The Allahabad High Court has set aside the preventive detention of Delhi University graduate and activist Aakriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the Noida workers’ protest, holding that the material placed before it was insufficient to establish her involvement in the alleged violence. A Division Bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan…
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging restrictions imposed by education authorities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on the entry of outsiders, journalists, YouTubers, social-media users and civil-society representatives into government schools, as well as curbs on photography, videography, interviews, audio recording and livestreaming. A bench comprising Justice PS…
The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with a demolition notice concerning alleged encroachments on public footpaths, observing that pedestrian pathways cannot be occupied or converted for private use. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Lohar Basti Lal Bagh Azadpur Vikas Samiti, a residents’ association representing people living…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition filed by a group of lawyers who were allegedly assaulted last month while protesting against Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana asked the petitioners,…
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought an assurance from the State that no coercive action would be taken against journalists of Anandabazar Patrika facing FIRs over the newspaper’s use of the phrase “Gerua Gundami” or “saffron hooliganism”, provided they cooperate with notices issued to them. The assurance was given by Additional Advocate General Rajdeep…
The Jharkhand High Court has quashed rape proceedings against a man accused of establishing a physical relationship with a woman on the promise of marriage, holding that a prolonged relationship between two consenting adults cannot, in the absence of material showing fraudulent intent from the outset, be converted into an allegation of rape merely because…
The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in which he had raised allegations concerning irregularities in the post-election verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the Kolathur Assembly constituency. A Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice…
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, has directed parties to maintain status quo over assets auctioned during the insolvency proceedings of Think and Learn Private Limited, the parent company of Byju’s, after a dispute arose over their ownership. The direction came after Kritikal Solutions Private Limited, the Resolution Professional of Byju K3 Education Private…
The Allahabad High Court has permitted the withdrawal of a writ petition alleging that Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is a British national and, therefore, ineligible to continue as a Member of Parliament from Rae Bareli. A Division Bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar…
The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside a single-judge’s direction prohibiting temples in Tamil Nadu from acquiring elephants, holding that the direction went beyond the dispute before the Court and affected temples that were not parties to the case. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, upheld…