Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court recently reaffirmed that the constitutional right to privacy includes “right to be forgotten,” directing its registry to anonymise the identity of a man whose criminal case was quashed nearly eight years ago. The court also ordered removal of his name from publicly searchable court records.A division…
Prayagraj: Describing it as a “disturbing state of affairs”, the Allahabad high court has expressed grave concern over the grant of remission to a life convict in a murder case who was released after serving only five years, 10 months and 18 days in prison.The court sought a personal affidavit from the principal secretary (home),…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition filed by actor and film critic Kamal R Khan after the state informed the court that they have initiated steps to withdraw the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him in connection with a criminal case registered by the Oshiwara Police Station. The Oshiwara…
Patna: Former Vaishali legislator Munna Shukla, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of former cabinet minister Brij Bihari Prasad and his aide, has moved the Patna high court seeking “safe judicial custody” at the same institute where the killings took place — the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) — for…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has said that the act of torturing or harassing relatives of an accused by the police is a “colonial practice” which violates the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The court restrained police authorities from summoning the petitioners to police station or…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inquire into the alleged disproportionate assets of Cong MP and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and apprise it of the progress of the inquiry on July 20.A division…
