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Would You Give An Unconditional Apology About Your Tweet on Justice Muralidhar: Delhi HC Asks Gurumurthy
Delhi High Court has asked S Gurumurthy as to whether he would add a statement of unconditional apology in his reply, and tweet the same on his account, in a contempt case against him. The matter pertains to the tweet of S Gurumurthy where he had posted a question stating whether Justice Muralidhar was P Chidambaram's junior. This tweet was made after interim protection...
Parliament Passes Bill To Grant Ownership Rights To People Living In Unauthorised Colonies In Delhi [Read Bill]
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the NCT of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill introduced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeks to provide a framework to recognize the property rights of persons living in unauthorized colonies in Delhi; by granting rights of ownership...
No Data To Conclusively Establish That Imposition Of Death Penalty Leads To Reduction Of Crime: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
While observing that there is no statistical data to conclusively establish that imposition of death penalty will definitely lead to reduction of crime committed by others in society, the Calcutta High Court allowed the Death Reference Appeal of a habitual offender. The Appellant-convict, Ansar Rahmanand had been convicted for possession of heroin above commercial quantity...
No Proposal To Make Internet A Fundamental Right, Says Central Govt.
The Central Government, while answering a query in Lok Sabha, said that there is no proposal to make facility like internet a fundamental right.Minister of Communications and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad was answering a question by MP Harish Dwivedi.Replying to another question, the Minister said that as per the worldwide country rankings of internet connectivity speed, India is...
Court Can Take Cognizance Of An Offence Even After The Expiry Of Limitation Period If The Delay Is Properly Explained: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court has reiterated the position of law that Magistrate can take cognizance of an offence even after the expiry of the limitation period. While doing so, the Magistrate has to satisfy himself on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that is necessary so to do in the interests of justice. In the present case,...
Student Gets Bail In Chinmayanand Case
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday allowed the bail application moved by the Shahjahanpur law student, who was arrested by the SIT in September this year, for extorting money from former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, whom she accused of rape.The SIT had booked her and her three friends on a complaint made by Chinmayanand that they had demanded Rs. 5 crore from him...
'Mandatory Legal Requirements Not Complied': Plea In SC Challenges Notification Of Elections To Rural Local Bodies In Tamil Nadu [Read Petition]
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, impugning the notification issued by the government of Tamil Nadu for conducting election for rural local bodies in the state, allegedly for bypassing mandatory legal requirements. As per the plea filed by CR Jayasukin, the state government of Tamil Nadu had issued notifications for bifurcation and creation of nine new districts in...
Search Without Warrant Is Breach Of Right To Privacy Says Bombay HC, Fines State Rs.25,000 For illegal Search :[Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court last Friday ruled that conducting a search without warrant is a breach of Right to Privacy. Court also fined state government Rs.25,000 payable to the aggrieved petitioner for conducting such illegal search.Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice SM Gavhane of Aurangabad bench were hearing a criminal writ petition filed by one Dnyaneshwar Todmal, a driver...
Union Cabinet Clears Citizenship Amendment Bill
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the bill to amend the Citizenship Act, reported the PTI.The amendment seeks to relax the conditions for granting Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bangladesh.As per PTI, the bill is likely to be tabled in the Parliament in the next two days.The proposal has already generated a lot of controversies. Critics of the...
Kerala HC Directs Govt. Take Control Of Marthoman Church[Read Order]
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to remove all persons who had been squatting in and outside the Marthoman Cheriyapalli (Church) in Kothamangalam area of Kerala and to take over its precincts and all its movables. The order passed by Justice PB Suresh Kumar follows the order of the Supreme Court in KS Varghese v. St. Peter's & Paul's Syrian Orthodox...
Rape Victim Anonymity : Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea For Action Against Media For Revealing Identity Of Rape Victim
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Respondents in a PIL seeking action against certain media houses for revealing the identity of the victim and the accused persons of the Hyderabad rape case.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has issued notice in the petition filed by Yashdeep Chahal to the following respondents: a. Union of...
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Issuance Of Guidelines To Expedite Sanctions To Prosecute Sedition Cases
Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition seeking guidelines to be issued to the Delhi Government for granting sanction to prosecute sedition and corruption cases. The court said that it sees no reason to draft guidelines for government to follow while granting sanctions to prosecute sedition or corruption cases. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar...