"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,...

"Look Into Rehabilitation Of Displaced Kashmiri Pandits Who Suffered Due To Terrorism In J&K" : Punjab & Haryana HC To Haryana Govt

Asking the Haryana Government to look into the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed it to include the names of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in a draw of lot for allotment of plots in Haryana's Bahadurgarh.The order by the bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Justice Lalit Batra came on a plea filed seeking allotment of residential plots...

Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu's Murder: State Files Appeal In Calcutta High Court Against Single Judge Order For CBI Probe

The State government on Thursday moved a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court against the order for a CBI probe into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13.According to reports, Congress councillor Tapan Kandu and TMC's Anupam Dutta were shot dead on March 13 in separate incidents in...

Delhi Court Reserves Order In Aakar Patel's Plea Against Look Out Circular Issued By CBI; Pronouncement Today At 4

A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved orders on the plea moved by former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel, challenging the Look Out Circular issued against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar will be pronouncing the order today at 4 PM.Patel had sought directions to the CBI for withdrawal of the said Look Out Circular...

NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Refuses To Allow Students Who Surrenderd State Quota Seats To Attend Mop Up Rounds; Permits Them To Rejoin State Seats

In the NEET-PG 2021 Counselling matter, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by students, who had resigned from the seats allotted in the Round-2 of State Quota Counselling, seeking permission to attend the Mop-Up rounds.However, the Court has allowed such students to rejoin the State seats from which they initially resigned by April 9 5 PM.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud,...