The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake and complete the whitewashing of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh within a week. The single-judge Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal further ordered the ASI to install lights on the outer portion of the mosque. On…
The Centre on Wednesday apprised the Punjab and Haryana High Court that MP Amritpal Singh has been granted leave of 54 days from attending the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament. Appearing for the Union of India, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Satya Pal Jain contended that Amritpal’s application seeking leave from the Parliament was allowed…
A Mumbai court has granted anticipatory bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi, who was booked for hurting religious sentiments after he showered praise on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Additional Sessions Judge VG Raghuwanshi granted bail to Azmi on a solvent surety bond of Rs 20,000. The SP MLA was directed…
Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai on Tuesday said that the rapid advancement of internet and digital technologies has fundamentally reshaped the legal landscape, necessitating the development of new laws, regulations and frameworks to address the emerging challenges. Justice Gavai while speaking at the University of Nairobi in Kenya on ‘Law, Technology and Legal Education,stated…
A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered the Delhi Police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two other politicians on a complaint alleging misuse of public funds and defacement of public property. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Nishant Garg of the Rouse Avenue Courts directed the Delhi…
Dr. Anju Rathi Rana has become the first woman to be appointed as Secretary to the Department of Legal Affairs of the Union Ministry of Law and Justice. A notification issued last week by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet stated that the Indian Legal Services officer, currently serving as an Additional Secretary in the…
The Delhi High Court has heard the arguments on the interim bail petition of former Chairman of Amtek Group, Arvind Dham, accused in a Rs 2700 crore bank fraud case. Appearing for Dham, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the petitioner, who was suffering from coronary artery disease, should be permitted to undergo angiography at…
Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai has advised a word of caution over the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the judiciary, stating that technology should serve as an aid rather than a replacement for human judgment. Speaking on the topic ‘Leveraging on Technology within the Judiciary’ in Nairobi, Kenya, Justice Gavai said the essence…
A Delhi court has framed charges against Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and nine others in a case related to the alleged violence during the anti-CAA protests in Jamia Nagar area of the national capital in 2019. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts. The judge observed that Sharjeel…
Senior Advocate and former Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar has expressed his strong views against the anti-conversion laws prevalent across the country, stating that they straightaway hit an individual’s freedom of choice and privacy, along with the choice of religion, dress, food, and prayer. Speaking during the ADF India panel discussion on anti-conversion…