The Meghalaya High Court has directed the issuance of a notice to the management of the St Anthony’s Lower Primary School as to why they should not be punished for contempt of court for demolishing a heritage building. The Division Bench of Chief Justice I P Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh ordered that no further…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed an appeal and granted bail to one Sushil Yadav, who is accused of gang rape and offences under the SC/ST Act. A Single Bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Sushil Yadav. The criminal appeal under Section 14-A (2) Scheduled…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Government of Chhattisgarh, to file a personal affidavit on the use of cages for fishing in the Gangrel Dam Reservoir. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal ordered this while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by…
A Delhi court has ordered probe into an incident related to the 2020 Delhi riots, in which police personnel were videographed allegedly beating some men from the minority community and forcing them to sing the national anthem. Magistrate Udbhav Kumar Jain of Karkardooma Court ordered registration of a First Investigation Report (FIR) against one Tomar,…
The Madras High Court on Friday rejected an application filed by Swami Nithyananda seeking appointment as the Madathipathi or Head of three Mutts – Sri Somanatha Swami Temple & Mutt at Thiruvarur, Sri Arunachala Gnanadesikar Swami Temple & Mutt at Vedaranyam, and Sri PoKaSathukal Madam at Vedaranyam. The Bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice…
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the government of Uttar Pradesh on a petition filed by MLA Abbas Ansari seeking bail in a criminal case registered against him under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the permission granted by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) to one Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Ltd for dumping fly ash on land in Village Kachanda, District Sakti. The petitioner alleged the permission was granted without obtaining the necessary sanctions from the…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against YouTuber and Instagram influencer Mridul Madhok, accused of body shaming, defaming and making false claims regarding fitness influencer Kopal Agarwal. The Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order while hearing a petition filed…
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the release and trailer of a movie titled ‘2020 Delhi,’ based on the riots that took place in the North-East area of Delhi in 2020. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta reserved judgment on three petitions. The first plea…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted an additional time of three weeks to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file an affidavit on a petition challenging its decision to increase the number of voters per polling station from 1200 to 1500. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar…