‘Frozen In His Past’: Delhi HC Invokes Kafka, Orders Release of Ex-President’s Body Guard Harpreet Singh
The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Harpreet Singh, a former Presidential Body Guard who was serving a life sentence in a 2003 rape and robbery case. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, while allowing his writ petition, held that keeping the petitioner in jail despite over 25 years in custody and repeated findings that […]
“Six Assailants, Eight Injuries—And Bail?”: SC Tears Into Bombay High Court Order
The Supreme Court strongly criticised a Bombay High Court order that had granted bail to two accused in the killing of a Scheduled Caste man during a land dispute. The bail had been granted by the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Y. G. Khobragade, despite allegations that […]
‘Hill Has Vanished’: Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Loot Of Aravallis In Haryana Mining Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana government to explain how it plans to deal with the severe environmental damage caused by illegal mining in Pichopa Kalan village, Charki Dadri, in the Aravalli region. A Division Bench of Justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Rohit Kapoor also asked the government to submit a […]