AgustaWestland Scam: Delhi High Court Modifies Christian Michel's Bail Conditions In ED Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday modified the bail condition imposed on British Arms Counsultant Christian James Michel in the FIR registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Agusta Westland chopper scam. Paving way for Michel's release, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma ordered that instead of furnishing a personal bond and surety bond of Rs. 5 lakh each, Michel shall...

Punjab Cop Who Allegedly Turned Drug Kingpin Granted Bail After 11 Yrs In Jail, High Court Asks Him To Plant 100 Saplings

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday suspended sentence and granted bail to dismissed Punjab DSP Jagdish Bhola, who is alleged kingpin in the 2013 multi-crore drug racket.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The applicant is directed to plant 100 saplings of indigenous plants at a public place and submit proof in that regard by way of photographs before the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants ₹15 Lakh Compensation To Mother Of Man Killed By Police Official In Alleged Self-Defence

Observing that allowing the act of policeman who shot a man without giving opportunity to arrest, "to go unchecked would effectively mean validating a death sentence, passed not in line with the due process of law", the Punjab & Haryana High Court granted Rs. 15 lakh compensation to deceased's mother.It was alleged that, in 2012, a 22-year-old man was shot by a Punjab Police official while...

Turkey-Based Celebi Subsidiary Moves Bombay High Court Against Termination Of Contract By Mumbai Airport

In a development to the ongoing legal spat between Turkey-based airport ground handling services major Celebi and Indian authorities, the former has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the termination of its contract with the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) and also the revocation of its security clearance.Celebi Nas Airport Services India (a subsidiary of Celebi), which...

Administrative Tribunals Can Only Review Their Decisions Within The Bounds Applicable To Civil Courts Under CPC: J&K High Court

Ruling on the scope of judicial review powers of statutory tribunals, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a tribunal constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act can only review its decision within the bounds applicable to a civil court under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, while dismissing a...

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Appointed As Madhya Pradesh High Court's Acting Chief Justice

The Central Government on Thursday (May 22) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court with effect from May 24. Notably, the outgoing Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait is set to retire on May 23. The notification in this regard states:"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President...

In Unprecedented Situation, Impossible To Give Hearing Or Reasons To Çelebi For Revoking Security Clearance: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

Opposing the plea filed by Celebi Airport Services Private Limited, the Central Government on Thursday said that the action of revoking security clearance of the Turkey based company is not a “carte blache” and judicial review is always available to the affected party. SGI Tushar Mehta told Justice Sachin Datta that in unprecedented situation when the country faces a security threat, it...

AP High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Decrease Of Reserved PG Medical Seats For In-Service Candidates, Says Reduction Was Favoured By Stats

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the reduction of reserved seats for in-service candidates in Post graduate Medical Courses in state government quota. A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao,examined the relevant observations of the committee which propounded that the reservation policy for in-service...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Arnab Goswami, BJP's Amit Malviya For Spreading 'False Claim' About Congress Party's Turkey Office

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 22) in an interim order stayed further investigation in an FIR registered against BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly spreading a false claim that Turkey's Istanbul Congress Centre is the international office of Congress party. A vacation judge, Justice S Rachaiah passed the interim order...

[Arbitration Act] Opposite Party's Failure To Reply To S.21 Notice Doesn't Imply Consent To Appointment Of Named Arbitrator: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jyoti Singh while setting aside an arbitral award has observed that unilateral appointment of arbitrator vitiates the award and if the opposite party fails to reply to the notice under Section 21, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”), then such inaction cannot lead to an inference as to implied consent or acquiescence of the...

Appellate Court Cannot Waive Payment Of Court Fee Before Trial Court On Account Of Settlement Of Appeal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently decided that it is not legally permissible for an appellate court to waive payment of court fee before the trial court on account of settlement of appeal. Justice A. Badharudeen laid down the legal position in a common judgment while hearing two Regular First Appeals (RFAs).The appellants had initiated suits against the respondents before the Sub Court, Kochi...

Narsinghanand Case | 'Fair Probe Required' : Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Mohd Zubair, Protects Him From Arrest

The Allahabad High Court today refused to quash an FIR against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his tweets ('X' Posts) on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.The Court, however, extended the interim protection against arrest to him during the course of the investigation.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, passed this order as it...