Month: December 2020

Delhi high court seeks Centre’s response in plea against surveillance systems

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre on a plea claiming that the government is carrying a 360-degree survelliance of citizens through Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA) and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), thus “endangering” their privacy. A bench of chief Justice DN Patel and justice Prateek

Andhra Pradesh government moves High Court against SEC’s local polls decision

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Tuesday filed a petition in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh challenging the State Election Commission’s (SEC) decision to conduct local elections in February 2021. In the petition, Panchayat Raj department principal secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi stated that it was a unilateral decision. He urged the High Court to

‘What Is This Behaviour’: Supreme Court Angry After Lawyer Appears Shirtless During Online Hearing

Source:-https://www.india.com New Delhi: With millions of people working from home now, dressing up for work seems like a thing of past. Even while important Zoom calls, many people have ditched formal attire and are switching to more comfortable clothing. However, seems one man got too comfortable and got an earful from Supreme Court judges. On

Killian Flood BL joins Irish Legal News as case reporter

Source:-https://www.irishlegal.com Barrister Killian Flood has become the latest addition to the Irish Legal News team, shortly after our leading legal publication marked its fifth anniversary. Mr Flood will join Andrew McKeown BL in writing regular summaries of judgments from the Irish, Northern Ireland and European courts for the ILN newsletter and online case archive, which

With Aim to Ensure Protection of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ & Hindus, Parsi Man Becomes VHP V-P for South Bengal

Source:-https://www.news18.com Aresident of old Parsi Colony in Kolkata’s Khorshed Madan Mansion, near Maula Ali Mazar near Sealdah – Phiroze Edulji is a lawyer at Calcutta High Court, where he has been practicing since 1997. As Edulji is struggling with his foggy reading glasses, he was seen surrounded by books on Indian Penal Code, Judiciary, Zoroastrianism

EC proposes postal ballot for NRIs, asks government to amend law at earliest

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Election Commission (EC) has written to the government seeking extension of voting through postal ballots to non-resident Indians (NRIs) for the assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. In a letter to the Union law ministry, the EC cited a successful implementation of Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)

Jammu Muslims Fear Communal Violence In Region In Name Of Roshni Act

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com As the BJP has brought discourse around Roshni Act calling it “land jihad”, prominent Muslim leaders and intellectuals of Jammu in a rare press conference on Sunday said deliberate attempts are being made to disturb communal harmony of Jammu region and nationalistic Muslims of Jammu are being painted as enemies. They said out of

SC to hear petitions against Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy today

Source:-https://www.timesnownews.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday. The petitions have been filed after Reddy accused a senior judge of the top court of misconduct. The apex court will hear petitions seeking an explanation from the Andhra Pradesh CM after he

Calcutta High Court orders CAG probe into alleged corruption in Amphan relief distribution

Source:-https://www.timesnownews.com Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has ordered an inquiry into the Amphan cyclone relief corruption case today while listening to a batch of Public Interest Litigations. The matter being heard by the Chief Justice bench has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to probe allegations of corruption in the relief distribution. The report

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