Delhi High Court Calls For Sensitization Of Authorities About Directions For Execution Of Recovery Certificates, Status Report Sought

The Delhi High Court has called for sensitization of authorities about the directions issued by it in June this year to be followed by SDMs, District Magistrates, Recovery Officers and other Appropriate Authorities for execution of the Recovery Certificates.Justice Pratibha M Singh directed that a virtual interactive session for the purpose of sensitization of the officers concerned shall...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Raghav Bahl In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday agreed to grant interim protection to media baron Raghav Bahl in relation to money laundering case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate.The Bench issued notice and directed no coercive steps to be taken against Bahl (interim direction).A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing special leave...

Bombay High Court Rejects Rashmi Shukla's Plea To Quash Mumbai Police FIR In Phone Tapping Case

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday disposed of senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla's petition to quash FIR registered by Mumbai Police in the "illegal" phone tapping and data leak case.The Bench rejected her prayer to quash the FIR against unknown persons and also rejected her prayer to transfer the case to the CBI that is already probing former home minister Anil Deshmukh.However, the Bench...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Dismisses Maharashtra Govt's Plea For Court Monitored SIT Probe Into Allegations Against Anil Deshmukh

The Bombay High Court dismissed the Maharashtra Government's plea seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) against its former home minister Anil Deshmukh, who is facing a CBI Probe under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The state had objected to the ongoing CBI probe against Deshmukh with CBI director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal at the helm. The state claimed...

'State Duty Bound To See That Private Colleges Can Survive': Delhi High Court On Vacant Diploma Seats Due To Early Counselling In Govt Colleges

"Private colleges are your creations. You are always in parental position."

Notify 27% OBC Seats As General Seats For Local Body Elections : Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Govt & SEC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State Government and the State Election Commission of Maharashtra to notify the 27% seats reserved for the Other Backward Classes in Maharashtra local body elections as general seats and take forward the election process.It may be recalled that on December 6, the Court had stayed the 27% OBC quota introduced by Maharashtra government in the local...

[49 Cases 'Wrongly' Imposed On A Man] "State's Heavy-Handed Exercise Of Powers Calls For Court's Interference": Allahabad HC

Dealing with a case related to a man against whom 49 cases were registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police over a span of 23 years, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the state's heavy-handed exercise of powers resulting unforeseen situations which comprehend mischief to lives calls for interference of the Court. Observing that it is not expected from the U.P. Police, the Bench...

Veda Nilayam 'Memorial' For Jayalalithaa: Madras High Court Grants Leave To AIADMK To Challenge Order Setting Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings

In a plea seeking the leave of the court to file a third-party appeal against the single judge order quashing land acquisition proceedings of Veda Nilayam, Madras High Court has allowed the Civil Miscellaneous Petition by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) and former AIADMK Minister C.Ve Shanmugam. A Division Bench of Justices Paresh Upadhyay and Sathi Kumar Sukumara...

Justice DN Patel Led UAPA Tribunal To Adjudicate Upon 'Unlawful Association' Status Of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation

The Central Government on Monday constituted a one-member tribunal consisting of Delhi High Court's Chief Justice DN Patel to adjudicate upon the 'Unlawful Association' status of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation.It may be noted that the Central government has already declared Islamic Research Foundation (on November 15, 2021) as an unlawful association and as per the mandate of Section...

Breaking: Aryan Khan Need Not Appear Before NCB Every Friday: Bombay High Court Modifies Bail Condition

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed an application filed by Aryan Shah Rukh Khan seeking modification of his bail condition to appear before the Narcotics Control Bureau every Friday.Justice Nitin Sambre however made it clear that Khan must be present before SIT Delhi as and when directed, provided a prior 72 hours notice is given.As far as the condition for travel outside Mumbai...

Gujarat HC To Consider If Exception To Marital Rape From Section 375 IPC Violates Wife's Fundamental Right To Sexual Autonomy

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 14) issued notice in a plea challenging the constitutionality of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) criminalises rape. However, Exception 2 thereto exempts a man who rapes his wife if she is not under fifteen years of age. A Bench of Justices J.B.Pardiwala and Niral.R.Mehta noted...

"Surprised That Delhi Govt Does Not Have A State Consumer Welfare Fund Till Date": High Court Issues Notice To Chief Secretary

The Delhi High Court recently issued notice to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government after expressing surprise over the fact that it does not have a State Consumer Welfare Fund till date."This Court is surprised to note that Delhi Government does not have a State Consumer Welfare Fund till date," observed a bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla.The Court was...