'If Death Occurs, Is It State's Responsibility?': Allahabad HC Refuses To Entertain Plea For Disposal Of Dead Bodies Buried Near Ganga

"If you are a public-spirited person, tell us how many bodies you have been able to identify and give them a decent burial or cremation?", HC asked the petitioner.

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police Appeal Against Bail Granted To Student Activists In Riots Case; Says HC Judgment Shall Not Be Treated As Precedent In Meantime

The Supreme Court clarified that it is not interfering with the bail granted to the students at this stage.

Calcutta High Court To Hear Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Election From Nandigram On June 24

The Election Petition moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls will be heard next week on Thursday (June 24).The Bench of Justice Kaushik Chandra listed the matter for next week after the matter was mentioned before the bench and...

'Memory Of Second Wave Hasn't Left Us' : Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of COVID Protocol Violations

Taking suo motu cognizance about concerns regarding mass violations of Covid-19 protocol in overcrowded Delhi markets since the unlocking of the city, the Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Centre and Delhi governments on the issue. The bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Asha Menon remarked on pictures produced by an AIIMS doctor with the court, "The memory of the second wave has...

"Findings Are That He Is Critical And Require Intensive Care": Bombay High Court Extends Stan Swamy's Hospital Stay Till July 5

The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended 84-year-old tribal rights activist from Ranchi Father Stan Swamy's private hospital stay till July 5th after perusing his Medical report which stated that he continues to be critical and requires intensive care. He is accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste-based violence case. "As per detailed medical report, it is suffice to record...

Police Needing More Time For Address Verification Not A Reason To Keep Accused Imprisoned After Grant Of Bail: Delhi Court

Immediate release of student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha has been ordered.

Breaking: "No Two Opinions About Right To Access Courts", Madhya Pradesh High Court To Provide Court's VC Weblinks, Allows 4 Journalists Plea

While hearing a writ plea filed by 4 Journalists seeking media access to Court's Proceedings, the Madhya Pradesh High Court today orally observed that the High Court administration has decided to "give you, what you (Journalists) wanted".A Division Bench of Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Virender Singh orally observed that "you people have in fact assisted the Court and the E-Committee...

Breaking: Class XII Students To Be Evaluated Based On Performance in Class X (30%), Class XI (30%) And Class XII (40%) : CBSE Tells Supreme Court

The CBSE on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will evaluate the Class XII students for theory based on 30% marks from Class X, 30% from Class XI and 40% from Class XII, along with marks for practicals/internal assessment on actual basis as uploaded by the Schools on CBSE Portal.The submissions were made a before a vacation of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari...

Address Verification Of Student Activists Not Complete Due To Paucity Of Time : Delhi Police Tells Court

The police has sought time till June 21 to complete the address verification of Asif Iqbal Tanha and Devangana Kalita and till June 19 for Natasha Narwal.

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health authorities of Tamil Nadu Government to process the claim for compensation of the Petitioner, widow of a private medical practitioner who contracted Covid-19 infection on duty and succumbed to it, without insisting for his RT-PCR report. A Single Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh deprecated the practice of "sticking to...

Can't Give Custody Of Minor 'Husband' To 'Wife' As It Would Be Sanctioning Cohabitation Between Adult & A Child: Allahabad High Court

Noting that if a minor boy would be placed under the custody of his wife, it would be permitting an offence under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court recently refused to give custody of a minor 'husband' to his 'wife'. The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir held that their marriage was voidable and if the minor boy is placed under the custody of his wife, it would amount to...

Decision To Hold NEET After August 31 Can't Be Faulted : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Postponement

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed questioning the decision of the government to postpone the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) exams, for a further period of four months from the earlier stipulated date i.e. 08.04.2021. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar said "This is not a case where there is cancellation of...