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Allahabad HC Sentences Addl Chief Secretary Till Rising Of Court & Slaps 25K Fine For Contempt [Read Order]
Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sentenced Additional Chief Secretary Mahesh Kumar Gupta till rising of the court, holding him guilty of contempt of court.Justice Vivek Chaudhary also imposed a fine of Rs. 25, 000 on him, clarifying that the cost of the fine shall not be borne by the State Government.The court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Dr Kishore Tandon...
Delhi HC Upholds Circular Asking Schools To Follow Textbooks Prescribed by SCERT/NCERT/CBSE [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge against stipulations in a circular issued Directorate of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, to all the schools under it, to follow the textbooks prescribed by the SCERT, NCERT and CBSE. While examining the contentions raised by the Federation Of Educational Publishers In India, the court noted that the...
Actor Sexual Assault Case : Dileep Appeals To Division Bench Of Kerala HC Seeking CBI Probe
As the trial in the criminal case relation to abduction and sexual assault of actor is set to begin in first week of April, Malayalam cine actor Dileep, who is accused of hatching the conspiracy of the crime, has filed a writ appeal to the Division Bench of High Court of Kerala challenging the December 19 judgment of the Single Bench which had dismissed his petition seeking investigation...
Political Ads On Social Media: Why The Hesitation And Reluctance? Bombay HC Questions ECI Ahead Of Elections
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) as to why no decision had been taken on regulating political ads on social media, especially 48 hours before polling day. Chief Justice NH Patil and Justice NM Jamdar were hearing a PIL filed by advocate Sagar Suryawanshi seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to prohibit all persons,...
Suspension Of 5970 Advocates: Bar Council Agrees To Keep The Decision In Abeyance
In a reprieve to 5,970 advocates suspended from practice due to non-payment of subscription fees to the Advocates Welfare Fund, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has agreed to keep the suspension order in abeyance for two weeks. However, coming down heavily on the defaulting advocates and the Madras High Court Advocates Association for challenging the suspension order instead...
Delhi HC Stays JNU Decision Restraining Elected Students From Attending Committee Meetings [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has stayed the resolution of the Executive Committee of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which had barred elected students from attending meetings of various bodies of their Schools/Centres.In doing so, Justice Yogesh Khanna opined that the University cannot allege breach of Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (LCR) after the elections. The matter of nullification of...
Trademark Infringement: Delhi HC Bans 12 Firms From Selling Patanjali Goods In International Market [Read Order]
Granting an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against Masala King Exports Trading Private Limited and 11 other companies from exporting products manufactured by Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) in the international market, the Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Patanjali. Justice Sanjeev Narula clarified that the defendant companies may continue to sell the plaintiff Patanjali's products...
After Living In India For Over 50 Yrs, Karachi-born Man Set To Get Indian Citizenship; MHA Tells Bombay HC
In a major relief to Asif Karadia, a 51-year-old resident of Jogeshwari, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to issue a certificate granting him citizenship within the next 10 days. Karadia has been living in Mumbai ever since his mother brought him back to India after delivering him in Karachi at her parent's house. However, Asif did not have an Indian passport till now and was...
Juvenile Not Entitled To Move Application For Anticipatory Bail : MP HC [Read Order]
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has held that a juvenile is not entitled to move application under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail.The petitioner, aged 17, was an accused in an FIR lodged for committing offences under section 307 r/w section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The bench of Justice Virender Singh of Indore Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh observed that a...
Ishrat Jahan's Mother Challenges Gujarat Govt's Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Vanzara, Amin
The Gujarat government's refusal to grant sanction to prosecute former IPS officers and key accused DG Vanzara and Narendra Amin, in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case has been challenged before a Special CBI court in Ahmedabad. In her application before the Special Judge for CBI cases, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad, Ishrat's mother Shamima Kausar has contended that the rejection of sanction...