Month: August 2019

Orissa High Court directs Shyam Baba Charitable Trust to deposit Rs 1.25 cr for contempt

Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK:  The Orissa High Court has directed Shyam Baba Charitable Trust to deposit Rs 1.25 crore with the Collector of Cuttack by August 20, the next date of hearing on a contempt case filed against it. The High Court had registered a suo moto contempt case after the Trust did not respond to notices issued

Bombay High Court grants pre-arrest relief to cop accused of raping colleague

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently granted protection from being arrested to a police officer of the Maharashtra Police Force, who is accused of raping a woman colleague. The HC while granting him relief noted that the accused as also the alleged victim were in a ‘consensual’ relationship. A bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty

Plea against extra phone calls: Delhi High Court directs Tihar Jail to produce Christian Michel

Source: indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Tihar Jail authorities to produce before it AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case accused Christian Michel, while hearing a plea challenging an order allowing him to make international calls for 15 minutes a week in violation of prison rules. The court listed for August 21, jail authorities’ plea

Rajasthan Govt Proposes Bills Against Honour Killing, Mob Lynching in Assembly

Source: thewire.in Jaipur: Rajasthan parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two Bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. ‘The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill-2019’ and ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019’ were