"Just Like You Have Central Vista" : Supreme Court Says Plea For "Judicial Vista" Is Logical; Seeks Centre's Stand

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the stand of the Union Government on a petition filed by a lawyer seeking directions for the construction of a "Judicial Vista" near the Supreme Court for better working conditions and the setting up of an independent authority to deal with judicial infrastructure in the country."It is a matter in which normally we wouldn't be inclined to pass directions...

Hanuman Chalisa Row: MP-MLA Couple Move Quashing Plea In Bombay HC, Says Officers Wearing Police Uniform Not Necessarily Discharging Official Duty

Independent MLA from Amravati Ravi Rana and his wife, MP Navneet Rana, have approached the Bombay High Court for quashing a second FIR against them for resisting their arrest over the row to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's family home. A bench led by Justice PB Varale is likely to hear the matter during post-lunch session, after Advocate Rizwan...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge To Notification Conferring Powers Of Special Courts Under Prevention Of Corruption Act To Officers Of DHJS

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the notification conferring powers of Presiding Officer of the Designated Court and Special Court constituted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to each and every Officer of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) in pursuance of the transfer or posting orders made by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.The...

Can POCSO Case Against Minor Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At A Mutual Settlement? Karnataka High Court To Consider

The Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation in a case against a minor boy who is charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.The body has approached the High Court seeking to quash the prosecution on a mutual settlement having been arrived at between the parties. A single judge bench of...

Orissa High Court Weekly Round Up : 18 April- 24 April, 2022

Nominal Index: Kailash Chandra Panda & Ors. v. State of Orissa & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 48Ashish Thakare v. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 49Smt. Bishnupriya Pattnaik & Anr. v. State of Orissa & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 50Kartik Nag v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 51Basanta Kumar Sahoo v. Odisha Forest...

Supreme Court Stays Manipur HC Order Which Allowed 7 Myanmarese Citizens To Travel To Delhi If Authorities Have Not Acted Upon It

On being told by the Central Government that 7 Myanmarese citizens who were allowed by the Manipur High Court to travel to New Delhi last year are now untraceable, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the responsibility is that of the petitioner (who filed by PIL in the HC) to produce the person before the concerned authorities.The Court also stayed the High Court's May 2021 judgment, if...

Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Three Men For Playing Drums Outside A Mosque During Azaan, Advises State To Promote "Fraternity"

A Mumbai court recently granted anticipatory bail to three men for playing drums outside a mosque during azaan, stating that they didn't shout slogans and their custodial interrogation is "not warranted at all".Additional Sessions Judge SU Baghele, however observed that, "It is the responsibility of the State to ensure that all steps are taken to promote fraternity among different...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 18 To April 24, 2022

Nominal Index [Citations 126- 140]Debaki Nandan Maiti v. The State of West Bengal and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 126Anindya Sundar Das v. West Bengal Taxation Tribunal Bar Association and Others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 127Dr. Sudipta Banerjee v. L.S. Davar & Company & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 128Rajib Chakraborty and Ors v. The State of West Bengal and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 129In the matter of...

"Let Supreme Court Decide": Madras High Court On Plea For Restricting Dresses & Accessories Of Religious Significance In Schools

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed for directing the Department of School Education to restrict the students from wearing dresses and accessories with religious significance to the schools and educational institutions.The bench of Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice T.V Thamilselvi were considering a petition filed by advocate K Gopinath, leader of Hindu...

Forced To Buy MF Hussain Painting From Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Paid ₹2 Crore: Yes Bank Co-Founder Rana Kapoor To ED

Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a statement to the Enforcement Directorate said that he was forced to buy an MF Husain painting from Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2010 and the sale proceeds were utilised by the Gandhi family for medical treatment of party chief Sonia Gandhi in New York. Kapoor's statements form part of the second supplementary chargesheet filed in the special...

PM Jan-Dhan Yojana: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response Over Purported Exclusion Of 'Intended Beneficiaries' From Covid-Relief Packages

The Delhi High Court today sought response from the Central government on a public interest litigation, challenging the constitutional validity of the "Relief Package" introduced during March 2020 nation-wide lockdown under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2020 (PMJDY), inasmuch as the same allegedly excludes a huge chunk of intended beneficiaries. The petition has been filed...

Clerical Mistake In Address On E-Way Bill: Madhya Pradesh High Court Imposes Minor Penalty

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Manindar Bhatti has held that a minor penalty can be imposed for a clerical mistake in the address on an e-way bill.The petitioner/assessee, a private company in the business of steel as well as HT wires, entered into an agreement with Reva Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Jabalpur, for the supply of goods. As per the agreement,...