Madras HC dismissed Puducherry CM’s plea challenging the cash transfer to ration cardholders
Student who raised pro-Pakistan slogan, has links with Naxals – Karnataka CM
Sanjeev Chawla To Be Interrogated in Tihar jail till February 28
Supreme Court expresses displeasure on delayed disposal of bail application
Instructions to Registry to use double-sided printing of documents – Gujarat High Court
Babri Accused appointed in key posts in Ram Temple Trust
Delhi Court seeks Tihar Jail Authorities response on Vinay’s plea for medical treatment – Nirbhaya Case
Notice to 10 students involved in anti-CAA protests at Jamia Millia Islamia – Delhi Police
Supreme Court to hear a plea challenging the bail granted to Chinmayanand
SC dismisses curative plea by victims in Uphaar tragedy
Madras HC dismissed Puducherry CM’s plea challenging the cash transfer to ration cardholders
The Madras High Court on 21 February, has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, who challenged a decision taken by the President concurring with Lieutenant...
Student who raised pro-Pakistan slogan, has links with Naxals – Karnataka CM
The Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa has today stated that Amulya Leona, who was detained for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans at an anti-CAA protest in Bengaluru, should not be...
Sanjeev Chawla To Be Interrogated in Tihar jail till February 28
The Delhi High Court on 20 February allowed the Crime Branch of Delhi Police to interrogate the cricket bookie, Sanjeev Chawla inside the Tihar jail till 28 February. The bench headed by Justice Anu...
Supreme Court expresses displeasure on delayed disposal of bail application
On 20 February, the Supreme Court observed that the bail applications need to dealt with expeditiously and finally, one way or the other and cannot brook delay. The bench comprising of Justices A M...
Instructions to Registry to use double-sided printing of documents – Gujarat High Court
On 20 February, the Gujarat High Court issued instructions to its administrative wing, to ensure double-sided printing for documents, so as to achieve the substantial save of paper and to contribute...
Babri Accused appointed in key posts in Ram Temple Trust
On 19 February, Nritya Gopal Das and Champat Rai Bansal, the two Babri Masjid demolition accused, have been appointed as the President and General Secretary of the Ram Mandir Trust, respectively....
Delhi Court seeks Tihar Jail Authorities response on Vinay’s plea for medical treatment – Nirbhaya Case
A Delhi Court today has sought response from the Tihar jail authorities on a plea filed by one of the death rows convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case, Vinay Sharma, seeking high-level treatment for...
Notice to 10 students involved in anti-CAA protests at Jamia Millia Islamia – Delhi Police
On 19 February, 10 Jamia Millia Islamia students were issued notice by the Delhi Police, asking them to appear before it for questioning, in connection with the anti-CAA protest and alleged police...
Supreme Court to hear a plea challenging the bail granted to Chinmayanand
The Supreme Court today has agreed to hear a plea that challenged the order of Allahabad High Court that granted bail to the former Union Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Swami Chinmayanand in a rape...
SC dismisses curative plea by victims in Uphaar tragedy
The Supreme Court today, has dismissed the curative petition filed by the Association for Victims of Uphaar Tragedy in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case. The bench comprising of Chief Justice...
Sanjeev Chawla’s plea challenging custodial remand – Order reserved by Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on 19 February reserved its orders on a plea filed by the alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla, who challenged a lower court’s order remanding him in police custody. The bench headed...
Civil judges not eligible for direct recruitment as District Judges in bar quota – SC
While referring to Article 233 (2) of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court held that civil judges are not eligible to seek direct recruitment to the post of District Judges in bar quota,...
Karnataka HC grants bail to anti-CAA protesters detained in Mangalore
On 18 February, the Karnataka High Court granted bail to 21 people who were detained on the allegations of violence against police during anti-CAA protests in Mangalore on 19 December 2019. The HC...
Life imprisonment for Serial killer ‘Cyanide’ Mohan in 19th murder case
The Indian serial killer who is nicknamed as ‘Cyanide’ Mohan has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Additional District and Sessions Court of Karnataka, for the murder of a 23-year old woman...
Transfer order of High Court judges by the Supreme Court Collegium
On 12 February, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Ranjit V More who is the third senior-most judge of Bombay High Court to Meghalaya High Court The Collegium has...
Delhi police names Sharjeel Imam as instigator, sends him to judicial custody
On 18 February, a Ph.D. student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sharjeel Imam, who was named by Delhi Police as the ‘instigator’ of violence at New Friends Colony near Jamia Milia Islamia on 15...
Shaheen Bagh Protesters Delighted with the Appointment of Interlocutors
On 17 February, while hearing a plea against the blockade at Shaheen Bagh, the honorable apex court appointed senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Sadhana Ramachandran to mediate with the...
Karnataka High Court rejected the transfer plea in Nithyananda rape case
The Karnataka High Court today has dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner K Lenin who sought transfer of the rape case against Nithyananda Swami from Ramanagara District Court to a court in...
SC reserves verdict on plea of Fadnavis who sought review of its judgment
The Supreme Court today has reserved its verdict on a plea filed by the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, who sought the review of its 2019 judgment which had set aside the...
Sabarimala Review Order – Arguments on reference by Supreme Court bench
On 17 February, the nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde has begun hearing the seven issues mentioned in the Sabarimala reference order. The bench comprising of Chief Justice...
Accused has the right to attend examination – Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on 17 February has allowed an accused in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act to attend the examinations for the course he has been pursuing. The court allowed the accused to...
Bar Council chairman and secretary accused of misappropriating funds – Telangana
As per reports, on 16 February, B Shanker, an elected member of the Bar Council of Telangana, alleged that the council was mired in corruption, irregularities, and misuse of funds. Reportedly, he...
Notice on plea seeking compensation for injured students – Jamia Violence
The Delhi High Court today has issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police, and sought their response in a plea seeking compensation for the injuries sustained by a student of Jamia Millia...
Notice to Centre and CBI in a plea seeking probe into Gargi College molestation incident
The Delhi High Court on 17 February has issued notice to the Centre, Delhi Police, and CBI, seeking their response in a plea filed by the Advocate ML Sharma, which sought for a court-monitored probe...
Gauhati High Court – Land Revenue documents, PAN card and bank documents do not prove citizenship
The Gauhati High Court on 12 February, while citing a previous judgment (Md. Babul Islam Vs. Union of India), ascertained that the land revenue receipts, as well as the PAN Card and Bank documents,...
Notice to Lalu Prasad Yadav on a plea filed by CBI, challenging his bail – SC
On 14 February, the honorable apex court issued notice to the president of Rashtriya Janata Dal and the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, on a petition filed by the Central Bureau...
Section 144 order passed by the Additional District Magistrate quashed by Bombay HC
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court while quashing the order passed by the Additional District Magistrate against allowing protests in Maharashtra’s Beed said that the anti-CAA protesters...
The Second senior-most Bombay High Court Judge resigns
On 14 February, Justice Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari of the Bombay High Court has tendered his resignation, citing personal and family reasons as he wished to remain in Bombay, rather than be...
Notice to J&K on plea by Omar Abdullah’s sister challenging his detention – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today has issued a notice to the Centre and the administration of Jammu and Kashmir, over the detention of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA)....
Sajjan Kumar’s Plea for Interim Bail dismissed by the apex court – 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
The Supreme Court on 14 February has rejected the plea, which sought to grant interim bail to the former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection to the...