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'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Assembly Summons
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to quash the summons issued to Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan by the Peace and Harmony committee of the Delhi Assembly Committee seeking his appearance in an enquiry related to Delhi Riots."The capital of the country can ill-afford any repetition of the occurrence and thus, the role of Facebook in this context must be looked into...
Madras High Court Grants Conditional Bail To Former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan In Rape Case
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in a rape case. The former Minister had been charged with the offence of rape on the false pretext of marriage. He had been arrested on June 26, 2021, and has been in judicial custody since.Justice M. Nirmal Kumar extended a conditional bail to the Minister after observing that there lies "a...
'Law Is Applicable To Everyone': Kerala High Court Directs Government Pleaders To Remove Designation From Number Plates Of Their Vehicles
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed all Government Pleaders to remove their designations from the number plates of their vehicles within one week. Justice Anil K Narendran while issuing this direction stated, the law is applicable to all, and expected strict compliance thereof.The Court had earlier issued directions to the effect that law officers and central government should not...
'Father Stan Swamy Was A Long Standing Activist' : UN Body Mourns His Death In Custody; Urges India To Release Persons Detained Without Legal Basis
Today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) urged India to release every person detained without a sufficient legal basis, including those arrested simply for expressing critical or dissenting views. Furthermore, it stressed the call on the Government of India to ensure that no one is detained for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly,...
Law Officers & Central Govt Counsel Can't Display Name Of Court In Their Vehicles : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the display of the name of the court by state law officers and central government counsel in the name-boards of their motor vehicles was contrary to the rules framed under the Motor Vehicles Act.The Court held so while issuing a slew of directions to regulate the unauthorized display of the official State emblems and unauthorized use of name boards on...
Supreme Court Refers To Britney Spears Case In US While Hearing Habeas Plea For Release Of 21-Year Old Woman
The Supreme Court on Monday made a reference to Britney Spear's case in the United States of America where the pop singer is fighting a legal battle to end the conservatorship by her father.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made this passing reference while hearing a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of a 21-year old woman from the alleged illegal detention of...
'Taloja Jail Has Brought Me To A Situation Where I Can't Eat, Write Or Walk Myself' : An Account Of Father Stan Swamy's Struggles For Basic Rights
Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest who spent over 60 years of his life working for the most marginalised communities, for Adivasis and against the illegal detention of minors branded as Maoists in Jharkhand, passed away at the Holy Family hospital on Monday, his last wish unfulfilled. "I would request the judiciary to consider (my application) for interim bail…...
'Devastating, Saddened' :United Nations, European Union Representatives On Father Stan Swamy's Death As Pre-Trial Prisoner
The death of 84-year old tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy as a pre-trial prisoner in the Bhima Koregaon case has led to widespread expressions of shock and agony in social media.Eamon Gilmore, the European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights, and Mary Lawlor, a United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders, have shared their feelings of sadness and...
Twitter Stripped Of Safe Harbour Immunity Under IT Act For Non-Compliance With IT Rules 2021: GOI To Delhi High Court
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, (MeITY) Government of India has informed the Delhi High Court in an affidavit that the Safe Harbour Immunity under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) is no longer available to Twitter, as it hasn't "fully" complied with the IT Rules, 2021.Section 79 of IT Act states, "an intermediary shall not be liable for any third...
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Father Stan Swamy, Undertrial In Bhima Koregoan Case, Passes Away : Counsel Informs Bombay HC During Bail Hearing
Octogenarian tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, an undertrial prisoner in the Bhima Koregaon case, passed away today at 1.30 PM, a month after he was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai, following court's orders. This fact was told by Swamy's counsel to the Bombay High Court, which was hearing his application for bail on medical grounds.The Jesuit priest spent the last eight...
