Bengaluru Metro Pillar Collapse: High Court Seeks BMRC's Response In Two Weeks

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted two weeks time to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation to file its response to a suo-motu PIL taken up by the court following the under-construction metro pillar collapse which claimed two lives- of a mother and toddler on January 11. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty also issued notice to...

High Court Directs Principal District Judges In Gujarat To Entrust Civil Matters To Chief Judicial Magistrates

In a significant move to dispose of pending cases expeditiously, the Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Gujarat have directed the Principal District Judges of the State to entrust Civil Cases to Chief Judicial Magistrates in their respective districts. A notification in this regard was issued on Sunday (29/01/2023) by the Registrar General of the High Court. It...

PM CARES Fund Not A Fund Of Government Of India, Cannot Be Labelled ‘Public Authority’: PMO To Delhi High Court

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has told the Delhi High Court that the PM CARES Fund is not a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and does not constitute as a “public authority” under Right to Information Act, 2005. The affidavit filed by the Under Secretary of PMO states that the PM CARES Fund has been set up as a Public Charitable Trust and that it is not...

'Offence Dangerous For Communal Harmony’: MP HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Raped Victim By Impersonating Himself As A Hindu

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently denied bail to one Hashim, who has been accused of raping a girl belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community by impersonating himself as a Hindu. The bench of Justice Anil Verma also said that such offences are increasing day by day and are dangerous for communal harmony in society."Such type of offences are increasing day by day and...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Jurisdiction Of Ghaziabad Court To Take Cognisance Of Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a writ petition filed by journalist and author Rana Ayyub challenging the order passed by a special court in Ghaziabad taking cognisance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate alleging money laundering in the crowdfunding campaigns run by her for charity work.A bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and...

Delhi High Court Asks Two Shopkeepers To Pay ₹4 Lakh In Damages To SanDisk For Selling Counterfeit MicroSDHC Cards, USB Flash Drives

Passing a permanent injunction against two shopkeepers for selling counterfeit microSDHC cards and USB flash drives under 'SanDisk' name, the Delhi High Court has held them liable to pay damages of Rs 4 Lakh to SanDisk LLC and SanDisk India Device Design Centre.Justice Sanjeev Narula in a ruling said the photographs of goods seized by the Local Commissioners from the shopkeepers in Trichy,...

Mere Word ‘Muslimeen’ In Party’s Name Can't Amount To Any Appeal To Electorate On Ground Of Religion: AIMIM Tells Supreme Court

Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) has filed a counter affidavit before the Supreme Court opposing a PIL for cancelling the symbol and name allotted to political parties which are using religion in their name or carrying religious connotations in their symbol.AIMIM claims that mere mention of the word, ‘Muslimeen’ in the party's name cannot amount...

Professor Of Indore Law College Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Case Over "Hinduphobic" Book In Library

A professor of Indore’s Government New Law College has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in a case over an alleged "anti-national" and "Hinduphobic" book found in the college library. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed on Tuesday to list the petition on February 3, 2023 after Advocate Aljo...

Centre Seeks Review Of SC Judgement Declaring Section 3(2) Of Benami Transactions Prohibition Act As Unconstitutional

The Central Government has filed a petition seeking review of the Supreme Court judgement which had declared that Section 3(2) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 as unconstitutional on the ground of being manifestly arbitrary. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. Through...

Delhi Riots: Court Discharges Man Accused Of Providing Gun To Shahrukh Pathan

A Delhi Court on Monday discharged Babu Wasim, who was accused of an providing gun to Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in a Northeast Delhi riots case. The weapon was allegedly used by Pathan for firing at a policeman during the 2020 riots.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat discharged Wasim under section 25 of Arms Act. However, charge under section 174A (non-appearance in response to...

Departmental Promotion Committee Not Convening Alone Not Special Circumstance To Confer Retrospective Promotions: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday held that retrospective promotions are permissible on the consideration of a special circumstance surrounding a particular case but non-sitting of "Departmental Promotion Committee” (DPC) is not a special circumstance to confer this career advancement retrospectively.The observation came from Justice H. S. Thangkhiew while hearing a plea in terms of...

EVM VVPAT : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Introduce Technology To Aid Voters With Visual Disability

The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks-time to the Ministry of Law and Justice to file its counter affidavit in a plea which seeks the introduction of a technology to allow visually impaired voters to verify their votes. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi also granted two weeks’ time to the petitioner to file rejoinder in the matter. The plea...