Saturday, April 27, 2024

Topic: Court

Why are courts denying bail to Siddique Kappan, Munawar Faruqui?: P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed displeasure about courts not following the principle of granting bails before imprisonment, and pointed to the cases of journalist Siddique Kappan and comedian Munawar Faruqui.

No progress in probe into Faizan’s death; High Court issues notice to Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to Delhi Police's Crime Branch in a plea filed by the mother of 23 year old Faizan who was brutally assaulted by policemen in uniform during the northeast Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom and succumbed to his injuries a few days later.

“Victim is adult who understands her wellbeing,” Allahabad HC grants protection to Muslim youth booked under ‘love jihad’ law

The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered that no coercive measures should be taken against a Muslim youth who was booked under UP's recent draconian 'love jihad law' -the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 (Ordinance)- which regulates religious conversion.

No lawyers, no apology, no fine, no waste of space: Kunal Kamra tweets to SC judges

Standup Comedian Kunal Kamra, facing contempt charges, on Friday said that he would not retract his tweets criticising the Supreme Court or apologise.

Delhi High Court cancels bail granted to school owner Faisal Farooq in riot case

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside order of the trial court allowing bail to Faisal Farooq, the proprietor of Rajdhani School in Northeast Delhi and accused in the Northeast Delhi Riots case.

Anti-CAA stir meant to provoke disaffection against India: Delhi court while denying bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha

On Tuesday, a Delhi court denied bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, student leader at Jamia Millia Islamia, saying that "vociferous agitation in the guise of Citizen Amendment Bill coupled with other activities of violence would show it was meant to cause or intended to cause disaffection against India", Indian Express reported.