committee is rendering services without any profit motive and...

Madras HC Rejects PIL Against Movie ‘Irumbuthirai’ Allegedly For Spreading Misinformation About Aadhaar And Digital India [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea to stop the release of a movie titled Irumbuthirai which allegedly spread misinformation about the Central Government’s policy of Aadhaar card and Digital India.A bench of Justice V Parthiban and Justice PD Audikesavalu dismissed a PIL filed one N Natarajan who submitted before the court that certain dialogues in the said film are creating a...

Karti Chidambaram Gets Relief Against IT Dept Warrant After Midnight Hearing At Madras HC Judge’s Residence

The Karnataka Government formation controversy made the Supreme Court open its gates for a midnight hearing. The message sent across was that the gates of Justice should be open all the time for all citizens to raise their grievance.On Saturday night, following suit, the Madras High Court reportedly allowed a midnight hearing to Karti P Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P...