Concretization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Calls For Operationalising Tree Disease Surgery Unit In SDMC

Dealing with a plea highlighting the inaction of the authorities over concretization of trees in city's Vasant Vihar area, the Delhi High Court has called for operationalising a Tree Disease Surgery Unit in South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Justice Najmi Waziri said that Corporation shall ensure that the Unit be operationalized if the same is not already done, before the next date of...

Opening Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz Will Have To Be In Terms Of DDMA Order: Centre Informs Delhi High Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the aspect of opening of Masjid in city's Nizamuddin Markaz will have to be done in terms of the order passed by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).Justice Mukta Gupta was dealing with an application filed in the petition moved by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking to ease restrictions at the Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been...

Cognizance Of Complaint Taken After 2 Yrs Not Ground For Considering Entitlement Of Anticipatory Bail: Chhattisgarh High Court

Refusing to grant anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that merely because the case is registered on complaint and cognizance of the complaint is taken by the Court after about two years, will in itself is not a ground considering entitlement of anticipatory bail. Still, it is to be considered on the merits of each case.The...

'Important Aspect Of Gender Equality Getting Postponed' : Supreme Court Asks Nagaland Govt To Implement 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the State of Nagaland, six weeks to report back as to how it proposed to implement 33% reservation for women in Municipalities and Town Councils.The directions were issued by bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a petition by a Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and woman activist Rosemary Dvuchu who had...

Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of 34 Rogue Websites Indulging In Online Piracy By Streaming Content Of Universal, Netflix, Disney Etc

The Delhi High Court has ordered for blocking of 34 rogue websites indulging in online piracy by streaming streaming content of Universal City Studios LLC., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Disney Enterprises, Inc, through illegal means. Justice Asha Menon directed the Department of Telecommunications...

Financier Possessing Vehicle Based On Hire-Purchase Or Hypothecation Agreement Liable To Pay Tax Under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act: Supreme Court

Upholding a Full bench judgment of the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court observed that a financier in possession of a motor vehicle/transport vehicle in respect of which a hire-purchase or lease or hypothecation agreement has been entered, is liable to tax under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997.The liability is from the date of taking possession of the said vehicle under the...

Vanniyar Internal Quota Based On Data That 20% MBC Reservation Hasn't Benefited Them : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued hearing submissions in the challenge to the Madras High Court order quashing Tamil Nadu law ("2021 Act") that provided internal reservation in education and jobs for the Vanniyar community. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai heard arguments testing the sub-classification of the 20% reservation available to the...

Supreme Court Seeks Attorney General's Assistance In Plea To Sensitise Citizens About Fundamental Duties

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday sought assistance of the Attorney General of India KK Venugopal in a writ petition seeking to sensitise citizens about the fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh has sought Central Government's response as to whether any steps have been taken in pursuance of the top Court's judgement...

"Most Gender Insensitive & Crooked Person": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pics To Her Family

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures of his girlfriend with her family members as it noted that this was an exclusive case of betrayal of the faith of the victim by the applicant.The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi also observed that while the victim permitted the accused to have those photographs under certain confidence...

Trafficked Girl Rescued From Bangladesh & Reunited With Parents In India: Calcutta HC Lauds Efforts Of All Stakeholders, Directs Rehabilitation Of Victim

In a significant development, a victim girl who had been trafficked to Rangpur, Bangladesh has been rescued and reunited with her parents back in India. The Court had earlier directed the Central government to take concrete measures to ensure immediate repatriation of the victim to India.On Tuesday, Justice Rajasekhar Mantha recorded his appreciation and gratitude towards the efforts put in...

Non-Consideration Of Vital Aspects In Documents A Valid Ground To Review Disciplinary Authority's Order: Madras High Court

Madras High Court has held that material aspects that were not considered by the Disciplinary Authority can be construed as 'new evidence' by the Reviewing Authority to exercise its power of review.The court observed that the power of reviewing authority is not intended for mechanical exercise and aims at a clear application of mind. This would include whether the nature of charges have...

PMLA| May Not Be Possible To Say That "Mere Use" Of Proceeds Of Crime Is Not Money Laundering: Supreme Court Indicates

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may not be possible to say that "mere use" of proceeds of crime is not money laundering.Advocate Abhimanyu Bhandari, for one of the petitioners, had sought to differentiate between projecting of proceeds of crime as untainted money and "merely using" of proceeds of crime- "Section 3 of the PMLA Act should be read down to say that mere use...