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"What Kind Of Democracy Is This?" HC Pulls Maharashtra Police For Action Against Prof Who Referred To Slain Activist Govind Pansare's Book
What kind of a democracy is this? the Bombay High Court questioned after noting that a lady Professor was subjected to departmental enquiry on a letter written by the local police to her College after she referred to a book "Shivaji Kon Hota" (Who was Shivaji?) written by comrade Govind Pansare.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan pulled up the Maharashtra...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Discharge Alleged LeT Operative Booked For Conspiring To Kill Hindu Leaders, Govt Officials
The Karnataka High Court has refused to discharge an alleged member of the banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who was charged for conspiring to kill Hindu leaders and government officials in 2012.A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice JM Khazi dismissed the petition filed by Dr. Sabeel Ahmed @ Motu Doctor, who challenged the Sessions court...
Calcutta High Court Lifts Restraint On Mamata Banerjee From Making Statements Against Governor Ananda Bose
The Calcutta High Court has recently lifted a restraint imposed on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from making any statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose who had sued her for defamation due to the CM's claim that women had told her they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan amid recent claims of sexual harassment against the governor.The CM had approached the Calcutta High Court...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Release Of Man's Passport Embroiled In Cruelty FIR, Cites Impact On Resumption Of His Green Card
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the release of a man's passport, which is in custody of a trial court dealing with a cruelty FIR lodged by his wife.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said that holding the passport would have "a truly detrimental effect with respect to the resumption of his Green Card" in United States of America.Petitiner had challengedMagistrate Court order dismissing...
PIL Against Wine Shop Operation Near Temple During 'Shravan': Allahabad HC Seeks District Excise Officer's Reply
The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the District Excise Officer, Ayodhya, on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea against the operation of a wine shop near a temple (Shravan Shram Mandir Khiharan in Milkipur, Ayodhya) during the holy month of Shravan. The PIL, filed by Swami Krishnacharya Alias Kali Prasad Mishra through advocates Harendra Singh and Satish...
Courts Can Examine Blacklisting Order In Writ Jurisdiction To Ensure Proportionality, Adherence To Natural Justice: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the Courts while exercising writ jurisdiction have the power to examine blacklisting order to ensure that principles of natural justice and doctrine of proportionality are followed.The bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla held State instrumentalities though vested with the power of blacklisting must conform to fairness...
Karnataka High Court Declines Law Students' Plea Challenging Debarment From Writing Ninth-Semester Exams Due To Attendance Shortage
The Karnataka High Court has rejected petitions filed by 9th-semester law students seeking directions on the Karnataka State Law University to permit them to write their examinations, which they were not allowed to do since they did not meet the required attendance criteria.A single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav dismissed the petitions filed by Dhanush B N and others. The students...
Gujarat High Court Nixes Plea By Surat Based Gaming Zone Seeking Modification Of Order Banning All Gaming Zones
The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a plea moved by a Surat based gaming zone seeking modification of an earlier direction prohibiting the operation of all gaming zones in the state in connection with the TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot which resulted in the death of 27 people earlier in May.In an order passed on July 4, division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav...
Elgar Parishad Case: Bombay High Court Rejects Default Bail To Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawade & Rona Wilson
The Bombay High Court today rejected the default bail to Dalit rights' activist and advocate Surendra Gadling and co-accused Mahesh Raut, in the infamous Elgar Parishad case of 2018.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak pronounced the order in their chamber. Bail was also denied to Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, Sudhir Dhawade and researcher Rona Wilson.The bench...
PCS-J 2022 | Allahabad High Court Seeks UPPSC's Reply On Candidate's Plea Alleging Marking Discrepancies In Mains Exam
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to respond to a candidate's allegations of discrepancies in marking her answers in the U.P. Judicial Service Civil Judge (Junior Division) Mains Examination 2022. The petitioner (Sucheta Rai) claims that fewer marks were awarded to her against her answers in the written...
Telangana High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Builder Prevented From Delivering Villas Due To Litigation Initiated Against Property
The Telangana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two petitioners accused of cheating and breach of trust in a real estate transaction.The case stemmed from a complaint against a married couple running a company under M/s.EVK Projects Pvt. Ltd. The complainant, Raghavendar, and another individual had entered into an agreement with the petitioners to purchase two villas. When...
Courts Can't Order Accused To Deposit Passport On "Unfounded Apprehensions" That He May Flee, Violates Fundamental Rights: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has overturned a lower court's order to retain the passport of a former airline employee, facing criminal charges.Justice BS Bhanumathi emphasized the importance of constitutional rights to freedom of movement and livelihood and said,“As rightly contended by the petitioner, right to freedom of movement under Article 19 and right to life and liberty which...