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Officers Can't Promote Encroachers By Allotting Alternative Lands In Absence Of Statutory Provision: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has once again made clear its rigid stand on the removal of water body encroachments by stating that officers can't be allowed to promote encroachers by allotting alternative lands elsewhere.The first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that allotment of such alternative lands would only promote the tendency to...
CBI Registers FIR To Probe Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund Scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR to probe into the scam involving the misappropriation of over ₹7.5 crores from the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund. The amount was allegedly swindled through fake documents over a span of 10 years.The Kerala High Court had recently directed a CBI investigation into the scam weighing the depravity of the offence. The fund was constituted...
NEET-PG 2021 : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Reduce Cut-Off Percentile; Says 'Not The Role Of The Court'
The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed a plea seeking directions to lower the minimum marks required for admission to NEET-PG 2021 across categories beyond the reduction already notified on 12.03.2022 by National Board of Examination (NBE). By way of the said notification, the Union Government had reduce the minimum qualifying percentile for the General Category from 50th percentile...
"We Need To Promote Youth Of Kashmir; One Girl From J&K Will Become A Doctor" : Supreme Court Affirms HC Direction To Provide Loan For MBBS Course
Highlighting the importance of promoting the youth of Kashmir by educating them, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir against a direction of the High Court for giving loan assistance to a girl for pursuing medical education.On April 20, 2021, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir had directed the Jammu and Kashmir Women's...
Shareholders Of RCFL Permitted To Carry Out A Voting Process Based On Debenture Trust Deeds In Compliance With RBI Circular: Bombay High Court Dismisses SEBI's Appeal
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Milind N. Jadhav and Justice S.J. Kathawalla, while dismissing the appeal filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has permitted the shareholders of Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd. (RCFL) to carry out a voting process based on debenture trust deeds (DTDs) in compliance with the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of...
Kerala Court Denies Bail To Tattoo Artist Sujeesh In Two Rape Cases
A Sessions Court in Kerala has dismissed a couple of bail applications preferred by tattoo artist Sujeesh PS who was accused of rape by two women. Sujeesh, who runs two tattoo studios in the State, had recently made the front page for reportedly sexually abusing multiple women while tattooing them.Additional Sessions Judge Shibu Thomas noted that the investigation was still in the...
Bombay High Court Seeks ED's Response In Anil Deshmukh's Plea For Bail In Money Laundering Case, Hearing On April 8
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has sought bail from the Bombay High Court in case under the Prevention to Money Laundering Act after it was rejected by the special court last week. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai of the High Court has granted a week's time to the Enforcement Directorate to file its reply on the application and kept it for a hearing on April 8....
Even If 'GOD' Encroaches Upon Public Space, Will Order Its Removal: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has observed that "even if GOD encroaches upon public space, Courts will direct removal of such encroachments", since public interest and the rule of law must be safeguarded and upheld.The High Court harshly criticised the encroachment made by Arulmighu Palapattarai Mariamman Tirukoil on a public street by stating that courts are no more concerned by 'who or in what name'...
'It Excludes Advocates With 10 Years Experience' : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Advertisements For NCDRC & NCLT Members' Appointment
A plea has been filed in Supreme Court seeking setting aside of Advertisement dated October 28, 2021 issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs for appointment of "Three Members" in National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New DelhiThe writ petition also challenged the advertisement dated October 13, 2021 issued by Ministry...
'Kangana Ranaut Celebrity But Also Accused In A Case': Mumbai Court Refuses Permanent Exemption From Appearance In Javed Akhtar Defamation Case
A Metropolitan Magistrate's court in Mumbai has rejected actor Kangana Ranaut's application seeking permanent exemption from appearance in the defamation suit filed against her by noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, for dragging his name in one of her interviews related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide. Magistrate RR Khan of the Andheri Metropolitan Court observed that Ranaut was yet...
INX Media Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Challenging Order To Provide Documents To P Chidambaram, His Son
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case challenging a Trial Court order directing supply of copies of all unrelied documents of the case to Former Union Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti P. Chidambaram.Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the plea while posting the matter for further hearing on...