"How It Is Possible For Fair Price Shop Dealer To Change Aadhaar Number In The Database Which Is Accessible Only To NIC , Asks Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently enquired how it is possible for a fair price shop dealer to change the Aadhaar number in the data base which is accessible only to the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta asked the Principal Secretary, Food & Civil Supply Department, of the UP Government to file a personal affidavit and explain how a...

'Petitioners Are Like Any Other Couple You Might Meet, Except They Belong To Same Sex': Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Marriage Equality For Same-Sex Couples

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a couple of writ petitions seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in India. Filed by Dr Kavita Arora, who has been living with her partner Ankita Khanna for 8 years, the petition seeks a direction to be issued to the Marriage Officer, South East Delhi, to solemnize their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. It is the case...

Shrinking Space For Dissent

The order of the Supreme Court in the Shaheen Bagh protests case is part of a trend where the space for dissent is shrinking rapidly, at great cost to democracy. Background and context The occupation of Shaheen Bagh by women began in December 2019 when violence against Jamia Millia students was unleashed. It continued as a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, a law that discriminates against Muslims. It came to an end in March 2020 due to the COVID- 19 pandemic and...

'Aware Of 2013 Amendment?' : Allahabad HC Asks UP ADGP Who Denied Rape In Hathras Case

The Allahabad HC (Lucknow Bench) has barred officials who are not directly connected with the investigation in the Hathras gangrape and murder case from giving any public statements regarding the commission of the offence.The Court said that the restraint order was necessary to avoid "unnecessary speculation and confusion amongst the masses, who may not be aware of niceties of law...

'Not Allowed To See Her Face For Last Time' : Hathras Victim's Family Break Down Before Allahabad HC

Narrating their grief over denial of the fundamental right of a decent cremation to their daughter, the family of the Hathras victim told the Allahabad High Court that the midnight cremation of the victim's body was done without their consent. The High Court order records the statements made by the victim's father before the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy...

[Breaking] Hathras Victim Was At Least Entitled To Decent Cremation; State Action Infringed Her Human Rights: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Dissatisfied with the reasons given by the UP administration for hasty cremation of the body of 19-year old Dalit woman in the Hathras gangrape and murder case, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has expressed its displeasure on the entire incident and deprecated the local authorities for violating the victim and her family's human and fundamental rights. "India is a...

No FIR Can Be Registered For Offence Under Section 188 Of IPC : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the police cannot register an FIR for the offence under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.Holding thus, the Court quashed an FIR registered against a doctor who was alleged to have violated the directions issued by the Collector in the wake of COVID-19.Section 188 IPC deals with the offence relating to disobedience of an order promulgated by...

Kerala HC Stays CBI Investigation Against LIFE Mission CEO For 2 Months [Read Order]

The bench has not stayed the investigation against other accused.

Use Of Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Registration Of Births & Deaths, Clarifies Registrar General Of UoI In RTI Reply

The Registrar General of Union of India has elucidated that production of Aadhaar number is not mandatory for registration of births and deaths. The clarification has come in response to a RTI application made by a resident of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. MVS Anil Kumar Rajagiri. He had asked the Government whether Aadhaar is mandatory for registration of death or not. In this regard, the...

'District Judge Has Shown Undue Favour To Plaintiffs' : Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Explanation From Judge; Transfers Case

In an extraordinary order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a District Judge, after noting that the judge has shown undue favors to plaintiffs in a suit.The High Court made this observation in a petition filed by the State Bank of India challenging an order of interim injunction passed by District Judge, Nawanshahar(Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), restraining the...

DU Exams: Delhi HC Directs DU To Declare Results for PG And Some UG Courses By October End, Disposes Of Plea

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to declare results for all the postgraduate programmes by the end of October. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the University to ensure that the results and the marksheets are uploaded online on the University's website and no student is forced to physically come and collect...

Mathura District Court Calls For Records In Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case On Oct 16

The Mathura District Court on Monday summoned all Court records with respect to the Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case. The Court of District Judge has posted the matter for hearing on October 16, 2020. The order has come in a civil appeal preferred by 'Bhagwan SriKrishna Virjman', through next friend Ranjana Agnihotri, 'Shree Krishna Janmbhoomi'—the place of birth of Lord Shree Krishna...