The Kerala High Court has declined to grant interim relief to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy over seven documentaries withheld from its documentary festival, observing that, prima facie, there is no arbitrariness or unreasonableness in withholding seven of 346 films, and has listed the case for November 13.
The Kerala High Court held that a formal extradition request through diplomatic channels is not a precondition for the immediate arrest of a fugitive criminal, and that on receiving an international arrest warrant through Interpol the nodal agency must forward it both to the Central Government under Section 34-B and to the jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 9 of the Extradition Act.
India has dismissed the Court of Arbitration’s supplemental award on the Kishenganga and Ratle projects, deeming it illegal and asserting that it is not bound by the Indus Waters Treaty. The Ministry of External Affairs emphasized the Treaty is in abeyance due to Pakistan’s support for terrorism, invalidating any external tribunal’s authority.
Today, On 24th February, The Supreme Court of India refused to hear a PIL seeking protection for Hindus in Bangladesh amid reports of violence against minorities. The court stated that it cannot interfere in the internal matters of another country. The plea had urged the Indian government to take steps to safeguard Hindu minorities facing atrocities.
The Supreme Court deferred its hearing on petitions challenging the Centre’s ban on the BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” until January 2025. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the court that a counter affidavit would be submitted within two weeks. The government labeled the documentary as biased propaganda.
