Delhi High Court Reserves Order On AAP Leader Satyendar Jain’s Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court has reserved order on the bail plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case in which he has been in custody since May 30 last year. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also reserved orders in the bail pleas moved by co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain.The court heard the counsel appearing for the accused persons and ASG SV Raju for...

Application For Condonation Of Delay Not Required When Victim Appeals Against Acquittal, Affidavit Explaining Delay Sufficient: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that when a victim belatedly files an appeal against a judgement of acquittal, it is not essential to file an application for condonation of delay and that an affidavit explaining the delay would suffice. The court also held that it is not necessary for the appellate court to pass a specific order in relation to the delay.A single bench of Justice...

Wife Not Being Respectful Towards Husband, His Family Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Dissolution Of Marriage

While upholding the dissolution of a couple’s marriage on the ground of cruelty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the wife not being respectful towards the Husband, or his family member would construe as cruelty towards the husband.The Court also factored into account the fact that the wife left her matrimonial home and is residing separately from the husband since 2013...

Delhi Court Remands Kashmiri Journalist Irfan Mehraj To NIA Custody For 10 Days In UAPA Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj to NIA custody for 10 days in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Mehraj was arrested by the probe agency on Monday from Srinagar and was produced before a special NIA judge of Patiala House Courts in the national capital. The central agency sought 12 days custody to question Mehraj.Editors Guild...

Educational Institute Can't Refuse NOC, Migration Certificate If Student Does Not Wish To Study There: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently directed the SAL School of Architecture, Ahmedabad to issue NOC to one of its student of Bachelor of Architecture course who after completion of one academic year at SAL, has taken provisional admission in Nirma University.The single judge bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia held:“Respondent No.1 (SAL School of Architecture) cannot deny NOC when the petitioner...

Supreme Court Directs Ministry Of Law & Justice To Conduct Judicial Impact Assessment Of All Tribunals At The Earliest

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli recently upheld the notification issued by the Central Government in 2019 to abolish the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) and dismissed the petition filed by the Odisha Administrative Tribunal Bar Association challenging the Orissa High Court's decision which upheld the abolition of OAT. In...

Gujarat HC Admits Appeal Against Tapi Court's Order Which Blamed Cow Slaughter For Problems On Earth While Sentencing Man To Life Imprisonment

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal against Tapi Court's judgment and order sentencing a man to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cows with the presumed intention of slaughter while observing that all the problems of the earth will be solved if cow slaughter is stopped.Admitting the appeal, the bench of Justice SH Vora and Justice SV Pinto raised questions...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Board Exams For Classes 5 & 8 In Madhya Pradesh

A petition challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision to allow the state government to hold board examinations for classes five and eight has been filed in the Supreme Court of India. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, before whom the matter was mentioned on Wednesday, directed it to be posted with another pending plea on a similar issue arising out of Karnataka. The petition has...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Recall Order Dismissing Commercial Suit Over Non-Appearance, Says Advocate Duty Bound To Make Alternative Arrangement

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to recall its order of dismissal of a commercial suit and interlocutory application on the ground that plaintiff had not been diligent in proceeding as it did not appear before the court for three months after filing of the suit. The single judge bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur observed:“No litigant is relieved of his or her duties and...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Law Intern Arrested In Indore After State Concedes

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to a law intern from Indore who has been under custody since January 28. The petitioner named Sonu Mansoori had approached the Court alleging that she was heckled and attacked by a group in Indore court premises and the police, instead of taking action against the miscreants, arrested her.On Wednesday, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj,...

Liquor Policy Case: Delhi Court Sends Manish Sisodia To Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister to judicial custody in a money laundering case connected to the national capital's excise policy of 2021-22.Sisodia was produced before Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts on expiry of custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED). He is already in judicial custody in the corruption case...

Domestic Violence Victims Must Be Addressed With Immediacy: Karnataka High Court Issues Directions For Timely Disposal By Magistrate Courts

The Karnataka High Court has issued directions to be followed by magistrate courts for disposal of applications being made by an aggrieved person under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, within 60 days from the date of its filing.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “The law Courts which exist to remedy the wrong when it is brought to its notice has to...