The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government’s Grievance Appellate Committee to decide, within three to four weeks, an appeal by the Students’ Federation of India against the permanent disabling of its Instagram account. Justice Amit Mahajan disposed of SFI’s plea alleging that the Committee, constituted under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, had failed to decide the appeal within the prescribed period. The Court did not rule on the merits of the account’s disabling.
Today, On 12th March, The Bombay High Court upheld the suspension of Dalit PhD scholar Ramadas KS from TISS over alleged “anti-national activities.” A Division Bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice MM Sathaye dismissed his plea challenging the institute’s decision. The court found no grounds to interfere with the disciplinary action taken. The ruling reinforces institutional authority in handling student conduct cases.
During the hearing of the Abhimanyu murder case on March 18, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court remarked that the disappearance of documents from courts was not a novel occurrence. Eleven crucial documents, including a 5,000-page chargesheet, post-mortem certificate, wound certificate, and statements of the accused and witnesses, reportedly went missing in January 2019. In in […]
