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"Unbecoming Of A Fair Litigant": Allahabad High Court Censures Woman Who Protested In Courtroom Against Grant Of Bail To Accused
The Allahabad High Court last week censured the conduct of a woman who protested in the courtroom against the grant of bail to an accused. Noting that she was purportedly from the informant's side, the bench of Justice Siddharth called her conduct to be unbecoming of a fair litigant.Essentially, when the Court granted bail to accused Sapna, a woman, who was standing in court room protested...
Fake Antique Dealer Case | Kerala High Court Stays Release Of Recovered Articles
The Kerala High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam for release of various curios recovered from infamous fake antiques dealer Monson Mavunkal. The counsels representing Mavunkal before the bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. argued that even though he was a party to the proceedings before the Additional CJM, no notice had been...
BMC Be Made Single Planning Authority For Mumbai, 20 Worst Roads To Be Repaired In Next 3 Months: Municipal Commissioner To Bombay High Court
The BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal Friday suggested that the roads and bridges in Greater Mumbai owned by authorities such as MMRDA, MSRDC, PWD, MIDC, Railways and Port Trust should be handed over to the urban local body for regular maintenance.The submission was made before the Bombay High Court during the hearing of a case related to bad condition of roads in the state.Chahal told the...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Rejection Of State's Plea To Withdraw Rape Case Against Swami Chinmayanand, Slams UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court today upheld the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shahjahanpur declining to accord permission to an application of the state, forwarded by the Prosecuting Officer under section 321 Cr.P.C. seeking withdrawal of a rape case against former Union minister Chinmayanand Saraswati.The bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi also slammed the Uttar Pradesh Government for...
Protest Breaks Out At Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench After An Advocate Dies By Suicide
A 32-year-old advocate practicing before the Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench today died by suicide, triggering a protest by fellow advocates within the High Court's premises in Jabalpur.As per a report published in a hindi news portal Nai Duniya, a young advocate Anurag Sahu was appearing before a bench of the High Court to oppose the bail application of a rape accused, and during...
Legal Advice Given By Advocate General To Government Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday held that the legal advice rendered by the Advocate General to the Government is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act, 2005) as the relationship between the two constituted a fiduciary relationship.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan in the ruling said:"...there may be delicate and sensitive issues, in which...
[Masala Bonds Case] Kerala High Court To Pass Order On Oct 10 in Pleas Challenging ED Summons Against Dr Thomas Issac & KIIFB Officers
The Kerala High Court on Friday heard two petitions filed by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and Former Finance Minister of Kerala Dr Thomas Issac challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the investigation into the financial transactions of KIIFB. Justice V G Arun heard the contentions raised by various counsels appearing in...
FSSAI Must Ensure Expeditious Inspection Of Imported Food Articles For Home Consumption Release : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the authorities of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have an obligation to ensure that all imported articles of food are inspected with due expedition and promptitude.However, Justice Yashwant Varma added, it would not be prudent for the court to prescribe or stipulate a particular timeframe within which such exercise of inspection,...
'Bajrangbali-Dalit' Remark | Addressing A Public Meeting Different From Holding A Press Conference: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To CM Yogi
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea seeking registration of a complaint against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his alleged 'objectional speech' delivered during an election campaign in Rajasthan's Alwar district in the year 2018. CM Yogi Adityanath had allegedly said that "(Hindu God) Hanuman Ji was a forest dweller, deprived and a Dalit. Bajrang Bali...
Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Mollywood Actor Sreenath Bhasi For Verbally Abusing Interviewer
The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against actor Sreenath Bhasi over using filthy language against a female interviewer during an interview conducted by 'Bihind Woods' social media channel.The stay has been granted on actor's plea filed through Advocates Martin Jose, P. Prijith, Thomas P. Kuruvilla, R. Githesh, Ajay Ben Jose, Manjunath Menon, Sachin...
Restaurant Inspections: Madras High Court Restrains Food Safety Officers From Taking Media Along
The Madras High court on Friday directed the Food Safety Officers to not take media or television crew to hotels and restaurants for food inspection. Instead, the court said, the officers could seek the assistance of private camera persons and use such footage only for the purpose of prosecution. Justice R Suresh Kumar observed that taking television crew to the kitchens even before the...
RSS Route March: Madras High Court Directs TN Government To Grant Permission For November 6
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamilnadu government to grant permission for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their route march on November 6th instead of October 2. Meanwhile, the court decided to keep the contempt petition against the Tamil Nadu government pending to ensure proper compliance. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan passed the orders on a contempt petition...