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Allahabad HC Seeks Reply From UP Govt. & AMU Admin On Alleged Police Brutality Against Aligarh Students[Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the AMU administration to file their replies on a plea alleging infliction of unwarranted Police brutality upon students of the Aligarh Muslim University, during their standoff against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Petitioner, Mohd. Aman Khan seeks judicial inquiry by a 'Court Monitored Committee' against the acts...
Jamia Violence: Delhi HC Denies Interim Protection To Students, Asks Govt To File Reply
Delhi High Court has denied interim protection from coercive action to Jamia students against whom FIRs have been lodged by the Delhi Police.Interim protection from coercive action was sought as one of the interim reliefs by multiple petitions that have demanded a judicial enquiry against the alleged acts of violence committed by Delhi Police against the students of Jamia Millia...
Created Control Room To Monitor TV Channels:Karnataka Govt. Tells HC [Read Affidavit]
Karnataka State government has filed an affidavit in the Karnataka High Court stating that it has set up a 24*7 control room, in Bengaluru for monitoring and receiving complaints about programmes telecast on Cable and Sattelite, television channels. As per the affidavit filed by Secretary Information and Public Relations Department, Captian P Manivannan, citizens can...
Nirbhaya Case: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Of Convict Claiming Juvenility In 2012, Imposes Cost On Lawyer
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed plea of one of the four convicts facing the gallows in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in December, 2012. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait also imposed cost of Rs 25000 on the convict's advocate A P Singh, who did not appear in the court despite several communications sent to him on...
RBI's Approval For Chanda Kochhar's Dismissal In Accordance With Statutory Provisions; Central Bank Tells Bombay HC
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the Central Bank's approval for Chanda Kochhar's termination from ICICI bank as CEO and Managing Director was in accordance with the law.Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice SP Tavade were hearing Kochhar's plea challenging her termination.RBI's counsel, Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond submitted an affidavit...
Widow's Right To Claim Compensation For Death Of Husband Will Not Abate On Remarriage; Entitled To Equal Share As Parents : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has held that the right of a widow to claim compensation on account of death of her husband due to motor vehicle accident will not abate on remarriage, and that she was entitled to equal share as the parents of the deceased for 'loss of dependency'.Holding thus, her share was enhanced from Rs. 3,00,000 as awarded by the Tribunal, to Rs. 56,00,000/-. "re-marriage of...
Bombay HC Reserves Order In Anticipatory Bail Pleas Of Gautam Navlakha And Anand Teltumbde
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved orders in anticipatory bail applications filed by Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde. Justice PD Naik noted that the interim protection from arrest granted to both the accused would continue until further orders. Pune police has alleged that journalist/activist Gautam Navlakha and scholar Anand Teltumbde had Maoist links and had a...
Anti-CAA Stir : Karnataka HC To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Against Section 144 Orders Imposed In Bengaluru [Read Petition]
The Karnataka High Court has agreed to hear tomorrow a bunch of petitions challenging the curfew orders imposed in Bengaluru in the wake of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act.A member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Rajeev Gowda and Member of Legislative Assembly, Sowmya Reddy, have moved the Court, challenging the order issued by the Police Commissioner, under section 144 of CrPC,...
PIL Alleging Violations Of Manual Scavenger's Act; Bombay HC Seeks State's Response [Read Petition]
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to file an affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Abha Singh highlighting deaths of sewage workers in and around Mumbai alleging violation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice SP Tavade posted the matter for...
Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Firing Inside A Courtroom ; Summons Addl. Chief Secretary & DGP [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the shocking incident where three men began to open fire inside a courtroom in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday afternoon, three men entered the court of CJM, Bijnor while the Court was functioning and began to open fire, resulting in death of one and injuring one Court Moharrir among others. As per the report,...
[Video] Govt That Abides By Constitution Has Nothing To Fear From Dissent: Justice Gautam Patel
At Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy's annual lecture yesterday, Justice Gautam Patel of Bombay High Court gave an enlightening address on the need for institutional autonomy. Titled, 'Between Scylla and Charybdis: Institutional Autonomy in Democratic Government', Justice Patel emphasised upon the significance of autonomy for the effective functioning of a republic....