Bhima-Koregaon: Spl UAPA Court Allows Copy Of Forensic Reports To Be Given To Accused Surendra Gadling and Arun Ferreira [Read Order]

The Special Court designated under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Pune has ordered copies of forensic reports submitted along with the police report, to be furnished to human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling and activist Arun Ferreira, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case. Special Judge KD Wadane was hearing the application filed by both accused seeking directions for...

Section 482 CrPC: HC Should Assign Reasons As To Why A Petition Is Allowed Or Rejected: SC [Read Judgment]

"Time and again, this Court has emphasized the necessity of giving reasons in support of the conclusion because it is the reason, which indicates the application of mind."

Madras High Court Suggests Laying High Tension Wires Underground To Neutralize Cancer

The Madras High Court has suggested that the Tamil Nadu government consider laying underground cables for transmitting high-tension power so that the possible effect of high voltage causing cancer be neutralized. Justices N Kirubakaran and S S Sundar in their interim order also issued notices to the Chief Manager of the Power Grid Corporation, Collectors of Karur, Tiruchi and Dindigul...

Details Such As Names Of MPs Signatory To Impeachment Motion Exempt From Disclosure Under RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

Details of MPs who gave the Motion of Impeachment (of Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy of the High Court for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and who subsequently withdrew their names is exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act as it stands covered under Section 8(1)(c) of the RTI Act, the Central Information Commission has held. Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava noted that "giving...

J&K HC Directs YouTube, FB & Twitter To Remove All Publications Disclosing The Identity Of Minor Rape Victim

Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Friday directed the YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to remove all materials/posts/publications which tend to disclose the identity and name of the infant victim of the sexual violence in the incident on 8th of May 2019 in District Bandipora of Kashmir and to ensure that no such material is uploaded on their channels. Amicus Curiae Farah Bashir apprised bench...

Facebook Profile With Pro-Pak Slogan: Gauhati HC Denies Bail To Accused [Read Order]

Gauhati High Court has denied bail to one accused person who had uploaded his profile photo in his Facebook account with a message 'I stand with Pakistan Army'. The police registered the FIR against him for the offences under Sections 121/124A/505(1)(b) of the IPC R/W Section 66 of the I.T. Act. Counsel for the accused-petitioner submits that the accused is in jail custody for 60 days,...

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Rape Cases, Seeks Reply From Govt

The Rajasthan High Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of rising rape incidents in Bharatpur and Jhalawar districts in the state and issued a notice to the state government seeking reply by May 27. A division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur, while expressing concern over an abrupt spurt in such cases, said the administration and the police have...

JNU: Selection Of Faculty Positions Cannot Be Approved Without Being Routed Through Academic Council, Holds Delhi HC [Read Order]

A significant ruling has come from Delhi High Court in the case of Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt & Ors. v. JNU wherein court has ruled that to effect selections and faculty positions at Jawaharlal Nehru University, approval of Academic Council is necessary. Question before the single judge bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar was to have clarity on whether the panel, which would include the...

Full Court Adopts Resolution To Bring Delhi Judicial Academy Under Direct Admin, Financial Control Of Delhi High Court

The Delhi Judicial Academy, aimed at continuous judicial education of judges, would now be under the direct administrative and financial control of the Delhi High Court and its staff would be merged with that of the high court. Vide a resolution adopted in full court, Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and other judges of the high court accepted the recommendation dated February 27 of the...

Karnataka HC Affirms Life Imprisonment To Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court Corridor [Read Judgment]

Karnatka High Court has upheld the verdict of the trial court whereby the latter had convicted advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady advocate in the court corridor by stabbing her with a knife multiple times on her chest and neck. The Trial Court had sentenced accused to imprisonment for life. Bench of Justice K. N. Phaneendra and Justice H .B. Prabhakara Sastry was...

Delhi HC Directs Govt. To Set Up 18 Fast Track & 22 Commercial Courts [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the government of NCT Delhi to decide on the establishment of 18 fast track courts and 22 commercial courts in various districts of Delhi as demanded by the high court and sought a report on the decision taken before May 30. A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup J Bhambani held that once the high court has made a demand...

BCI Defends Collegium Decisions To Elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant To SC And Vishal Mishra To MP HC

Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra has issued a statement through a letter today defending the collegium decisions to elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant Rao to the Supreme Court and advocate Vishal Sharma to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. BCI criticized Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave's comments about these collegium recommendations as Dave used the word...