Initiative for Democracy & Human Rights - IDHR

02/04/2024

Why Union Govt Didn't Act Against Patanjali For False Claims On COVID Cure? Supreme Court Asks

"Still, you chose to keep your eyes shut. We are wondering why the Union of India did it?”, Court observed.

02/04/2024

'No Money Has Been Recovered, There Is No Trace': Supreme Court To ED On Case Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh

While hearing the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April...

02/04/2024

Delhi High Court Paves Way For Ukrainian Woman To Leave India With 5-Yr-Old Child, Rejects Former Husband's Custody Plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea moved by a former husband challenging a family court order which rejected his guardianship petition seeking custody of his 5 year old minor child, a...

15/02/2024

Haldwani fact finding team found enormous avoidable hardships and sufferings, police repression

By SMA Kazmi DEHRADUN–A fact finding team of human right activists in its’ interim report has reported police repression and enormous avoidable hardships and sufferings caused by the continuous curfew for six days in a settlement with a large number of low-income daily wage earners. A fact findi...

01/06/2023

UP Cow Slaughter Act| 'Mere Possession Of Meat Not An Offence, No Evidence That Substance Recovered Was Beef': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Accused

https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/allahabad-high-court-up-cow-slaughter-act-possession-meat-not-offence-recovery-beef-grants-bail-229861

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to an accused

01/06/2023

"Police have power to probe, not harass": Madras High Court issues guidelines for summoning witnesses, accused for investigation

https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/police-power-probe-not-harass-madras-high-court-issues-guidelines-summoning-witnesses-accused-investigation

The Madras High Court recently said that while courts normally do not interfere with police investigation, they cannot turn a blind eye if the police begin to h

30/05/2023

Neither judiciary nor executive or legislature supreme; what is supreme is Constitution of India: Justice BV Nagarathna

Justice Nagarathna said that of all the four ideals, fraternity had been least understood and it will help deepen democratic values despite our differences.

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Justice BV Nagarathna said on Monday that neither the judiciary nor the executive or legislature is supreme, and what is actually supreme is the Constitution of

30/05/2023

Delhi High Court allows Korean national's plea for enrolment as advocate in India

The Court directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to allow Jung’s application for enrolment with the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD).

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a petition by a Korean national, Daeyoung Jung seeking permission to enroll as an advocate in India. Justice Yashwant Va

30/05/2023

Money laundering cases: Supreme Court comes down on trend of seeking bail under Article 32 in the guise of challenging PMLA validity

The Court said that petitions filed under Article 32 challenging an Act and in the process seeking consequential reliefs, amounts to bypassing other available legal remedies.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated the trend of accused in money laundering cases filling Article 32 petitions before the top court directly challenging su

30/05/2023

Justice BV Nagarathna on Tuesday opined that in order to uphold judicial independence, Judges must be free from partiality and political pressures.
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29/05/2023

₹2000 Currency Withdrawal: Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against RBI’s Decision to Exchange Currency Without ID Proof

https://lawtrend.in/%e2%82%b92000-currency-withdrawal-delhi-hc-rejects-plea-against-rbis-decision-to-exchange-currency-without-id-proof/

Today the Delhi High Court , rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a notification issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that - 2000 notes, currency, delhi high court - Law Trend

29/05/2023

Women Can’t Be Forced To Choose Between Right To Education And Reproductive Autonomy: Delhi High Court

https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-candidate-ugc-women-right-to-education-reproductive-autonomy-229705

Observing that women cannot be forced to choose bet

29/05/2023

Calcutta High Court Quashes Defamation Case Filed By Public Prosecutor Against BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari, Says File Before Appropriate Court

https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/calcutta-high-court/calcutta-high-court-quashes-defamation-case-against-bjp-mla-suvendu-adhikari-229676

Observing that the “initial cognizance and the order of iss

29/05/2023

Burning Of Copy Of Constitution: Court Censures Delhi Police For Failing To Complete Probe In 2018 SC/ST Act Case, Summons ACP

https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/delhi-court-investigation-delay-case-copy-of-constitution-burnt-2018-229633

A Delhi Court on Saturday censured Delhi Police for failing to complete investigation in a case r

15/09/2022