Clarify Stand On Holding Remaining ICSE & ISC Board Exams; Bombay HC Tells State And Centre [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Centre and State to clarify their stand on holding the remaining ICSE and ISC board exams for students of class X and XII. Court also directed the Centre to inform about any decision taken pursuant to the June 15 order passed by the Allahabad High Court in regard to the remaining subjects of the Class X and XII examinations, due to be conducted by CBSE...

After Bombay HC's Stern Warning, Daughter Submits Undertaking, Agrees To Vacate Mother's Flat [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by a 70-year-old mother against her daughter seeking her eviction from the flat they reside in alleging that she tortured her both mentally and physically. After Court's warning in the previous hearing, the daughter filed an undertaking stating that she will be evicting the said flat along with her son within eight weeks. Division...

"Majority Lawyers Practising In Field Of Cheque Dishonour. Proposed Decriminalisation Would Put At Stake Their Livelihood, Career, Survival": Bar Council Of Maharastra & Goa

After the Delhi Bar Council, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa has placed its "Strong Objection and Protest" to the proposed Decriminalization of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. "The proposed Decriminalization will cause enormous suffering, hardship on investors, traders and businessmen at large, who would lose hopes in the judicial and democratic system and which...

''State Has Statutory And Vicarious Liability To Protect Citizens": Madras HC Dismisses PIL Questioning The Legality Of Lockdown With Rs. 50,000 Cost:[Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed, with exemplary costs, a PIL contending that there is no provision in The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 or The Disaster Management Act, 2005 to impose a lockdown and therefore, the orders for the same, have been passed without any authority of law besides being arbitrary. The petition argued that the lockdown, as imposed by the government of India...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To School Owner Accused Of Involvement In Riots; Says No Evidence In Chargesheet

A Delhi Court has granted bail to Faizal Farooq - owner of Rajdhani and Victoria Public Schools - who was arrested for allegedly participating in the Delhi Riots, after noting that he was not present at the spot of the crime and that his own properties were damaged during the said riots. While granting bail, the court rejected Delhi Police's argument which stated that the applicant has...

Safoora Zargar Disposed Towards Creating Turmoil; Grave And Compelling Reasons For Her Custody : Delhi Police Tells HC

The Delhi police has submitted a status report in the Delhi High Court opposing grant of bail to Safoora Zargar, 27-year old Jamia Milia University student who is in custody in a case under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in relation to conspiracy behind Delhi riots of February 2020.The 55-page report stated that Zargar, along with other accused "weaved a web of actions animated by...

[UP Memorials Scam] Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Sanction For Prosecution Against Assistant Engineer During Procurement Of Pink Sandstone During BSP Rule [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash the sanction for prosecution granted against the Assistant Civil Engineers, for alleged corruption during procurement of pink sandstones for construction of memorials and parks in Lucknow and NOIDA. The alleged scam took place under BSP rule, during the tenure of then UP CM Mayawati. The Petitioners, through Advocates...

Delhi HC Extends Interim Protection Granted to Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Zafarul Islam

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to submit its status report to the Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Zafarul Islam Khan in an FIR registered against him alleging posting of communal statements.While directing the state to serve a copy of the report to the Petitioner, the Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri further extended the interim protection of the Petitioner till...

Delhi HC Denies Relief In Plea Seeking Action Against Manufacturing of Faulty PPE Kits Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act

Delhi High Court has refused to provide relief in a plea seeking action against the manufacturers of faulty PPE kits. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan noted that there are enough guidelines in place to ensure quality maintenance of PPE kits. The court said: 'There are enough guidelines on the specifications for the PPE kits...

Bar Council Of Gujarat Resolves To Permit Needy Advocates To Do Alternative Jobs/ Business [Read Resolution]

The resolution will come into effect after receiving approval from the Bar Council of India.In a big relief to its member lawyers, the Bar Council of Gujarat has resolved that needy Advocates, who are facing difficulty in meeting ends due to the present lockdown situation, may take up alternative jobs/ businesses, until the end of this year. In a resolution passed by the State Bar...

AP HC Issues Notice On HC's Petition To Regulate Defamatory Social Media Posts Against Judiciary

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has issued notice to Centre, AP Government, AP Police, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp in a writ petition filed by the High Court itself seeking action against defamatory social media posts against judiciary.The petition filed through HC Registrar seeks directions to the police to take action on two FIRs, lodged on 16 April and 18...

Rajasthan HC Upholds Classification Of Prisoners For Release On Parole

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday upheld the classification of convicts, for the purposes of granting parole, on the basis of the nature and gravity of offences committed by them. The division bench comprised by Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Narendra Singh observed, "Special parole can be granted to certain category of prisoners and if benefit is not given to those who...