Prima Facie Inclined To Relax Restrictions In Eco-Sensitive Zones Near Forests : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it might relax the restrictions in the one-kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone(ESZ) which has been mandated near protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol was hearing applications filed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and various State Governments...

Delhi High Court Sentences Lawyer To 6 Months Jail For Contempt Of Court, Seeks Action Taken Report From Bar Council

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sentenced a lawyer to six months of simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of contempt of court for not complying with the judicial orders directing him to pay the use and occupation charges to the landlord in respect of a property situated in Kingsway Camp area.Observing that it is a fit case where any leniency shown by the court will be misunderstood...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Penguin’s Plea Against Injunction Order On Book About Rana Kapoor

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea moved by publishing company Penguin Random House against a trial court order restraining it from selling and distributing a book on former Yes Bank CEO Rana Kapoor, titled “The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds: The YES Bank Story.”Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri sought Rana’s response and directed that the trial court record be...

Police Officer Is Gazetted Officer For Search Of A Person U/S 50 NDPS Act Unless He Is Part Of Investigating Team: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that any police officer being a gazetted officer would be competent to conduct a search under Section 50 (conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The only exception to this would be a police officer part of the detecting or investigating team, as such an officer could not...

Delhi High Court Junks Supertech Homebuyers’ Pleas For Stopping Banks From Charging EMIs From Them, Says Avail Alternative Remedies

The Delhi High Court has dismissed Supertech Urban Home Buyers Association (SUHA) Foundation and other home buyer’s petitions seeking directions for financial institutions to not charge the pre-EMIs or full EMIs from them till delivery of possession of flats by the real estate developer Supertech Limited.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said there are various agreements -...

'False FIRs Becoming A Trend': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Complainant

In a recent judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court noted how it has become a common practice to abuse the legal system by filing fictitious FIRs in order to please one's ego, which ultimately results in the wastage of the taxpayer funds because of the false FIR filed by the complainant. It ordered the complainant, who first slapped the petitioner in full public place, then just to...

State Govt Has No Power To Appoint Or Reappoint Vice-Chancellors Of State Universities: Calcutta High Court Quashes 29 Appointments

In a significant order, the Calcutta High Court has ruled that the State has no authority to appoint, re-appoint, or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors of the universities in the state of West Bengal.It has further held that the appointment of Vice-Chancellors should be strictly in accordance with the provisions of law. The division bench comprising of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava...

[Twitter vs Centre] Failure To Give Notice To Account Holder Won't Vitiate Blocking Orders, Sovereignty At Stake: ASG Argues In Karnataka High Court

The Union of India on Thursday told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter is not entitled to any relief in the case filed by it challenging the account blocking orders passed by the Centre.Additional Solicitor General R Sankarnarayanan appearing for the government submitted, “They are not entitled to protection under Article 19, as it is a foreign body corporate and foreign entity....

Doctor Can't Be Punished Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act For Storing Small Quantities Of Medicines : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a doctor's act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicines under Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940."When small quantity of medicine has been found in the premises of a registered medical practitioner, it would not amount to selling their medicines across the counter in an open...

Shiv Sena Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a batch of cases relating to the rift within the Shiv Sena party between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups, which led to the change in the government in Maharashtra in July 2022.The batch includes the petitions filed by members from the groups of Shinde and Thackeray over several issues. The first petition...

Patna High Court Quashes Order Setting Aside PDS Shop Allotment, Rules In Favour Of Petitioner With Higher Qualification In Computer Knowledge

In a recent order passed by the Patna High Court, the Secretary's decision to set aside the allotment of a PDS shop to the Petitioner and award it to another candidate has been quashed and set aside. The Petitioner had challenged the placement of the other candidate in the provisional merit list and claimed that he was entitled to be placed at No. 1.The counsel for the Petitioner submitted...

Schools Not Required To Obtain From State “Formal Prior Recognition Letter” Every 5 Yrs To Continue Affiliation: CBSE To Kerala High Court

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently informed the Kerala High Court that the 'Formal Prior Recognition Letter' issued by the State Government to schools under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules ('RTE Rules'), Kerala, is not confined to any particular period, and that no further such recognition letter would be necessary for extending the...