Disclose Reasons For Deferring Rajya Sabha Elections For Kerala : High Court Asks Election Commission

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to place on record its reasons for keeping in abeyance elections to fill vacancies of three Rajya Sabha seats. The incumbents of the three seats from Kerala are retiring on April 21.A Bench of Justice PV Asha was considering the writ petitions filed by the Secretary of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and S Sharma, CPI(M)...

Plea in Delhi High Court Seeks Constitution Of Regulatory Authority For Non-Film Songs, Music Videos

A petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for constituting a regulatory authority/ censor board to review or grant certification to non Film songs, their lyrics and music videos. The petition also seeks directions on Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to regulate...

[Office Raids] Advocate Mehmood Pracha Alleges Manipulation Of Case Records By Authorities, Arguments On April 13

A Delhi Court on Wednesday heard an application filed by Advocate Mehmood Pracha for early hearing seeking preponement of date in the matter concerning Delhi Police Special Cell's raids in his office. While moving the said application, he had alleged that the Special Cell has allegedly manipulated the case files in the instant matter.The allegations came in view of a previous hearing dated...

Political Parties Should Be Prohibited From Giving Election Promises Which Are Capable Of Adding Burden On The Public Exchequer: Madras High Court

Political parties should be prohibited or prevented from giving election promises, which are capable of adding burden on the public exchequer, the Madras High Court observed in an order passed on 31st March 2021.The bench comprising Justices N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi directed the Election Commission of India and other Government authorities to respond to the following questions:Whether...

Kerala Police To Not Investigate Second FIR Against ED Till High Court Hears Case Tomorrow

The Kerala Police on Wednesday undertook before the Kerala High Court that no further steps will be taken with respect to the investigation in the second FIR registered by it against unnamed officials of the Enforcement Directorate alleging coercion of an accused in the gold smuggling case to make implicating statements against the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.This development took place in...

Supreme Court E-Committee To Launch New Website For Judgments & E-Filing 3.0 On April 9

The e-Committee of the Supreme Court to launch new Website for Judgments & e-Filing 3.0. on April 9 Date: 9 April 2021 Time: 05.00 PM IST The e-inauguration ceremony will be live-streamed on the e-Court Services India YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/DalKImx8LOc The inaugural ceremony will be held in the presence of Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court...

'Ensure Least Inconvenience To Ordinary Citizens During VIP Movement': Madras High Court Directs DGP, Commissioners

The Madras High Court has asked the Police authorities to ensure that in making special arrangements for movement of vehicles/ convoy of VIPs/ dignitaries, least inconvenience is caused to the ordinary citizens. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed the Director General of the State Police and the Commissioners of...

INX Media Case: Delhi Court Exempts P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram From Personal Appearance

A Delhi Court on Wednesday fixed as April 16 the date for scrutiny of documents in the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case against Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others.Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal while putting up for scrutiny of documents, also exempted personal appearances of the...

"Custodial Interrogation Justified": Himachal Pradesh HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Flesh Trade Of Adolescent Girls

"Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. is an exception to general principle and at the time of exercising power under sec. 438 Cr.P.C., balance between right of Investigating Agency and life and liberty of a person has to be maintained by the Courts, in the light of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India, but also keeping in mind interference by the Court directing the Investigating Officer not to arrest an accused amounts to interference in the investigation." -Himachal Pradesh HC

Karnataka Govt Informs High Court About Steps Taken To Protect Great Indian Bustards

The State Government on Tuesday filed a memo before the Karnataka High Court enumerating the steps being taken to protect/conserve the Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) and other species of wild flora and fauna in the landscape identified as the habitat for GIBs. Advocate Vikram Huilgol appearing for the state filed the memo and submitted to the court that field visits by the...

'Right To Free Speech Not A License To Injure Religious Feelings": Allahabad HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To PFI Member Accused Of Spreading Propaganda Against Ayodhya Ram Temple

"A person who takes the risk of dissemination of blasphemous messages is not entitled to get the discretion of the Court exercised in his favour."

[Rape And Death Of Minor] "Entire Bucket Of Evidence Inadmissible Or Unbelievable": Patna HC Sets Aside Death Penalty, Acquits Accused

The Patna High Court on Monday acquitted three accused persons of the charges of raping and murdering a 13 year old minor girl thereby setting aside the death sentence awarded to them by the trial court after observing that the "entire bucket of evidence was either inadmissible or unbelievable to rely upon by the Court."A division bench comprising of Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh and Justice...