The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Samir alias Sultan alias Abu Sufian accused under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A Single Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc anticipatory bail application filed by Samir alias Sultan alias Abu Sufian. The application under Section 438 CrPC has been…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the merger of Government Middle School, Machrana into Government Senior Secondary School, Dargi. The petitioner, Jagdish Chand, sought to quash the notification dated August 17, 2024, which approved the merger. According to the respondents, there were only five students enrolled at…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the media to exercise restraint while dealing with news stories related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute case, warning that inaccurate reporting of any order or proceedings could prima facie constitute contempt of court. The single-judge Bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra said that the press was expected…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a slew of directions to ensure uniform implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in all States and Union Territories (UTs) of the country. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh ordered the formation of Internal Complaints…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the Jacobite Syrian Church wilfully ‘disobeying’ the judgments regarding the administration of six Churches in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the faction to hand over the Churches to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the members of the…
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of legislation related to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The Bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice to the Union of India and the Election Commission…
The Union of India on Tuesday appointed Justice Manmohan, currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court. The information was shared by Union Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on X (formerly Twitter). As per the tweet, “In exercise of the…
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man, who was accused of raping and murdering a nine-year-old child, on the grounds that no proper legal aid was provided to him during the trial. Highlighting the importance of ensuring free and effective legal aid for accused individuals throughout the trial proceedings, the Bench of Justice Abhay S…
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of increasing accumulation of waste in Delhi, specifically highlighting the emergence of new waste mounds in areas like Singhola and near Bawana. The Original Application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 4, 2024. As per the article, after efforts lasting…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of the chairman of Kasimabad Nagar Panchayat, Ghazipur in a case of extortion and threats. The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Reyaz Ahmad Ansari and Another. The petition has been preferred with the…