Plea In Bombay High Court Against BMC Notices To Juhu Bungalow In Which Union Minister Narayan Rane Resides

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging orders passed by the Mumbai civic body against a bungalow located in Mumbai's plush locality of Juhu in which Union Minister Narayan Rane and his family members reside.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued orders against Aadish Bungalow in Juhu asking the owners/occupiers to demolish illegal extensions to...

[SARFAESI] Rajasthan HC Imposes 2Lac Cost For Misrepresentation, Not Availing Alternative Remedy, Not Impleading Necessary Parties & For Keeping Court In Dark

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ petition with a cost of Rs. 2 lac on account of misrepresentation, not impleading the consortium banks as necessary parties and praying for relief against them in their absence, not availing the alternative remedy and keeping the Court in dark by getting ex-parte stay during the course of advocates' strike. The court noted that the petitioner...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Dream11 Co-Founders, Says State's Ban On Online Gaming With Stakes Struck Off

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated against Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the Founders and Directors of Sporta Technologies Private Limited, which promotes the 'Dream 11' gaming app. The duo had approached the court seeking to quash the FIR registered against them by the police under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which bans online gaming...

COVID Death Compensation : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Centre's Application For Time-Limit For Making Claims & Measures To Check Fake Claims

The Supreme Court. on Monday reserved orders in the application filed by the Central Government seeking a time-limit for submitting claims for COVID death compensation and also seeking measures to monitor fake claims.A bench comprising Justice MR Shah and BV Nagarathna said that the order can be expected on day after tomorrow. The bench indicated that it will set a time-limit for 60 days from...

Delhi High Court To Hear On May 10 Pleas By Meta, Google & Twitter Challenging 'Global Blocking Order' Of Content Against Baba Ramdev

The Delhi High Court will hear on May 10 a bunch of appeals filed by social media giant Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Google and Twitter against Single Judge's order imposing a global injunction upon them and directing them to take down defamatory content against Baba Ramdev.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Jasmeet Singh today said that the interim...

Adopted Son Entitled To Take Adoptive Mother's Caste Even If Biological Father's Records Not Available: Bombay High Court

Observing that an adopted child becomes a family member of his adoptive parents "in all respects," the Bombay High Court directed authorities to issue a caste certificate to an 18-year-old based on his mother's scheduled caste identity. The Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap thus held that an adopted child would be entitled to take the caste identity of his...

Dispute Prima Facie Of Civil Nature: Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In ₹1,000 Crore Alleged Cheating Case

The Gujarat High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to the Applicants-accused in connection with an alleged case of cheating to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crore.It was alleged that the applicants had misused terms and conditions of agreement and disbursed only Rs. 9 crore, with object to take over the company and its properties worth approximately Rs.1000 crores.While allowing the plea...

Education Of Indian Students Evacuated From Ukraine Under Centre's Consideration, AG Tells Supreme Court

In relation to petitions filed seeking evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal on Monday submitted that 22,500 Indian students have been evacuated from Ukraine by the Government of India along with nationals from 20 other countries.With regard to the issue of continuation of education of students who have been brought...

Explain Delay In Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complaint Authority: Kerala High Court To State

The Kerala High Court recently asked the State to explain its delay in appointing a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority despite several extensions granted to it.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly disagreed with the submission of the State that it had taken prompt steps to implement the previous directions of the Court in...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

Nominal Index 1. Galaxy Mechanical Engineering Equipments Private Limited Versus Assistant Commissioner 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 802. Concast Steel and Power Limited v. Sarat Chatterjee and Co 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 813. Sariful Sk. & Anr v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 824. Anindya Sundar Das v. Union of India and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 83Judgments/Orders...

'Police Were Swayed By The Fact That They Belong To A Particular Community': Gujarat High Court Orders Probe Into Custodial Torture Of Two Couples

The Gujarat High Court has come down heavily on the police for being "swayed by the fact that the Petitioners belong to a particular community" while investigating activities of theft and other wrongs under Sections 328 and 394 of IPC has expressed dismay at the "apathy of the police officials, more particularly senior officers…" Justice Nikhil Kariel was hearing a...

Mere Recovery Of Tainted Currency Not Sufficient For Conviction Under Prevention Of Corruption Act When Substantive Evidence Not Reliable: Bombay HC

The Bombay High court has reiterated that mere recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to establish the guilt of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, when the substantive evidence in the case is not reliable.Justice Vinay Joshi observed,"The law is well settled that demand of illegal gratification is the sine quo non for constituting an offence under the P.C. Act....