Umesh Pal Murder Case| UP Court Remands Gangster-Turned-Politician Atique Ahmed, His Brother To 5 Days' Police Custody

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj District today remanded Gangster-politician Atique Ahmad and his brother Ashraf to 5 day police custody in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case. Pal and his two police security guards were shot outside his home in the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj in February. He was a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal.Chief Judicial...

Force Ready To Act But Indecision Of Authorities Apparent: Punjab & Haryana High Court On Agitation For Release Of Sikh Prisoners In Mohali

The Punjab and Haryana has said that protestors of Qaumi Insaf Morcha, who have been on an indefinite protest for weeks near Chandigarh-Mohali border, cannot be allowed to continue for all time to come.The division bench of Justice Augustine G. Masih and Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said that it hopes and expects that the authorities succeed in the negotiations with the agitators. The...

LIFE Mission Case: Kerala High Court Dismisses M Sivasankar's Bail Plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail application filed by M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case related to alleged corruption in the LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission project, a housing project of the Kerala Government for the homeless.Justice A. Badharudeen observed that although...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks ‘Uniform Judicial Code’ For Common Judicial Terms, Case Registration Process Across HCs

Lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has filed a public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for the Law Commission of India to prepare a comprehensive report on “Uniform Judicial Code” to make judicial terms, abbreviations, case records and the process of case registration uniform across high court. In the alternative, Upadhyay has sought for constitution...

Figures Showing Attacks On Christians Incorrect: Central Government Tells SC In Plea Seeking To Stop Attacks Against Christian Priests & Institutions

In a plea seeking directions to stop alleged attacks against Christian priests and Christian institutions across the country, the Central Government argued before the Supreme Court on Thursday that as per collated data from States, the figures of attacks on Christians provided by the petitioner were incorrect. The matter was argued before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...

Employment Cannot Be Denied Merely On Grounds Of Delay In Production Of EBPGC Certificate From The Competent Authority: Punjab & Haryana HC

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising of Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur while deciding a Letters Patent Appeal (“LPA”) in the case of Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs Subhash Chand and others has held that employment cannot be denied merely on the ground of delay in production of Economically Backward Person in General...

Supreme Court Sets Aside CBI Probe Into Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Convoy In Cooch Behar, Directs Calcutta HC To Decide Afresh

The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court order directing CBI probe into the attack on the convoy of MoS (Home) Nisith Pramanik in Cooch Behar district in February this year.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has asked the High Court to apply its mind afresh to the material placed by the West Bengal police and decide whether the case needs CBI probe.The Top...

Distribute 15 Helmets Near AIIMS Delhi Holding 'Wear Helmet-Drive Safely' Placard: Allahabad HC To Fatal Road Accident Accused, Grants Bail

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to an accused who ran away leaving his injured partner in a dying condition in a road accident, on the condition that he will have to stand near AIIMS Delhi for 2 hours daily (for 15 days) holding a placard saying 'Wear Helmet and Drive and distribute 15 helmets during this duration.The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also directed him...

‘We Don’t Approve The Reasoning’: Supreme Court On Delhi HC's View Calling Denial Of Service-Related Info To ED Employees A Human Rights Violation

The Supreme Court has disapproved the observations made by Delhi High Court in a judgement passed last year wherein it had said that non-supply of service-related information under RTI Act to an employee of a security establishment can be called a human rights violation. While ruling that the Enforcement Directorate, as an intelligence and security organization, is exempt from the purview of...

ED Opposes Bail Heavily But Takes No Step To Begin Trial: Mumbai Court While Granting Bail To Yes Bank Founder In 200 Cr Loan Fraud Case

A PMLA court in Mumbai granted bail to Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor in a Rs 200 Crore loan fraud case. Special Judge MG Deshpande granted him bail on a PR bond of Rs 1 lakh. However, he will not walk out of prison as he is held in other cases as well. The court also came down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate for selectively arresting Kapoor and opposing bail but not taking...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Plea Challenging Karnataka Government Order Scrapping 4% Reservation For Muslims Under OBC Category

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list a petition seeking to challenge the decision of BJP-led Karnataka Government to scrap off the nearly three-decade-old 4% reservation provided to Muslims in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala.At...

Delhi High Court Upholds Notifications Levying GST On Auto Rikshaw, Bus Services Booked Through Apps Like Uber, Ola

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of notifications issued by the Union of India levying goods and services tax (GST) on auto rickshaw and bus services booked through e-commerce platforms like Ola and Uber. A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the notifications do not create an unreasonable classification on the basis of...