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No Restrictions On Travel From Kerala; All Border Points To Remain Open, Karnataka Govt Assures High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday accepted the assurance given by the State Government that there will be no restriction on movement of public/goods between Kerala and Karnataka and all the entry-exit points between the two states, will remain open. The assurance was made by the state government while hearing a petition filed by Advocate B Subbaya Rai, who challenged the...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Law To Control Black Magic, Superstition & Forceful Religious Conversions
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Central and the State Governments to take apposite steps for controlling black magic, superstition and forceful religious conversions. The Petitioner has relied upon the Sarla Mudgal Case (1995) 3 SCC6 635, whereby directions were issued to...
Seriousness Of Charge Relevant Factor: Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Man Accused Of Murdering Lady Doctor
The Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court order which granting bail to a man accused murder of a lady doctor.The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari observed that seriousness of the charge is one of the relevant considerations while considering bail applications.According to the prosecution case, the accused, Mahesh on 28th September 2020 at about 3.30...
Prison Excesses: Where Exactly The CC TV Cameras Installed? Why The Life Of CC TV Footages Confines To Four Days Only? SC Seeks Affidavit From Tihar Jail Authorities, Ministry
The Supreme Court has directed the Jail Superintendent, Tihar Jail to file an affidavit disclosing where exactly the CCTV cameras have been installed and whether the Control Room and the boundary wall of the jail are covered by CCTV cameras or not. The bench headed by Justice U. U. Lalit was dealing with an instance where 3 death row convicts were involved in an incident on 15.03.2021 where in...
"Serious Allegations ": Karnataka High Court Vacates Stay, Orders Thorough Investigation Against Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa in 'Operation Kamala' case
In a set back to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court vacated the stay granted on investigation and ordered a thorough probe to be conducted in the First Information Report in which he is accused of trying to woo JD(S) MLA Naganagouda Kandkur's son Sharanagouda with promise of money and Ministry in 2019 [Operation Kamala Case]"As the uncontroverted allegations made in...
Lack Of Faculties, Infrastructure: Patna High Court Stays Fresh Admissions In Law Colleges In Bihar
In a significant development, the Patna High Court last week stayed new admissions in Government and Private law colleges in the State of Bihar till further orders. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar ordered thus, after noting that institutions/law colleges in the State of Bihar (except for the Central University, Gaya, and Chanakya National Law University,...
2008 Bengaluru Blasts Case: Accused Abdul Nazir Maudany Moves Supreme Court Seeking Relaxation Of Bail Condition To Move To Kerala
Supreme Court has been approached by Abdul Nazir Maudany, accused in the 2008 serial bomb blast case seeking relaxation of condition imposed by the Apex Court while granting him bail on 11th July 2014.An application has been filed before the top court by Maudany, Kerala-based PDP Chairman, seeking relaxation of the condition whereby he was directed to not leave the city of Bangalore. Maudany...
Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Param Bir Singh's PIL Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh
After a day long marathon hearing, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a PIL filed by ex-Chief of Mumbai Police, Param Bir Singh, seeking a CBI inquiry into alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.The court has reserved it for orders on admission of the matter, preliminary objection as to the maintainability of the petition and ...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Police Investigation Against ED; Restrains Coercive Action Against Officials
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the investigation in the FIR registered by the Kerala Police crime branch against "unnamed officials" of the Enforcement Directorate(ED) for allegedly coercing gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh to make false statements against the Chief Minister and other State Ministers.The Court however directed that no coercive steps should be taken by...
"You Are A Police Officer, You Are Failing In Your Duty If You Don't File FIR When You Know An Offence Was Committed": Bombay HC In Param Bir Singh Vs Anil Deshmukh
The Bombay High Court is hearing a criminal PIL filed by ex-Chief of Mumbai Police, Param Bir Singh, seeking a CBI inquiry into alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. While hearing of the matter will continue post lunch, a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni has expressed its disinclination to...
'Question Of Cooperative Federalism; Kerala Police Can't Examine Correctness Of ED Investigation' : Solicitor General Tells High Court
Opposing the FIR registered by Kerala police against the Enforcement Directorate, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday submitted before the Kerala High Court that "law never contemplated a situation where one investigation agency is investigating the correctness of another investigating agency".He was arguing the petition filed by P Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director of ED Kochi Zone...