The Allahabad High Court recently stayed an FIR registered against journalist Amit Yadav by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a news report highlighting the alleged poor condition of a government school in Lucknow. A Division Bench comprising Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava observed prima facie that the FIR appeared to…
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government on a Public Interest Litigation questioning the constitutional validity of statutory provisions that provide salaries, allowances, allied facilities and pensionary benefits to serving and former Members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. A Bench of the Supreme Court issued notice on a…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 10) orally observed that posts made by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka against BJP leader and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, without verification, were “not correct” and suggested that they voluntarily take down the posts. The Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing…
The Supreme Court recently observed that the Judiciary, as an institution, is open to criticism and that fair, informed and constructive criticism of judicial functioning is a legitimate and necessary feature of a vibrant constitutional democracy. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana, however, emphasised…
The Supreme Court has come to the aid of a lawyers’ foundation by setting aside a ₹1 lakh cost imposed on it in proceedings concerning a Public Interest Litigation challenging the reduction of sanctioned seats in law colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The litigation concerns the curtailment of student intake in Mumbai’s law…
The Gauhati High Court has come down heavily on Assam authorities over the demolition of dwelling houses situated on private agricultural land in Goalpara, observing prima facie that the action appeared to be unauthorised, illegal and contrary to the principles of natural justice. A single-judge Bench of Justice Devashis Baruah was hearing a writ petition…
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the possibility of granting conditional bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, in the alleged terror-funding case against him. A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan considered whether Rashid’s…
YouTuber and commentator Ajeet Bharti has approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a criminal case registered against him under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, following the rejection of his bail plea by a trial court earlier this week. Bharti has challenged the September 7 order passed by…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a private religious body styling itself as an “Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court” has no legal authority to adjudicate upon the marital status or legal rights and obligations of individuals. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad made the observation while partly allowing a writ petition challenging an order dated January 18, 2022,…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in the long-standing dispute between the Shwetambar and Digambar sects of the Jain community concerning the management and administration of the historic Mahaveer Ji Jain Temple in Rajasthan. A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran concluded the hearing and directed the parties to…