Court Denies Bail To Jamia Alumni President Shifa-Ur-Rehman In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Shifa-Ur-Rehman in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case (FIR 59/2020).Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order after hearing Advocate Abhishek Singh appearing for Rehman and Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad. Rehman had argued that merely being a protestor...

Calcutta High Court Orders Schools To Not Deny Promotion Or Withhold Report Cards Of Students For Non-Payment Of Fees

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that private unaided schools whose names had come up with regard to allegations of arbitrary fee hike during the pandemic could not deny promotion to any student or withhold report cards for non-payment of fees.The Court further directed two joint special officers designated by the Court to look into any complaint of arbitrary increase in school...

High Court Tells Delhi Bar Council Not To Pass Order In Disciplinary Proceedings Against Adv Prashant Bhushan Till November 29

The Delhi High Court today restrained the Bar Council of Delhi from passing orders in the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for alleged violation of Rule 8 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette. The said Rule framed by the Bar Council of India under Section 49(1)(c) of the Advocates Act, 1961 proscribes an Advocate from appearing in...

"You're Not Doing Your Job, Left To Whims Of Traffic Police That Will Demand Its Cut": High Court To Delhi Govt Over Unauthorized E-Rickshaws

The Delhi High Court today expressed its displeasure over Delhi government's inaction to prevent plying of unauthorized e-rickshaws and autos in the national capital.Despite the government admitting that more than 80,000 e-rickshaws, whose fitness certificates have expired, continue to ply on Delhi toads, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla noted...

"We're All Here To Serve Public, Why Bring Your Differences In Court?" Bombay High Court Tells Union, State In Kanjur Depot Issue

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Union and Maharashtra Government to "forget past conflicts and make new beginnings" regarding the stalemate on constructing the Mumbai Metro car shed at Kanjurmarg.The state government had on October 11, 2020 announced the scrapping of the car shed at Aarey Milk Colony and said the project would instead come up on land at Kanjurmarg.A division bench...

Initiating Litigation Cannot Be Treated As An Act Of Criminal Conspiracy: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday while quashing proceedings against two individuals who were accused of forging the 1934 Constitution of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church observed that Initiating litigation cannot be treated as an act of conspiracy as contemplated under Section 120B of the CrPC. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A found that the offence of criminal conspiracy is not attracted in the...

"Complaint To Police By Kin Not Threat To Life & Liberty": PH High Court Dismisses Protection Plea Moved By Same-Sex Live-In Couple

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a same-sex live-in couple seeking protection of their life and liberty on account of the fact that their family members are against their alliance and are extending threats to them that they would be falsely implicated in criminal cases.The Bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj found that the apprehension expressed by the...

'Will Wait For SC's Decision': High Court Adjourns Plea Challenging GNCTD Amendment Act Which Declares LG As Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court today adjourned hearing in the petitions challenging the vires of GNCTD Amendment Act, 2021. The law gives sweeping powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi by declaring him to be the "Government of Delhi".It also provides that the opinion of the LG "shall be obtained" on all such matters as may be specified by the LG, before taking any executive action on decisions of...

'Mine' Under Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act Vests In Central Government, Irrespective Of Who Owns It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that if any land fell within the expression 'mine' under the Section 2(h) of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 it would stand transferred to and vest in the Central Government under Section 3(1), irrespective of who owns the said land. "The focus of Section 2(h) read with Section 3(1) is on the property and not on who the owner of the property...

Supreme Court Releases Theft Case Convicts On Probation On Good Conduct

While refusing to interfere with the order of conviction of persons undergoing imprisonment for the offence of theft, the Supreme Court on Monday directed their release on probation of good conduct.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela M Trivedi issued the direction having regard to the sentence of 3 months imprisonment imposed by the courts on the appellants for the...

Insecticide Not An Essential Commodity Under Essential Commodities Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday held that 'insecticide' does not figure in the Schedule annexed to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and thus, the provisions and offences mentioned therein are not attracted relating to 'insecticide'.The Court thereby quashed the FIR registered against the Applicants under the Act, holding that insecticides do not come under the ambit of...

"If We Hear All Political Issues, What Are Political Representatives Elected For?" CJI Ramana

While remarking that petitions are being filed for 'everything under the sun', the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday expressed displeasure towards petitions on political issues being filed before the court instead of relief being sought from the Government.After a request for urgent listing of a PIL seeking deportation of illegal immigrants was made by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay,...