The Bombay High Court, while quashing an FIR against a man accused for abetment to suicide, has said that it is incumbent upon the prosecution to at least present a prima facie case showing that the accused had an intention to aid or instigate or abet the deceased to commit suicide.
Tripura High Court taking cognisance of news reports in local dailies, has asked the government to provide details on the number of active Covid cases in the state, with a possible district-wise break-up and also the number of fully-equipped Cronavirus treatment centres set up and other details.
While the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court objected to the appointment of retired judge Bhimanagouda S Patil as Upa-Lokayukta in the state, the government has gone ahead and announced its decision.
One accused in an attempted robbery of a cash van was granted bail last Friday by the Delhi High Court. The reasoning of the court for granting bail was that the accused had already spent nearly two years behind bars and that there was a lack of prima facie evidence against him.
The Karnataka High Court has held that though contracting a second marriage by a Muslim man is lawful, but it causes enormous cruelty to the first wife.
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in a democratic setup, where the right to govern depends on the will of the people, the person who has lost the majority cannot be permitted to hold office.
The Bombay High Court has said that freedom of speech and expression given under Article 19 of the Constitution is not an absolute right while denying interim protection from arrest to a woman for allegedly making objectionable remarks on Twitter against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to consider ordering an environmental audit against entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, soft drink companies and packaged drinking water companies, among others.