Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC To Take Up Abdullah Azam Khan’s Plea To Stay Conviction On "Highest Priority"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Allahabad High Court to hear the application moved by the recently disqualified MLA Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a stay on conviction in a 15-year-old case. The Court said that Khan's application be "accorded with the highest priority and be disposed of".Khan had been disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly two days after he was convicted...

‘Sorry State Of Affairs’: High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt For 'Avoiding' Responsibility To Pay For Construction Work Of Sardar Patel COVID Facility

Calling it a "very sorry state of affairs", the Delhi High Court has pulled up the national capital government for “trying to avoid its responsibility” of making payments for the construction work of the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre.Justice Gaurang Kanth observed that even after two years of successful completion of the construction work, the entity’s case for issuance of...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: On Idgah Committee's Plea, Mathura Court Stays Its Order Directing Amin To Survey Disputed Site

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district today stayed its March 29 order directing the Civil Court Amin (also known as court officers) to visit and survey the Sri Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah dispute case and submit an aakhya report (along with maps) before the Court on April 17. The order was passed by Civil Judge (Senior Div.) Mathura. Neeraj Gond on the application on a plea filed...

National Security Concerns Won't Absolutely Abrogate Principles Of Natural Justice; No Blanket Immunity For IB Reports : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment boosting the interests of transparency, the Supreme Court held that the State cannot claim absolute immunity from disclosure of materials by merely claiming that they are related to national security.Quashing the decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to refuse renewal of telecast license for the Malayalam news channel MediaOne, a bench comprising...

Karnataka Bitcoin Scam: High Court Directs ED To Complete Investigation Against Accused Sirkrishna's Brother In 6 Weeks, Review LOC

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to consider the representations made by Sudarshan Ramesh, brother of bitcoin scam accused Sirkrishna, seeking to recall the Look Out Circular issued against him, thereby not allowing him to leave India. The representation is to be considered after completing the investigation in the money laundering case against Sudarshan,...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Another Challenge Against Renaming Aurangabad As Bombay HC Is Hearing Similar Plea

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to rename Aurangabad city as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’ as a similar matter is pending before the Bombay High Court.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and JB Pardiwala pronounced, “The Bombay High Court is currently seized of the proceedings which...

Liquor Policy Case: Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Bail In CBI Case, Hearing Tomorrow

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for the year 2021-22 registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. Sisodia was denied bail by Rouse Avenue Courts on March 31. He...

Mass Religious Conversion 'Racket' Case| Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Islamic Scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui who was arrested in September 2021 by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police on the charges of running a mass religious conversion racket in the State and converting the religion of over 1000 people across the state. The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Saroj Yadav passed this...

Breast Pump Is Not A Medical Device, Classifiable Under CTH 39269090: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that breast pumps have nothing to do with any medical or surgical procedures and are not used by any medical practitioner.The two-member bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and P V Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the manual breast pumps are classifiable under CTH...

[Order 17 Rule 3 CPC] Suit Can Be Decided On Merit If There Is Some Material, Though It May Not Be Strictly "Evidence" : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court held that the Court can decide a suit on merit under Order 17 Rule 3 Code of Civil Procedure if there is some material for deciding on merit, even though the material may not be technically interpreted as evidence. It clarified that the decision can be based on pleadings, documents and burden of proof. However, it observed that the Court should indicate if the...

Krishna Janmabhumi Case: Allahabad HC Gives Last Chance To Respondents To File Reply In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Pending Suits

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted a last chance to the respondents to file their replies in a plea filed before the HC seeking the transfer of suits pending before the Mathura Court praying for various reliefs pertaining to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute.The Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I passed this order today weeks after it entertained and agreed...

Power To Transfer Cases To Be Used Sparingly; May Cast Unnecessary Aspersions On State Judiciary & Prosecution Agency: Supreme Court

While considering a plea seeking transfer of a criminal trial, the Supreme Court recently reiterated the conditions pre-requisite for a transfer.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari opined that the power of transfer under Section 406, Code of Criminal Procedure is to be exercised sparingly and only when justice is apparently in grave peril. “This Court has allowed transfers only...