Author: Mohammad Omar Hashmi

The Israeli forces shot down two Palestinian men who were suspected of a shootout earlier this week in an Israeli establishment that injured an Israeli man, whereas, two other suspected Palestinians were arrested in Tulkarem (a city in the West Bank). The IDF conducted a destructive raid at the Nur-Shams refugee camp in the West Bank in search of the gunmen where the two Palestinian men were shot dead by the Israeli military forces, said the Palestinian officials and the military. The IDF and police said that soldiers and undercover Police officers entered the camp situated near Tulkarem city to…

The Delhi High Court ordered Google LLC to block or take down certain YouTube videos which are targeting Indian spice brands such as ‘Catch Foods’ claiming that Indian Spices contain Cow dung and Cow urine. Justice Sanjeev Narula stated that two channels on YouTube namely, ‘TVR’ and ‘Views NNews’ uploaded erroneous videos on the platform containing derogatory statements and false information against Indian spices brands, specifically ‘Catch’ brand owned by Dharampal Satyapal Sons Pvt Ltd. The Court observed that the YouTube channels deliberately uploaded the videos and the same was an attempt to damage and defame the reputation of Plaintiff’s…

The Supreme Court closed the petition filed by the Women wrestlers alleging that the Chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Member of Parliament, Bharatiya Janta Party) has committed sexual harassment with a few Women wrestlers. The motion by the Supreme Court came after the bench observed that the Delhi Police have registered two F.I.R. against the BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh. The bench also noted that extra security have been provided to the protesting Wrestlers before closing the case. The bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice…

The Supreme Court rejected the Writ Petition filed by ‘Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind’ against the release of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’, and directed the party to move to the Kerala High Court where a similar appeal is already pending. A bench of CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and J. P.S. Narasimha was presiding the proceedings. CJI while refusing to entertain the petition by ‘Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind’ stated that the High Courts have seasoned judges who are aware of the local circumstances. Why should the Supreme Court become a Super Article 226 (Super High Court)? Advocate Vrinda Grover urged before the bench to list the matter…

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Delhi police against the order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to the three-student activists Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha and Devangana Kalita in the 2020, Delhi riots conspiracy case. The application was pending before the Apex Court for more than two years and the division bench while setting aside the order of the High Court on 15th June 2021 shall not be used by the accused in any trial or other proceedings. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice S.K. Kaul observed while dismissing the appeal by Delhi…

A bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice S.K. Kaul today held that the Apex Court can use its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant a divorce in cases of an irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. Further, the bench also held that the mandatory waiting period of a minimum of 6 months as per S. 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 can also be waived off (subject to the conditions) using the plenary powers of the Supreme Court. The landmark judgement of the Supreme Court was on the issue that, whether the Supreme Court…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement that lithium production in China is based upon the malicious practice of ‘Slave labour’ while replying to media personals in a press conference. The Canadian PM said that we have notable sources of Lithium present in Canada but producing the mineral by violating the other’s rights made China the biggest producer in the World. He added in his statement that the Lithium produced in Canada would be more expensive than in China because we do not use Slave labour while asserting the human rights commitments while he was discussing the efforts…

The Supreme Court granted bail to eight accused on Friday, who was convicted of life imprisonment in the Godhra case 2002, whereas dismissed the bail application of 4 others. The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha observed that the accused released on bail were responsible for instigating the mob to throw stones at the train and causing injuries to the people, whereas four people whose bail application was rejected by the Court has committed a serious offence. The Apex Court while taking into consideration that the accused have gone through the imprisonment of more…

The Delhi High Court passed an order on the 20th of April 2024, restraining a few YouTube channels to publicize videos related to 11-years old Aaradhya Bachchan daughter of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan claiming false information about her mental and physical health. The bench of Justice C.H. Shankar, in the due course of the proceedings strongly said that the defendants are restrained from disseminating any video related to the plaintiff or creating any other video upon similar contents in the future by all means. Furthermore, the Court directed Google to disclose the identity of the channel owners to…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance with regards to the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed by shooters while the two were in the custody of the U.P. Police on 15th April 2024 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The Commission has issued notice to the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh and Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj directing them to present the following information before the Commission within a term of four weeks: Why NHRC took cognizance of Atiq Ahmed’s murder? On the 15th of April 2024 evening, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf…