Madras High Court Judge Personally Inspects Health Condition Of 60-Yr-Old Captive Elephant, Suggests Measures

Justice GR Swaminathan of Madras High Court recently visited a 60 year old elephant kept at the Muthumariamman Temple to appraise himself regarding the health of the elephant. The court was hearing a petition moved by an animal rights activist claiming that the elephant Lalitha was in need of medical aid. In 2020, Justice Swaminathan, while refusing to transfer ownership of the elephant...

Jayalalithaa’s Death : Madras High Court Stays Arumughaswamy Commission's Recommendations Against Former Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar

The Madras High Court has recently stayed the operation of Justice Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry report with respect to the remarks made against former Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabhaskar. Justice GR Swaminathan allowed the interim prayer in a plea moved by Vijayabhaskar challenging the recommendations of the commission and seeking to quash the report as far as...

Delhi Waqf Board Case: Court Grants Bail To AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, 10 Others In CBI Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan and 10 others in a case registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged illegal appointments in Delhi Waqf Board. Khan is also Chairman of the Waqf Board.Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that it is a fit case where bail should be granted to the accused persons...

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Petitions Seeking Independent Mechanism To Appoint Election Commissioners

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on a batch of petitions seeking an independent mechanism to appoint Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India so as to ensure the independence and autonomy of the poll panel.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar had reserved judgment in the matter...

Delhi Court Discharges AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan In FIR Related To Kalindi Kunj Demolition Drive

A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case registered by Delhi Police related to the alleged rioting and stone pelting on police personnel in May last year during demolition drive being carried out by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).Special Judge Vikas Dhull of Rouse Avenue Courts set aside an order passed by ACMM directing framing of...

Power To Transfer Cases To CBI Should Be Used Sparingly: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the Court’s power to transfer cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation or any other specialised agency is an extraordinary power and therefore, should be used sparingly.A Bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed that the transfer of a case should be made to a specialised agency only if there’s no other option of securing...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Delay In Starting Trial Not Due To Us, NIA Tells Supreme Court

The National Investigation Agency told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the delay in the trial of the Bhima Koregaon accused could not be attributed to them. Additional Solicitor General for India K.M. Nataraj told the court: “The matter has been posted for framing of charges. However, there are as many as nine applications filed by the accused for discharge, which are pending....

Collector Can Award Compensation To Extent Of Share In Land Under Acquisition Even In Absence Of Other Claimants, Sans Enquiry: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that the Collector can pass a compensation award in favour of persons having share in the property under acquisition to the extent of their share even if other interested persons claiming share do not appear before the Collector.A division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice MM Sathaye upheld the compensation award for acquisition of certain land for...

'Non-Recovery Of Corpse Relevant In Considering Chain Of Circumstances' : Supreme Court Reverses Conviction In Murder Case

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reversed a conviction recorded by the Trial Court, affirmed by the Tripura High Court on the ground that major links of the chain of circumstances had not been proved by the prosecution evidence in a case based on circumstantial evidence. A Bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath was of the opinion that in the facts and circumstances of...

Bombay High Court Starts Uploading Select Judgements In Marathi

The Bombay High Court has started uploading select judgements in a separate section on its website in Marathi.The judgements are published with the disclaimer that they are meant only as study material for reference. For all other practical purposes, for citations and execution of orders judgements published in English should be used. The judgements can be found under the heading of...

Madras High Court Directs HR&CE Department Not To Acquire Any More Elephants, Asks State To Take Call On Rehabilitation Of Captives

Lamenting on the conditions in which the elephants are usually kept captive in Temples and even by private individuals, the Madras High Court recently directed the State to take a call regarding the rehabilitation of elephants. Justice GR Swaminathan directed the Secretary of the Environment and Forest Department to coordinate with the Secretary of the Hindu Religious...

Advocate Moves Kerala High Court Alleging That Sitting Judge Limits Number Of Cases Listed Daily

An advocate enrolled in the Bar Council of Kerala has moved the Kerala High Court alleging that a sitting judge has limited the number of cases listed before the bench to only 20 matters a day, when other judges have 100 matters or more listed before them everyday. Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy has filed a writ petition stating that ‘The Chief Justice, being the Master of Roster, alone has...