PMLA Court Grants Bail To Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor, Bindu Kapoor And Gautam Thapar

A special court in Mumbai has granted bail to nine accused including Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, his wife Bindu and businessman Gautam Thapar in a case related to property sale in Delhi. Kapoor and Thapar, however, won't walk out of the prison yet, as they are in custody in another case.Special judge MG Deshpande, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), granted bail to them for...

[CCTVs In Police Stations] Punjab, Haryana Submit Timeline In High Court To Implement Supreme Court's Order

The Punjab and Haryana States have submitted a timeline in the Punjab and Haryana High Court to implement the order of the Supreme Court in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh and others, wherein, the State and Union Territory Governments were directed by the Apex Court CCTVto ensure that CCTV cameras are installed in each and every Police Station functioning under them.The Bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation Of 6 Advocates As Madras High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 16th February, 2022 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Madras High Court.The advocates approved for elevation are:1. Ms. Nidumolu Mala, 2. Shri Sunder Mohan, 3. Shri Kabali Kumaresh Babu, 4. Shri S. Sounthar, 5. Shri Abdul Ghani Abdul Hameed, and 6. Shri R. John Sathyan.Click Here To...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Objectionable Pics Of PM Narendra Modi On FB

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a man who has been accused of posting objectionable pictures of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Facebook and WhatsApp which allegedly enraged the public at large.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal granted him bail keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence on record regarding the complicity of the accused, larger mandate...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 10 Advocates As Bombay HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 16 has recommended the appointment of ten advocates as judges of the Bombay High Court.The advocates proposed for elevation are :Kishore Chandrakant Sant,Valmiki Menezes SA,Kamal Rashmi Khata,Sharmila Uttamrao Deshmukh,Arun Ramnath Pednekar,Sandeep Vishnupant Marne,Gauri Vinod Godse,Rajesh Shantaram Patil,Arif Saleh Doctor,...

Court Of Additional Sessions Judge Not Empowered To Try Offences Under IBC: Bombay High Court

In a petition challenging the jurisdiction of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge to try offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the Bombay High Court ruled that the Court of Additional Sessions Judge is not "Special Court" in terms of Section 236 of the IB Code to try offences under the IB Code. Accepting the contentions of the petitioners, Justice Sandeep K...

RERA Prevails Over SARFAESI ; Homebuyers Can Move RERA Authority Against Bank's Recovery Actions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upheld a Rajasthan High Court judgment which held that Real Estate Regulatory Authority can entertain complaints by home buyers against the bank which took possession of a real estate project as a secured creditor(Union Bank Of India vs Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority).Before the Rajasthan High Court, the Union Bank of India and others had questioned the authority...

OROP : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From Centre On Impact Of MACP Benefits On "One Rank One Pension" Scheme

In the plea filed by Ex- Serviceman Movement seeking implementation of the "One Rank One Pension"/ ("OROP") in the Defense Forces, the Supreme Court today sought Union's response on certain specific issues.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath orally asked Union to make a disclosure by way of an affidavit on the following aspects: Number of Personnels who have...

Full Bench Of Madras High Court Directs State To Find Out Best Practices For Removal Of Seemai Karuvelam Trees

State shouldn't be driven by interests of industrialists or a few villagers who use the tree as firewood, the court said.

[Uphaar Fire] Suspending Sentence Of Ansal Brothers Would Amount To Eroding Faith Of Public In Judicial System: Delhi HC In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that suspending the seven year jail term awarded to real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in the evidence tampering case in Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997 would amount to eroding the faith of the public in the judicial system as it would entail allowing convicts to take advantage of the passage of time as well as the judiciary as an...

High Rank Defence Personnel Drawing Lesser Pay Than Their Juniors: Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks Centre To Resolve Anomalies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Government to resolve the anomalies that crept in the defence pay scale with the implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission.Noting that presently personnel of the Defence from the rank of Major Generals and above are drawing lesser pay than their juniors who are Colonels and Brigadiers, Justice Fatehdeep Singh directed the Union...

If Turban Wearing People Can Be In Army, Why Not Hijab Wearing Girls In Classes : Ravivarma Kumar To Karnataka High Court

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing arguments on the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Prof Ravivarma Kumar, Senior Advocate, appearing on behalf of the petitioners today argued that the state is discriminating against Muslim girls, solely on the basis...