Sections 126 & 127 Of MRTP Act Require Expeditious Acquisition Of Land Reserved, Failing Which Reservation Lapses: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court in a recent judgment held that sections 126 and 127 of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 ( "MRTP Act") require expeditious acquisition of the land reserved. Section 127 gives time to either acquire the land or take steps for acquisition within a period of twenty-four months from the date of service of notice by the land owner for purchase. A...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Reserves Order On Umar Khalid's Bail Plea

A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved order on the bail plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat reserved the order after hearing rebuttal arguments of Senior Advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Umar Khalid, and...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs State Govt To Complete Construction Of Amaravati-Capital Region In 6 Months

In a significant development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to construct and develop Amaravati capital city and capital region within six months as agreed in the terms and conditions under the provisions of APCRDA Act of 2014 [brought by the previous Telugu Desam Party's regime] and Land Pooling Rules, 2015. A Full Bench of Chief Justice Prashant...

Abducting In Order To Murder: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes FIR U/S 364 IPC On Mutual Settlement

The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a First Information Report ("FIR") registered under Section 364, IPC which deals with "kidnapping or abducting in order to murder". While quashing the FIR, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed, "Though, this Court would normally be hesitant to quash the First Information Report, lodged under Section 364 I.P.C., it is noticed...

S.45 UAPA | Can Order Of Central Govt Granting Sanction For Prosecution Be Assailed Per Se? Delhi High Court To Consider In Sachin Waze's Plea

The Delhi High Court is set to consider the question as to whether an order passed the Central Government under Section 45 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), granting sanction to prosecute, can be assailed per se.The question has arisen in the plea filed by dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, seeking to quash the sanction granted to prosecute him in connection with...

BREAKING | Special Court Extends Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's ED Remand Till March 7

A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai on Thursday extended till March 7 the remand of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik to the custody of Enforcement Directorate.The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him on February 23 for alleged property deals with family members of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. On that day, the Court had remanded him to ED's custody till March...

Appointments To Reserved Vacancies Meant Only For Members Of Reserved Community Alone: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the appointments to the reserved vacancies are meant only for those who are deserving by being members of reserved community alone.If any person other than a member of the reserved community is appointed, it would clearly constitute an infringement of the rights of the genuinely deserving members of the said community, the bench comprising Justices KM Joseph...

CBIC Reduces Compliances For Import Of Goods At Concessional Rate Of Customs Duty

In a significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the reduction in compliances and end-to-end automation of procedure relating to import of certain goods at concessional rate of Customs Duty. "The CBIC has reduced the compliances required under the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty-IGCR)...

Supreme Court Adjourns Vijay Mallya's Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case For Next Week

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for next week sentence hearing in contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who was found guilty of contempt in 2017 for disobeying court's order for not disclosing full particulars of assets in case between SBI and Kingfisher Airlines.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha.On February 10,...

Presumption U/S 29 POCSO Act Comes Into Play Even At Pre Trial Stage: Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) comes into play even at the pre-trial stage.The Bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani observed thus as it agreed with a Jugdment of the Coordinate Bench of the High Court [Badri Nath Vs. Union Territory of J&K reported in 2020 (6)...

Sharjeel Imam's Speech Clearly On Communal Lines, Incited People To Revolt Against Govt: Police To Delhi High Court In 2019 Jamia Rioting Case

Opposing the bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in the 2019 Jamia rioting case, the Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that Imam's speech was clearly on communal lines and that he had misled the students by mentioning about the fake detention camp. This is with reference to the speech delivered by Imam on December 13, 2019 at Jamia Milia Islamia University. The case alleges that...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Re-Examination Of AILET 2020 For NLU-D Admission

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere in Delhi High Court's order dismissing a petition by an OBC candidate who had secured AIR 182 seeking re-examination for All India Law Entrance Test, 2020 (AILET-20)."You got time for the exam, what is the grievance? Why do you raise the aspirations of these people? By filing the pleas you raise aspirations. These are competitive exams, some...