Tag: Bombay High Court

931 bail applications, 141 pleas for suspension of sentence pending in SC, reveals RTI

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Amid controversy over urgent hearing of bail pleas of journalist Arnab Goswami and some others, a response to an RTI query has revealed that 1,070 pleas for bail and suspension of sentence pending in the Supreme Court as on December 18 last year. Responding to RTI activist Saket Gokhale, the Supreme Court’s Central Public

Decision to suspend MPLAD funds to fight pandemic ‘unexceptionable’: Bombay HC

Source:-https://indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court on Friday held that the decision to suspend the MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) funds earlier this year and divert the money to the fight against the pandemic was “consciously taken to provide measures for the nation to combat Covid-19 and to ensure all citizens ensure proper medical

Bombay High Court seeks to know stand of other democracies on offensive social media posts

Source:-https://scroll.in The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know what stand democracies across the world take about offensive tweets or posts on social media, PTI reported. The High Court was hearing the final arguments on a plea filed by Mumbai resident Sunaina Holey, who was booked for allegedly posting offensive tweets against Maharashtra Chief

Bombay High Court seeks to know stand of other democracies on offensive social media posts

Source:-https://scroll.in The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know what stand democracies across the world take about offensive tweets or posts on social media, PTI reported. The High Court was hearing the final arguments on a plea filed by Mumbai resident Sunaina Holey, who was booked for allegedly posting offensive tweets against Maharashtra Chief

Bombay High Court: Mere accusing or publishing news against cops won’t incite disaffection for the force

Source:-https://www.freepressjournal.in In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court said that mere allegations of criminal activity against a police officer and news report on the same would not incite anyone to act against the force or the government. The HC made the observation while refusing to quash an FIR registered against a police inspector in

Bombay High Court dismisses plea seeking CBI probe into Disha Salian’s death

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and said if any person has information in the case, he/she is free to approach police. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and

TRP Scam: Karnataka High Court order tomorrow in anticipatory bail plea filed by Republic TV COO, Priya Mukharjee

Source:-https://www.barandbench.com The Karnataka High Court will pass its order tomorrow in an anticipatory bail plea filed on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Republic TV, Priya Mukharjee. Mukharjee had sought transit bail as she is apprehending arrest in the Fake Television Rating Points (TRP) Scam case registered by the Mumbai police. Justice HP

Shift Varavara Rao to Nanavati Hospital from Taloja jail: Bombay HC directs state

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to shift Varavaro Rao to state-run Nanavati Rao Hospital for 15 days and ordered it to bear the cost of the 81-year-old Telugu poet’s treatment, news agency ANI reported. Rao has been imprisoned in Taloja jail in connection with the Elgar Parishad case. The high

Tweets against Thackerays: Court grants bail to jailed man

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MUMBAI: A magistrate’s court here on Monday granted bail to Nagpur resident Sameet Thakkar in one of the three cases registered against him for allegedly tweeting “objectionable” content against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his minister son Aaditya Thackeray. Thakkar was granted a cash bail of Rs 25,000 by the magistrate’s court in