The Gujarat High Court has quashed a sedition case lodged against a journalist.
In May the journalist publish the news of a possible change of leadership in Gujarat assuming that this was being done because of the growing criticism about the growing Coronavirus cases in the state.
In response to Upadhyay's letter requesting reconsideration, Venugopal reiterated his stand that the issue of contempt is a matter between Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde and Andhra CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy and his principal advisor.
The Supreme Court has provided relief to Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan. Abdullah Azam Khan had said that the Allahabad High Court had displayed “unusual haste” in asking the Election Commission to order bye-election to the Suar assembly seat.
While the transfers of High Court judges may be constitutionally permissible, they may not be necessary. Ending transfers of judges will make High Courts judicially strong, effective and independent.
The Calcutta High Court yesterday took suo motu cognisance of reports in some leading newspapers about the custodial death of a 15-year-old and directed the Birbhum police superintendent to file a report. The death happened in the Mallarpur area of the district.
The Calcutta High Court has issued a new order regarding firecrackers due to the Corona epidemic. Yesterday, the court banned fireworks in West Bengal for this Diwali. The court said in its order that selling and bursting of firecrackers in West Bengal will be prohibited this year.
Subsequent to the arrest of the Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami by the Mumbai Police yesterday, a two-judge bench of Bombay High Court comprising Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik issued notice in the habeas petition filed by Goswami in an abetment to suicide case.
The Kishore Biyani-led Future Group has filed a Caveat petition in Delhi High Court, apprehending a move by Amazon. The petition says: "No decision of any kind should be given on any kind of petition filed by Amazon."
A somewhat “boisterous” lawyer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has received a reprimand. It has been alleged that this lawyer, Sushil Gautam, has been claiming that he had “made” many judges.