Source – Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not take up the case of Michelle Carter, a woman serving a 15-month sentence for her part in her boyfriend’s death by suicide. Carter had asked the justices to take up her case, arguing that her conviction three years ago for involuntary manslaughter — based on her
Source – hindustantimes.com People in Kashmir on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order to the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review internet curbs and were hopeful that services will be restored at the earliest. They have started enquiring from officials on when they could actually have internet facilities back on their phones, homes and offices since the
Source – www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to internet companies Apple, Google and WhatsApp on petitions of three professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The professors had approached the court on Friday seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence on JNU campus. The petition filed by
Source – opindia.com The counsel appearing on behalf of the Income Tax department had requested recusal of the Madras HC judge for the tax evasion case involving Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidhi citing that the justice before being elevated to the position of Madras HC judge served as lawyer for Karti and his
Source – indianexpress.com Statements of official witnesses are to be treated at par with the independent witnesses, unless some motive for false implication or false deposition is found to be there, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said. Observing that non-examination of an independent witness does not have any effect on the trial, the
Source – news18.com Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the UP government to regulate the sale and distribution of acid. The court further directed the state government to file its counter affidavit on January 31, detailing steps being taken in this regard. A bench of Chief Justice Goving Mathur and Justice
Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: Amidst increasing pendency of cases, vacancies in high courts have already crossed 400. The Centre is facing a challenge in filling the same and is blaming the states for sending the names of judges late to the collegium. Attorney General KK Venugopal told the top court that government alone could
Source – newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday imposed a cost of `25,000 on a man from Thoothukudi for wasting the court’s time by filing a false petition alleging the abduction of a ward councillor. A Bench comprising Justices T Raja and B Pugalendhi imposed the punishment on one
Source – thenewsminute.com The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has told the Karnataka High Court that the chainlink fencing of all open drains will be completed by September 2020. BBMP made this submission when the High Court bench headed by AS Oka was hearing a petition filed by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) on the
Source – gulfnews.com The Deepika Padukone-led ‘Chhapaak’, based on acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, has been stopped by the Delhi High Court from releasing without giving credit to lawyer Aparna Bhat, who represented Agarwal in her legal battle. Justice Pratibha M Singh on Saturday directed that the restraint will be effective from January 15 for
