The Allahabad High Court has directed the District Probation Officer, Prayagraj to keep a minor girl, aged 17 years and eight months, in Nari Niketan until she attains adulthood. A Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Satish and Another. The petition has been filed seeking the…
The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday told the Allahabad High Court that it has booked Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), for endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the State police said that it has added Section…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed separatist leader Yasin Malik to file his response by December 14 on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking transfer of two cases pending against him in Jammu, to New Delhi. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said that in case of sale of unsafe or sub-standard milk, the date of commission of offence would be the date when the report of food analyst is received about its quality and not by the date when the sample of food is collected. A Single Bench…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item relating to the presence of arsenic and fluoride in the groundwater in different areas of states. The NGT had earlier impleaded all concerned states and union territories (UTs) as respondents in the matter and directed them to file their responses. However,…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition that seeks establishment of a board for the protection of Sanatana Dharma/Hindu religion, on the lines of the Waqf Board. The Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the Court could not interfere in the issue since it fell within…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item relating to the loss of 2.33 million hectares of tree cover in India since 2000, equivalent to a six percent decrease in tree cover during this period. According to the article, the Global Forest Watch, which tracks forest changes in near…
The Allahabad High Court while deciding a case of termination of services of a government employee, said that any person who is said to have “absconded” meaning thereby he has deliberately fled from his duty without obtaining proper action, reflects adversely on the conduct of any servant and hence casting an implication that the petitioner…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra and an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, to file an affidavit regarding the allegations that he was threatening the witnesses. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued the direction after Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave,…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item on the death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in an open drain filled with garbage and filth in Rajendra Nagar Extension area of Delhi. According to the article, despite efforts by passersby to rescue him, the thick layer of sludge…