Author: Bharat Bhushan

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June 27, 2023 / June 27, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

The Bombay High Court today said that those applying for a stay on Look Out Circulars (LOC) against them are taking the courts for granted. A bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale said that applicants assume they will be granted permission, and hence, file last-minute applications. Stays on LOCs are sought in order […]

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June 27, 2023 / June 27, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

A day before her retirement, Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta pronounced 65 verdicts in various criminal cases, including a death penalty reference. Justice Gupta had fast-tracked these matters in the final months of her tenure as a judge. While some of these cases had been pending before the high court since 2018-19, they were […]

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June 26, 2023 / June 26, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

Over 150 Muslim men who were arrested for their alleged role in a rioting incident that occurred in Akola city in north-central Maharashtra in May this year have a unique dilemma before them. On securing bail from the magistrate court, the Akola city police have allegedly asked the individuals to furnish guarantors from the Hindu […]

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June 26, 2023 / June 26, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

 The Madhya Pradesh high court has given anticipatory bail to an accused and his sister for allegedly converting Hindu children to Christianity at an orphanage in the state. The court observed that the police do not have jurisdiction to investigate an offence under the MP Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 in the absence of a […]

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June 26, 2023 / June 26, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

On June 20, 2023, the Gujarat high court rejected a petitioner’s request for termination of pregnancy. As I read the order, I recalled another order, from the same court, by the same judge, in the same month, passed on June 9, 2023. In this order, the Gujarat high court allowed the petitioner to terminate her […]

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June 26, 2023 / June 26, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

The West Bengal government has suffered a major setback as the Calcutta high court rulings in four separate cases on the Panchayat elections has put the State Election Commission in an embarrassing position. First, the high court directed the Commission to deploy an adequate number of central forces for all districts within the next 24 hours. Following […]

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May 30, 2023 / May 30, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment

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 Varma pronounced the order today and directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to allow Jung’s application for enrolment with the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD). A detailed order is awaited. […]

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