The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Government of Chhattisgarh, to file a personal affidavit on the use of cages for fishing in the Gangrel Dam Reservoir. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal ordered this while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by…
A Delhi court has ordered probe into an incident related to the 2020 Delhi riots, in which police personnel were videographed allegedly beating some men from the minority community and forcing them to sing the national anthem. Magistrate Udbhav Kumar Jain of Karkardooma Court ordered registration of a First Investigation Report (FIR) against one Tomar,…
The Madras High Court on Friday rejected an application filed by Swami Nithyananda seeking appointment as the Madathipathi or Head of three Mutts – Sri Somanatha Swami Temple & Mutt at Thiruvarur, Sri Arunachala Gnanadesikar Swami Temple & Mutt at Vedaranyam, and Sri PoKaSathukal Madam at Vedaranyam. The Bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice…
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the government of Uttar Pradesh on a petition filed by MLA Abbas Ansari seeking bail in a criminal case registered against him under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the permission granted by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) to one Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Ltd for dumping fly ash on land in Village Kachanda, District Sakti. The petitioner alleged the permission was granted without obtaining the necessary sanctions from the…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against YouTuber and Instagram influencer Mridul Madhok, accused of body shaming, defaming and making false claims regarding fitness influencer Kopal Agarwal. The Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order while hearing a petition filed…
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the release and trailer of a movie titled ‘2020 Delhi,’ based on the riots that took place in the North-East area of Delhi in 2020. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta reserved judgment on three petitions. The first plea…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted an additional time of three weeks to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file an affidavit on a petition challenging its decision to increase the number of voters per polling station from 1200 to 1500. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing a petition said the statement made by the prosecutrix/victim under Section 164 CrPC before the Magistrate stands on a high pedestal and sanctity is attached on such statement recorded during the course of investigation, than that of her statement recorded under Section 161 of the Code by the Investigating…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns on the language used in electricity bills issued by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The petitioner argued the practice of issuing bills solely in English violated the Punjab Official Language Act, 1967. However, during the hearing,…