Bombay High Court: Watali Judgement Won't Apply When Bail Is Sought On Humanitarian Grounds
The Bombay High Court has granted temporary bail to Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad accused, Advocate Surendra Gadling. The Court has also held that the rigors of regular bail would not apply for the grant of temporary bail under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The judgement given in the case of National Investigation Agency V. Zahoor Ahmed Shah Watali would not be applicable for opposing bail purely sought on humanitarian grounds. The decision was given by the Division Bench of Justice S S Shinde and Justice N J Jamadar.
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Madras High Court Permits Private Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments
The Madras High Court has held that no student can be expelled for the non-payment of school fees. Private unaided educational institutions have been permitted by the Court to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable. However, non payment would not mean that a child would be held back from appearing in online classes or giving school examinations. The decision was given by Justice D Krishnakumar. The name of the case is Federation of Association of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu V. The Chief Secretary to Government and Ors.
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Bombay HC Directs Take Down of Certain Content Against Shilpa Shetty
The Bombay High Court has opined that the line between freedom of press and right to privacy has to be balanced and hence, has ordered the take down of content against Actress Shilpa Shetty. The Court has also reinstated that the order given was not a gag on the media. The case was regarding the arrest of Raj Kundra, who had been allegedly involved in a pornographic scandal. The plea was to remove the defamatory content published against Raj Kundra. The decision was provided by Justice S Gautam Patel. The actress was represented by Senior Advocate Birendra Saraf.
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Supreme Court To Consider Plea Seeking To Allow Women Into National Defence Academy
A petition had been filed which sought that women candidates be allowed to enter into the National Defence Academy. Currently, only male candidates are allowed to join the NDA. The Supreme Court has given the Union of India a time period for filing a counter-affidavit. The matter will be heard by the Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hrishikesh Roy. The petition states that denial of entry to women candidates into the NDA is violative of Articles 14, 15, 16 and 19 of the Indian Constitution.
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Delhi High Court denies Bail To Alleged International Hawala Dealers, Bimal Jain and Naresh Jain
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to the two alleged international Hawala dealers, Bimal Jain and Naresh Jain. The duo has been accused of routing funds worth Rupees 96,000 crores. The investigation had been carried out against them by the Directorate of Enforcement. The decision was given by Justice Yogesh Khanna. Allegedly, Naresh Jain incorporated and operated 450 Indian entities and 104 foreign entities. Bimal Jain rotated funds of approximately Rs.96,000 Crores for providing accommodation entries to 973 beneficiaries.
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Karnataka High Court takes Suo Moto Case On Gruesome Massacre Of Monkeys
Media reports began surfacing stating that an incident had taken place in which a group of persons were allegedly poisoning Bonnet Macaque monkeys. The Karnataka High Court had taken suo moto cognizance against this gruesome massacre of monkeys. The Registrar General has been directed to file a petition against the persons involved in this case. The decision was given by the Division Bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N S Sanjay Gowda.
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Delhi HC Allows CHRI To Utilize 25% Of its Foreign Contribution To Pay Salaries to Staff
The Delhi High Court has allowed the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to utilize 25% of the amounts lying in its custody as Foreign Contribution in order to meet its expenses towards payment of salaries of its employees and other personnel engaged by them in any project. The decision was given by Justice Rekha Palli. The case was of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) V. Union of India. The CHRI has been asked to maintain a record of accounts on a monthly basis till the next hearing.
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