High Court Asks Mumbai Collector To Take Steps For Demolition Of 48 "Obstructions" Around Mumbai Airport

The Bombay High Court on Friday held the Collector (Mumbai Suburban) responsible for removing obstacles, and directed her to take immediate steps to demolish 48 obstacles around the Mumbai airport. The obstacles include certain floors of high-rises and the demolition would be undertaken under Rule 8 of the Aircraft Rules 1994. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta...

Decree Is Ex-Parte In Nature If Defendant Could Not Adduce Evidence After Filing Written Statement: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently set aside a decree and judgment which was ex-parte in nature as the defendant could not adduce evidence during trial due to ill health. "the impugned decree and judgment are only ex- parte in nature since the evidence of defendant was not adduced in this case and he failed to attend the Court…So there is no demure that in the instant...

'Directions For Conducting DNA Test Violative Of Individual's Privacy': MP High Court Denies Permission For Blood Test In Relation To Property Dispute

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently upheld the decision of the lower court rejecting an application for compelling an individual to undergo a DNA Test in an ongoing suit for partition. The Court held that the presumption provided under Section 112 of the Evidence Act is rebuttable and that the Petitioner would get every opportunity to rebut the said presumption during...

Power To Arrest Can't Be Used As A Punitive Tool Unmindful Of Safeguards Mandated U/S 41 CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that the State and the police cannot use their power to arrest an individual as a punitive tool or a means to mete out harassment and that they have the duty to observe the safeguards provided under Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P ordered so in...

BREAKING| Delhi High Court Directs Congress Leaders To Remove Social Media Posts Against Smriti Irani & Daughter

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'Souza in civil defamation suit seeking damages of Rs. 2 crores filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani regarding some allegations made by them against her and her daughter. Justice Mini Pushkarna was of the view that Irani had made out prima facie case and balance of convenience was in her...

Nagaland Local Body Polls: Supreme Court Directs State Election Commission To Complete Election Process By January, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the elections of the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023.Highlighting this, a Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered,"We clearly put to them that the election process has to be completed and the results declared before the end of January,...

Claim Of Secured Creditor Under SARFAESI Act Not Affected By Attachment Under Karnataka Protection Of Deposits Act: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the attachment of a secured asset under the Karnataka Protection of Interest of Deposit in Financial Establishment Act, 2004, would have no priority over the claim of the Bank (Secured Creditor), to recover dues made under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. A single judge...

"No Repugnancy With Central Act" : Supreme Court Upholds Sections 4(7),4(8) & 15 Of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1985.Dismissing the appeals against the Kerala High Court judgment, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and CT Ravikumar observed that these provisions are in no way in conflict with the...

Charge-Sheet Even In The State Of Its Photostat Copies Cannot Be Termed As 'Incomplete' For Grant Of Default Bail: J&K&L High Court

The Division bench of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Monday held that a charge-sheet even in the form of its photostat copies when placed on record cannot be termed as incomplete charge-sheet for grant of default bail, for the reason that the original documents can be brought on record with the permission of the court and otherwise also their admissibility can be...

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Interim Bail, Status Report Sought

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the interim bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case (FIR 22/2020) relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A Trial Court on Saturday last week rejected Imam's interim bail plea which was filed in view of recent Apex Court...

Decide On DCPCR's Recommendation To Ban Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries On Intersex Infants, Children: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has granted eight weeks time to the Delhi Government for taking appropriate decision on the recommendation given by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) to declare a ban on medically unnecessary, sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants and children except in cases of life-threatening situations. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice...

Parity Of High Court Judges' Pension : Supreme Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear

The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a special bench consisting Justice SK Kaul, Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice SR Bhat to consider the issues related to the parity between pension drawn by High Court judges who are elevated from the bar and service. The bench was constituted by the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli while...