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Jodhpur Court Directs Police To File FIR Against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Over 'Brahmanical Patriarchy' Poster
A Rajasthan court has directed the police to register an FIR against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and begin an investigation for allegedly "hurting sentiments" of the Brahmin community.The metropolitan magistrate's court in Jodhpur gave these directions while allowing a petition moved by a right-wing group.Rajkumar Sharma, vice-president of the Vipra Foundation's youth wing, had moved the petition...
Land Acquired Under National Highways Act Cannot Be Restored To Owner Due To Non-Utilisation: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 cannot be restored to its former owners despite its non-utilisation.The order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Bachchoo Lal.The court was hearing a petition filed by one Santosh Devi, who had submitted that land had been acquired from her for the purpose of...
Bombay HC Seeks Centre’s Response In RBI’s Petition Challenging CIC Order Directing Disclosure Of FCRA List [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file its reply to a petition filed by the Reserve Bank of India challenging an order by the Chief Information Commission (CIC) directing the RBI to disclose names of wilful defaulters and foreign donors on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) watchlist.The division bench of Justice B.P. Dharmadhikari and Justice S.V....
Conjugal Visits For Prisoners Leads To Strong Family Bonds: Madras HC Grants Two Weeks’ Parole To Life Convict For Conjugal Visit [Read Order]
The Madras High Court, on Monday, granted two weeks’ parole to a life convict for the purpose of conjugal visit.The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justice CT Selvam and Justice S. Ramathilagam.The court had been approached by one P. Muthumari, who is the wife of a life convict, Perumal who is currently lodged in Central Prison, Cuddalore.The Additional Public Prosecutor had pointed...
Passport Can’t Be Refused On The Ground That It’s Detrimental To India’s ‘Economic’ Security: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
“Granted, the Passport Act denies passports to the persons posing danger to the “security” of the nation, does that security include the “economic security”? We will see.”Holding that the term ‘security’ in Section 6(1) of the Passport Act does not encompass ‘economic security’, the Kerala High Court observed that passport cannot be refused on the ground that it is...
Has A District Lawyer Not Practicing In HC Ever Been Designated As A Senior Advocate? Calcutta HC Seeks To Know [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has sought to know from the High Court Administration whether the Supreme Court or any high court has ever appointed any member of the District bar, not practicing in the high court, as a Senior Advocate.A bench comprising Justice IP Mukherjee and Justice Amrita Sinha issued the direction on a petition filed by one Debasish Roy.Mr. Roy had, earlier this year,...
Bombay HC Dismisses Sanjay Nirupam’s Petition Seeking BJP MP’s Election To Be Declared Null And Void [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently dismissed an election petition filed by Sanjay Nirupam, president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. In the petition filed under Section 100(1)(d)(i) and Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the People’s Representation Act, 1950, Nirupam had prayed for BJP MP Gopal Shetty’s election in 2014 from the Mumbai North constituency to be declared null and...
Ready To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Father Of IT Professional Who Was Lynched By Mob: Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay HC
In a petition filed by the father of Mohsin Sheikh, the 24-year-old youth who worked in an IT company and was killed by an angry mob, the state government has filed its reply before the Bombay High Court. In its reply, the state government has agreed to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh.Petitioner Sadiq Sheikh had sought Rs 10 lakh compensation (Rs 5 lakh each from the state and the Centre)...
Kerala HC Directs Re-Assessment Of Merits Of 3 Special Prosecutors Appointed In POCSO Courts [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Kerala has directed the re-assessment of merits of three Special Public Prosecutors(SPP) appointed in the Special Courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO Act) 2012 in the Districts of Kollam, Wayanad and Malappuram.The Court found that all vital information regarding those Prosecutors were not furnished by the District Collectors to the...
Sexual Harassment Of Males & The Third Gender: Calcutta HC Imposes 2 Lakhs Costs For “Vague” PIL Filed For Publicity [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court recently imposed costs of Rs. 2 lakhs on a practicing advocate for approaching it with a half-baked, vague petition on sexual harassment of men and those belonging to the third gender.A bench comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kar Gupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar opined that the petitioner, high court advocate Shiladitya Barma, had approached the court “for the purpose...
Same Person Cannot Be The Investigating Officer And Complainant In NDPS Cases: Delhi HC Reiterates [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, reiterated that proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 stand vitiated if the same person acts as the Investigating Officer (IO) and the complainant.The judgment was passed by Justice C. Hari Shankar.The court was hearing a petition filed by one Gurtej Singh Batth, challenging a judgment passed in August, 2014, whereby...
Under No Circumstances Can We Permit Airports Authority Of India To Shoot Dogs: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday denied permission to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to relocate or shoot the stray dogs which enter its operational area posing a threat to the safety of passengers and aircraft during takeoff and landing.The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice AS Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav asserted, “Under no circumstances, this Court can permit...