Morbi Tragedy| An Inference Could Be Drawn That There Was A Collusion Between M/s Ajanta & Civic Body: Gujarat High Court

In the ongoing hearing pertaining to suo motu PIL plea initiated over the Morbi Bridge Collapse incident which took away the lives of 135 people in October 2022, the Gujarat High Court today remarked that an inference could be drawn that there existed a collusion between the Civic Body and M/s Ajanta, the company which managed the bridge before it collapsed.The oral remark was made by the...

Deaf Sportspersons Have To Be Treated On Par With Para-Athletes: Delhi High Court To Centre

The Delhi High Court has observed that deaf and para sportspersons have to be treated equally and neither category can be discriminated against the other. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing the petitions moved by four sportspersons in 2020, who won medals in several international events. They have been assessed with having 100% disability in hearing and speaking. By way of the petitions,...

Morbi Tragedy| 'Will Take Responsibility Of Orphaned Children, Compensate Injured, Kin Of Dead': M/S Ajanta Submits Before Gujarat HC

The Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (OREVA Group), which managed Jhulto Pul in Morbi, which collapsed on October 30, taking away the lives of 135 people today submitted before the Court, in the suo moto proceedings before it, that it is willing to unconditionally take the responsibility of the 7 children who became orphaned due to the incident.Senior Counsel ND Nanavaty, appearing...

Enforcement Directorate Can Only Investigate Money Laundering Offence, Can’t Assume Commission Of Predicate Offence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that Enforcement Directorate (ED) can only investigate the offence of money laundering and cannot assume, from the material gathered by it during investigation, that a predicate offence stands committedEmphasising that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 empowers the ED to investigate offences under Section 3 only, Justice Yashwant Varma...

CJI DY Chandrachud Lauds Orissa HC CJ S Muralidhar For Setting Up VC Facilities In Every District

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, while hearing a case seeking the constitution of a bench for the Himachal Pradesh High Court at Dharamshala, lauded the setting up of video conferencing facilities for every district in the State of Odisha by Chief Justice S Muralidhar of Orissa High Court. While stating that the Apex court could not direct the Himachal Pradesh High Court to set up a bench...

Working Journalists Act | Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated under the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Justice V Srishananda sitting at Kalaburagi bench quashed the proceedings initiated under section 18 of the Act. The allegation against Chandrasekhar was...

'You Can Ask For VC Facility': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For HP High Court Bench At Dharamshala

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking the constitution of a bench for the Himachal Pradesh High Court at Dharamshala. The petition filed by Kangra District Bar Association was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. CJI DY Chandrachud, while dictating the order stated that–"The...

POCSO Act | Accused Has Statutory Right To Cross Examine Victim But Questions Should Not Reveal Her Identity: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that though an accused under the POCSO Act has the right to cross examine the victim, the questions asked by the defence cannot be such that reveal her identity during the trial.Justice Ilesh J. Vora observed that Section 33 cast a duty upon the Court to ensure that the identity of the child is not disclosed at any time during the course...

Kerala Administrative Tribunal Permits Transgender Persons To Apply For Posts Advertised By State Public Services Commission

The Kerala Administrative Tribunal at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday permitted transgender persons to apply for the posts of House Keeper (Female) under the Homeopathic Medical College department and Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee) in Armed Police Battalion. The bench comprising the Judicial Member Justice P.V. Asha and Administrative Member Rajesh Dewan allowed the applicants to submit...

Unnao Rape Victim Moves Delhi High Court Against Grant Of Interim Bail To Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar

The victim in the Unnao rape case has moved the Delhi High Court seeking recall of the order granting interim bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Sengar is facing life imprisonment in the case and has been granted the interim bail to allow him attend his daughter’s wedding. The victim has moved an application in Sengar’s appeal against his conviction to recall the order...

Supreme Court Asks Ghaziabad Court To Defer Proceedings In PMLA Case Against Journalist Rana Ayyub

The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Special PMLA Court at Ghaziabad to adjourn the proceedings on January 27 in the case against journalist Rana Ayyub over alleged FCRA violations in raising public funds for COVID relief to a date after January 31."List on January 31. In the meantime Ghaziabad Special Court, Corruption, CBI-1 is requested to adjourn the proceedings of Special...

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Early Release Of Ansal Brothers In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on Delhi Police's petition seeking enhancement of sentence of real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal and others in the evidence tampering case, connected to the Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997.Ansals and former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma and two others - PP Batra and Anoop Singh were awarded 7-year-jail term each in November 2021, by...