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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to instruct all investigating officers in criminal cases against MPs, MLAs, and MLCs to take measures to ensure the protection of wit...

A three-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee issued the directions while hearing the bail plea filed by petitioner praying for grant of bail as he has been in custody for over six years and eight months, and the co-accused have been released on bail.

Justice Shah has said the state cannot suppress facts. Nothing has been done with the hospital. The Gujarat government is satisfied with the commission's report.

Kappan was arrested while he was on his way to report the Hathras incident and to meet the victim’s family. A petition was then filed by the KUWJ contending that the detention of Kappan is violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.

A division Bench of the Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has given time to Reserve Bank of India to file its reply and adjourned the case to January 4, 2021. The application was filed by Bejon Kumar Mishra seeking directions to include financial emergencies as a ground for depositors to withdraw their money from Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank.

A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the petitioner has made a prayer which is a little confusing since it seeks creation of an internal committee headed by sitting or retired judges of the SC or any authority for investigating the allegations on a sitting judge of the SC.

The full bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy while taking a suo-moto cognizance of the current extraordinary situations , issued the order on November 25.

During the hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petitioner's grievance is simple, that in prison reports that you release, you’re not taking account of transgenders distinctly.

He said, "My client is the MD of ICICI Bank. It was not open to the bank to take total action against me of my earlier retirement and virtually recalling my retirement and others ."

Justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta heard the suo motu petition on the conditions of child protection homes across the country during the pandemic. The court said the Central government, through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, had said children from protection homes shall not be sent back.....