Attack On Whistleblower: Delhi HC Says Matter Serious, Hands Over Probe To Crime Branch [Read Order]

Unhappy with the pace of probe into the attack on a whistleblower while performing his duties as a court-appointed commissioner to assess the magnitude of the problem of unauthorised construction, the Delhi High Court has handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch of Delhi Police asking it to bring the culprits to book expeditiously.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal...

Law Is A Very Attractive Career For Women Today: Says Delhi HC Judge Justice Pratibha Singh At GES-2017 [Video]

Indian legal system is very vibrant and user friendly, more and more women should use it for access to justice. They should not hesitate to approach the court for their rights, Delhi High Court judge Justice Pratibha Maninder Singh. She was speaking in a session ‘Grassroots Grow: Women in Emerging Market’ at a three day-long Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017, Hyderabad.Speaking...

Watch, But Don’t Report: CBI Judge Presiding Over Sohrabuddin Trial Gags Media

In a drastic move, CBI special judge S J Sharma, who is hearing the case relating to the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati, has directed the media not to report on the court proceedings.While the media can be present during the proceedings, no reporting regarding the same can be done."Considering the sensitivity in the matter, likelihood of any untoward...

Gujarat HC Rejects The Wire's Challenge Against 'Gag Order' On The Jay Shah Article [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the Appeals challenging the ex-parte injunction rendered by Additional Senior Civil Judge B.K. Dasondi of Ahmedabad rural court against The Wire. The impugned injunction was issued in respect of the article titled The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah published by The Wire on 8 October.  The article had claimed that the company owned by Mr. Jay Shah saw...

Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]

Encroachment on pavements cannot be permitted to stand and no person has the right to maintain them, the Delhi High Court has said as it once again called for response from all civic bodies concerned on relocation of idols and religious structures obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement in Karol Bagh area and other encroachments in the Southern ridge.“Such structures encroaching on...

Poor Net Connection: Advocate Wins Battle Against MTNL After 2-yr Struggle [Read Order]

Obama once famously said, “The Internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity.” From work to studies, Internet has become a must tool.Having suffered due to poor internet connection of MTNL and problems emanating therefrom, a lady advocate was forced to move the Consumer Forum and two years later, she has been awarded a compensation of Rs 10,000, besides the service provider being told...

Bhopal Gangrape: MP HC Gives More Time To Govt For Filing Report Against Erring Cops [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted three more weeks to the state government to furnish report on the action taken against erring police officials who did not lodge an FIR in the Bhopal gangrape case.Advocate-general PK Kaurav sought three weeks to file the report on the action taken against the erring police officials who forced the gangraped girl to go from one police station to...

Delhi’s Defacement: Delhi HC Orders Clean-Up On The Lines Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

After the defacement of public spaces in the national capital during the Delhi University Students Union Election, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressly asked the DUSU, its president Rocky Tuseed, the varsity and other authorities concerned to beautify Delhi on the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and undertake spreading public awareness, by all means, about defacement being punishable...

When Every Citizen Is Aware Of His Duties & Respects Others’ Fundamental Rights, We Will Have A Working Constitution: Bombay HC CJ Manjula Chellur

A ceremony to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Constitution Day, which fell on November 26, was held in the Central Court of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, former Chief Justice Sujata Manohar, Justice (Retd) PD Kode, other sitting judges, the Advocate General AA Kumbhakoni, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, president of the Bombay Bar...

Mere Disturbance Of Law And Order Is No Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker Under Art. 19(1)(A) Of Constitution: Rules Kerala HC; Okays Exhibition Of Documentaries On Students’ Agitation In JNU, HCU [Read Judgment]

While overruling the objections of the Central Government regarding exhibition of documentaries ‘March, March, March’ and ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, the Kerala High Court observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. ‘March, March, March’ dealt with...

SC Declines To Interfere With NCDRC Order On ‘Surf Excel’ Scholarship Advertisement Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, in Maharaj Singh v Hindustan Lever Ltd (Hindustan Unilever Ltd) in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 36072/2017, has declined to interfere with the reversal order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) wherein it had rejected claims made by claimants, who alleged that HUL was running a fraudulent scholarship scheme under the Surf...

Ashok Menon, Annie John,Narayana Pisharadi Appointed As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC

President has appointed Ashok Menon, Annie John and Narayana Pisharadi as Additional Judges of Kerala High Court.Mr.Ashok Menon is now working as the Registrar General of High Court. Mr. Narayana Pisharadi is the Registrar (Vigilance). Mrs. Annie John is presently working as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thrissur.The Collegium has recommended the names for appointment in the first...