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'Abusing Community Leader Not Insult To Religion': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR U/S 295A IPC For Insulting Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange
A person may represent a religion in certain ways but s/he does not become a 'religion' himself, the Bombay High Court observed while holding that any abuse or use of disrespectful words for a socio political figure cannot be equated with insult to faith.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar, sitting at Aurangabad, quashed an FIR lodged against a man, booked...
Kerala High Court Pulls Lawyer Seeking Stay On Sale Of Arundhati Roy's Book Without Noticing Smoking Disclaimer On Back Cover
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (September 25) orally questioned an advocate for filing a PIL seeking action against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' for having a photo of the author smoking on the cover, without taking note of a written disclaimer regarding smoking published on the back.The Court was hearing a PIL filed by an advocate (petitioner) seeking a stay on...
Telangana High Court Suspends Order Setting Aside Group-I Examination Results Issued By Public Service Commission
A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, has suspended the directions in an order passed by the single judge, which set aside the Final Marks List and General Ranking List for Group-I examination conducted by the Public Service Commission.The single judge in his order had noted mass irregularities, bias,...
Owing To Flood Situation In Punjab, High Court Allows De-Silting Of Waterbodies In PIL Alleging Commercial Sand Mining
In light of the ongoing flood situation in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has permitted de-silting operations in the State while hearing a PIL alleging illegal commercial sand mining.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "considering the present day situation owing to the floods in the State of Punjab and in the interest of justice and also taking into account...
6th Late Sh. Thakur Kashmir Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition At UILS, Shimla
The Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Himachal Pradesh University, Ava-Lodge, Shimla, has announced the commencement of the 6th Late Sh. Thakur Kashmir Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition, scheduled to be held from October 30 to November 1, 2025. This annual event is regarded as a platform for aspiring legal professionals to refine their advocacy skills and apply legal principles in practice. Participants will engage in simulated courtroom proceedings, presenting arguments on a...
Repayment Of Misappropriated Amount In Corruption Case Doesn't Efface Criminal Prosecution: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that repayment of the amount of misappropriation or value of misappropriation in Corruption cases would not efface the criminal prosecution.Justice A Badharudeen delivered the judgment while considering a criminal miscellaneous petition to quash proceedings against the petitioners, accused in misappropriation of stock of foreign liquor worth Rs 27,92,523...
Supreme Court Forms Committee Led By Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia To Determine Encroachment Extent In Obulapuram Mining Case
The Supreme Court recently appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as the Chairman of the Committee to fix the boundaries of the leased areas and the reserved forest areas to examine the extent of illegal encroachment and mining and other unauthorised activities in the Obulapuram mining case in the State of Andhra Pradesh. In this case, former Tourism...
Karnataka High Court Expresses Inclination To Stay Bike Taxi Ban Over State's Failure To Frame Policy For Drivers
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 25) orally expressed its inclination to the stay the order banning bike taxis in the State, noting that despite granting one month time the State government had not come with an appropriate policy concerning bike taxis.For context, the high court in an earlier hearing asked the State if it can examine the issue on a policy level, deferring...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court To Prevent Disposal Of Body Of Man Killed In Chhattisgarh 'Fake Encounter'
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court to prevent disposal of a dead body by state-authorities in an alleged fake encounter in Chhattisgarh.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh.On a Court query, the counsel who mentioned the case submitted that the petitioner had initially approached the Chhattisgarh High...
Criminal Law Can't Be Used To Settle Civil Disputes Or Wreak Vengeance : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sep.24) quashed a criminal case against an individual against whom an FIR was registered in a pure civil dispute by giving it a criminal color. The Court deprecated the growing use of criminal prosecution as a tool for harassment in purely commercial disputes. “Even if the allegations are assumed to be true, they unmistakably arise out of a commercial...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Questioning Tender Issued For Bangalore Twin Tunnel Project
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State government and other respondents on a public interest litigation seeking to quash the tender issued in regards to the construction of Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi issued notice on the petition filed by 82-year-old Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and others. The...