Month: July 2019

Mumbai court grants bail to Kerala CPI (M) leader’s son charged with rape

Source: hindustantimes.com A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Kerala CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son Binoy Kodiyeri, who is an accused in a rape case filed by a former bar dancer under strict conditions. The Sessions court in Dindoshi directed him to appear before the investigating officer on every Monday and asked

Nagaland: Supreme Court dismisses PIL against ILP

Source: morungexpress.com The Supreme Court of India, on July 2, has reportedly dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay challenging certain sections of the “Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 which gives unbridled power to a State to prescribe ILP.” Upadhyay contended that Nagaland has only eight per cent Hindu population

Orissa High Court dismisses state plea on information on custodial deaths

Source: .newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: Laying to rest a nearly 12-year-old controversy over the purview of Right to Information for getting information on custodial deaths, the Orissa High Court has directed the State Government to provide such information if sought under the Act. The single judge bench of Justice Biswanath Rath issued the direction while dismissing a

Top Court Won’t Meddle With HC Order Involving Trinamool Leader’s Wife

Source: ndtv.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order which put in abeyance the summons issued by the Customs Department against Trinamool Congress lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujira Naroola. The department had issued notice asking Ms Naroola to appear before it for allegedly obstructing its officers