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The High Court reiterated that a person already in custody can be detained preventively only on cogent material showing a real possibility of release.
Supreme Court awarded ₹15 lakhs compensation to the widow of a man who died after a stray bull attack, holding that relegating the claimants to a civil suit after nearly 2 decades would leave them “remediless”.
“This Court cannot remain oblivious to the fact that in a pluralistic society like ours, certain acts like cow slaughtering can have severe repercussions on public peace when they offend the deeply held beliefs of a significant population group”.
“While animal rights are necessary and must be respected, they cannot trump the fundamental rights of human beings. However, a balance must be struck for co-existence.”
Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition with certain directions to police authorities in relation to an investigation
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Jaswant Singh and S.K. Panigrahi, JJ., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The present
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Virendra Singh, JJ. contemplated a petition by way of Public Interest
Manipur High Court: The Division Bench comprising of CJ Ramalingam Sudhakar and KH. Nobin Singh, J., addressed a petition concerning the germane
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ. while deciding a pro bono publico petition,