No Coercive Action Against IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla Till March 25 In Phone Tapping Case: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim relief to Senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla and directed the Pune Police not to take coercive action against her till further orders in an FIR for allegedly tapping politicians' phones between 2015- 2019 when the BJP led alliance was in power in the state. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NR Borkar granted Shukla relief in...

Agreement Of Sale Alters Landlord-Tenant Relationship, Parties Cannot Go Back & Seek Relief In Terms Of Such Old Relationship: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that when an agreement of sale is entered into by a landlord and a tenant, the nature of the existing relationship changes and thus parties cannot go back to their old relationship and seek relief in terms of such relationship. Opining that the appellant had consciously surrendered her right as a tenant, a Bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Petitioner & Students Stranded Along With Her Will Be Brought To India Tonight; 17,000 Indians Evacuated, Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday that over 250 Indian medical students, on whose behalf a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking their evacuation from Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, will be brought to India tonight.The AG informed a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana that the petitioner Fathima Ahana Muhammad...

'Delhi Has Become Liquor Capital Of India': Plea In High Court To Regulate Production & Consumption Of Intoxicating Drinks

BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to prohibit or regulate the production, distribution and consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs in the national capital.Stating that alcohol is hazardous to health and affects the Right to live in a clean, hygienic and safe environment protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, the plea seeks...

Hindu Succession Act | Daughters Entitled To An Equal Share In Property Inherited By Their Parents: Chhattisgarh High Court Reiterates

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently held that as per Hindu Succession Act as amended in 2005, the daughters are also entitled to get an equal share in the property inherited by their parents. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas referred to the case of Vinita Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma & Ors., where it was held that,"It is by birth that interest in the property is acquired. Devolution on the...

Sony Music Files Copyright Infringement Suit In Bombay High Court Against Ilaiyaraja's Music Company

Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt Ltd has locked horns with music maestro Ilaiyaraaja's 'Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd' (IMM) in a copyright infringement Suit filed before the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction and permanent damages of Rs 1.5 crore from IMM. Sriram Bhakrisaran and Ilaiyaraaja are directors of IMM, however, the latter is not a party to Sony's suit....

Special Leave To Appeal U/S 378 (4) CrPC Can Be Granted Only When View Of Acquitting Judge Is Unreasonable: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that special leave to appeal as envisaged under Section 378(4) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) could be granted by the High Court only where the view taken by acquitting judge is clearly unreasonable.The Bench of Justice Mohd. Aslam further added that it is the duty of the court to punish the guilty person when the guilt is...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against Ashish Mishra's Bail On March 11

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on March 11 the special leave petition filed by the family members of the farmers who got killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri crime challenging the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, by the Allahabad High Court.The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before the Chief Justice of India by Advocate Prashant Bhushan....

Meghalaya Govt Withdraws 'General Consent' Granted To CBI To Investigate Cases In The State

The Government of Meghalaya has withdrawn the 'general consent' granted to the CBI [under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act] to investigate cases in the state, PTI Reported quoting top agency officials. Therefore, CBI will now have to take permission from the State government on a case-to-case basis.With this, Meghalaya has become the ninth state to withdraw the general consent to...

Long Pendency Of NIA Cases: Patiala House Court To Have Three New ASJ Courts To Unburden Special Courts

In order to deal with long pendency of cases under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, the Delhi High Court has been informed that three new Additional Session Judge (ASJ) Courts will be constituted in Patiala House Court for assigning and distribution of other pending cases before two designated special courts. In the additional affidavit filed on behalf of the Registrar of High...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Taking Best Possible Steps To Bring Stranded Indian Citizens, Centre Informs Rajasthan HC

The Central government has informed the Rajasthan High Court that its agencies are taking best possible steps to bring back the Indian citizens including students, stranded in Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia.Additional Solicitor General RD Rastogi apprised the Court that the Indian government has launched operation "Ganga", whereby it is sending various flights through different...

Phone Tapping Case: IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla Approaches Bombay High Court Against Pune FIR

IPS officer Rashmi Shukla has filed a quashing petition in the Bombay High Court against the FIR registered by the Pune Police alleging tapping of politicians' phones between 2015- 2019 when the BJP led alliance was in power in the state. Shukla is currently posted in Hyderabad as the additional director general of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) South Zone. She was Pune...