A Delhi court has quashed the summons issued by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in May last year against Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi in connection with a defamation complaint filed by a Bharatiya Janta Party leader. BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor had filed a complaint accusing the AAP…
The Telangana High Court has banned the early morning and late night entry of children below 16 years of age into theaters and multiplexes. The single-judge Bench of Justice B Vijaysen Reddy directed the State of Telangana to consult all stakeholders and issue instructions on the matter. The High Court further ordered that till a…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said that in its quest to uphold the Constitution and the confidence of people of India, the Supreme Court has evolved immensely in the past 75 years, adapting to embrace the complexities of each era, while remaining rooted in the bedrock of constitutional values. Speaking at…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal held that the provision contained under Section 14 of the Act has a laudable object to subserve, in as much as the legislature has put an embargo in entertaining an application for dissolution of marriage, within one year for specific performance. Marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, to set up prominent signboards at conspicuous places within its campus to raise awareness about the Poor Patient Welfare Fund (PPWF). This direction was issued in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed highlighting that…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted custody parole to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain from January 29 to February 3, allowing him to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls as an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate. The order was passed by the three-judge Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay…
Expressing concern over the lack of courage shown by trial courts in granting bail to the accused, the Supreme Court has advised the High Courts to exercise their discretion judiciously when deciding on such matters. Slamming the Allahabad High Court for denying bail to an accused in a case of alleged religious conversion, the Bench…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man, who has remained on death row since 2015 for raping and killing a 23-year-old techie on January 5, 2014. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that it was extremely unsafe to sustain the conviction of Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap….
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to Devideen accused of harassing his wife for dowry as well as for enticing away her minor sister and subjecting her to aggravated penetrative sexual assault. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Devideen. By…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by The Peedu’s People Welfare Society, an NGO, alleging cruelty to animals in violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the rules framed thereunder. The petitioner specifically highlighted the use of oxytocin to increase milk yield…