Two Women Allegedly Confined By Swami Nithyananda Have No Objection To Appear Before Court Via Video Conferencing, Gujarat High Court Told

The Gujarat High Court has been informed that the two women, who are allegedly in the wrongful confinement of Swami Nithyananda, have no objection to appear before the court through video conferencing.The division bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Niral R. Mehta was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed in 2019 by the father of Lopamudra (21 years old) and Nandhitha (18 years old)...

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Stand On PIL Against Advertising Of Jobs With Salaries Below Fixed Minimum Wage On Official Portal

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Delhi Government's response on a public interest litigation against advertising of job vacancies with salaries below the prescribed or fixed minimum wage on its official portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked Delhi Government’s counsel to obtain instructions and listed the matter for hearing on...

No Adverse Impact On Pay Of Govt Employee Whose Cadre Is Downgraded Due To 40% Disability Sustained During Employment: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that in the event an employee suffers from disability of 40% or more while performing duty, as a matter of right such an employee would be entitled for benefit of downgrading of cadre in order to continue service without any adverse impact on the pay and other benefits.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave this clarification while allowing...

Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court For Investigation Against Adani Group Based On Hindenburg Report; Seeks Probe Into SBI, LIC Investments

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court today seeking investigation against theAdani Group in the light of the report published by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research which alleged that the ports-to-power conglomerate has inflated share prices of its companies through manipulations and malpractices.The petition also seeks probe into the role of the Life Insurance Corporation...

If Authorities Fail To Act Within Stipulated Time After Issuance Of Purchase Notice Under Town Planning Law, Land Owner Can Use Land For Any Purpose: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that after a purchase notice has been issued by a land owner under Section 67(2) of the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016, it is not mandatory for the person to wait for completion of variation of the Detailed Town Planning Scheme or Master Plan, to utilise the land. A division bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen...

Defence Of Alibi Can Be Raised At The Stage Of Framing Charge, No Rule That It Can Be Considered Only During Defence Evidence: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently held that the defence of alibi can be raised as early as possible at the stage of framing charge as there’s no rule providing that such a defence can only be considered at the stage of defence evidence.Justice SG Mehare of the Aurangabad bench set aside trial court summons issued under section 319 of the CrPC to a man for trial under the POCSO Act observing...

Senior AAG Seeks Time To File 'Better Affidavit' Seeking Unconditional Apology For His Conduct Before JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday directed Sr Additional Advocate General AR Malik, District Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Anantnag to file personal affidavits seeking an unconditional apology from the court with regard to the misidentification of the officer who had appeared before it.A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the AAG...

Motor Vehicles Act | Aggregators License -States May Keep In Mind Centre's Guidelines While Framing Rules : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has held that when the State Government formulates rules in pursuance of its power under Section 96 of the Motor Vehicles Act, it may also bear in mind the Guidelines which have been framed by the Union Government in 2020 (Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines, 2020). The observation by the court came in the order passed by Apex Court in Rapido's plea against...

Kerala High Court Directs Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor To Appear Before Police In Bribery Case, Asks Him To Cooperate With Probe

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor, who is accused of collecting money from clients under the pretext of bribing High Court judges, to appear before the investigating officer as and when required, and cooperate with the probe in the bribery case. Justice Kauser Edappagath refused to pass any interim order to protect Advocate Saiby from arrest even as his...

Gujarat High Court Imposes Cost On Persons 'Hounding' Muslim Man Who Purchased Shops In Predominantly Hindu Area

The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a review petition seeking recall of an order approving the sale of certain shops in a predominantly Hindu area to a Muslim man.Justice Biren Vaishnav also imposed Rs. 25,000 costs on the petitioners, stating it "is a disturbing factor that a successful purchaser of property in a disturbed area is being hounded and thwarting his attempt to enjoy the...

Parliament Can Convert Existing State Into A Union Territory : Supreme Court In J&K Delimitation Case

While upholding the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court observed that the Parliament has the power to convert an existing state into a Union Territory.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka noted that Article 3 provides that Parliament may by law form new States and alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing States. As per, explanation...

Husband-and-Wife Life Convict Duo Applies for Parole to Undergo IVF, Supreme Court Directs Authorities to Consider Request ‘Sympathetically’

The Supreme Court of India on Friday allowed two life convicts, a husband-and-two duo, to be shifted from an open jail in Jaipur to a similar facility in Udaipur, in order to allow the 45-year-old woman to undergo medical treatment to conceive a child, besides urging the concerned authorities to consider their request for parole ‘sympathetically’. The petitioners approached the...