Month: November 2020

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted bail to Surat Singh and three other accused police officials in the Kotkhai custodial death case. The High Court’s official website said that the plea stood allowed by Justice Amol Rattan Singh, though the order was yet to be uploaded. Among other things, the Bench was

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde on Thursday said that the Supreme Court did not shut down even for a single day during the lockdown period, underscoring the resilience shown by the judiciary in preserving the vibrancy of the Constitution through the pandemic. “During the lockdown, the Supreme Court did not lock down

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday extended all its interim orders on anticipatory bail, interim bail, parole and evictions till January 15. It also extended the advisory to State Police asking it not to hurry to arrest accused in cases of cognizable offence where the maximum sentence is up to seven years imprisonment

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com The HP High Court today directed the Nalagarh Truck Operators Unions and the Baddi-Nalagarh Truck Operators Transport Society not to interfere with the transportation activities of the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Association (BBNIA). A Division Bench comprising Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua pronounced the orders today on a petition filed by the

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi Police on Wednesday said that they have refused permission to farmers’ organisations to protest in Delhi on Thursday and Friday and that any such gathering in the national capital will attract legal action. The protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana are scheduled to reach Delhi on Thursday via several highways for their

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday “nipped in the bud” a petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a member of Parliament (MP) from the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh during the general election held last year. The petition was moved by sacked constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) Tej Bahadur

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the gag order passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a matter related to the Amravati land scam case allegedly involving a former advocate general and two daughters of a senior apex court judge. A three judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan issued a

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Setting aside a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that had denied pro-rata pension to Air Force personnel, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday cautioned the tribunal on its “adventurism” in denying relief to affected persons who were covered by existing judgments of the High Court. Disposing off a bunch of petitions, a

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India appointed a legal advisory panel on Tuesday that will work with the Guild on issues of Press freedom. This comes amid allegations of authorities trying to muzzle Press freedom by pressing criminal charges against people critical of the governments, according to the Guild. The panel members include

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday expressed concern over the fact that there is no statute in India which provides right to a woman whose objectionable photos have been uploaded in social media to get them erased from the server of the platforms permanently. While rejecting a bail plea, Justice SK Panigrahi said