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Meghalaya High Court Directs State To Monitor & Prevent Alleged Illegal Limestone Mining By Cement Company
The Meghalaya High Court recently directed the State Government to keep a vigil to ensure that Amrit Cement Industries Limited does not indulge in illegal mining of limestone. The division bench comprising the Chief Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh was hearing a PIL raising the allegation of alleged illegal mining of limestone by Amrit Cement Industries Limited (respondent No. 9)...
UAPA: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To One, Denies Bail To Other In J&K Terror Funding Case
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to one Syed Ahmad Shakeel and has denied bail to one Shahid Yusuf in relation to an alleged case of terror funding and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur observed that Shakeel had already suffered prolonged incarceration of around 6 years and 11 months, without any...
Devise Policy For Rehabilitating 'Silicosis' Affected Workers, Compensation To Kin Of Deceased: Gujarat High Court To State
The Gujarat High Court has directed the State government to devise a policy for overseeing rehabilitation of workers affected with Silicosis and to grant adequate compensation to the kin of those who died due to the disease, in view of the Supreme Court's directions. The court was hearing a plea regarding non compliance of directions contained in the Supreme Court's April 11, 2017 order on...
High Court Asks Delhi Police To Explain Calculation Of Amount Imposed On Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to explain the basis of the calculation of amount imposed on Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to enable him to attend the Parliament. A Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing Rashid's plea seeking modification of an order passed by a coordinate bench on March 25 asking him to deposit ₹4 lakh (approx)...
'PIL Not For Litigants To Vent Ideas': Karnataka High Court Fines Man ₹1 Lakh For Seeking Discussion On Bill Drafted By Him
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 1 Lakh on a litigant seeking direction to various government departments to discuss 'Karnataka Government Transformation Bill 2025' which was drafted by him.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Ramchandra D Huddar while dismissing a petition filed by one Murali Krishna Brahmandam said PIL (jurisdiction) is not...
CPI(M) Granted Permission To Conduct Peaceful Protest Condemning Gaza Genocide: Mumbai Police Tells High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (12 August) recorded the Mumbai Police's decision to allow the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to hold a peaceful protest to condemn the ongoing genocide in Gaza.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad accepted the statement made by the Mumbai Police that the protest would be held at Azad Maidan, a designated site for demonstrations...
'How Is Acknowledging Partition Communal?': MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against State BJP Program
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL against a July 31 Facebook post published by a BJP leader announcing formation of a committee to organize a program 'Har Ghar Tiranga- Tiranga Yatra Avam Vibhajan Vibhishika Diwas' scheduled for August 15. The plea claimed that the district president of BJP posted a message on her Facebook account mentioning that under...
S. 293 CrPC | Not Mandatory To Examine Scientific Expert To Prove Chemical Examination Report: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that it is not mandatory on the part of the prosecution to examine the Scientific Officer/Expert as a witness in order to prove the chemical examination report. In other words, a forensic report or chemical examination report does not lose probity merely on the ground of non-examination of its maker, which can otherwise be held as admissible evidence.While...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Narayana Das Accused Of Implicating Beautician Sheela Sunny In False NDPS Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 12) granted regular bail to M.N. Narayana Das, who was accused of falsely implicating Chalakudy-based beauty parlour owner Sheela Sunny in a fake NDPS case.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that he has been in custody for around 104 days and that his arrest is vitiated since the grounds were not mentioned to him. The judge observed, "On a perusal of...
S.58 BNSS | Bail Must Be Granted To Accused If Not Produced Before Magistrate Within 24 Hrs Of Arrest: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has reiterated that failure on the part of police/investigation agency to produce an accused before Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest shall vitiate the arrest itself, as it violates the safeguards enshrined under Article 22(2) of the Constitution and Section 58 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).While enlarging two accused persons on bail, the Bench...
IPL Betting Case: Madras High Court Orders Trial In MS Dhoni's Decade-Old Defamation Suit, Advocate Commissioner To Record His Evidence
The Madras High Court has ordered commencement of trial in a defamation suit filed by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2014, seeking permanent injunction against media companies, restraining them and their parties from publishing defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. Justice CV Karthikeyan also appointed an Advocate Commissioner to...
Candidate's Involvement In Gambling-Related Activities Is Moral Turpitude, Cannot Direct Consideration For Public Service: Bombay High Court
A candidate's involvement in an activity associated with gambling certainly amounts to moral turpitude and writ courts cannot order an employer to consider such a person for public service, especially in judiciary, the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Shree Chandrashekhar and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the petition filed by one Jayesh Limje, who challenged...