'Motivated Petition, Hidden Agenda' : Supreme Court Dismisses Hindu Sena VP's PIL Against Political Parties Offering Freebies During Elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL filed by the Vice President of Hindu Sena seeking action against political parties promising "freebies" during election campaign as "motivated".A bench led by the Chief Justice of India observed that the petition seemed to have been filed with a "hidden agenda"."We feel it's motivated, selectively to do damage you're doing this. You have an...

Ease Of Doing Business: Govt. Enables New E-Bill System To Enable Paperless Submission, End To End Digital Processing Of Bills

The Finance Ministry has enabled the new e-Bill system to enable paperless submission, end to end digital processing of bills with the objective of ease of doing business. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched the e-Bill system for Central Government Ministries on the 46th Civil Accounts Day. The objectives of the system are to...

Direct UP Cops To Prepare True Site Map, Take Picture Of Crime Spot With Smart Phones During Probe: Allahabad HC To DGP

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Director General of Police, U.P., to issue necessary directions to the Investigating officers regarding preparation of true site plan/map with dimensions in the correct manner and also to take photographs of the spot with smart phones.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh issued this order while allowing the bail plea of a gang rape accused as it...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Hiding Religious Identity From Prosecutrix & Committing Rape Under False Pretext Of Marriage

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently granted bail to one Tousif Khan, accused of developing relationship with a woman by lying to her about his religious identity and thereby committing rape under a false pretext of marriage. The Court noted that the Prosecutrix was apparently a major at the time of the incident and from her statements, the probability of her being a...

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Backward Classes Commission's Interim Report Recommending 27% OBC Quota In Local Bodies

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accept the interim report filed by the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission which recommended the restoration of 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local body elections.Noting that the interim report was prepared without empirical study and research, the Court directed the State of Maharashtra and the State Election Commission...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging 'Age Criteria' For Appointment Of DMRC Managing Director

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL filed by Advocate Aswhini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the age criteria for appointment of Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, has fixed the case for hearing on April 29.The plea primarily challenges a notification dated February 10, 2022, issued by...

'We Have Found Students Go To Ukraine As Medical Course Fee Is Less' : Supreme Court Reduces Cost Imposed On Father

Taking a sympathetic view of the Indian students who go to Ukraine for medical admission due to lesser fees when compared to Indian private colleges, the Supreme Court on Thursday reduced the cost imposed on the father of a student admitted in a medical course in an Ukrainian University for furnishing false information to the concerned authorities for the purpose of issuance of...

Russia-Ukraine : Supreme Court Urges Attorney General To Use His Good Offices To Help Stranded Indian Students

The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal to use his good offices to help the Indian students who are stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion."There are 1000 of students like this but some have come here... we can't say no, please use your good offices and do something", Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told the AG.The CJI said this when the AG...

"Despotic Exercise Of Power": Manipur High Court Raps Commandant General Of Home Guards For Recommending Arbitrary Promotions

The Manipur High Court came down heavily upon an arbitrary and irrational promotion of a 'Company Commander' to the post of 'Battalion Commander' in the Manipur Home Guards, ignoring the officers who were senior to him. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M.V. Muralidaran criticised the lackadaisical manner in which the Commandant General of Home Guards...

Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: Citations 1-17

Nominal Index: Bonod Bihari Sethy v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1Dara Singh @ Rabindra Kumar Pal v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 2Chinmay Mohanty & Anr. v. Bar Council of India & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 3Ashok Kumar Agarwala v. Registrar General of Orissa High Court & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Surendra Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw...

Registrar Co-Operative Society Exercising Power Of Election Tribunal Cannot Issue Interim Direction Of Any Nature: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently held that the Registrar Co-operative Society exercising power of the election tribunal cannot pass an interim order to restrain newly elected members of a society from executing their duties. The division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal was dealing with a writ appeal preferred by the Appellant against...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Plea To Evacuate Stranded Indian Students

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up a petition seeking the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today morning.The CJI agreed to take up the matter and said that he will seek the assistance of the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal.Senior Advocate AM Dar mentioned before the...