Kerala High Court resumes hearing PIL moved by KeLSA (Kerala State Legal Services Authority) seeking stronger laws to combat ragging within educational institutions

#KeralaHighCourt #KeLSA #Ragging The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran is hearing the matter

Justice Abhay Oka, former Supreme Court judge, to shortly speak at the 45th JP Memorial Lecture at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.

The judge will be speaking on "Reclaiming Justice: Bringing Back The Constitution & The People Into The Judiciary"

#JusticeAbhayOka J Oka: Fortunately, my parents made me compulsorily read a Marathi and English newspapers. Then I read about JP Narayan, how he began a movement and how he became a leader. We knew him as somebody who led agitations against the then Indira Gandhi government. He was truely a Gandhian, a colleague of Vinobaji Bhave... He was a strong supporter of "non-violence."

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Kerala High Court resumes hearing plea against movie 'Kalam Paranja Kadha' which allegedly was inspired by the Venjaramoodu mass murder case

#KeralaHC #VenjaramooduMassMurderCase #KalamParanjaKadha Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas is considering the case

#KeralaHighCourt today heard a public interest litigation seeking removal of all cigarette advertisements and for disclosing #nicotine and tar content on #cigarette packets Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar VM considered the matter.

Karnataka HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against brewery where a teenager is alleged to have consumed alcohol and subsequently died

The court directs the brewery and similar establishments in Bengaluru to initiate rigorous age verification protocols. The court dictates the order,
" ...Be it through the aadhar or other valid identification at the threshold of entry and further verification should follow when liquor / alcohol is ordered by persons appearing to be youthful..."

#SupremeCourt continues hearing writ petition by NGO Vanashakti, in which last year it recalled its own order that prohibited granting retrospective environmental clearances.

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi. Counsel: I will show through the architecture of EIA notification how any kind of blanket regime for post facto clearance should not be permitted. For individual projects my lords may want to take steps under article 142 but it may not be a reason to dilute the principle.

#SupremeCourt hears the case of a 4-yr old #rape victim, where it was informed that the Magistrate recorded her statement in presence of the accused

Commissioner of Police, Gurugram and the Investigating Officer to appear before the Court

Comments were also sought earlier from the concerned Magistrate

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul Pancholi

ASG Aishwarya Bhati: District Judge report has probably not been received. Commissioner, IOs are here. Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi represents petitioner (victim/her parents)

J Bagchi: How did the offense get reduced from S. 6 to S.10?

ASG Bhati refers to CWC report

J Bagchi: CWC report prevails over statement of the child ? See the police officers and station. 2 Dep Commissioner of Police. If this is the quality of understanding sensitivity in case of a 4-yr old child, what do you expect of rule of law? You say it's not a case of rape but assault?

ASG: Investigation is going on. THey have gone on CWC report

J Bagchi: We are indicating what's distressing. Highest police officials taking that stance to bring down the offense to S.10! It's for courts to decide, not CWC

CJI: The way family and child have been harassed! Child went through more horrifying experience after what happened with her. Repeated victimization!

J Bagchi: Worst form of disrespect to a victim!

CJI: You're disbelieving a 4 yr child going on CCTV! Shame on them! If state has any respect for law, they will transfer them! The moment we take cognizance, you start arresting!

ASG: Max medical report - parents themselves were a little doubtful. State has tried to investigate.

CJI: Height of insensitivity exhibited in this case.

#SupremeCourt hears Sameer Wankhede's plea challenging disciplinary proceedings in relation to the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case.

Bench: Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe. Last month, the Delhi High Court set aside the Central Administrative Tribunal order quashing the proceedings.

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#SupremeCourt hear plea against a circular regarding singing of national song (#VandeMataram) in schools

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul Pancholi

J Bagchi: It's an advisory

SG Tushar Mehta: I am not appearing in this, but do we need to be advised to respect the national song? This concept has started from American Constitution

Sr Adv Sanjay Hegde: We have respect for every religion in this country. If people can be compelled to sing along, irrespective of religion, atheists, who then feel compelled to participate in 'social demonstration of loyalty'

SG: Please see Art 51A

Hegde:There's difference between national anthem and national song! It does not speak of national song. CJI: Your matter does not pertain to national anthem. On that, you are also clear. The word 'may' is used. There are no penal or adverse consequences. Nobody has asked that you do it in your academy

Hegde: Petitioner may be kept aside for a second. There are many who have our reasons. Patriotism cannot be compelled

CJI: It can't be compelled even for national anthem?

Hegde:If Constitution has to mean anything, it has to protect individual conscience. Our tradition teaches tolerance. If there's an advisory without sanctions, your lordships may take it, there's no way that that advisory is enforced

J Bagchi: Please come to us when you're discriminated on the basis of the advisory

Hegde:Being threatened to conform

J Bagchi: There's no threat conform. Is a mere advisory a breach? You have some vague apprehensions of discrimination.

CJI: Premature apprehension.

#SupremeCourt hears a batch of petitions related to #WestBengalSIR, including WB Chief Minister #MamataBanerjee's plea raising issues inter-alia about characterization of voters in the 'logical discrepancy' list

Bench: CJI Surya Kant and J Joymalya Bagchi Sr Adv Shyam Diwan (for Mamata Banerjee): Please see the last order.

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#SupremeCourt to hear today ED's writ petition alleging that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and state police officers obstructed its search of the office of I-PAC, the political consultant of All India Trinamool Congress.

Bench: Justices PK Mishra and Justice NV Anjaria. Last week, the State opposed the maintainability of the writ petition, contending that allowing a central government department to file writ petition against a state government will be dangerous to the federal structure.
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#BREAKING #SupremeCourt takes up suo motu case over creation of special exclusive courts

Matter listed today before a bench of CJI Surya Kant and J Joymalya Bagchi

Prior to this, the Court had suggested creation of exclusive courts in order to expedite trial of cases under special statutes like UAPA, MCOCA Hearing in suo motu case over creation of special exclusive courts begins

MHA files status report on cases other than NIA cases

Many State/UT Advocate Generals join

CJI: Besides NIA, other matters which require timebound disposal are - UAPA...

ASG: UAPA covered in NIA.

#SupremeCourt hears writ petition by NGO Vanashakti, in which last year it recalled its own order that prohibited granting retrospective environmental clearances.

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi. Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan takes the Court through various EIA notifications and relevant circulars from time to time: the first time they came up with this idea of ex-post facto environmental clearance was in 1998.

Plea against shortage of LPG cylinders in the hotel industry before the Karnataka High Court

Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum to pronounce orders at 2.30 pm after the meeting convened by Food and Supplies Minister concludes.

State informed the court that they will place all documents on record and it is likely that 10,000 LPG cylinders per day would be allocated for the commercial sector. Solicitor General told the court that 'certain global events are beyond the control of the government ' and 'it is best to allow the governments to work out a remedy'.

Controversial NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede on Monday told the Bombay High Court that he never demanded any bribe from Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan in the Cordelia Cruise drugs case, in which the actor's son Aaryan Khan was arrested in 2023.

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#BombayHighCourt #SameerWankhede Senior Advocate Abad Ponda for Wankhede made brief submissions before a division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Suman Shyam.

Ponda told the judges that his client never made any demand or received any amounts as alleged by the prosecution CBI in its FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act.

Notably, the FIR alleged that Wankhede had demanded through private persons, an amount of around Rs 25 crores from Khan to grant a clean chit to his son Aaryan.

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#SupremeCourt hears plea seeking CBI probe into the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Gurugram

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul Pancholi

Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi alleges dereliction of duty in the matter by police and even the concerned Court Rohatgi says the victim was brought before the accused and a woman officer urged to withdraw FIR

CJI: What kind of insensitive has police become? In a so called metropolitan city, this is happening! You are dealing with a traumatized child

Rohatgi: The law says there has to be screening. Child recalled whole incident to doctors.

#UttarakhandHighCourt is hearing an FIR quashing plea moved by '#MohammadDeepak', a Kotdwar-based gym owner who, on January 26, confronted Bajrang Dal members who were allegedly objecting to a Muslim shopkeeper using 'Baba' in his shop's name. Adv Navnish Negi (for Deepak): Till date, the persons whom I named in the complaint have not been booked.

Justice Thapliyal : Aap social media par ja jakar pravachan de rahe ho, matter ko sensationalise kar rahe ho. Aapne information de di police ko, ab police ko apna kaam karne dijiye. Koi kami najar aaye to aap bata sakte hain.

#MohammadDeepak

#SupremeCourt hears petition seeking guidelines on media briefing by the police J Bagchi: the manual will restrain the police for making overenthusiastic briefings

#Mentioning| Plea by couple fleeing honor killing seeking protection

Adv: when we went to Tilak Marg polic station, to our surprise the police tried to detain us, for 2 days I them with me CJI: if liberty is threatened in Delhi....

Adv: woh reels dekhte hai, unke yeh laga SC mein shaadiya hojaati hai...

CJI: why are you step-motherly behaving with art 226

#UttarakhandHighCourt hears an FIR quashing plea moved by '#MohammadDeepak', a Kotdwar-based gym owner who, on January 26, confronted Bajrang Dal members who were allegedly objecting to a Muslim shopkeeper using 'Baba' in his shop's name. Deepak is facing an FIR for the alleged offences of rioting, causing hurt and committing intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.

His plea also prays for action against cops for their 'partisan' conduct and failure to act against hate crimes.

#MohammadDeepak

Delhi High Court hearing ED’s plea seeking expunging of adverse observations made by trial court while discharging Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in excise policy corruption case.

Matter before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

@dir_ed @ArvindKejriwal @msisodia ASG SV Raju appears for ED.

Some Counsel for respondents seek time to file reply.

ED counsel Zoheb Hossain: No requirement of filing a reply.