Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Grants Bail To Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan

A Delhi Court on Monday allowed the bail plea of Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in FIR 59/2020 which alleges a larger conspiracy in the Delhi Riots that happened in 2020. She was arrested on February 26, 2020, and has been under custody since then.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted bail to Ishrat after reserving orders last month. The Court heard Advocate Pradeep...

COVID-19: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Administration Of Homeo Medicine 'Arsenic Album 30' As Immunity Booster

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition seeking to restrain the administration of homeopathic medicine "Arsenic album 30" to children and elderly persons over 65 years of age as a preventive measure of Covid-19 or for boosting immunity.The notice was issued by the bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose in the writ which has also challenged the...

Mumbai Special Court Denies Bail To Anil Deshmukh In Money Laundering Case

A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Monday denied bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money laundering case. Deshmukh, an NCP leader, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 2, 2021.Special PMLA Judge Rahul Rokade rejected the bail application filed by Deshmukh, a detailed order for which is not available yet.While rejecting the...

District Judge Selection - 35 Years Minimum Age Limit Prescribed By High Courts Not Against Article 233 Of Constitution : Supreme Court

Upholding the minimum age requirement of 35 years for applying for the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Examination, the Supreme Court on Monday held that the prescription of a minimum age limit for the selection of District Judges is not contrary to the Constitution.The Court held that Article 233(2) of Constitution only prescribes a minimum eligibility that an advocate should have at least...

Fresh Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Vaccine Curbs, Seeks To Prosecute CM Uddhav Thackrey

A fresh PIL in the Bombay High Court seeks to quash all vaccine mandates in Maharashtra, including those for local train travel as also the return of fines collected based on "unlawful" compulsions like wearing a mask.The plea further seeks to prosecute the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and other top functionaries of the state bureaucracy for furthering the cause of vaccine manufacturers....

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking One Crore Damages Over Copyright Infringement By Ajith Starrer Film 'Valimai'

Madras High Court has issued notice to the makers of Tamil film 'Valimai', starring Ajith, after the Producer of a 2016 Movie called 'Metro' alleged that the former is a substantial replica of the latter.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has posted the matter on 17th March, 2022 for further hearing.The plea before Madras High Court by J.Jayakrishnan and his production company-...

Supreme Court Suggests CAG Inquiry Into Fake Claims For COVID Death Compensation

The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) can be entrusted to inquire into the fake claims made by undeserving people under Centre's scheme for ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 deaths. "We can entrust the inquiry with the Accountant General's Office."A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna was disappointed...

Insurance Company Not Liable To Pay Compensation If Heavy Goods Vehicle Is Driven By Person Holding Light Motor Vehicle License: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the insurance company will not be liable to pay compensation, if a heavy goods vehicle is driven by a person holding a light motor vehicle license. A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajit Shetty while partly allowing an appeal filed by one Mahantesh, owner of a tipper lorry said, "The vehicle in question which is categorised as a heavy goods...

Patna HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Bihar Mining Corp's Move To Recruit Only CNLU Graduates As Law Officers

Days after it stayed the selection process to the post of Law Officer in Bihar State Mining Corporation Limited, the Patna High Court has issued a notice and has sought a reply from the Corporation. This order has come on a petition challenging the recruitment notification of the Corporation on the ground that it allowed only the law graduates from the Chanakya National Law University,...

Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Orders SIT To Complete Investigation Within 1 Month

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan within 1 month. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022 under mysterious circumstances.The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming...

'Systematic Fraud, Shocks The Conscience': Himachal Pradesh HC On Appointments Made By State Electricity Board Sans Formal Selection Process

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, recently expressed shock at the arbitrary appointments made by the State Electricity Board and the HP Power Corporation, without even conducting any formal selection process.The bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia observed, "The official respondents cannot act as despots or monarchs and are obliged to act in...

Mental Health In Central Armed Forces : Supreme Court Allows Ex-CAPF Members To Make Representation To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to all the Central Armed Police Forces ("CAPFs") to periodically carry out specific mental health assessments of all personnel in the Forces to ensure their physical and mental fitness while on duty.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari granted the retired members of CAPF, who had also sought...