Justice J.J. Munir Archives

Unsaid words likely to promote religious enmity

Explained| Why Allahabad High Court ruled that even “unsaid words” in WhatsApp message are likely to promote enmity, hatred between religious communities

“These unsaid words in the message, prima facie, would outrage religious feelings of a class of citizens hailing from a particular community, who would think that they are being targeted because of belonging to a particular religious community.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC takes judicial notice of petitioners being harassed by encroachers & govt officials to withdraw PILs; Issues restraining order

“It has become an everyday malady of petitioners moving PILs, complaining of encroachment et cetera that the encroachers, and sometimes even officials of the Government, try to browbeat the petitioners by physical assault or threat into withdrawing the PIL.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Bar works like soldiers to secure justice for citizens’; Allahabad HC imposes Rs 25K cost on Gram Pradhan who threatened advocate with false SC/ST case

“It is sad that Members of the Bar, who virtually work like soldiers in times of peace to secure justice for citizens, are hurled with words of criticism from all quarters for the slightest human lapse or even matters beyond their control, working as they are under a very strained judicial system.”