The Delhi High Court has stayed the Delhi Government’s order making Aadhaar biometric attendance mandatory for public prosecutors, in a challenge by their association that raises privacy, arbitrariness and Aadhaar Act objections. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stayed an October 5 order of the Directorate of Prosecution that required public prosecutors, additional public […]
The Karnataka High Court stays proceedings against Minister Laxman Savadi in a 2018 assault case, pausing the trial court’s order that added him as an accused while the challenge to that order is heard. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed further proceedings against Co-operation Minister and Athani MLA Laxman Savadi in a 2018 assault […]
The Supreme Court has stayed the Karnataka High Court’s directions constituting an SIT and ordering a fresh investigation into alleged irregularities in KPSC’s Veterinary Officer recruitment, on the State’s appeal, and asked the State to give its objections to the SIT members in a sealed cover by October 12.
The Karnataka High Court stayed criminal proceedings against a Coorg homestay owner accused after an employee allegedly raped a 33-year-old American tourist. The Court questioned charges under the repealed Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while allowing proceedings against the principal accused to continue.
The Supreme Court stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the premature release of Mohammed Rashid Khan, convicted in the 1993 Bowbazar bomb blasts that killed 69 people in Kolkata. The Court issued notice on West Bengal’s plea challenging the release, while granting an interim stay on the order concerning the TADA convict.
Madras High Court Justice GR Swaminathan G.R. Swaminathan criticised Madurai authorities for failing to light the Karthigai Deepam atop Thiruparankundram Hillock despite clear court directions issued. He said he respects court orders unlike those officials, stressing accountability within the Madras High Court system today.
