Dengue Outbreak In Prayagraj | Being Dissatisfied With Govt Claims, Allahabad High Court Directs CMO, DM To Appear In Person

Being dissatisfied with the claims made by the State government to deal with the spread of Dengue fever in the city of Prayagraj, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought the personal presence of the District Magistrate, the Municipal Commissioner, and the Chief Medical Officer, Prayagraj on November 4.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir ordered thus while...

Delhi High Court Closes PIL On Vandalism Outside CM Kejriwal's Residence, Directs Police To Ensure Implementation Of Security Measures

The Delhi High Court on Thursday disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj seeking an SIT investigation into the incident of attack and vandalism outside the official residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 30.Bhardwaj had alleged that the violence was done by "goons of the Bharatiya Janata Party" under the garb of protest.A division...

Orissa High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Tangi Bar Association President For Threatening Woman Judicial Officer

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Nakul Kumar Nayak, president of Lawyers Bar Association in Tangi town, for threatening and using "filthy language" against a judicial magistrate after the judge rejected his client's bail application.A division bench of Justices S. Talapatra and Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi took a strong note of the allegations and said they were...

Bad Boy Billionaires Series: Telangana HC Directs Civil Court To Decide On Streaming Netflix's Episode On Ramalinga Raju

The Telangana High Court recently passed orders directing the City Civil Court, Hyderabad to decide on the issue of airing Netflix's episode on Satyam Computers' B Ramalinga Raju in its documentary series 'Bad Boy Billionaires – India.' The Court was dealing with Netflix's appeal against the order passed by the Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad...

Allahabad High Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Lawyer After He Tendered Apology For Dispurting Court's Work

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday closed contempt proceedings against an advocate who disrupted the working of the High Court on October 21 after the bench asked him to make changes to the cause title and hide the name of the juvenile/child in conflict with the law (the revisionist in the case).The proceedings were dropped by a division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice...

Octogenarian Lawyer Approaches Bombay HC Seeking Permission To Translate Devout Gandhian's Autobiography

An 83-year-old lawyer has approached the Bombay High Court seeking license to translate and publish the autobiography of devout Gandhian - Madeleine Slade also known as Mira Behn. Lawyer Anilkumar Karkhanis said he intended to publish the book titled "The Spirit's Pilgrimage" in Marathi, not for any commercial gain but in public interest. He has approached the court under section 32...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Samata Party's Appeal Against Allotment of 'Flaming Torch' To Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Samata Party challenging a single judge order which last month rejected its plea against allotment of flaming torch symbol to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena by Election Commission of India (ECI) for the Andheri East bypoll in Maharashtra.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed...

Explore More Ways To Advertise Child Helpline For Better Awareness: Karnataka High Court To State

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday suggested to the state government to explore more ways to advertise the child helpline for a better and effective awareness.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi on going through the compliance report dated January 6, 2022 filed by the government said the display of childlines at metro stations and trains,...

'Intention To Prevent Apprehension' Is An Essential Ingredient To Constitute Offence Of Harbouring U/S 216 IPC: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the word "Harbor" used in Section 216 IPC must be construed liberally. However, 'intention' is an essential ingredient to constitute the offence. The provision penalizes harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.Justice Anil Verma observed, The word 'harbour' used in Section 216 of...

Newslaundry Moves Delhi High Court Against Single Judge's 'Prima Facie' Observation In Favour Of TV Today In Lawsuit

Newslaundry has moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge order which had given a prima facie finding in favour of TV Today Network, which owns news channels India Today and Aaj Tak, while dismissing the media group's interim application in its defamation and copyright infringement suit against the news portal.TV Today Network had filed a suit before a single judge against...

Taunting Polio-Stricken Husband's Disability, Snatching His Crutches, Pushing & Throwing Him Around Is The Most Inhumane Kind Of Cruelty: P&H HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while disposing of an appeal filed by the husband, held that the act of the respondent-wife in taunting the husband's physical disability, snatching his crutches and manhandling and throwing him around, amounted to both physical and mental cruelty. The appeal was filed by the appellant-husband against the order passed by the Additional District...

'Cannot Claim Protection For Supplying False Information': Delhi High Court Rejects BSF Constable's Plea Against Dismissal For Non-Disclosure Of FIR

The Petitioner was a minor when the FIR was registered. The court said he cannot claim protection under JJ Act as on the second occasion he "had admittedly attained majority and was gainfully under the services of BSF. "