"Prostitution Not An Offence; Adult Woman Has Right To Choose Her Vocation": Bombay HC Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers From Corrective Institution [Read Judgment]

While observing that prostitution has not been made an offence under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and that an adult woman has the right to choose her vocation and cannot be detained without her consent, the Bombay High Court on Thursday (24th September) set free 3 sex workers from the Corrective Institution.The Single Bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan was hearing the plea of 3...

"No Person Should be Seen Outside his/ her House Without Mask on Face": Orders Allahabad HC Saying 'If Action Not Taken Today, We Won't Be Able To Face Our Progenies'

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (24th September) issued a writ of mandamus for the whole of the State of Uttar Pradesh that "no person should be seen outside his/ her house without a mask on his/her face and he or she should check that the mask covers both the nose and the mouth."The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar was hearing a Public Interest...

"Mere Expression Of Derogatory Words Do Not Attract Section 124A or 153A":J&K HC Grants Bail To Councillor Accused Of Making 'Derogatory Remarks' During Indo-China Face-Off [Read Order]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (24th September) granted bail to an elected Councillor of LAHDC (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh) who has been accused of making derogatory remarks against the leadership of the Country and against the Armed Forces of the Country.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar was hearing the plea of Zakir Hussain (a democratically elected...

'Pub' In Republic- Interesting Court Room Exchanges

Part IV of the Constitution of India contains the Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy ("DPSP"). The Part casts a non-binding obligation on the government, to promote and achieve certain objectives mentioned therein. The debate and furore over protection of cattle, implementation of the Uniform Civil Code and recognizing labour rights, all have their genesis in Part IV. Interestingly, Article 47 of the Chapter also obligates the government to prohibit consumption of...

Gujarat HC Imposes Cost On Advocate For Smoking During Virtual Hearing [Read Order]

Taking stern view of the "irresponsible conduct" of an Advocate who was smoking during the course of Court proceedings via video conferencing, the Gujarat High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 upon him. The Bench of Justice AS Supehia observed that the advocates appearing through video conference are required to maintain "minimum dignified decorum" so that the majesty and dignity of...

"NCB Has No Jurisdiction, Only CBI Can Investigate As Per SC Order"; Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer Argues, Bombay HC To Hear Bail Pleas Of All Accused Together

The Bombay High Court will be hearing bail applications filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty along with other accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case namely Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Abdel Parihar on September 29.Justice Sarang Kotwal heard the bail applications filed by Rhea and Showik via video conferencing. At the outset, Narcotic Control...

"Can't Leave The Demolished Property As It Is, You Need Time Here Otherwise You Are Very Fast"; Bombay HC To BMC In Kangana Ranaut's Case [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court while hearing Kangana Ranaut's plea against MCGM's demolition of her bungalow turned office at Pali Hill, Bandra, observed that the Court cannot leave the partly demolished property as it is and the bench will begin hearing Kangana's case tomorrow.After the counsel for MCGM Officer Bhagyavant Late sought more time to file an affidavit Division bench of Justice SJ...

'Allurement Advanced For Extortion Of Money Not Acceptable', Delhi HC Asks CP, Delhi To Compile Data Of Honey Trap Cases In 2020 & Act As Per Law [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) asked the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to call reports from all the police stations of Honey Trap/Extortion cases and file a report to this effect within four weeks.The Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait further directed that if the Commissioner of Police, Delhi feels that similar type of incidents have taken place in Delhi in the the year...

[Tomorrow at 7 pm] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Indian Supreme Court, Episode [2] State of Madras Vs VG Row

LiveLaw presents the second episode of the Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Indian Supreme Court, Episode [2] State of Madras Vs VG Row.Gautam Bhatia graduated from the National Law School of India University in 2011. He read for the BCL and the MPhil at the University of Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship, and for an LLM at the Yale Law School. He practiced law for four years...

[Udaipur Hotel Case] Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Former Union Minister Arun Shourie [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur Bench) on Wednesday (23rd September) granted interim order/protection to Former Union Minister Arun Shourie from Arrest in the Laxmi Vilas Hotel, Udaipur case.The Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta allowed the criminal revision petition filed by Arun Shourie, who was the Minister for Disinvestment in the year 2001 – when disinvestment of Laxmi Vilas...

Explained: The 3 Farmers Bills And The Controversies Surrounding Them

Farmers in many states are protesting against three recent bills passed by the Parliament.The controversy pertains to : 'Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020' Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020' andEssential Commodities(Amendment) Bill 2020.A high-voltage drama took place in the Rajya Sabha...

Farm Bills: Abuse of Legislative Due Process Vitiates the Law

The indecent haste with which the divisive farm bills have been legislated into law raise several disquieting questions about the future of our parliamentary democracy. The voice of the Opposition was suppressed and dissent against the Bills bludgeoned to ram through with their passage in both Houses of Parliament, in a brazen abuse of power without a meaningful debate. The audacious bypassing of parliamentary processes will remain etched in public memory as a watershed event in the...