Plea In Supreme Court Challenges De-Notification Of Jantar Mantar As Protest Site

A writ petition has been filed challenging the Standing Order dated October 11, whereby Jantar Mantar has been de-notified as a designated protest site and three alternative venues have been notified. The petition has been filed by advocate Swaty Singh, arguing that the relocation of protests to distant and outlying areas may render the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression ineffective."The right to protest is not merely a right to assemble at a designated...

Indian Youth Congress Moves Delhi High Court Against De-Notification Of Jantar Mantar As Protest Site

Indian Youth Congress Chief Uday Bhanu Chib has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Delhi Police to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.A similar plea has been filed before the Supreme Court by Advocate Swati Malik.Chib has filed the application challenging the decision in his pending petition seeking reconsideration of its request to hold protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar by undertaking fresh, reasoned assessment and examining whether security,...

Savarkar Defamation Case: Satyaki Savarkar Alleges 'Surveillance', Objects To Rahul Gandhi's Counsel Asking About Personal Life

Satyaki Savarkar, the grand nephew of right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar has objected to his ongoing 'cross-examination' in the criminal defamation case filed by him against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and has apprehended that he is being continuously followed or kept under surveillance. Satyaki had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi for allegedly defaming Savarkar by delivering a speech in United Kingdom wherein he reportedly said that Savarkar has written in one of his...

Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta In Corruption Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to former Bidhannagar Mayor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Sabyasachi Dutta in a corruption case, noting that the complaint alleging a demand for money in 2018 was lodged only in 2026 without any explanation for the inordinate delay.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) granted Dutta interim bail until November 30, 2026, subject to stringent conditions, including surrender of his passport, a restriction on leaving West Bengal without the trial...

Delhi Protest | Section 172 BNSS Unconstitutional, Enables Arbitrary Detention By Police: Plea In Supreme Court

A petition filed in the Supreme Court has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (erstwhile section 144 of CrPC) contending that the provision empowers police officers to detain or remove people for disregarding their directions without adequate safeguards against arbitrary action.Filed by B.Tech student Samriddhi Das, the writ petition seeks a declaration that Section 172 violates Articles 14, 19 and 21, which guarantee...

'Stifling Other Parties Not Spirit Of Democracy': Calcutta High Court Tells State In CPM's Plea Seeking Durga Puja Book Stall

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (October 14) observed that the State should “not stifle the voice of other parties, as that is not the spirit of democracy” while hearing a plea filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) seeking permission to set up a book stall outside its office during Durga Puja.Justice Saugata Bhattacharya questioned why the CPIM should be prevented...

National Green Tribunal Forms Panel To Assess Allegations Of Illegal Sand Mining At Betwa River

The National Green Tribunal, Central Zone at Bhopal directed the constitution of a three-member Joint Committee to assess allegations of illegal sand mining activities at the River Betwa located in District Vidisha. Noting that "a substantial issue of environment has been raised", the bench of Judicial Member Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, and Expert Member Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi, issued notice to the respondents and said:"We deem it just and proper to call a report on the matter in issue,...

Mahua Moitra Disputes WB Govt Statement Before Calcutta High Court Claiming She Was Given X-Category Security

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (October 14) permitted Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to implead the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in her plea seeking enhanced security cover, after her counsel disputed the West Bengal government's submission that she was already being provided a personal security officer (PSO) round the clock, as claimed by the state.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing Moitra's plea seeking enhanced security in view of alleged incidents of mob attacks and...

Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder: Kerala High Court Directs Comparison Of Fingerprints In Aadhar Database To Trace Culprits

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 14) gave a direction for comparison of the fingerprints of the suspects of the Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder case with those stored in the Aadhar database. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 579]Case refers to the brutal assassination of a middle-aged couple in Sreekrishnapuram in Palakkad in 2016 allegedly with a motive of robbing them. The local police and Crime Branch have been investigating the case but they have not been able to trace out the offenders.Justice...

HP High Court Quashes LOC Against British Citizen In Property Dispute, Permits Overseas Travel Subject To Conditions

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against a British citizen in connection with a property dispute, holding that there was no material to suggest that he had attempted to evade arrest or failed to join the investigation despite coercive measures. Justice Sandeep Sharma held that the LOC was issued merely on the basis of apprehension and in the absence of circumstances warranting such a measure. The Court permitted the petitioner to travel abroad upon...

Madras High Court Imposes ₹50K Costs On Man Who Sought Child's DNA Test To Humiliate Wife, Protract Her Maintenance Case

The Madras High Court recently refused a man's plea for a DNA test, noting that he had filed the same 10 years after the wife filed a Domestic Violence case, without providing any reasonable or acceptable explanation for the delay. Justice Shamim Ahmed remarked that the husband had sought a DNA test only to humiliate and defame his wife in the society, and to protract the maintenance case filed by the wife. Thus, the court deemed it appropriate to impose a cost of Rs 50,000 on the...

'Touts Can't Function In Govt Offices Without Officials' Protection, Encouragement': Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction In ₹1,300 Bribery Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that the functioning of “touts” in government offices cannot continue without the involvement, protection or encouragement of government officials, who are entrusted with performing those functions themselves.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav made the observations while dismissing an appeal filed by one Rajinder Singh @ Babloo, who was convicted under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for accepting Rs. 1,300 from a person seeking a duplicate driving...