Prayagraj 'Police Assault': Allahabad HCBA Files Affidavit In High Court Detailing 'Atrocities' Against Lawyers; State To Respond
1 month, 1 week ago

Prayagraj 'Police Assault': Allahabad HCBA Files Affidavit In High Court Detailing 'Atrocities' Against Lawyers; State To Respond

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Hearing a Criminal Writ PIL plea demanding lodging of an FIR against the police officials involved in 'assaulting' lawyers in Prayagraj on February 4, the petitioner filed before the HC a supplementary affidavit and Pen-Drive highlighting atrocities committed by the police personnel. Pursuant to the High Court's previous order, the concerned Divisional Commissioner, Mela Adhikari, the Police Commissioner, the District Magistrate, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police also filed their respective affidavits, which were taken on record by a bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Mohd. It may be noted that the High Court Bar Association wrote a letter to the Chief Justice highlighting that the police had prevented the lawyers from reaching the High Court and blocked the road for some VIP movement. On February 14, Anil Tiwari, Senior Advocate appearing for the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad, argued highlighting personal atrocities committed by certain police personnel upon the practising advocates of this Court.

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Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling
1 week ago

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling

India Today  

A senior lawyer of the Supreme Court has written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, requesting him to take note of the controversial ruling made by an Allahabad High Court judge and seeking that the concerned judge be immediately removed from the criminal roster. The senior lawyer's request came in light of the High Court judge saying that grabbing …

File chargesheets on post-election violence cases in 10 days, Anantapur Collector tells police
2 weeks, 6 days ago

File chargesheets on post-election violence cases in 10 days, Anantapur Collector tells police

The Hindu  

District Collector V. Vinod Kumar on Friday directed the police to file the chargesheets on all cases related to the post-election violence in Anantapur district within 10 days. The Collector made the instructions at a review meeting on the post-election scenario in the district, attended by Superintendent of Police P. Jagadeesh and senior police officers from the sub-divisions. The Collector …

Advocate Moves Allahabad HC Seeking ₹1 Crore Fees From Law Ministry For Filing Cases To 'Save Ex-CJI From Humiliation, Removal'
1 month ago

Advocate Moves Allahabad HC Seeking ₹1 Crore Fees From Law Ministry For Filing Cases To 'Save Ex-CJI From Humiliation, Removal'

Live Law  

A Lucknow-based lawyer has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to pay him Rs. 1 crore as fees and expenses, claiming that he filed certain cases in the Supreme Court to save the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, from "humiliation, insult, torture, and removal." Although the petitioner-Pandey …

UP Police file 4000-page chargesheet in six cases related to Sambhal violence
1 month ago

UP Police file 4000-page chargesheet in six cases related to Sambhal violence

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The Special Investigation Team of Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a 4,000-page charge sheet in six of the 12 cases related to the November 24 violence in Sambhal. The charge sheet, filed on Thursday, names a Dubai-based international auto-lifter, Shariq Satha, as the mastermind behind the violence. The FIR registered after the violence named Sambhal MP Zai-ur-Rehman Barq and …

UP Police files 3000-page charge sheet against 124 accused in Sambhal violence
1 month ago

UP Police files 3000-page charge sheet against 124 accused in Sambhal violence

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a 3000-page charge sheet against 124 accused to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in the Sambhal violence in November over a court-ordered survey of a mosque in the region that led to four deaths. Sources told India Today that the charge sheet includes some who are already behind bars and some who have been …

Assault on lawyer: Advocates deny entry to police personnel inside Dindigul court campus
1 month, 1 week ago

Assault on lawyer: Advocates deny entry to police personnel inside Dindigul court campus

New Indian Express  

DINDIGUL: Demanding the arrest of the culprits, including a DMK councillor and a special sub-inspector, who allegedly assaulted an advocate inside the DMK head office in Dindigul city late on Monday, a large number of advocates denied entry to police personnel inside the Dindigul court premises on Wednesday. The police, who registered an FIR against special sub-inspector K Ravi, Dindigul …

Allahabad HC Asks HCBA President To File Affidavit Detailing Incidents Of Prayagraj 'Police Assault' On Lawyers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Asks HCBA President To File Affidavit Detailing Incidents Of Prayagraj 'Police Assault' On Lawyers

Live Law  

Hearing a Criminal Writ PIL demanding lodging of an FIR against the police officials involved in 'assaulting' lawyers in Prayagraj on February 4, the Allahabad High Court today asked the President of the High Court Bar Association to file an affidavit detailing all the incidents of police brutality on lawyers. While hearing the mention being made by Senior Advocate and …

Prayagraj 'Police Assault' On Lawyers | Allahabad HCBA Moves High Court Seeking FIR, Departmental Action Against Erring Cops
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prayagraj 'Police Assault' On Lawyers | Allahabad HCBA Moves High Court Seeking FIR, Departmental Action Against Erring Cops

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association, led by its president, Senior Advocate Anil Tiwari, has moved the High Court demanding the filing of a First Information Report against the police officials involved in 'assaulting' lawyers in Prayagraj on February 4 and seeking departmental action against the erring cops. The matter came to be listed before the HC as a Criminal …

Senior advocates urge CJI to direct CBI action against Allahabad HC judge for hate speech at VHP event
2 months, 1 week ago

Senior advocates urge CJI to direct CBI action against Allahabad HC judge for hate speech at VHP event

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A group of senior advocates on Friday urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to file an FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over alleged hate speech. Earlier this week, Justice Yadav wrote to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, asserting that he stands by his …

Staying Criminal Proceedings Pending For 34 Yrs, Allahabad HC Seeks Affidavit From UP Govt Official On State's Litigation Policy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Staying Criminal Proceedings Pending For 34 Yrs, Allahabad HC Seeks Affidavit From UP Govt Official On State's Litigation Policy

Live Law  

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the entire criminal proceedings in a 34-year-old case against a man accused of rioting, taking into account the inordinate delay caused by the State/prosecution in concluding the case. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania also directed the Uttar Pradesh government's Director General and Additional Chief Secretary to file their personal affidavits regarding the …

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Barq in Sambhal mosque violence case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Barq in Sambhal mosque violence case

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq in connection with violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district during a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. The arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq in relation to unrest in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district during an inspection of a mosque from the Mughal era …

Sambhal Violence: No Relief For MP Ziaur Rahman As HC Rejects Plea To Quash FIR But Arrest Unlikely
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Violence: No Relief For MP Ziaur Rahman As HC Rejects Plea To Quash FIR But Arrest Unlikely

ABP News  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected a plea by Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq seeking to quash FIR against him in the Sambhal violence case. The Allahabad High Court, while hearing the case of the Samajwadi Party MP, has rejected the request to quash the FIR. Barq has been named as the primary accused in the violence that …

Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq over Sambhal violence
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq over Sambhal violence

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, stayed the arrest of Samajwadi Party’s Sambhal MP, Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, in connection with the communal violence that erupted in western Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on 24 November last year. Despite granting a stay on Barq’s arrest, the High Court refused to quash the FIR lodged against him. The FIR, registered at the Sambhal …

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest : December 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest : December 2024

Live Law  

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE MONTH Passing Reinstatement Order Pursuant To Quashing Of Earlier Suspension Not Necessary For Suspending An Employee Again: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Dr. Gyanvati Dixit v. State Of U.P. Once HC Directs To Avail Alternate Remedy, Appeal U/S 107 GST Cannot Be Dismissed As Not Maintainable: Allahabad High Court Case Title: M/S New Okhla Industrial Development Authority …

Lucknow Courtroom Clash | Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Man, His Family Members Accused Of Assaulting Lawyers
3 months ago

Lucknow Courtroom Clash | Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Man, His Family Members Accused Of Assaulting Lawyers

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court issued a stay on coercive action against a man and his three family members who are accused of assaulting lawyers inside Lucknow District Court Complex earlier this month. A bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh and Justice Rajeev Singh also directed that the Additional Commissioner of Police of the area concerned conduct the investigation into …

Lucknow Courtroom Clash | Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Man, His Family Members Accused Of Assaulting Lawyers
3 months ago

Lucknow Courtroom Clash | Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Man, His Family Members Accused Of Assaulting Lawyers

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court issued a stay on coercive action against a man and his three family members who are accused of assaulting lawyers inside Lucknow District Court Complex earlier this month. A bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh and Justice Rajeev Singh also directed that the Additional Commissioner of Police of the area concerned conduct the investigation into …

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal, ED Proceedings Initiated Against Indiabulls & Its Officials
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal, ED Proceedings Initiated Against Indiabulls & Its Officials

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by the borrower, Shipra Group, and the Enforcement Directorate against the Indiabulls Group and its officials as arbitral proceedings pursuant to the loan agreements are already underway, a fact which was suppressed by the informant. Observing that the informant had hidden the various proceedings instituted by him in different …

Sambhal Violence | Aggrieved Person Can Approach Enquiry Commission: Allahabad High Court On PIL Against 'Police Atrocities'
3 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal Violence | Aggrieved Person Can Approach Enquiry Commission: Allahabad High Court On PIL Against 'Police Atrocities'

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court consigned to record a PIL plea seeking an independent probe into the alleged police atrocities during the Sambhal violence, noting that the State Government had already formed a judicial inquiry commission to investigate the incident, which is currently handling the matter. “…instead of approaching this Court on the basis of half baked facts, aggrieved …

SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq moves Allahabad HC seeking protection from arrest in Sambhal violence case
3 months, 1 week ago

SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq moves Allahabad HC seeking protection from arrest in Sambhal violence case

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi leader and Member of Parliament from Sambhal Zia-ur-Rehman Barq has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest. This is in connection with the case registered against him for violence that rocked Sambhal on November 24 during a court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid. Along with the plea seeking protection from arrest, the SP MP has also …

Judges Must Continue Work Even During Lawyers' Strike; Provide Police Protection To Litigants If They Wish To Argue: Allahabad HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judges Must Continue Work Even During Lawyers' Strike; Provide Police Protection To Litigants If They Wish To Argue: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concern that litigants are being deprived of relief in courts due to ongoing lawyer strikes, despite the availability of statutory remedies for their grievances. “I am afraid to know that the litigants are not getting justice from courts of law despite there being statutory remedy available and are compelled …

Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking FIR Against DM, SP Before Appropriate Bench
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking FIR Against DM, SP Before Appropriate Bench

Live Law  

A Bench led by Chief Justice Arun Bhansali of the Allahabad High Court today directed that a Public Interest Litigation plea, which seeks the filing of an FIR against the Sambhal District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, the concerned SHO, and other responsible officers in connection with their alleged involvement in the violence that occurred last month in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, …

Sambhal Violence | Inquiry Panel Already Formed By UP Govt: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of PIL Against 'Police Atrocities'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Violence | Inquiry Panel Already Formed By UP Govt: Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of PIL Against 'Police Atrocities'

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today allowed the withdrawal of a PIL plea seeking an independent probe into the alleged incidents of police atrocity during the Sambhal violence. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary allowed the withdrawal of the PIL plea filed by the Association of Protection of Civil Rights, noting that the State Government …

Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench

Live Law  

The Chief Justice Arun Bhansali-led Bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the listing of a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence that erupted last month in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before a bench with the jurisdiction to hear criminal PILs. The PIL plea also prays for the following reliefs: Appoint a special investigation team, …

Allahabad HC summons Prayagraj Police Commissioner on contempt petition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC summons Prayagraj Police Commissioner on contempt petition

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed Prayagraj Police Commissioner Tarun Gauba and other police officers to appear before it on December 10 on a contempt petition and apprise the court as to what action has been taken against the policemen who delayed in lodging of FIR despite a complaint moved by the applicant.Hearing a contempt petition filed by one …

Sambhal Violence: Fresh PIL In High Court Seeks Independent Probe Into 'Police Atrocities', Claims Most Victims, Those Arrested Are Muslims
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Violence: Fresh PIL In High Court Seeks Independent Probe Into 'Police Atrocities', Claims Most Victims, Those Arrested Are Muslims

Live Law  

Questioning the Uttar Pradesh Police's alleged action of opening fire against the public in Sambhal, the Association of Protection of Civil Rights has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking an independent probe into the alleged incidents of police atrocity. Violence erupted in Sambhal district on November 24 after a team led by an advocate commissioner surveyed the Mughal-era Jama Mosque …

Sambhal Violence | Another PIL In Allahabad HC Seeking FIR Against Concerned District Magistrate, Superintendent Of Police
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Violence | Another PIL In Allahabad HC Seeking FIR Against Concerned District Magistrate, Superintendent Of Police

Live Law  

Another PIL plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking an FIR against the Sambhal District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, concerned SHO, and other responsible officers. The Plea Another PIL plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking an FIR against the Sambhal District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, concerned SHO, and other responsible officers. A Public …

Allahabad HC Questions Bar Association's Resolution To Cancel Membership Of Lawyers Pursuing Personal Matters Against Fellow Advocates
4 months ago

Allahabad HC Questions Bar Association's Resolution To Cancel Membership Of Lawyers Pursuing Personal Matters Against Fellow Advocates

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday took judicial notice of a resolution drawn by the Etah Bar Association to the effect that if any lawyer takes up a personal matter against a fellow lawyer, his/her membership with the Bar Association will be cancelled. A bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra issued notice to the President of …

Probes Pending For Years: Allahabad HC Questions UP Police's Economic Offences Wing Over Slackness, Seeks DG's Affidavit
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Probes Pending For Years: Allahabad HC Questions UP Police's Economic Offences Wing Over Slackness, Seeks DG's Affidavit

Live Law  

In a stern rebuke to the Uttar Pradesh Police's Economic Offences Wing, the Allahabad High Court last week expressed its concerns over the prolonged delay in investigating several cases being handled by the EOW. A bench of Justice Samit Gopal criticised the EOW for its apparent "slackness" in handling critical economic offences, as it noted that in matters being investigated …

Prosecution's Case 'Must Be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubts' & Not Merely 'May Be Proved': Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal Of 6 In 'Riots' Case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecution's Case 'Must Be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubts' & Not Merely 'May Be Proved': Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal Of 6 In 'Riots' Case

Live Law  

While upholding the acquittal of 6 men accused of rioting and assaulting police personnel in Jhansi's Babina district in 2008, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that it is a well-established principle that the prosecution's case 'must be proved beyond reasonable doubts' and not merely 'may be proved'. A bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Surendra Singh-I also observed …

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Live Law  

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer. The resolution was passed today in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar …

Advocates Can't Be Discourteous Or Use Intemperate Language Against Judges: Allahabad High Court
6 months ago

Advocates Can't Be Discourteous Or Use Intemperate Language Against Judges: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

In suo moto contempt proceedings against a lawyer, the Allahabad High Court has held that Advocates, being officers of the court must be courteous towards the Judges. The Civil Judge ), Kanpur Nagar made a reference to the High Court regarding conduct of the contemnor advocate in proceedings before the Court on 03.02.2023. The Presiding Officer and the High Court …

Allahabad HC Orders Inquiry Into State's Non-Disclosure Of Key Evidence Against Mahant Accused Of Filming Women Taking Bath
7 months ago

Allahabad HC Orders Inquiry Into State's Non-Disclosure Of Key Evidence Against Mahant Accused Of Filming Women Taking Bath

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry against the state police department, office of the Director of prosecution and office of Government Advocate over 'non-disclosure' of material facts and evidence in a case involving a Mahant, who has been accused of secretly filming women while they were taking a bath. Such duty has not been discharged by the police …

FIR filed against Mahajan under pressure: CBI
7 months, 3 weeks ago

FIR filed against Mahajan under pressure: CBI

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Central Bureau of Investigation in its closure report submitted to the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court stated that the case registered against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and state rural development minister Girish Mahajan could not be substantiated. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Filed on January 17, 2024, and accessed by HT on Monday, the CBI report has cited statement …

Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes
8 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes

Live Law  

In a stern direction to the bar bodies in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed that none of the Bar Associations of any district courts in the state would resort to any strike till August 7. Hearing the matter on July 8, the High Court directed key legal bodies, including the Bar Council of India, …

Allahabad HC Pulls Up Dy. Commissioner Of Police For Directing Further Investigation In A Case Sans Magistrate's Nod, Seeks Explanation
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Pulls Up Dy. Commissioner Of Police For Directing Further Investigation In A Case Sans Magistrate's Nod, Seeks Explanation

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central NOIDA, Gautambudh Nagar, for directing a further investigation in a criminal case, in which a chargesheet had already been filed and cognizance taken, without obtaining the leave of the concerned Magistrate. Challenging the order of the Deputy Commissioner of Police as well as the further investigation …

Allahabad High Court Directs Judicial Officer To Explain Passing Of Two Contradictory Orders On Same Day In Same Case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Directs Judicial Officer To Explain Passing Of Two Contradictory Orders On Same Day In Same Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the then Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Ghaziabad to file his personal affidavit for passing two contradictory orders on the same day in the same case. 8th exception to the persons who can be accused of defamation provides that “it is not defamation to prefer in good faith an accusation against any person to …

HC to hear state counsels’ arguments on Afzal plea today
10 months ago

HC to hear state counsels’ arguments on Afzal plea today

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad will on Wednesday continue to hear a criminal appeal filed by Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari challenging his conviction and sentence in a Gangsters’ Act case by a trial court of Ghazipur. On April 29, 2023, an MP-MLA court of Ghazipur had convicted Afzal and sentenced him to four years’ jail term, along with a fine of ₹ …

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in various pleas seeking a probe into the alleged instances of violence against women and land grabbing which had occurred in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal under the watch of former Pradhan Shahjahan Sheikh, and his workers.Earlier, the Court had directed the investigation into the attack on ED officials allegedly at the behest …

SC dismisses West Bengal’s challenge to Calcutta HC’s transfer of probe into the attack on ED’s team at Sandeshkhali to CBI
1 year ago

SC dismisses West Bengal’s challenge to Calcutta HC’s transfer of probe into the attack on ED’s team at Sandeshkhali to CBI

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 11 rejected a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging a Calcutta High Court order transferring to the Central Bureau of Investigation the probe into an attack on a team of Directorate of Enforcement officers at Sandeshkhali on January 5. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, however, ordered expunging certain remarks and observations made against …

'Not All Police Officers Behave Like That': Kerala High Court In Plea Against Police Brutality & False Registration Of FIRs Against Advocates
1 year, 1 month ago

'Not All Police Officers Behave Like That': Kerala High Court In Plea Against Police Brutality & False Registration Of FIRs Against Advocates

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court Advocates Association, Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy and Advocate Anoop V Nair have approached the Kerala High Court aggrieved by police brutality and registration of false FIRs against Advocates on frivolous reasons. I am sure not all police officers behave like that, I cannot make a general statement.”, the Court stated orally. The Alathur incident is under the …

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to file a chart distinguishing the role of student activist Sharjeel Imam — booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act or UAPA for allegedly instigating the February 2020 Delhi riots — from his three co-accused who were granted bail in the same case in 2021. Sharjeel Imam had …

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami
1 year, 4 months ago

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has expressed his inability to come to the Madras High Court premises to provide evidence in a 2019 defamation suit filed by him against journalist Mathew Samuel and others, for having linked his name with the 2017 Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. Justice N. Sathish Kumar directed the High Court Registry to list the application, filed …

Allahabad HC Orders Inquiry Into Allegations Against An SHO Of Misbehaving With Women, Beating An Old Man In Police Station
1 year, 6 months ago

Allahabad HC Orders Inquiry Into Allegations Against An SHO Of Misbehaving With Women, Beating An Old Man In Police Station

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Superintendent of Police, Sultanpur to conduct an inquiry into the allegations levelled against a Station House Officer of misbehaving with certain women and also beating an old man inside the police station.The bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari passed this order while dealing with a writ plea filed by. …

Trial Courts Must Shed Their Inertia & Ask Questions To Witnesses In Appropriate Cases To Sift Grain From Chaff: Allahabad HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Trial Courts Must Shed Their Inertia & Ask Questions To Witnesses In Appropriate Cases To Sift Grain From Chaff: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court, referring especially to hostile witnesses, observed that the trial Court must shed its inertia and ask questions while intervening in all those cases where the court’s intervention is necessary for the ends of justice. The Court noted that two prosecution witnesses in the case had turned hostile at the time of their examination-in-chief and they were …

Two lawyers move Bombay High Court for case against cops who assaulted them
1 year, 9 months ago

Two lawyers move Bombay High Court for case against cops who assaulted them

India Today  

Two lawyers who were assaulted inside the Antop Hill police station in Mumbai last month have taken their case to the Bombay High Court. Advocates Sadhana Yadav and Harikesh Mishra have filed a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Senior police officer Nasir Kulkarni and other personnel who were on duty at the time. The petition alleges that …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21
1 year, 10 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Prashant Chandra vs. State Of U.P. And Anr 2023 LiveLaw 155 Prakash Narayan Sharma @ Babali vs. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw 156 State of UP vs. Ajai Mishra @ Taini And 3 Ors along with a connected criminal revision plea 2023 LiveLaw 157 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Section 138 NI Act| 'Notice Not Invalid If Other Amount …

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 11 months ago

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression …

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 11 months ago

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside trial court's decision to discharge Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the Jamia violence case, and framed charges against them under various provisions of Indian Penal Code. The judgment was passed on Delhi Police’s plea against the trial court order discharging the accused in the 2019 Jamia …

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