BREAKING| Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To KSRTC, Directs Oil Companies To Supply High Speed Diesel At Retail Prices

A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief in the plea moved by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil Marketing Companies to increase the price of diesel sold to the Corporation, which is allegedly much higher than the market price.Justice N. Nagaresh directed the respondents to levy the price of...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile Incarcerated For 2.5 Yrs; Maximum Punishment If Found Guilty Would Be 3 Yrs

Observing that whereas the maximum punishment in respect of the alleged offence for which the accused, who was 17 years old at the time, is booked is of 3 years and he has already spent about 2½ years in custody, the Karnataka High Court passed an order granting bail. The petitioner who was aged about 17 years, along with other accused persons, who are 21 in number, are said to...

Hijab Verdict : Man Accused Of Threatening HC Judges Moves Supreme Court To Quash Or Transfer Second FIR

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela M. Trivedi on Wednesday issued notice in a plea moved by a man who allegedly threatened the judges of the Karnataka High Court who delivered the Hijab Verdict seeking to quash or transfer the second FIR filed against him in Karnataka to Madurai.The petitioner is a state auditing committee member of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath....

Supreme Court Restrains AP Govt From Diverting SDRF Funds To Personal Deposit Accounts

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the State of Andhra Pradesh to refrain from transferring funds from the State Disaster Response Fund ("SDRF'), from where the ex-gratia compensations are being disbursed to the kins/family members of the persons who have lost their lives to COVID-19 death, to personal deposit account. A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Repatriate Indian Army Officers Detained By Pakistan As Prisoners Of War Since 1971

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Centre's response in a writ petition seeking the repatriation of Indian army officers who have been detained by Pakistan as Prisoners of War since the 1971 war.The plea filed by Jasbir Kaur, the wife of Major Kanwaljit Singh, who has been held under the illegal detention of Government of Pakistan after 1971 war, also seeks from the International Red...

Ghazipur Landfill Fire Incidents: Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Air Pollution, Seeks Action Taken Report

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent fire incidents at Ghazipur Landfill site in Delhi's East district, causing severe air pollution in the area.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla said,"A fire broke out at the said site on 28 March, 2022 and 9 April, 2022, leading to burning of hazardous waste dumped at the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stop Streaming Of Reality Show "Lock Upp" Over Copyright Infringement Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed seeking directions to Alt Balaji and its agents to restrain from exhibiting and publishing the series 'Lockupp' on OTT platforms, YouTube and other social medias, alleging copyright infringement on part of the show makers. The relief was sought as an interim relief in a Special Leave Petition against the judgment dated...

"Lack Of Money Is Not An Answer": High Court Pulls Up Delhi Government Over Failure To Pay Salaries To Teachers

Pulling up the Delhi Government over its failure to pay salaries to the teachers, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday orally remarked that lack of money is not an answer for such non payment.Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a bunch of contempt petitions filed by various teachers involving the issue of non payment of salaries to them in accordance with the 6th and 7th Central...

BREAKING| Bombay High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya In INS Vikrant Cheating Case

The Bombay High Court granted interim protection from arrest to BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya in a cheating case regarding swindling of funds collected to save warship INS Vikrant in 2013.In the event of arrest, Somaiya is to be released on furnishing PR Bond of Rs. 50,000 and attend the police station from April 18 onwards for 4 days from 11am - 2 pm.Justice Anuja Prabhudesai...

'Seat Blocking In NEET-PG Counselling' : Doctors Move Supreme Court Seeking To Participate In Mop-Up Rounds With Free-Exit Option

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed urgent listing of a writ petition filed by doctors who appeared in NEET-PG 2021-22 seeking permission to participate in Mop-Up round of counselling with a free exit option.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli directed the matter to be listed after a request for urgent listing was made by Advocate Charu Mathur...

'Comprehensive Investigation Required': Calcutta HC Orders CBI To Probe Death Of Eye-Witness In Murder Case Of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of Niranjan Baishnab, who was believed to be an eyewitness to the murder of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu in the Purulia district.The Court had earlier directed the CBI to probe into the the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead...

'Can't Entertain Challenges To Legislation In Abstract' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Wakf Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay challenging the constitutionality of the Wakf Act, 1995.A Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant observed that the constitutionality of a legislation cannot be challenged in the "abstract" as a mere "academic exercise", when the petitioner has not shown any violation of his...