Actor Sexual Assault Case: Kerala Court Rejects Dileep's Discharge Petition

The Special Court in Kerala which is dealing with the actress sexual assault case has dismissed the discharge plea filed by Dileep, a Malayalam movie actor who is one of the accused in the case.Reportedly, while dismissing his petition, the Court noted that there was prima facie evidence in the prosecution case.Dileep is accused as the conspirator of the crime, which was allegedly committed in...

Anti-CAA Protests: Lucknow Sessions Court Grants Bail To Activist Pawan Rao Ambedkar, Sadaf Jafar [Read Orders]

On Saturday, the Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Lucknow, Sanjay Shankar Pandey, allowed the bail application of activists Pawan Rao Ambedkar and Sadaf Jafar. They were arrested for alleged involvement in anti-CAA protests taking place on 19 December at Parivartan Chowk, Lucknow. The said protests were termed illegal due to imposition of Section 144 CrPC in the city.They...

Madras HC Has Asks RO To Produce 102 Postal Ballots That Were Not Considered While Declaring N. Murugumaran Successful In 2016 Assembly Elections [Read Order]

On Friday, the Madras High Court sought production of 102 postal ballots that were not considered while declaring the results for Kattumannarkovil Assembly Constituency in 2016. The 2016 State Assembly Elections outcome favored AIADMK's N. Murugumaran, who defeated VCK Chief Thol. Thirumavalavan in Kattumannarkoil reserved constituency by a mere 87 votes. Subsequently,...

Rajasthan HC Asks Centre To Explain Procedure Of Granting Citizenship Under CAA [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court has asked the Central Government to explain the procedure of the grant of citizenship to the persecuted minorities of neighbouring countries in the light of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Manoj Kumar Garg was considering a writ petition suo motu registered by the Court in 2017. Amicus curiae Sajjan...

Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Tamil Nadu Governor's Removal [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court, on Friday, held that a plea seeking removal of Governor is not maintainable. The bench of Justice M. Sathyanarayanan and Justice R. Hemalatha observed thus while dismissing a petition filed by M.Kannadasan who had sought a direction to Central Government to remove Banwarilal Purohi from the post of Governor of State of Tamil Nadu for not passing orders on premature...

Bail-If Case Diary & Other Materials Disclose Prima Facie Case Then Bar Under Proviso To S. 43D(5) Of UAPA Will Be Attracted: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that on reading the case diary or any other material placed on record, if a prima facie case is made out against the accused, then the proviso to Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 will get attracted and the accused shall not be enlarged on bail. The said provision stipulates that a person accused of an offence...

Madras HC Lawyers Stage Protests Against CAA-NRC

The lawyers of Madras High Court staged protests on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposal to bring in nationwide National Register of Citizens.Over 250 advocates participated in the demonstrations, which involved forming a human chain from High Court premises and reading out of the Preamble of the Constitution.Senior Advocates Nalini Chidambaram, Vaigai,...

Sh. BSV Prakash Appointed As Acting President Of NCLT [Read Notification]

The Centre has appointed Bethala Shantha Vijaya Prakash Kumar, senior most Member of the National Company Law Tribunal, as the Acting President. He will succeed Justice MM Kumar, who is set to retire on January 4, 2020. Kumar will hold office for a period of three months or until a regular President is appointed, whichever is earlier. Read...

Fake Lucky Draw Offer: Lawyer Gets Two Lakh Compensation From Renault India

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kollam, President E.M.Muhammed Ibrahim and Member S.Sandhya Rani, said that the lucky draws conducted by companies should be done in a transparent manner and that the name of winners should be published as per the terms and conditions stated in the lucky draw coupon. They further added that the deficiency in service and unfair trade practice on...

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Stay On Release Of Film 'Good Newwz'; Says Couples Don't Choose IVF Centres Based On Movies

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking to stay the release of the Hindi Film Good Newwz. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar while dismissing the petition filed by Mir Sameena Raza, President of Yes Trust said "It is difficult to accept that any couple choosing IVF centre, which is a serious...

Karnataka HC Upholds Validity Of Amendment To KTTP Act Allowing Reservation For SC/ST Category In Public Works Tender Process [Read Judgment]

Karnataka High Court while dismissing a petition filed by a public works contractor, has upheld the amendment brought to section 6 of the Karnataka Transparency In Public Procurements (KTTP) Act, 1999, thereby making reservation in process of Tenders, for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribe category. Justice B Verrappa while dismissing the petition filed by Vishwanath H M who...

Theory Of Self-Imposed Restriction Does Not Apply Vis-À-Vis Article 227, As It Does With Article 226 Of The Constitution: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently held that the theory of self-imposed restriction does not apply vis-à-vis Article 227 as it does with Article 226 of the Constitution of India.Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu was hearing a writ petition filed by one Jasraj Oswal, who is actually the defendant in a suit filed by the respondents (plaintiffs) to have the petitioner evicted from their property where...