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Circulating Malicious Material Against Judiciary At Nat'l-Int'l Level Amounts To Inciting People Against Rule Of Law: P&H High Court
Sentencing dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide to 6 months imprisonment in a criminal contempt case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday observed that circulating malicious material against Judiciary at National-International Level amounts to inciting people against the Rule of Law.Finding the videos featuring Sekhon and his aide and the content of the same...
Accused Not Entitled To Copy Of Public Prosecutor's Report At Time Of Extension Of Remand Under UAPA: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the report of Public Prosecutor is not required to be provided to the accused at the stage of grant of extension of remand for continued investigation under section 43D(2) of UAPA. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal however said that when the accused is produced to inform him about the extension of period of investigation...
Writ Of Certiorari Can Be Issued Even If Lis Is Between Two Private Parties: Calcutta High Court Reiterates
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued a writ of certiorari against a private entity (Bajaj Housing Finance Limited) on the ground that it has violated the petitioner’s right to a fair hearing.The single judge bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed that a Writ of Certiorari is generally issued against the acts or proceedings of a judicial or quasi-judicial body. However, it...
81-Yr-Old To Volunteer At Anganwadi After Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence To 3 Days In Grievous Hurt Case
The Karnataka High Court has set aside the sentence of two years imposed on an 81-year-old convict and modified it to three days simple imprisonment after the convict volunteered to serve at an Anganwadi Centre for a period of one year.A single judge bench of Justice R Nataraj allowed the petition filed by Aithappa Naika in part and set aside the judgment of the appellate court holding him...
High Court Restrains Delhi-Based Company From Selling Gas Stoves, Kitchenware Under 'Prestige' Mark
In a trademark suit filed by TTK Prestige Ltd, the Delhi High Court has restrained K. K. AND Company Delhi Private Limited from using the mark 'PRESTIGE' in relation to gas stoves or any kitchenware or cookware.Noting that Prestige has been selling its products under the trademark since 1955, and the earliest registration of its mark dates back to 14th December, 1949, Justice Amit...
Future Generations Won't Have Walkable City: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Address Perils Of Pedestrians
The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued a slew of directions addressing the concerns of pedestrians on roads."The lives of citizens particularly pedestrians are in peril every moment and this has to change very very rapidly, lest the next generation will find this City and our State to not be capable of being walked upon", Single Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran remarked. The order comes...
[PIT-NDPS Act] Detaining Authority Takes Over Two Months To Decide Detenue’s Representation, Gauhati High Court Orders Immediate Release
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday set aside a detention order under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT-NDPS Act) on the ground that the detaining authority took more than two and half months to dispose of the representation of the detenu.The division bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Justice Robin...
Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide, one Pardeep Sharma to 6 months imprisonment in the contempt case for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC. The bench of Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan...
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Approaches Bombay High Court Seeking Whereabouts Of His Children Who Are In Estranged Wife's Custody
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has approached the Bombay High Court in a Habeas corpus petition seeking the whereabouts of his children who are in his estranged wife Aaliya's custody.After a brief hearing the division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik asked Siddiqui and his wife's counsels to arrive at a consensus regarding visitation rights for Siddiqui. He expressed the desire to speak to...
Delhi High Court Judge Hints At Recusal In Asif Iqbal Tanha’s Case Against Media After NBDA Seeks Impleadment
Delhi High Court judge, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on Friday hinted at his recusal from hearing Asif Iqbal Tanha's plea against leak of his alleged confession statement to media in the larger conspiracy of 2020 North East Delhi riots, after News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) filed an application seeking impleadment in the matter. As the proxy counsel appearing for NBDA...
Additional Document Can Be Produced After Prosecution Evidence Is Complete If It Is Vital And Omission Was Bonafide Mistake: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that an additional document can be produced after prosecution evidence is complete if the omission of such document was a bonafide mistake and the document is purported to be vital. A single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a challenge to an order of the Additional Sessions Court that permitted the prosecution to produce an FIR to...
Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai Appointed As The Acting Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court
Justice A. J. Desai has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court with effect from February 26. Chief Justice Sonia Gokani, who was recently appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court, retires on February 25.Justice Desai is the senior-most puisne judge of the Gujarat High Court. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in a tweet, informed that Justice Desai has been...